Tampa Bay Rays beat Red Sox 6-1, stretch winning streak to eight games

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wander Franco extended his on-base streak to 30 games with a two-run single, fellow rookie Luis Patiño pitched neatly into the sixth inning and the AL Eastleading Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth in a row, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Monday night.

Brandon Lowe hit his careerhigh 31st homer on the first pitch from Boston starter Nick Pivetta, sending the Rays on their way.

Boston, which led the Rays by 1 1/2 games entering a threegame series at Tampa Bay on July 30, dropped nine game back in the division race.

Bobby Dalbec hit his 18th homer for the Red Sox, who hold a two-game lead over Oakland for the second AL wild-card spot.

The 21-year-old Patiño (4-3) gave up one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. T

The Rays went up 3-1 in the fourth. Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-out double, went to third when Mike Zunino reached on a wild pitch while striking out and scored on Lowe's high hopper over Dalbec for a single.

ANGELS 8, YANKEES 7

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his majorleague leading 42nd home run, Jack Mayfield connected for his first career grand slam and Los Angeles dealt New York its third straight loss.

The difference in the game ended up being a two-out single by Juan Lagares off Clay Holmes in the eighth inning that drove in Brandon Marsh with the goahead run.

Lagares had three hits and drove in two runs. Marsh led off the eighth with a single against Wandy Peralta (4-3).

Junior Guerra (5-2), who allowed a prodigious two-run shot to Giancarlo Stanton in the seventh inning that made it 7all, got the win.

PHILLIES 7, NATIONALS 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper homered in the first inning and Philadelphia won its fourth straight with a victory over Washington.

Brad Miller also went deep and Ronald Torreyes added a bases-loaded triple for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 at Nationals Park this season.

Carter Kieboom homered for Washington, which has dropped three in a row, five of its last six and 19 of 25.

Josiah Gray (0-2) allowed six runs in four innings, the shortest of his six starts since joining Washington at the trade deadline from the Dodgers.

CARDINALS 3, REDS 1

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jon Lester allowed one hit while pitching into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt homered and St. Louis inched closer to slumping Cincinnati in the NL wild-card race.

The Cardinals closed within 2 1/2 games of Cincinnati for the second wild-card spot. San Diego is between them.

The Reds have scored one run in each of their last three games, all losses.

Lester (5-6) retired 16 consecutive batters after giving up his only hit, Kyle Farmer's second-inning leadoff home run. He walked two and struck out five in 6 1/3 innings, earning his fourth straight win. Giovanny Gallegos pitched the ninth for his third save.