Guerrero Jr. leads Blue Jays to victory

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The Blue Jays’ Justin Turner douses teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after Saturday afternoon’s 9-3 victory over the Yankees in Toronto. FRANK GUNN — THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the sixth time in eight games and finished with six RBIs, Alejandro Kirk had two hits and two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the visiting New York Yankees 9-3 on Saturday.

The Yankees, who won Friday to snap a season-worst four-game losing streak, lost for the 10th time in their past 13.

Toronto’s Chris Bassitt (7-6) allowed one run and six hits in six innings to win for the first time since June 2. He walked two and matched a season-high by striking out eight.

Guerrero hit a two-run homer off Nestor Cortes in the first inning, his 13th. He added some insurance with a two-out, three-run double off left-hander Caleb Ferguson in the sixth.

Guerrero singled off Clay Holmes to drive in a run in the eighth.

MARLINS 3, PHILLIES 2 >> Nick Gordon homered, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Miami won at Philadelphia.

Garrett Stubbs homered for the Phillies, who played without All-Star Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber for the second consecutive contest after they were placed on the IL. Harper has a strained left hamstring, and Schwarber is sidelined with a strained left groin.

PADRES 11, RED SOX 1 >> Manny Machado homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jackson Merrill and Brett Sullivan also went deep to carry San Diego to a road rout over Boston.

It was the fifth straight win and ninth in 10 games for the surging Padres (46-41), who improved to a season-high five games over .500.

Jarren Duran hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who lost their third straight.

The Padres’ Michael King (6-5) gave up one run and five hits over six innings.

BRAVES 2, PIRATES 1, 10 INNINGS >> Adam Duvall’s single in the bottom of the 10th drove in Luke Williams from second base and Atlanta overcame a strong start by Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes.

Skenes allowed one run on six hits in six innings and was typically dominant after giving up Jarred Kelenic’s homer to open the game. Skenes struck out the side in the sixth, giving him nine for the game.

The Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 25 games when he tripled off the right-field wall with two outs in the ninth. It is the longest streak in the majors this season.