Zach Dezenzo drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk and the Houston Astros took advantage of two Kansas City errors in a four-run eighth inning to beat the Royals 6-3 on Thursday night.

With two runners on and Astros trailing 3-2, Yainer Diaz hit a grounder to pitcher Lucas Erceg (2-5), who tried to barehand the comebacker, bobbled it and rushed a throw that got away from first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Altuve scored from second on the play to tie the score. Pasquantino’s glove hand appeared to collide with Diaz, and he exited the game with an apparent injury.

After reliever John Schreiber intentionally walked Ben Gamel to load the bases, Jeremy Peña grounded into a force out at home. Dezenzo then drew a walk to force in Diaz with the tiebreaking run. Mauricio Dubón followed with a single to left field to score Ben Gamel, and Peña also scored on a fielding error by left fielder MJ Melendez to make it 6-3.

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who leads the American League in hits, batting average and runs, went 0 for 4 after hitting safely in 16 of his previous 17 games.

phillies 5, braves 4 >> Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead two-run homer in seventh inning, Brandon Marsh hit a three-run shot in the sixth and Philadelphia built on its NL East lead with the win over Atlanta.

mets 3, diamondbacks 2 >> Jose Iglesias drove in Tyrone Taylor with a base hit in the ninth inning, and New York rallied for the victory over Arizona.

cardinals 4, padres 1 >> Masyn Winn hit a solo homer while Sonny Gray threw six strong innings in leading St. Louis to the victory over San Diego to earn a split in the four-game series.

brewers 6, giants 0 >> Aaron Civale and Aaron Ashby combined on a two-hit shutout and William Contreras stole home to help Milwaukee beat San Francisco. The NL Central-leading Brewers are 9 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs for the biggest division lead in the majors.

reds 10, athletics 9 >> TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati’s three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Oakland despite Lawrence Butler’s three home runs. Tyler Stephenson and Will Benson homered for Cincinnati. Stephenson finished with three hits and two RBIs. Butler drove in four runs for the A’s.

rangers 2, white sox 1 >> Corey Seager hit his 200th career homer and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings to lead Texas past Chicago. Eovaldi (10-7) matched his season high with 10 strikeouts in his second straight win.

Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0 >> Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the sixth and left after allowing just one hit in seven innings, and Toronto beat Boston.

marlins 12, rockies 8 >> Derek Hill had three hits and the second two-homer game of his career, Kyle Stowers had three hits and four RBIs, and Miami beat Colorado.

ALso >> On the hook for nearly $40 million over the next two years for a pitcher with a 6.50 ERA this season, the Philadelphia Phillies moved Taijuan Walker to the bullpen, turning the 33-year-old right-hander into a long reliever for the stretch run. Walker (3-6) had not won a game since May 22 for the NL East-leading Phillies and had lost his last six decisions. ... Umpire Nick Mahrley will miss his second straight series after sustaining a concussion. The 41-year-old was injured while working the plate during last Sunday’s game between Colorado and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mahrley was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton’s shattered bat in the fifth inning. The barrel hit Mahrley on the left side of his mask, knocking it off.