Soto knocks in five; Yankees thrash Astros
Juan Soto hit a two-run homer two batters into the bottom of the first inning and finished with five
RBIs in a 9-4 win on Wednesday as host New York continued its recent success against Houston.
Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton added solo shots as the Yankees won their fifth straight and beat the Astros for the ninth consecutive time. It was the first time this season the trio homered in the same game. Judge had three hits, including a two-run double that pushed New York’s lead to 8-1 in the sixth. Carlos Rodon (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1⁄3
innings.
Braves 5, Red Sox 0:
Chris Sale (5-1) threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red
Sox on Wednesday and a sweep of their two-game series. Sale (5-1) scattered six hits, walked one and struck out a season-high 10 batters against his former team.
Dodgers 3, Marlins 1: Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and Los Angeles completed a 6-0 homestand.
Angels 5, Pirates 4: Willie Calhoun hit a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run rally in the sixth that lifted the visitors to a win.
Blue Jays 5, Phillies 3: Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier each had three hits to lift Toronto past host Philadelphia, which saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Guardians 5, Tigers 4, 10 inn.: Brayan Rocchio delivered the winning single in the 10th inning as to help the hosts take two of three in the series.
Twins 6, Mariners 3: Willi
Castro went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and two RBIs as the hosts pulled away for a win. Chris Paddack (4-1) held the Mariners to one run on eight hits in 5 1⁄3 innings while fanning 10.
Royals 6, Brewers 4: Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the hosts to a win in the rubber game of their three-game set.
Padres 3, Cubs 0: Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and San Diego got a few timely hits in its shutout win against host Chicago. Cease (5-2) racked up 12 strikeouts and gave up two walks.
Athletics 9, Rangers 4,
G1: Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling Oakland in the opener of a doubleheader.
Rangers 12, A’s 11, G2: Adolis Garcia, Josh Smith and Jonah Heim had consecutive RBI hits in the eighth inning to help the visitors salvage a doubleheader split.
Diamondbacks 4, Reds 3: Jordan Montgomery allowed just two runs over seven innings and Gabriel Moreno drove in the goahead run to lead visiting Arizona. Montgomery
(2-2) scattered seven hits, striking out two and walking two.
Orioles 7, Nationals 6, 12 inn.: Jorge Mateo singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning for the visitors after they blew two-run leads in the ninth and 11th innings.
White Sox 4, Rays 1: Paul DeJong hit his second home run in as many games as Chicago salvaged a win in its threegame series in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Giants 8, Rockies 6: Michael Conforto had three hits in Denver, including a homer, and Blake Sabol also had three hits.