



Houston >> Victor Caratini tied it with a sacrifice fly in the ninth and Mauricio Dubón hit a walk-off single in the 10th on Sunday to help the Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 to sweep the three-game series.
Jake Meyers started at second base in the 10th and scored on Dubón’s two-out single to left field.
Astros starter Brandon Walter gave up a run on six hits with nine strikeouts across 6 2/3 innings. Shawn Dubin, Bennett Sousa and Josh Hader (4-0) combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
A’s 3, Royals 2 >> Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Kurtz hit Carlos Estévez’s (2-2) fastball 411 feet to right-center for his sixth home run. It gave the Athletics their first sweep at Kauffman Stadium since September 2016.
T.J. Ferguson (2-2) retired all four batters he faced, striking out two to earn the win and Mason Miller struck out two for his 14th save.
Reds 8, Tigers 4 >> Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as Cincinnati rallied to beat Detroit.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 0 >> Brayan Bello struck out eight over seven innings, Rafael Devers homered and Boston beat New York for a three-game sweep that extended their winning streak to five.
Orioles 11, Angels 2 >> Gary Sánchez hit a seventh-inning grand slam, Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg also homered, and Baltimore completed a three-game sweep with a victory over Los Angeles.
Rockies 10, Braves 1 >> Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and Colorado overcame Grant Holmes’ 15-strikeout performance to beat Atlanta and avoid a series sweep.
Marlins 3, Nationals 1 >> Eric Wagaman had two RBIs, Dane Meyers hit a solo home run and Miami beat Washington to sweep a three-game series.
Phillies 11, Blue Jays 4 >> Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep of Toronto.
Rays 9, Mets 0 >> Shane Baz combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, and Tampa Bay beat New York to complete the first three-game series sweep of the Mets this season.
Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 >> Christian Yelich homered and Trevor Megill escaped a jam in the ninth inning, sending Milwaukee to a victory over St. Louis in the finale of a four-game series.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2 (10 INN.) >> Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and Chicago edged Pittsburgh.
Rangers 2, White Sox 1 >> Rookie right-hander Kumar Rocker pitched five scoreless innings with help from some pickle juice, Ezequiel Duran put the Rangers in front for good with an RBI double and Texas finished a sweep of Chicago.
Mariners 6, Guardians 0 >> J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and Seattle beat Cleveland to complete a sweep.
Padres 8, Diamondbacks 2 >> Nick Pivetta held Arizona to two hits over seven innings and Jake Cronenworth homered as San Diego defeated Arizona to snap a three-game losing streak.