BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit two homers, rookie Michael Chavis drove in five runs and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Seattle Mariners 11-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday at soggy Fenway Park.
The World Series champions have won five straight games and 16 of 22 following a 6-13 start.
Omar Narváez homered for Seattle (20-23), which has lost four in a row and 15 of 19 after opening 13-2. The Mariners were outscored 34-8 in the series, completing a 2-8 trip.
YANKEES 7, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka (3-3) matched his season high of seven innings, allowing one run and five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks to outpitch reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. New York closed back within one-half game of AL East-leading Tampa Bay.
Thairo Estrada homered just after play resumed following a ninth-inning power outage that caused a 43-minute delay.
ASTROS 15,
RANGERS 5
HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer was 5 for 5 with four RBIs and a pair of home runs that increased total to an AL-high 15 as Houston completed a four-game sweep of Texas and extended its winning streak to five.
Alex Bregman also homered twice and tied his career high with five RBIs as the Astros set season highs for runs and hits (18). Corbin Martin (1-0) struck out nine in his major league debut, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings.
CUBS 4, BREWERS 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched 6 2/3 gutsy innings, Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer and Chicago beat Milwaukee to take a weekend series between the top teams in the NL Central.
Lester (3-1) gave Chicago exactly what it needed a day after it used seven relievers during a 2-1 victory in 15 innings. Taking the mound on a rainy, cold night at Wrigley Field, the ace left-hander allowed an unearned run and nine hits while throwing a season-high 116 pitches.
WHITE SOX 5,
BLUE JAYS 1
TORONTO (AP) — Lucas Giolito (4-1) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings to win his second straight start, matching his season high with eight strikeouts as Chicago beat Toronto.
TIGERS 5, TWINS 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nicholas Castellanos was a triple short of the cycle, hitting a two-run homer to lead Detroit past Minnesota.
Daniel Norris (2-1) gave up two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, his longest start since May 24, 2017.
PHILLIES 6, ROYALS 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Irvin (1-0) threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits with one walk and five strikeouts in his major league debut, and Philadelphia beat Kansas City.
PIRATES 10,
CARDINALS 6
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Bell hit a tying three-run homer off John Brebbia (1-2) in the seventh and drove in a career-high five runs, and Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit double. Pittsburgh scored five times in the seventh inning and twice in the eighth to rally from a 6-3 deficit and beat St. Louis.
ROCKIES 10,
PADRES 7
DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon homered twice, Antonio Senzatela pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Colorado held on to beat San Diego.
ORIOLES 5, ANGELS 1
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis homered in his return to the cleanup spot in Baltimore’s batting order, going deep for the second time in three games, and the Orioles beat Los Angeles to avoid a three-game sweep.
DODGERS 6,
NATIONALS 0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun-Jin Ryu took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Corey Seager hit a grand slam and Los Angeles split a four-game series with Washington that featured three shutouts.
BRAVES 5,
DIAMONDBACKS 3
PHOENIX (AP) — Max Fried (1-2) pitched five effective innings after leaving his last start early, Johan Camargo hit an early two-run single and Atlanta beat Arizona.
Tyler Flowers had two RBIs, including a run-scoring triple in the eighth inning.
Luke Jackson allowed two hits in two innings for his fourth save.