ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 3

Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer early and Jon Singleton had three hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in Houston’s four-run eighth inning, and the Astros got a win over Oakland on Thursday. Brent Rooker homered off Ryan Pressly (2-3) with one out in the eighth to tie it at 2-all. Yainer Diaz and Kyle Tucker hit consecutive singles with one out in the eighth to chase T.J. McFarland (2-3) and bring on Grant Holman. There were two outs in the inning when Singleton’s single to center field scored Diaz to put the Astros on top.

MARLINS 6, NATIONALS 3

Jake Burger had three hits, Jonah Bride and Connor Norby had two RBIs apiece and Miami scored three unearned runs off three errors in a victory over Washington in the opener of a three-game series. Bride had a game-tying single in the eighth inning and Otto Lopez put the Marlins ahead when his fielder’s choice grounder was mishandled two batters later as Miami snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-9 against the Nationals this season.

Washington, which has dropped three of its last four, lost its 81st game, assuring its fifth straight season without a winning record since its 2019 World Series title.

CARDINALS 6, REDS 1

Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan each homered to help St. Louis beat Cincinnati. Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (13-9) was perfect through five innings before Jake Fraley singled to leadoff the sixth. He finished the day allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out nine batters in six innings. Andrew Kittredge pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief before JoJo Romero got the final four outs for his first save of the season.

YANKEES 2, RED SOX 1, 10 INNINGS

Juan Soto hit a game-ending single leading off the 10th inning to lift New York over Boston as Aaron Judge’s homerless streak stretched to a career-high 16 games.

With pinch-runner Jon Berti on second as the automatic runner, Soto grounded a single against Josh Winckowski (4-2) just past the glove of diving shortstop Trevor Story, and Berti slid home ahead of center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela’s throw to give the Yankees backto-back walk-off wins for the first time in three years.

RAYS 5, GUARDIANS 2

Brandon Lowe homered, Tampa Bay’s bullpen held Cleveland to one hit over seven innings and the Rays snapped a three-game losing streak on a rugged trip with a win over AL Central-leading Cleveland. Lowe connected for his 18th homer in the first inning off Gavin Williams (3-9).