AROUND THE MAJORS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

■ Athletics 8, Rangers 6 — At Oakland, Calif., Khris Davis hit his major league-leading 41st home run, Matt Olson homered to drive in the go-ahead run and Oakland won for the fifth time in six games.

■ Astros 5, Red Sox 3 — At Boston, Alex Bregman hit his 30th home run, Charlie Morton (14-3) returned from the disabled list with five solid innings and Houston won its seventh straight. ■ Indians 9, Blue Jays 8 — At Toronto, Roberto Perez homered and drove in four, Michael Brantley hit a two-run shot and Cleveland outslugged Toronto to inch closer to a playoff berth.

■ Yankees 4, Mariners 2 — At Seattle, Andrew McCutchen hit his second home run in two days, Dellin Betances pitched out of a basesloaded jam in the ninth inning and New York held on to beat Seattle.

■ Rays 10, Orioles 5 — At St. Petersburg, Fla., Ryan Yarbrough (14-5) struggled but got his 14th win, most among major league rookies, and Tampa Bay won its 10th straight home game. ■ Angels 12, White Sox 3 —

At Chicago, Mike Trout homered twice and drove in five runs as Los Angeles won for the fourth time in five games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

■ Nationals 10, Cubs 3, Game

1— At Washington, Max Scherzer (17-6) pitched a complete game and Washington took advantage of sloppy Chicago to win the opener of a doubleheader. ■ Reds 7, Padres 2, 6 innings, rain — At Cincinnati, Joey Votto ended his two-month homer drought with Cincinnati’s 11th grand slam — one shy of the NL record — and Reds won a game called because of rain in the top of the seventh inning.

■ Braves 5, Diamondbacks 4, 10 innings — At Phoenix, Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson made a diving stop on the outfield grass and cut down Nick Ahmed at home plate for the final out to preserve the Braves’ win over Arizona.

■ Mets 10, Phillies 5 — At New York, Noah Syndergaard (11-3) left the game after he was hit by Cesar Hernandez’s line drive in the seventh inning but managed to slow Philadelphia’s playoff run despite allowing a career-worst 12 hits and five walks.

■ Rockies 4, Dodgers 2 —

At Denver, Kyle Freeland (14-7) pitched six strong innings, Wade Davis worked out of a ninth-inning jam and Colorado beat Los Angeles to remain atop the NL West.

■ Brewers 4, Giants 3 — At Milwaukee, Gio Gonzalez (811) received a standing ovation following an impressive first start with Milwaukee and the Brewers beat slumping San Francisco. Gonzalez allowed an unearned run over 5⅔ innings.

■ Pirates 5, Marlins 1 — At Pittsburgh, Josh Bell homered for the second game in a row, Ivan Nova (8-9) got his first victory in a month and Pittsburgh won its fifth straight.

INTERLEAGUE

■ Tigers 4, Cardinals 3 — At Detroit, Victor Reyes scored on a game-ending wild pitch with one out in the ninth inning as Detroit handed St. Louis its fifth loss in seven games.

John Minchillo The Associated Press Reds first baseman Joey Votto hits a grand slam off San Diego’s Robbie Erlin in the second inning on Saturday in Cincinnati.