ROYALS 8, RAYS 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered and tripled with 3 RBIs, and Kansas City made its 2nd win in 10 video games.
In a video game that sped by in 1 hour, 54 minutes, Brady Singer (6-8) enabled 4 runs and 7 hits in a season-high 8 innings as Kansas City enhanced to 27-67, the second-worst record in the big leagues and ahead of just Oakland.
He required 70 pitches through 7 innings and led 7-0 prior to Isaac Paredes struck a solo homer and Francisco Mejía hit a three-run drive for the AL-best Rays (60-36).
Zach Eflin (10-5) quit a season-high 5 runs and 7 hits over a season-low 3 innings, permitting hits to 7 of his very first 11 batters. The Rays had actually won 3 directly after a season-worst seven-game losing streak.
ORIOLES 5, MARLINS 4
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kyle Bradish took a nothing into the 8th inning and Danny Coulombe retired Luis Arraez on a game-ending lineout with a runner on 2nd as Baltimore held back Miami’s late rally.
The Orioles won their 8th straight video game, however not prior to almost blowing a 5-0 lead in the ninth. Arraez, flirting with .400 for much of the season, lined out to left field to end it. He went 0 for 5, dropping his batting average to .380.
Anthony Santander struck his 100th profession home run for the Orioles, who started the day 2 video games behind Tampa Bay atop the AL East. They were up 3-0 prior to Miami opener Steven Okert (3-1) got an out in the very first inning, and Bradish (6-4) took it from there. He enabled 3 hits and a walk with 8 strikeouts in 7 1/3 scoreless innings, working deep into the video game after Baltimore utilized its leading 2 reducers each of the previous 2 nights.
RANGERS 6, GUARDIANS 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung’s two-run single topped a four-run 8th inning as AL West-leading Texas rallied to finish a three-game series sweep.
All 4 runs in the inning came off Trevor Stephan (4-4), who strolled Marcus Semien and Corey Seager with one out prior to quiting an RBI single to Nathaniel Lowe, an RBI double to Adolis Garcia and a single to Jung.
Will Smith pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 16th save in 18 opportunities after Cody Bradford (2-1) pitched 3 innings.
Cleveland’s Steven Kwan and Semien struck homers to open each half of the very first inning, just the 2nd time that has actually occurred this season.
BLUE JAYS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 5
TORONTO (AP) — Danny Jansen struck a three-run double in the 8th inning to provide Toronto what ended up being an essential cushion, and the Blue Jays beat Arizona for a three-game sweep.
Kevin Kiermaier and Santiago Espinal each had 2 hits and an RBI and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke a 2-all tie with a sacrifice fly in the 5th as Toronto got its 6th sweep of the season and won for the 8th time in 9 video games.
Jay Jackson (2-0) relieved Yusei Kikuchi with 2 outs in the 5th and retired all 3 batters he dealt with. Tim Mayza got one out, Trevor Richards worked the seventh and Yimi García pitched the 8th.
Tommy Henry (5-2) lost for the very first time given that May 11 versus San Francisco, snapping a 10-start unbeaten streak. The left-hander enabled 3 runs and 7 hits in 4 1/3 innings.
GIANTS 8, PIRATES 4, 10 INNINGS
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Conforto and Patrick Bailey struck two-run doubles in a five-run 10th inning, and San Francisco beat Pittsburgh to end up a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to 5.
Pittsburgh connected ball game 3-3 in the 8th when Andrew McCutchen singled in his very first video game off the hurt list and came home on Jared Triolo’s sacrifice fly.
With automated runner Casey Schmitt on 2nd, Wilmer Flores singled off Yerry De Los Santos (0-1) beginning the 10th and Joc Pederson struck a consent sacrifice fly.
Ryan Walker (3-0) set out one in an ideal ninth, and Scott Alexander enabled Henry Davis’ RBI single in the 10th.
Giants starter Alex Wood enabled one run, 5 hits and 3 strolls in 3 2/3 innings.
MAKERS 4, REDS 3
CINCINNATI (AP) — Milwaukee opened a two-game lead over Cincinnati in the NL Central, conquering a two-run deficit to beat the Reds for the 5th time in a six-game stretch, behind novice Andruw Monasterio’s tiebreaking single in a two-run 8th inning.
With the Reds leading 3-2, Willy Adams strolled versus Lucas Sims (3-2) beginning the 8th and took 3rd on Jesse Winker’s single. Owen Miller struck a sacrifice fly, All-Star better Alexis Díaz relieved and Raimel Tapia flied out.
Hoby Milner (1-0) enabled one hit in 2 scoreless innings, and Devin Williams required simply 9 pitches in an ideal ninth for his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.
Joey Votto ended Cincinnati’s 28-inning scoreless streak with an RBI double in the 2nd. Yelich homered in the 3rd off Ben Lively, who was gone to by athletic fitness instructors throughout the 4th and changed by Derek Law beginning the 5th.
RED SOX 11, CUBS 5
CHICAGO (AP) — Masataka Yoshida struck a grand slam and a two-run triple, powering Kutter Crawford and Boston to a blowout over Chicago.
Rafael Devers and pinch-hitter Triston Casas likewise homered for the rising Red Sox, who have actually won 7 of 8. Crawford enabled one hit in 6 nothing innings. Crawford (4-4) set out 9 and strolled 4.
Yoshida released the 2nd grand slam of his novice season in Boston’s five-run 5th versus All-Star lefty Justin Steele. Yoshida included a two-run triple in the seventh, and a single in the ninth off catcher-turned-reliever Tucker Barnhart.
Steele (9-3) enabled 6 runs and 10 hits over 6 innings after tossing a scoreless inning at Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
CARDINALS 8, NATIONALS 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty won a 4th straight start for the very first time in 2 years, and St. Louis beat Washington to take 2 of 3 in the series.
Flaherty (7-5) enabled 3 runs, 3 hits and 3 strolls in 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. Chris Stratton pitched an ideal seventh and Kyle Leahy eliminated after a 38-minute rain hold-up. Leahy got one out and JoJo Romero the last 5.
Nationals All-Star Josiah Gray (6-8) quit 4 runs and 10 hits in 5 innings.
Keibert Ruiz homered in the 2nd, ending Flaherty’s 13 2/3 innings scoreless streak.
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