Bieber extends strikeout record, pitching Indians past Cubs, 3-2

CLEVELAND >> Shane Bieber pitched out of some early trouble before extending his strikeout record and César Hernández hit a tworun homer, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

Bieber (4-2) struck out eight and has now fanned at least that many in 20 consecutive starts, a major league mark he builds on every time out. The righthander’s streak was in jeopardy, but he got Nick Martini for strikeout No. 8 in the seventh.

The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner wasn’t as sharp as usual and needed a career-high 121 pitches to go 6 2/3 innings.

ASTROS 5, ANGELS 1 >> Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 in an impressive duel with Lance McCullers Jr., and Houston broke loose against the Los Angeles bullpen.

METS 3, ORIOLES 2 >> Patrick Mazeika got his second walkoff RBI in four career games with a fielder’s choice grounder in the ninth inning, helping banged-up New York rally to beat Baltimore.

YANKEES 3, RAYS 1 >> Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings, Aaron Judge and Gary Sánchez homered, and New York beat Tampa Bay for the second time in seven games this season.

BLUE JAYS 5, BRAVES 3 >>

Vladimir Guerrero homered and Toronto took advantage of Atlanta’s indecisive fielding in the eighth inning to rally past the Braves.

PIRATES 7, REDS 2 >> Troy Stokes Jr. drove in runs with each of his first two major league hits, JT Brubaker pitched six strong innings and Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati.

PHILLIES 6, NATIONALS 2 >> Bryce Harper treated heckling fans to a long home run, Andrew Knapp delivered a key pinch-hit in place of injured catcher J.T. Realmuto and Philadelphia beat Washington.

TIGERS 8, ROYALS 7 >> Robbie Grossman singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Detroit, after squandering a seven-run lead late, recovered to beat skidding Kansas City.

WHITE SOX 9, TWINS 3 >>

José Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and Chicago won its fourth straight, defeating Minnesota.

CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 1 >> Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill homered off Brad Boxberger in the 11th inning to help St. Louis beat Milwaukee for its fourth straight victory.

PADRES 8, ROCKIES 1 >>

Manny Machado homered and tripled to drive in five runs, helping to make up for the absence of Fernando Tatis Jr. and two other teammates as San Diego beat Colorado.