Pillar’s 4 hits help Jays end Red Sox’s 10-game streak
Toronto’s Kevin Pillar had four hits and Justin Smoak had three, including two homers, and they each drove in four runs to help the visiting Blue Jays snap Boston’s 10-game winning streak with a 13-7 win Friday.
“This one’s completely on me,” said Red Sox starter Rick Porcello, who allowed eight runs in two innings. “We’re playing great baseball right now. Just had a 10-game winning streak. Not going to let one game ruin that.”
Dwight Smith Jr. also homered for Toronto, which won for the second time in six games. Jake Petricka pitched two innings of shutout ball in relief of Ryan Borucki, who lasted just three-plus innings but left with an 8-6 lead.
Mookie Betts had three hits, including two triples, to raise his major league-leading batting average to .357 and J.D. Martinez had two hits for the Red Sox, who won 15 of their previous 17 games.
Rockies 10, Mariners 7: Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs and Charlie Blackmon also homered for Colorado at home. Tony Wolters had three RBIs for the Rockies, who have won three in a row. Both teams used emergency starters but neither made it through five innings. Seattle’s Christian Bergman gave up five runs in 41⁄3 innings and Colorado’s Jeff Hoffman allowed three runs on eight hits in 3 1⁄3 innings.
Cubs 5, Padres 4: In San Diego, Chicago’s Javier Baez had two hits and scored the winning run in the 10th inning. After reaching on an infield single, Baez stole second, went to third when catcher Austin Hedges’ throw went into the outfield and continued home when center fielder Manuel Margot mishandled the ball.
Dodgers 3, Angels 2: Max Muncy homered and drove in two runs for host Los Angeles. Caleb Ferguson got the win with two hitless innings of relief.
Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1: Nick Ahmed hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh after Zack Godley allowed a run over six innings for visiting Arizona in a matchup of teams that fell out of first place in their divisions this week.
Phillies 2, Marlins 0: Jake Arrieta pitched seven shutout innings to lead visiting Philadelphia. Wei-Yin Chen took the loss for Miami despite allowing only one run in six innings and lowering his home ERA to 1.83 this season.
Indians 6, Yankees 5: Rookie right-hander Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth and host Cleveland’s shaky bullpen narrowly closed things out at home. Bieber was removed after Tyler Wade’s leadoff double in the eighth with the Indians leading 6-3. Brett Gardner’s RBI groundout cut the lead to two and set up a tense ninth inning. Closer Cody Allen gave up Giancarlo Stanton’s leadoff homer but ultimately got his 19th save.
Astros 3, Tigers 0: In Houston, Dallas Keuchel pitched six strong innings, three relievers completed the seven-hitter and Alex Bregman provided the offense, setting a career high with his 20th homer. Keuchel allowed six hits and struck out four to win his fourth straight decision after dropping the previous three.
Rangers 5, Orioles 4: Ryan Rua had a tie-breaking, pinchhit three-run homer in the seventh inning and Texas held on to win in Baltimore and snap a three-game losing streak. Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels won for the first time in almost a month.
Mets 4, Nationals 2: In New York, Noah Syndergaard pitched out of trouble in a rusty return from the disabled list and helped himself with an RBI single. Amed Rosario tripled and doubled, both times over Bryce Harper’s head in center.
Pirates 7, Brewers 3: Josh Bell tied a career high with four hits, Gregory Polanco homered and each drove in two runs for host Pittsburgh.
Reds 9, Cardinals 1: Scooter Gennett and Dilson Herrera homered to lead visiting Cincinnati. Jesse Winker reached base four times and drove in three runs for the Reds.
Twins 11, Rays 8: Joe Mauer homered and drove in four runs for host Minnesota. Jake Cave had three hits and two RBIs and Robbie Grossman added three hits for the Twins.
White Sox 9, Royals 6: Leury Garcia had three hits and three RBIs and Jose Abreu homered for the first time in July for host Chicago.