Yankees need only one hit to beat Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Starlin Castro’s two-run, seventh-inning homer off Jake Odorizzi was the Yankees’ only hit of the game, enough to give New York a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

According to Baseball Reference data going back to 1913, the Yankees’ only other one-hit win was when Charlie Mullen had an RBI single to beat Cleveland in six innings in a doubleheader nightcap on July 10, 1914.

Nathan Eovaldi (6-2) gave up one run and six hits in six innings to win his career-best fifth consecutive start and beat Odorizzi (2-3).

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 3

In Toronto, Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double off Drew Storen in the 11th as Boston avoided a threegame sweep.

Blake Swihart drew a one-out walk against Gavin Floyd (2-4) to start the rally.

Clay Buchholz (3-5) pitched one inning in his first relief appearance since Aug. 17, 2008.

ORIOLES 6, INDIANS 4

In Cleveland, Hyun Soo Kim’s first major league home run broke a seventh-inning tie against Jeff Manship (0-1), and Nolan Reimold added a leadoff homer in the ninth.

Chris Tillman (7-1) allowed three homers and four runs in six innings but improved to 6-0 in his last seven starts. Darren O’Day worked out of bases-loaded, one-out trouble in the eighth, and Zach Britton got out of a jam in the ninth for his 14th save.

Mark Trumbo hit a three-run double in the first.

ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4

In Kansas City, Mo., Cheslor Cuthbert drove in the go-ahead run with an infield hit in a threerun eighth.

Chicago wasted a 4-2 lead after failing to protect a 5-2 seventhinning advantage on Friday and a 7-1 ninth-inning margin on Saturday.

Seeking to become the major leagues’ first 10-game winner, Chris Sale left with a 4-2 lead after seven innings. Lorenzo Cain homered with one out off Nate Jones (2-1) to start the go-ahead rally.

TWINS 5, MARINERS 4

In Seattle, Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano homered for his fourth straight game and Joe Mauer for his third as Minnesota completed a three-game sweep.

Mauer and Sano hit back-toback home runs off Taijuan Walker (2-5) into the bullpens behind left field for a 3-2 lead in the fourth.

ATHLETICS 4, TIGERS 2

In Oakland, Calif., pinch-hitter Billy Butler had a two-run single in the sixth as Oakland rallied.

A’s starter Rich Hill, who left the game with an apparent left shoulder injury, went 6 1/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. Hill (8-3) gave up two runs and five hits.

ASTROS 8, ANGELS 6

In Anaheim, Calif., Pinch-hitter Carlos Correa had a three-run homer off Mike Morin (1-1) in the 13th inning.

Correa got a run-scoring hit in the 13th inning for the second time in six games, following up his game-ending single against Baltimore on Tuesday.

NATIONAL LEAGUE NATIONALS 10, CARDINALS 2

In Washington, Stephen Strasburg (9-0) won his 12th consecutive decision dating to last season, pitching six innings of one-run ball as the Nationals salvaged a fourgame split.

Strasburg improved to 12-0 in 15 starts since losing to the Mets on Sept. 9, and the Nationals have won all 15 of those games. The 12 consecutive winning decisions is a franchise record for a starter, breaking a mark shared by Livan Hernandez (2005) and Dennis Martinez (1989).

MARLINS 7, BRAVES 3

In Atlanta, Derek Dietrich hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and drove in four runs before getting hurt on a foul ball hit into Miami’s dugout.

Dietrich’s homer landed deep in the lower section of the right-field seats in the sixth, giving Miami a 3-1 lead. A former Georgia Tech star, Dietrich added a two-run double off Eric O’Flaherty in the seventh inning, then was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Christian Yelich in the ninth.

The team said X-rays were negative and Dietrich was to remain in Atlanta on Sunday night for further evaluations.

BREWERS 5, REDS 4

In Milwaukee, Jonathan Lucroy drove in three runs, giving him nine RBIs in the series and sending Cincinnati to its 12th loss in 13 games. Jonathan Villar scored three runs and drove in another and Milwaukee won for the fifth time in six games.

CUBS 7, PHILLIES 2

In Chicago, Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer off Vince Velasquez (5-2) for a 5-0 lead in the third as Chicago completed a three-game sweep and won its fifth straight.

John Lackey (5-2) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings, sending Philadelphia to its seventh loss in nine games.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 3

In Phoenix, Archie Bradley (4-5) struck out a career-high nine in 7⅓ innings and Arizona had its second straight five-run second inning.

Recalled from Triple-A, Bradley (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and a walk. His innings total was his big league high.

GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 3

In Denver, Hunter Pence had three of a record-tying eight doubles for San Francisco.

Pence’s double in the eighth helped equal a mark accomplished four times since the Giants moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season.

Johnny Cueto (8-1) allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits to become the first Giants pitcher to win at least eight of his first 11 starts since Shawn Estes in 1997.

Chris Rusin (1-3) gave up six runs and 11 hits in five innings.

INTERLEAGUE PLAY RANGERS 6, PIRATES 2

In Arlington, Texas, struggling sluggers Prince Fielder and Mitch Moreland homered during a fourrun fourth inning.