Yankees lose third straight
Guerrero reaches base four times in Blue Jays victory
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times and had two RBIs, Yusei Kikuchi won for the first time this season and the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 5-4, Tuesday night at Toronto, handing New York its third consecutive loss.
Bo Bichette hit an RBI single and Justin Turner added a sacrifice fly as the Blue Jays became the first opponent to win a series against the Yankees this year.
New York had won its first five series for the third time in franchise history, matching its starts of 1926 and 2010.
Guerrero went 2 for 3 with two walks and two singles.
Blue Jays left fielder Davis Schneider made a diving catch on Anthony Rizzo’s fly ball for the final out of the New York sixth inning, stranding a runner at first. Rizzo was denied again when Daulton Varsho made a diving catch on his sinking liner to left opening the ninth.
Kikuchi (1-1) allowed one run and three hits in six innings with one walk and nine strikeouts, which matched his season high.
Entering Tuesday, the Blue Jays hadn’t scored a run while Kikuchi was on the mound during his three prior starts this season.
Orioles go deep against Twins
Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg ,and Ryan O’Hearn homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings, and the Orioles trounced the Twins, 11-3, at Baltimore.
Colton Cowser had two more hits for the Orioles, who have taken the first two games of this series. Rodriguez (3-0) allowed two runs and four hits. He walked three and struck out six.
It was the fourth straight game Baltimore homered at least three times, the first time the team has had a streak that long since 2013.
Cowser raised his average to .405. He scored the first run on James McCann’s two-out double in the second.
Erskine, Brooklyn legend, dies
Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a Brooklyn Dodgers mainstay and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died in his hometown of Anderson, Ind. He was 97, and his death leaves the 88year-old Sandy Koufax as the lone surviving Dodgers player from the 1955 World Series team. Obituary, C11.
Cardinals’ Herzog dead at 92
Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” died Monday. He was 92. Obituary, C11.
Yelich, Albies head to sidelines
Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has gone on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain. His last appearance came in an 11-1 victory over the Orioles on Friday. Yelich, 32, was off to a blistering start before his injury. The 2018 NL MVP is batting .333 with a .422 on-base percentage, .744 slugging percentage, 5 homers, and 11 RBIs in 11 games . . . Second baseman Ozzie Albies was put on the 10day injured list by Atlanta because of a broken right big toe. Albies was hit on his foot by a curveball from Houston rookie Spencer Arrighetti Monday night . . . Gold Glove third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was scratched from the Pirates’ lineup because of tightness in his lower back . . . Former AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel, 39, finalized a minor league contract with the Braves and was assigned to Triple A . . . The Royals’ game at the White Sox was postponed because of rain and rescheduled as part of a Wednesday doubleheader.