Giants deal Max, Nats loss
BOSTON — Reynaldo Lopez pitched into the seventh inning, Daniel Palka had a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, Sunday.
Lopez (2-4) gave up two runs and six hits while striking out six with three walks in 6.1 innings to improve to 1-3 in eight road starts this season. Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson and Trayce Thompson added one RBI apiece for Chicago, which won two of three in the series and six of its last 10 overall.
“We went 1-for-26 with men in scoring position the whole series,” Boston manager Alex Cora said.
“That’s the story of the whole series. We had our chances, we didn’t take advantage of it and we lost the series.”
BLUE JAYS 13, ORIOLES 3
Curtis Granderson had four hits and a career-high six RBI, Marco Estrada pitched six innings to snap an eight-start winless streak and Toronto routed Baltimore at home, 13-3, to complete a four-game sweep.
INDIANS 9, TIGERS 2
Corey Kluber continued his dominance of the division, allowing two runs in eight innings as Clevleland beat host Detroit, 9-2. The win improved Kluber (10-2) to 5-0 with a 0.76 ERA in five starts against division rivals this season, and he has won his last 11 decisions against teams from the AL Central.
“Division games are always huge, because those are the teams you are fighting for a playoff spot,” he said. “Obviously, winning your division is the easiest way to get in, so there’s a little more riding on these games.”
Kluber allowed five hits and struck out eight without walking a batter. He has 46 strikeouts and zero walks in his last six starts.
MARINERS 5, RAYS 4
Right fielder Mitch Haniger threw out Johnny Field at the plate to end the game, and visiting Seattle held off Tampa Bay, 5-4, for its 17th win in 22 games.
Waved home, Field tried to score from first on a two-out, bloop single by Carlos Gomez. Haniger rushed in and made a sliding try, scrambled to retrieve the ball and then unleashed a one-hop throw home that beat Field by a wide margin. James Paxton struck out 10 and Kyle Seager hit a go-ahead home run for Seattle.
TWINS 7, ANGELS 5
Jake Cave had a career-high three hits, including a home run, and Minnesota held on at home to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-5.
ASTROS 8, RANGERS 7
George Springer scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth on a balk after homering on the first pitch of the game, and Houston swept Texas in a four-game road series, beating the Rangers, 8-7, despite blowing a six-run lead.
Texas closer Keone Kela had already thrown a pitch to Evan Gattis with two outs when Astros manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout apparently to question whether Kela had balked.
After a brief conversation among the four umpires, Springer was awarded home.
ATHLETICS 3, ROYALS 2
Matt Chapman homered leading off the eighth and Oakland beat Kansas City at home, 3-2.
REDS 6, CARDINALS 3
Center fielder Billy Hamilton tripled and scored twice and host Cincinnati beat St. Louis, 6-3.
PADRES 3, MARLINS 1
Clayton Richard became the latest pitcher to flirt with the first no-hitter in San Diego history, losing his bid with two outs in the seventh during a 3-1 road win over Miami.
The Padres are the only team in the majors that has never thrown a no-hitter.
PHILLIES 4, BREWERS 3
Zach Eflin tied his career high with nine strikeouts over six innings and host Philadelphia snapped a four-game skid by holding off Milwaukee, 4-3.
PIRATES 7, CUBS 1
Josh Harrison led off the game with a home run and Gregory Polanco hit a bases-loaded triple, leading Ivan Nova and visiting Pittsburgh over the Chicago Cubs, 7-1.
GIANTS 2, NATIONALS 0
Brandon Crawford went 4-for- 4 with a two-run homer, and San Francisco dealt Max Scherzer his first loss in more than two months, defeating host Washington, 2-0. Scherzer (10-2) had won nine straight decisions since his last loss on April 4. He allowed two runs and four hits while striking out nine over seven innings.
D-BACKS 8, ROCKIES 3
In Denver, Paul Goldschmidt doubled and tripled and had two RBI and Arizona earned an 8-3 victory over Colorado.
DODGERS 7, BRAVES 2
Max Muncy homered in his third straight game, Logan Forsythe and Enrique Hernandez also connected, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta at home, 7-2.