ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 5
Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead grand slam, Logan O’Hoppe also homered in a five-run seventh inning and Los Angeles rallied past the skidding Athletics 10-5 on Thursday for their seventh consecutive victory.
Ward and O’Hoppe both connected off reliever Grant Holman (4-1), sending the A’s to their ninth loss in a row. O’Hoppe had four homers in the series.
It was the second go-ahead slam in 10 days for Ward, who finished with three hits and five RBIs. He has an extra-base hit in eight straight games — one shy of the club record set by Darin Erstad in 1998.
BLUE JAYS 7, PADRES 6, 11 INNINGS
Nathan Lukes hit a game-winning single in the 11th inning and Toronto beat San Diego to complete a three-game sweep, extending San Diego’s season-worst losing streak to six.
Gavin Sheets hit two home runs and had five RBIs for San Diego, but the Padres couldn’t hold on after twice taking the lead in extra innings.
Luis Arraez gave San Diego a 5-4 lead with a two-out RBI single to center off Brendon Little in the 10th, but Toronto’s Jonatan Clase led off the bottom half with a game-tying single off Robert Suarez, who blew his second save opportunity in 17 chances.
Sheets hit an RBI single off Brendon Little in the 11th, but Daulton Varsho led off the bottom half with an RBI triple off Jeremiah Estrada (1-3).
San Diego intentionally walked Addison Barger and Ernie Clement flied out before Lukes grounded the winning hit through a drawn-in infield.
YANKEES 1, RANGERS 0
Carlos Rodón pitched six innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight win, Aaron Judge went 0 for 3 to fall under .400 for the first time in more than a month and surging New York earned a three-game series sweep with a victory over Texas.
The Yankees earned their fourth straight victory overall and won for the 11th time in 14 games. New York joined the Detroit Tigers as the second American League team to reach 30 victories for the season.
Rodon (6-3) allowed a single to Josh Jung three batters in and a double to Sam Haggerty in the third. It was the fourth time in 11 starts this season the left-hander allowed two hits or fewer.
GUARDIANS 7, TIGERS 0
Carlos Santana had a two-run double in the fourth inning, Angel Martínez hit a solo homer in the fifth and Tanner Bibee threw seven scoreless innings to lead Cleveland in a win over Detroit.
It was the first meeting between the teams since the Guardians won their AL Division Series last October.
NATIONALS 8, BRAVES 7, 10 INNINGS
Pinch-hitter Amed Rosario singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and Washington topped Atlanta for their fifth straight victory.
Atlanta tied it at 7 in the ninth on Matt Olson’s one-out RBI double off closer Kyle Finnegan. Austin Riley tried to score the go-ahead run from first but was thrown out at the plate on the play.
Marcell Ozuna popped out to end the inning.
BREWERS 8, PIRATES 5
Christian Yelich homered twice and Milwaukee breezed past Pittsburgh in a game interrupted by rain.
Yelich hit a three-run drive against rookie Mike Burrows (0-1) in the first inning and a solo shot off reliever Isaac Mattson in the sixth for the 11th multi-homer game of his career.
ASTROS 9, MARINERS 2
Jose Altuve homered twice and drove in a season-high four runs and Jeremy Peña tripled for his 500th career hit to help Houston to a win over Seattle.
It was tied with two outs in the fourth when Jake Meyers singled off George Kirby (0-1) before Cam Smith walked. Mauricio Dubón’s single on a grounder to right field scored Meyers to put Houston on top 3-2.