Cubs bullpen shines, defeats league-leading Rays
>> Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane McClanahan his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night.
The game was tied at 1 when Ian Happ led off the sixth with a shallow fly ball that dropped between Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe and right fielder Josh Lowe in a miscommunication between the fielders.
RANGERS 10, TIGERS 6 >> Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and Texas beat Detroit to improve to 35-19.
ORIOLES 8, GUARDIANS 5 >> Anthony Santander hit a bases-clearing triple during Baltimore’s five-run second inning, then added a pair of doubles to lift the Orioles over Cleveland.
ASTROS 5, TWINS 1 >> Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick each homered in the second inning and had two RBIs and Houston built a big lead early.
BLUE JAYS 7, BREWERS 2 >> Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had three hits, Whit Merrifield reached twice and drove in two runs and Toronto snapped a four-game home losing streak.
REDS 9, RED SOX 8 >> Jose Barrero hit a grand slam to lift Cincinnati to a fourth straight win.
WHITE SOX 7, ANGELS 3 >> Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and Chicago beat Los Angeles.
PADRES 9, MARLINS 4 >> Xander Bogaerts sparked a fiverun ninth inning with a tiebreaking single, lifting San Diego over Miami.
METS 2, PHILLIES 0 >> Kodai Senga allowed one hit through seven innings and Francisco Lindor homered to help New York shut out Philadelphia.
CARDINALS 2, ROYALS 1 >> Miles Mikolas pitched eight shutout innings, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI double and St. Louis split the two-game set between the I-70 rivals.