Burger’s slam gets Hendriks first win

CHICAGO — Jake Burger's game-ending grand slam handed Liam Hendriks his first win since returning from cancer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.

Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league appearance for the All-star closer since he missed the start of the season after he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-hodgkin lymphoma.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1: Rich Hill pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, and host Pittsburgh beat St. Louis for a three-game series sweep.

Ji Hwan Bae's two-run single off Miles Mikolas (4-2) in the first provided all the offense Hill would need.

Brewers 5, Reds 1: Adrian Houser pitched seven sparkling innings and Andruw Monasterio hit his first career homer, leading Milwaukee to a road victory over Cincinnati.

Marlins 7, Athletics 5: Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth inning and Miami beat Oakland to complete a three-game sweep at home.

The A's lost their 14th straight on the road and are a major league-worst 12-49.

Rays 6, Red Sox 2: Yandy Díaz's sixth-inning RBI single turned into a two-run Little League homer, and major league-best Tampa Bay beat sloppy Boston on the road.

Guardians 2, Twins 1: Triston Mckenzie tossed five scoreless innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and Josh Naylor delivered a breakthrough RBI double in the seventh to give Cleveland a road victory over Minnesota to split the four-game series.

Phillies 11, Nationals 3: Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of three run homers, Drew Ellis hit his first two home runs of the season, and visiting Philadelphia defeated Washington to take the rubber game of the series.

Blue Jays 6, Mets 4: Brandon Belt broke a seventhinning tie with a two-run homer and Toronto beat host New York for a three-game sweep.

Royals 2, Rockies 0: Brady Singer scattered five singles over 5 innings and struck out seven batters as Kansas City beat Colorado.