SUNDAY’S GAMES

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Royals 2, TIGERS 1: Kris Bubic kept up his mastery of the Tigers, pitching seven shutout innings and leading Kansas City over Detroit.

Cardinals 4, CUBS 2: Andrew Knizner scored the go-ahead run on Codi Heuer’s wild pitch in the ninth inning, and St. Louis got its 16th straight victory. Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered for the Cardinals.

Rangers 7, ORIOLES 4: Andy Ibáñez hit a two-run homer and Texas avoided its 100th loss for at least a day. Adolis García had two hits and drove in a run for Texas. He set a club rookie record with 256 total bases.

Pirates 6, PHILLIES 0: Phillies starter Hans Crouse gave up a home run to Cole Tucker on his first MLB pitch and Philadelphia’s playoff hopes took a hit.

REDS 9, Nationals 2: Tyler Stephenson and Nick Castellanos hit consecutive home runs, Kyle Farmer broke open the game with a grand slam and Cincinnati kept alive its slim playoff hopes by routing Washington.

White Sox 5, CLEVELAND 2: Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings, Eloy Jiménez had a two-run single and Chicago won.

RAYS 3, Marlins 2: Rookie Shane Baz pitched 52⁄ scoreless innings to win his

3 second straight start and AL East champion Tampa Bay beat Miami.

Blue Jays 5, TWINS 2: Danny Jansen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, George Springer also went deep and Toronto won.

BREWERS 8, Mets 4: Milwaukee clinched its second NL Central title in four years, beating a sloppy New York team behind Willy Adames’s two-run homer and three RBIs.

Giants 6, ROCKIES 2: Brandon Crawford homered to cap a four-run ninth inning and San Francisco Giants held on to the lead in the NL West.

ATHLETICS 4, Astros 3: Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and Oakland beat Houston. Alex Bregman homered for the Astros.

Mariners 5, ANGELS 1: Shohei Ohtani allowed Jarred Kelenic’s tying home run in the seventh inning, and Mitch Haniger hit a go-ahead single in a fourrun eighth against the bullpen.

Dodgers 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0: Corey Seager hit two solo homers, Julio Urías posted his MLB-leading 19th victory and Los Angeles won its 100th game of the season. Seager and Trea Turner both hit their 100th career home runs.

Braves 4, PADRES 3: Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud each doubled and scored during a two-run fourth against San Diego starter Joe Musgrove.

Yankees at RED SOX, late: The Yankees are 43-34 on the road. New York has slugged .406 this season.