Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas and Ian Desmond drove in two runs as the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Orioles, 5-3, to avoid a three-game sweep Thursday night in Baltimore.

Texas received contributions from all three players it acquired before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline: Lucroy homered in the second inning, Carlos Beltran singled in a run in the fifth, and Jeremy Jeffress pitched a scoreless seventh.

Shin-Soo Choo came off the disabled list to get two hits and score a run for the Rangers, who took back from Baltimore the distinction of owning the best record in the AL.

Texas won the season series, 4-3, and would have homefield advantage in the postseason if the teams finish with the same regular-season record.

Mark Trumbo hit his major-league leading 31st homer for the Orioles, who fell to 39-17 at home.

Pedro Alvarez and Hyun-Soo Kim also hit solo shots.

Miley (7-9) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings in his debut with the Orioles.

Miley took a line drive off his ankle for the final out in the fifth. He appeared to be OK, but manager Buck Showalter went to bullpen in the sixth.

The lefthander was traded by Seattle on Sunday.

A.J. Griffin (5-1) allowed three homers in 5⅓ innings but won a second straight start following a six-game run without a victory. Sam Dyson, the fifth Texas pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his 23d save.

Blue Jays 4, Astros 1 — J.A. Happ won his ninth consecutive decision and Edwin Encarnacion reached 30 home runs for the fifth straight season as visiting Toronto scored its eighth victory in 11 games.

Happ (15-3), who already has set his career high for wins, retired 12 of his first 13 batters and allowed one run and four hits in six innings.

He is 9-0 with a 2.49 ERA in 10 starts since losing at Detroit on June 6.

Happ struck out six and walked none, and Joaquin Benoit, Jason Grilli, and Roberto Osuna completed the five-hitter. After walking rookie Alex Bregman leading off the ninth, Osuna struck out Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, and Evan Gattis for his 24th save in 26 chances.

After being given a day off Wednesday, Bregman was 1 for 4 with a sixth-inning single. The second overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, is hitting .056 (2 for 36) since he was brought up July 25.

Houston pitchers struck out a major league-record 61 in the four-game series, three more than the previous mark set by Cincinnati pitchers against San Diego in 2008. Astros pitchers set a record with 52 strikeouts in a three-game series against Baltimore from May 24-26.

Mike Fiers (7-5) gave up two runs and five hits in seven innings, walking none and tying his second high with seven strikeouts.

Mets 4, Yankees 1 — Jay Bruce launched a three-run homer for his first hit since being traded, Bartolo Colon took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the New York Mets won in Yankee Stadium for a split of the Subway Series.

After each team won once at Citi Field earlier this week, the Mets took the wrapup of the two-game set at Yankee Stadium.

White Sox 6, Tigers 3 — Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia homered in a five-run second inning, and visiting Chicago chased Jordan Zimmermann early in his return from the disabled list, snapping Detroit’s eight-game winning streak.

Zimmermann (9-5) allowed six runs and six hits in 1⅔ innings, failing to strike out a batter in his first outing since June 30. He had been out with a right neck strain.

Jose Quintana (9-8) allowed three runs and eight hits in 7⅓ innings.

David Robertson pitched the ninth for his 26th save in 30 chances.

Chicago won for only the second time in eight games.

Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler homered for Detroit, but the Tigers fell to three games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.

Zimmermann labored through the first, allowing a run on Justin Morneau’s sacrifice fly, but it was the second inning that was his undoing. Garcia homered into the second level of bushes beyond the wall in center field to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Not long after that, trainer Kevin Rand went to the mound to check on Zimmermann, but the right-hander remained in the game.

Melky Cabrera added an RBI single, and Adam Eaton hit a sacrifice fly. Abreu then made it 6-1 with a two-run shot to left.

Indians 9, Twins 2 — Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer, Francisco Lindor added a two-run shot, and host Cleveland salvaged the finale of a four-game series with Minnesota.

The AL Central-leading Indians were outscored, 35-16, by the last-place Twins in the first three games. Cleveland is 5-8 against Minnesota and 26-8 against the rest of the division.

Santana homered in the third off Hector Santiago (10-5), who made his first start with the Twins since being acquired from the Angels on Monday.

Lindor homered in Cleveland’s three-run seventh. Jason Kipins hit his career-high 18th home run, a solo shot in the first. Jose Ramirez added a solo homer in the eighth.

Dan Otero (3-1), who worked out of a fifth-inning jam, retired all four hitters he faced. Andrew Miller, acquired from the Yankees on Sunday, struck out three in 1⅓ innings.

The Indians traded four minor leaguers for Miller, one of the most dominating relievers in baseball. The left-hander struck out Byron Buxton to end the sixth and whiffed Joe Mauer and Max Kepler in the seventh.

Brian Dozier hit a leadoff homer in the fifth for Minnesota, which scored in double figures in the series’ first three games.

Rajai Davis stole second and third before scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh.

Santiago had won seven straight decisions and lost for the first time since June 10, also to the Indians. The lefthander was acquired in a four-player deal that sent pitcher Ricky Nolasco to Los Angeles.

