Donaldson, Blue Jays sink Twins

TORONTO — Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a two-run home run, Kendrys Morales added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays withstood a late rally by Minnesota to beat the Twins 10-9 on Saturday.

Max Kepler hit a grand slam and Eduardo Escobar had a two-run shot for the Twins, who entered with a half-game lead over Seattle for the second AL wild card. Kansas City and the Los Angeles Angels were 1 games behind entering play Saturday.

Donaldson keyed a six-run fifth inning with his 23rd homer as the Blue Jays opened an 8-2 lead.

After Kepler cut it to 8-7 with a grand slam off Ryan Tepera in the eighth, Donaldson’s RBI double off John Curtiss in the bottom half gave Toronto a two-run cushion. Donaldson later scored on a wild pitch to make it 10-7.

YANKEES 6, MARINERS 3: Greg Bird singled, walked twice and scored in his first game since May 1 and helped New York beat Seattle. NATIONALS 9, METS 4: Adrian Sanchez drove in three runs, including soon after he took a pitch to the chest, and made a diving defensive play to help benchheavy Washington beat New York.

ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 0: Kevin Gausman allowed four singles over 7 2/3 innings, Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer and Baltimore beat Boston easily for the second straight day. ATHLETICS 8, RANGERS 3: Chad Pinder homered twice to help Oakland end Cole Hamels’ fivegame win streak with a victory over Texas.