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Sale remains winless as Tigers sweep Red Sox 7-4, 4-2
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BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale remained winless after five starts but struck out a season-high 10 in five innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Tuesday to start their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park since August 1965.

Spencer Turnbull (1-2) pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, leading the Tigers to a 4-2 victory in the nightcap that left the World Series champions at 9-15.

Brandon Dixon greeted Marcus Walden with a three-run double after the Tigers loaded the bases against Hector Velázquez (0-2), and the Red Sox were swept in a twin-bill for the first time since the Los Angeles Angels accomplished the feat on July 20, 2015.


RAYS 5, ROYALS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Beeks took over from opener Ryne Stanek in the second and struck out seven in 4 2/3 shutout innings, Mike Zunino homered for the second straight game and Tampa Bay sent Kansas City to its fifth straight loss.

Homer Bailey (2-2) failed in his attempt to win three straight starts for the first time in five years, getting taken out after Tampa Bay’s first four batters reached in the second inning.


METS 9, PHILLIES 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Zack Wheeler hit his first major league home run and struck out 11 in seven sharp innings as New York handed Philadelphia its fifth loss in six games.

The only spirit the Phillies showed came with two outs in the ninth when two fastballs by Mets reliever Jacob Rhame sailed over Rhys Hoskins’ head. The benches started to clear after the first time, and Hoskins angrily slung his bat after the next one, which was ball four.


CARDINALS 4, 

BREWERS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking, leadoff homer in the eighth inning, Yadier Molina had three hits and two RBIs, and St. Louis beat Milwaukee.

Milwaukee had three solo homers, two by Travis Shaw and another by Orlando Arcia.


YANKEES 7, ANGELS 5

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luke Voit homered twice, Mike Ford went deep for the first time in the majors and New York beat Los Angeles for its fifth straight win.

Los Angeles’ Justin Bour hit a grand slam off Chad Green in the eighth, but Zack Britton pitched the ninth for his first save.


CUBS 7, DODGERS 2

CHICAGO (AP) — José Quintana pitched seven crisp innings in his third straight win, and Chicago used a fast start to beat Los Angeles.

Willson Contreras hit a three-run double in Chicago’s four-run first, and Anthony Rizzo added a two-run drive in the second. Javier Báez juked around first baseman David Freese for a memorable infield single in the second and had a solo homer in the seventh.


ASTROS 10, TWINS 4

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and Alex Bregman added three RBIs as Houston rallied over Minnesota to snap a three-game skid.

The game was tied in the seventh when Trevor Hildenberger (2-1) allowed a single to Tyler White before issuing consecutive walks to Altuve and George Springer to load the bases with one out. Bregman’s sacrifice fly to right field put Houston up 5-4 and chased Hildenberger.


PADRES 6, 

MARINERS 3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Hedges’ two-run homer bounced out of center fielder Mallex Smith’s glove and over the fence, and Franmil Reyes homered twice and had three RBIs.

Hedges had an unusual homer on a fly ball to deep center off reliever Cory Gearrin with two outs in the sixth. Smith, a former Padres’ farmhand, leaped just in front of the fence and the ball bounced out of his glove and went over.


NATIONALS 6, 

ROCKIES 3

DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched six strong innings, Victor Robles hit a three-run double, and Washington beat Colorado.

Corbin (2-0) gave up three runs — two earned — and five hits, and had a key base hit in Washington’s four-run third inning. Sean Doolittle got the last four outs for his third save.


MARLINS 3, INDIANS 1

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pablo López allowed just two hits in his longest start this season and Jorge Alfaro homered on reliever Neil Ramírez’s first pitch, moments after Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco left with another injury.

López (2-3) stopped a three-start losing streak. The right-hander, who had not gone more than 5 1/3 innings, held the Indians without a hit until the sixth and was not charged with an earned run in 6 1/3 innings.


REDS 7, BRAVES 6

CINCINNATI (AP) — Yasiel Puig hit a two-run homer in the first inning off the facade of the second deck in left-center field, and Cincinnati wasted an early lead and then rallied to beat Atlanta.

José Peraza had his first RBIs since homering on opening day, and Tucker Barnhart homered for the Reds, who have won four of five following a four-game losing streak. Cincinnati led 3-0 in the fifth inning, fell behind 4-3 in the sixth, then scored four runs in the bottom half.


DIAMONDBACKS 2, PIRATES 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jarrod Dyson dived around catcher Francisco Cervelli but was only credited with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning after a replay review.

Luke Weaver (2-1) struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings and won his second straight start. Andrew Chafin and Archie Bradley got the ball to Greg Holland, who worked around a walk and a wild pitch to earn his fifth save.


ORIOLES 9, WHITE SOX 1

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dwight Smith Jr. hit a three-run homer, one of four long balls off Iván Nova (0-3), and Baltimore overpowered Chicago to end a four-game losing streak.

Renanto Núñez, Chris Davis and Joey Rickard also connected for the Orioles, who improved their home record to 2-10 before a cozy, appreciative crowd of 8,953.