Rookie Mike Clevinger, recalled before the game, allowed two runs in 4⅓ innings, the longest outing by a Cleveland starter in the series.

Giants 3, Phillies 2 — Denard Span homered leading off the 10th inning as visiting San Francisco beat Philadelphia for just its fifth win in 14 games since the All-Star break.

Matt Moore made his first start for the NL West leader following his acquisition Monday from Tampa Bay. He allowed two runs and three hits in six innings and walked six — matching his major league high.

Moore gave up one hit through five innings and took a 2-1 lead into the sixth, when Freddy Galvis grounded into a forceout with the bases loaded. Moore then threw a called third strike past pinch-hitter Taylor Featherston.

Span led off the 10th by sending a 95-mile-per-hour fastball from Severino Gonzalez (0-2) just inside the right-field foul pole, his third hit of the game.

San Francisco, which lost the first two games of the series, has not been swept by Philadelphia in 10 years.

Sergio Romo (1-0) earned the win without getting an out. Cesar Hernandez was caught stealing for the final out of the ninth while Romo was facing his first batter.

Santiago Casilla pitched a 1-2-3 10th for his 25th save in 30 chances.

Reds 7, Cardinals 0 — Brandon Phillips had three hits and lefthander Brandon Finnegan allowed one hit in six innings for host Cincinnati.

The Reds took two of three, giving them only their fifth series win in the last 23 between the NL Central rivals. Overall, the Reds have won all of their six series since the All-Star break, their best such stretch in two years.

Phillips had a single and a pair of doubles, scored three times, and drove in a run against former teammate Mike Leake (8-9). Ramon Cabrera drove in three runs, and Eugenio Suarez knocked in a pair.

Finnegan (7-8) allowed only Jhonny Peralta’s single in the fifth inning. He left after throwing 79 pitches on a humid, 88-degree afternoon. The bullpen gave up three singles while closing out Cincinnati’s fourth shutout, which is tied with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh for the fewest in the NL.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 0 for 4, ending a 17-game hitting streak that was the longest of his career.

Athletics 8, Angels 6 — Yonder Alonso hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning to help visiting Oakland snap a five-game losing streak.

Mike Morin (2-2) got the first two outs of the 10th inning before the A’s scored twice. Danny Valencia and Tyler Ladendorf singled before Alonso’s double to center scored Valencia with the go-ahead run. Marcus Semien followed with an RBI single.

Braves 5, Pirates 2 — Adonis Garcia scored from second on a stolen base attempt in the seventh inning for host Atlanta.

Ryan Vogelsong allowed only one run in six innings his first start in more than two months. He left with the game tied 1-1.

Felipe Rivero (0-4) walked Garcia with one out in the seventh, and Garcia moved to second on Ender Inciarte’s single. Garcia, who has only two steals this season, broke for third base as the lefthanded Rivero held the ball on the mound.

Rivero finally threw to third, but Jung Ho Kang dropped the throw for an error, allowing Garcia to score. Inciarte moved to second on the play and scored on Jeff Francoeur’s pinch-hit single to center field.

Hunter Cervenka (1-0) was the winner, and Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

Dodgers 4, Rockies 2 — Kenta Maeda allowed two runs over 5⅔ innings and Corey Seager tied a Dodgers record for shortstops with his 19th home run as Los Angeles won in Denver.

Maeda (10-7) gave up four hits and struck out five for the Dodgers, who lead the NL wild-card race. Maeda, who walked none and hit two batters, has allowed three runs in 18⅔ innings against the Rockies, with 22 strikeouts and two walks.

Pedro Baez and Joe Blanton combined for 2⅓ scoreless innings, and Kenley Jansen threw a hitless ninth for his 32nd save in 37 chances.

Colorado had scored 19 runs and with 28 hits in the first two games of the series. The Rockies lost for just the second time in nine games.

Tyler Chatwood (10-7) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings for Colorado, which trails by three games for the NL’s second wild card.

David Dahl hit a two-run homer in the fourth and has hit safely in his first 10 games in the majors.

Rays 3, Royals 2 — Brad Miller hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning for host Tampa Bay.

Miller connected on his 19th homer off Joakim Soria (4-5), who gave up three of the Rays’ overall four hits.

Brad Boxberger (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth before Alex Colome got his 26th save despite giving up two hits during the ninth. Drew Smyly allowed two runs, five hits, one walk, and struck out 10 in seven innings.

Ian Kennedy gave up one hit, walked four, and had nine strikeouts in six-plus innings for the Royals. Alex Gordon hit his eighth home.

Tampa Bay won the final two games to split the four-game series. The Rays are 8-25 against Kansas City since the start of the 2012 season.

Gordon had not homered or driven in a run in his previous 72 at-bats against lefthanders this season before hitting a two-run drive off Smyly that put Kansas City ahead 2-0 in the fourth.

Smyly has given up 23 homers, including six to left-handed hitters. He didn’t allow a homer to a lefty last season.