Kiner-Falefa helps Yankees top Padres in extras
NEW YORK — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday.
After Anthony Volpe hit into a double play in the eighth and Aaron Judge did the same in the ninth, the Yankees got their fifth walkoff win when Kiner-Falefa grounded Nick Martinez’s 2-0 pitch down the line just past the glove of third baseman Rougned Odor to score pinch-runner Greg Allen from third.
DJ LeMahieu, who had an RBI double in the first, homered off Padres starter Michael Wacha to tie it in the seventh as the Yankees avoided a fourth straight loss.
DODGERS 6, RAYS 5
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 16 games, Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas homered, and NL West-leading Los Angeles beat MLB-best Tampa Bay.
Freeman finished 2 for 3 with two walks and is hitting .444 (28 for 63) with 18 RBIs during his streak.
RANGERS 5, ORIOLES 3
In Baltimore, Andrew Heaney pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a pivotal two-run single and Texas beat the Orioles.
Robbie Grossman and Jonah Heim each had an RBI single for the Rangers, who have won 10 of 13. Their 33-18 record is best in Rangers history after 51 games, and they passed Baltimore (33-19) for second-best in the majors behind Tampa Bay.
PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1
In Atlanta, Zack Wheeler struck out 12 in eight shutout innings as Philadelphia beat Charlie Morton and the Braves.
TWINS 9, BLUE JAYS 7
In Minneapolis, Willi Castro had his first multi-homer game, Matt Wallner homered among his career-high four hits, and the Twins held off the Blue Jays.
Edouard Julien also homered as part of a three-hit day, and Alex Kirilloff and Kyle Farmer each had two of Minnesota’s 14 hits.
RED SOX 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1
In Phoenix, Reese McGuire’s safety squeeze with the bases loaded brought home Triston Casas, which proved to be the difference as Boston beat Arizona.
Kiké Hernández had an RBI single for the Red Sox in their two-run fourth. McGuire came to bat with one out and dropped a sacrifice bunt down the first-base line for a 2-1 lead.
CARDINALS 2, GUARDIANS 1, 10 INNINGS
In Cleveland, Brendan Donovan homered in the second inning and scored on a passed ball in the 10th to lift St. Louis over the Guardians.
Donovan began the 10th inning on second base as the automatic runner. He stole third and came home when third-string catcher David Fry mishandled a pitch by Nick Sandlin (2-2) to Oscar Mercado.
The Cardinals, who won for the 14th time in 20 games, had just two hits against Guardians starter Tanner Bibee and four relievers.
TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 3
In Detroit, Zach McKinstry homered in a three-run seventh inning as the Tigers rallied to beat the White Sox.
McKinstry went 3 for 4 with a sacrifice fly and has reached base 19 times in the last seven games.
Detroit trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, but McKinstry tied it with a one-out homer off Joe Kelly (1-3). Consecutive doubles by Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead.
GIANTS 3, BREWERS 1
In Milwaukee, Mitch Haniger hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings to pace San Francisco past the Brewers.
J.D. Davis singled with one out in the eighth off Peter Strzelecki. After Michael Conforto struck out, Haniger sent the first pitch he saw from Strzelecki (2-4) a projected 419 feet to center field for his fourth homer.
MARINERS 5, PIRATES 0
In Seattle, Luis Castillo struck out 10 in six crisp innings as the Mariners blanked Pittsburgh.
Castillo allowed one hit — Tucupita Marcano’s double on the game’s first pitch — and walked two. The right-hander earned his second straight win since dropping consecutive starts.
ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 3
In Oakland, Calif., Jeremy Peña hit a tworun homer in his first at-bat following a planned day off, and Framber Valdez pitched six stingy innings as Houston handed Oakland its 10th consecutive defeat.
Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBIs for the Astros, who have won 13 of 16. Houston manager Dusty Baker earned his 2,123rd win, two behind Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy for eighth on the career list.
The A’s, off to a historically bad start at 10-44, are on pace for 132 losses — two shy of the major league record held by the 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134), who played 112 games on the road.
REDS 8, CUBS 5
In Chicago, Jonathan India homered twice and drove in five runs, powering Cincinnati past the struggling Cubs.
TJ Friedl and rookie Matt McLain each had two hits and scored two runs as the Reds won for the fourth time in six games.
NATIONALS 4, ROYALS 2
In Kansas City, Mo., CJ Abrams hit a tworun double in Washington’s four-run sixth inning, Corey Dickerson got his 1,000th hit and the Nationals defeated the Royals.
Dickerson sparked the big inning with his milestone hit on an RBI double.
ROCKIES 10, METS 7
In Denver, Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and Colorado outslugged New York after blowing an early six-run lead.
Charlie Blackmon’s two-run double in a five-run second helped the Rockies race out to a 6-0 advantage against Justin Verlander after three innings. The victory moved Bud Black into a tie with Don Baylor for the second-most wins by a manager in Rockies history.