San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Severino roughed up as Royals top Yankees
Yankees All-Star Luis Severino got hit hard in another shaky start and the visiting Kansas City Royals, hours after trading cornerstone Mike Moustakas, beat host New York 10-5 on Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Greg Bird homered to begin a two-run rally in the eighth inning and New York won 5-4 in the nightcap for a split.
Trying for his major league-leading 15th win, Severino was pulled after Lucas Duda’s two-run homer made it 6-0 in the fifth inning. Rosell Herrera hit an early two-run double, and Salvador Perez had a two-run single that set up Duda.
Severino (14-4) allowed eight hits, walked one and struck out five in his shortest start of the year.
The Royals extended a string of rough outings for the 24-year-old anchor of the Yankees rotation. Severino has given up 19 earned runs in 191⁄3 innings over his past four starts.
“I don’t know what the issue is,” Severino said. “I just need to work on the stuff that’s not working and try to be myself.”
Diamondbacks 9, Padres 4: Jon Jay hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning and finished with three hits and three RBIs to lead Arizona past host San Diego.
Dodgers 5, Braves 1: Yasiel Puig homered and drove in three runs following his return from the disabled list, Alex Wood pitched 52⁄3 scoreless innings to win his sixth straight decision and visiting Los Angeles beat Atlanta.
Angels 11, Mariners 5: Rookie Francisco Arcia had a homer and six RBIs, giving him a major league-record 10 RBIs in two career games, and host Los Angeles routed Seattle.
Red Sox 10, Twins 4: J.D. Martinez hit his majors-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and host Boston beat Minnesota for its 17th win in 21 games.
Rangers 7, Astros 3: Rougned Odor hit an inside-the-park homer, the first of his career, and a regular over-the-fence shot, going 5-for-5 as host Texas beat Justin Verlander and Houston. The Astros were without second baseman Jose Altuve, placed on the disabled list with right knee soreness.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 2: Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam in a six-run first inning, Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and St. Louis beat Chicago in front of a season-high 47,514 fans at Busch Stadium. Orioles 11, Rays 2: Trey Mancini and Joey Rickard combined for seven hits, with back-toback home runs in the second inning, and Baltimore breezed past visiting Tampa Bay. Pirates 5, Mets 0: Trevor Williams outdueled Jacob deGrom in host Pittsburgh’s victory over New York. Williams (9-7) hasn’t allowed a run in 17 straight innings.
Reds 6, Phillies 2: Joey Votto drove in the go-ahead run with a sharp single that glanced off second baseman Cesar Hernandez’s glove, leading host Cincinnati past Philadelphia. Tigers 2, Indians 1: JaCoby Jones hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the third inning to help host Detroit beat Cleveland.
Marlins 2, Nationals 1: J.T. Realmuto singled with the bases loaded and none out in the 10th inning against visiting Washington.
White Sox 9, Blue Jays 5: Pinch-hitter Daniel Palka gave host Chicago the lead with a two-run single and Leury Garcia added a three-run triple in a six-run eighth.