Nathaniel Lowe laced a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning to help the visiting Boston Red Sox earn a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday and improve to 6-1 against their American League East rivals this season.
Roman Anthony had a game-tying single in the sixth and added insurance with a two-run homer into the second deck in the ninth for the Red Sox, who snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within a half-game of the Yankees for the top American League wild-card position.
The Red Sox won despite leaving 14 runners on base and going just 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position.
Ben Rice homered and Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit RBI singles for the Yankees, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. New York committed four errors that led to three unearned runs.
Brewers 4, Cubs 1
Brice Turang homered and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter in Milwaukee’s win over host Chicago.
Turang’s two-out, two-run homer in the second gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead. He drove Shota Imanaga’s 2-0 four-seam fastball through the wind, which was blowing in, and into the stands in right for his 14th home run and eighth in 18 games. Isaac Collins added a two-run single in the eighth.
Milwaukee starter Quinn Priester gave up a run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings, and Trevor Megill handled the ninth for his 30th save. Imanaga (8-6) allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings. Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in Chicago’s lone run on a sacrifice fly.
Athletics 8, Twins 3
Tyler Soderstrom went 4-for-4 and Lawrence Butler delivered a three-run double as the Athletics won in Minneapolis, completing their first three-game sweep at Minnesota since 2014.
Nick Kurtz poked his 26th home run as part of the Athletics’ 12-hit attack. Jack Perkins (3-2) allowed three hits and two runs over five innings while Osvaldo Bido threw the final three innings to pick up his first MLB save.
Twins starter Jose Urena (0-1) surrendered seven hits and six runs in five innings. Royce Lewis cracked an RBI double while James Outman and Austin Martin added RBI singles.
Padres 8, Giants 4
Manny Machado’s two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning for host San Diego in a come-from-behind win over San Francisco.
Machado also had an RBI single in the fourth to begin the Padres’ comeback from a 2-0 deficit. Xander Bogaerts had two RBIs and Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Arraez and Ramon Laureano joined Machado in supplying two hits apiece.
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hit back-to-back homers in the sixth for the Giants, who fell to 9-22 since the All-Star Break. Andrew Knizner (RBI double) and Heliot Ramos (run-scoring double play) staked San Francisco to a first-inning lead.
Dodgers 9, Rockies 5
With Shohei Ohtani taking the day off after being bruised by a comebacker the night before, Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages homered to lead Los Angeles to the victory over Colorado in Denver.
Clayton Kershaw (8-2) picked up his 220th career win as he allowed six hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings. Alex Freeland went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple while Freeman, Pages and Mookie Betts poked two hits apiece.
Brenton Doyle went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs for the Rockies. Starter Chase Dollander (2-10) surrendered nine hits and seven runs before being lifted with two outs in the fourth.
Astros 7, Orioles 2
Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz smacked two-run home runs as Houston ambushed a pitcher who had baffled them less than a week earlier, defeating host Baltimore in the opener of a four-game series.
Jesus Sanchez went 5-for-5 with four singles and a double for the Astros, who snapped a four-game losing streak. After taking a perfect game into the eighth inning and earning his first big-league victory last Friday in Houston, Orioles starter Brandon Young was tagged for seven runs in the first three innings.
Houston starter Jason Alexander (4-1) worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on eight hits. Baltimore outfielder Dylan Beavers, who made his major league debut on Saturday, drilled his first home run in the second inning.
Nationals 9, Mets 3
James Wood hit a three-run homer, Brady House had three hits and host Washington rallied for a win against New York, taking the rubber game of the series.
Five Nationals relievers combined for 4 2/3 innings of scoreless work, with Jackson Rutledge (2-2) earning the win after recording the final two outs of the fifth inning. Washington gave the bullpen some insurance with a four-run eighth that was capped off by Woods’ 26th home run of the season.
Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run and finished with three hits. Starling Marte also homered for New York, which led 3-0 in the fourth.
Royals 6, Rangers 4
Vinnie Pasquantino’s home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped Kansas City three of four in its four-game set against visiting Texas.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez led the Royals with two hits apiece. Five Kansas City relievers combined to throw 4 2/3 innings of shutout relief work, with Angel Zerpa (5-1) recording the win.
Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Royals, who are 8-2 in their past 10 games.
Cardinals 7, Rays 4
Alec Burleson hit a two-run single in a five-run second inning as St. Louis topped host Tampa Bay.
Willson Contreras went 2-for-5 with a solo homer for the Cardinals, who have won three of four games. Sonny Gray (12-6) yielded three runs on six hits in five innings, and JoJo Romero tossed two scoreless innings for his fourth save.
Yandy Diaz (2-for-3) crushed a two-run homer for the Rays, who have lost four in a row. Joe Boyle (1-3) allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits in four-plus innings.
MLB roundup: Red Sox get another win over Yankees
