



ARLINGTON, Texas >> Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas rookie Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.
Leiter gave up Yainer Diaz’s solo homer with two outs in the seventh as Houston trimmed its deficit to 3-1. The 25-year-old right-hander was replaced after consecutive soft singles from Jake Meyers and Cam Smith to start the eighth.
Texas reliever Chris Martin came on for Leiter but threw just one pitch before leaving with what the team said was right shoulder discomfort.
Lefty Robert Garcia (1-2) got two outs before Paredes’ drive — his seventh homer — barely cleared the wall and the glove of a leaping Wyatt Langford near the foul line in left.
Yankees 8, Mets 2 >> Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam that capped a six-run eighth inning and gave him six RBIs, sending the New York Yankees to a win.
In a matchup of first-place teams, Max Fried pitched six effective innings as the Yankees took two of three at home in the first Subway Series this season.
Juan Soto was booed all weekend and went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. He finished 1 for 10 during his first series back in the Bronx since leaving the Yankees for a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the Mets.
Angels 6, dodgers 4 >> Travis d’Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers for their first three-game Freeway Series sweep since 2010.
With the score 4-4, d’Arnaud homered off left-hander Anthony Banda (3-1) for his second RBI of the game. The Angels added a run in the ninth on singles by Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel followed by Yoán Moncada’s double-play grounder.
Mariners 6, Padres 1 >> Randy Arozarena homered off Michael King in the three-run fourth inning and AL West-leading Seattle beat San Diego to sweep the opening series of the inaugural Vedder Cup.
The Mariners homered six times and outscored the Padres 15-3 in the three-game series. If needed, run differential will be the first tiebreaker in the Vedder Cup, named after Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both cities.
Diamondbacks 1, Rockies 0 >> Merrill Kelly struck out a season-high 11 while giving up one hit over seven innings, Ketel Marte homered and Arizona edged Colorado.
The D-backs took two of three games over the weekend, denying the Rockies their first series win this season. Colorado fell to 8-38, the worst start for a big league team through 46 games since 1901.
Royals 2, Cardinals 1 >> Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and Kansas City snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a victory over St. Louis.
With the game tied at 1, Waters batted in place of Dairon Blanco and tripled to right field on the first pitch from reliever Chris Roycroft (1-3). Garcia hit Roycroft’s second pitch to right to score Waters with the go-ahead run.
Cubs 6, White Sox 2 >> Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled, doubled and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the crosstown White Sox at Wrigley Field.
Nico Hoerner doubled twice and had an RBI as the Cubs extended their franchise-record winning streak against the South Siders to eight games. Seiya Suzuki drove in two runs, and Michael Busch and Vidal Brujan each had two hits and an RBI.
Reds 3, Guardians 1 >> Will Benson had hit first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead Cincinnati to a victory and the Reds’ first three-game sweep of Cleveland since 2012.
Brewers 5, Twins 2 >> Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and Milwaukee ended Minnesota’s 13-game winning streak.
Isaac Collins and Sal Frelick each drove in two runs to help the Brewers end the second-longest win streak in Twins history. The Twins won 15 straight in 1991, a season that ended with a World Series title.
Braves 10, Red Sox 4 >> Marcell Ozuna homered for the second straight day, former Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo had three hits and Atlanta beat the Red Sox to win the three-game series.
Austin Riley also had three hits for the Braves (24-23), who moved a game above .500 for the second time after opening 0-7. Every starter except leadoff hitter Verdugo had at least one RBI.
Marlins 5, Rays 1 >> Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer in his first game off the injured list and Liam Hicks added a two-run shot to back a strong start by Cal Quantrill, powering Miami to a victory over Tampa Bay.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2 >> Spencer Torkelson drove in the tiebreaking run with a two-out single in the seventh inning and Detroit beat Toronto, improving the Tigers’ MLB-best record to 31-16.
Jackson Jobe (4-0) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, becoming the first pitcher in Tigers history to have the team win the first eight starts of his career.
Nationals 10, Orioles 4 >> C.J. Abrams went deep on the first two pitches he saw from Zach Eflin, and Washington hit five homers in a victory over free-falling Baltimore for a three-game sweep.
Luis Garcia Jr. and Dylan Crews also connected against Eflin (3-2) during a six-run second inning that helped Washington complete its first sweep of the season.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0 >> Mick Abel outdueled Paul Skenes to win his major league debut, striking out nine over six innings to lead Philadelphia over Pittsburgh for a three-game sweep and the Phillies’ 15th win in 20 games.
Brandon Marsh grounded into a run-scoring forceout in the fifth against Skenes (3-5), who pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk in his first complete game in 33 big league starts.