


Bryan Woo scattered three hits over six innings, and the Seattle Mariners tagged Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet for four runs in the first two innings on Thursday to win 4-3 in Boston and win the three-game series.
Leo Rivas and J.P. Crawford each had a pair of hits for the Mariners, who have won 10 of their last 13 games. Woo (Alameda High), who improved to 3-1, struck out eight while allowing two runs and one walk. Randy Arozarena had three walks.
Mitch Garver drove in a pair of runs with a first-inning double off the center-field edge of the Green Monster. Seattle loaded the bases with nobody out in the second on two singles and a walk, then scored a pair on a sacrifice fly by Dylan Moore and a groundout by Julio Rodriguez.
Crochet (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits, five walks and a balk, striking out nine in five innings. Alex Bregman had two hits, including a solo homer, for Boston. Carlos Narváez hit a solo shot off the Pesky Pole in the eighth to cut Seattle’s lead to 4-3.
Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his ninth save, finishing on a strikeout that sent Kristian Campbell’s bat spinning toward shortstop.
Royals 7-6, Rockies 4-2: Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games with an RBI single in the fifth inning, and host Kansas City went on to beat Colorado to cap off a doubleheader and series sweep.
Salvador Perez had three hits and a pair of RBIs, and Vinnie Pasquantino, Michael Massey and Drew Waters also drove in runs, helping the Royals win their fourth consecutive game on the heels of a six-game losing streak.
Michael Lorenzen (2-3) allowed one run on five hits and three walks over six innings for Kansas City, striking out seven.
The sweep left the Rockies at 4-20 — the worst start in club history. They also matched a franchise record with their 13th consecutive road loss.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1: Cade Povich limited Washington to a run in 6 2/3 innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Cedric Mullins had RBI singles in the fifth and visiting Baltimore beat the Nationals to end a three-game losing streak.
Povich (1-2) allowed four hits. The left-hander struck out five and walked one.
Mullins has hit safely in six straight games and has seven hits in that span. O’Hearn ended an 0-for-8 skid.
White Sox 3, Twins 0 (7): Lenyn Sosa and Michael Vargas homered as Chicago beat Minnesota in a game that was shortened to seven innings because of rain in Minneapolis.
The win salvaged the finale of the three-game series for Chicago and snapped a 14-game losing streak at Target Field, the longest road losing streak against any opponent in team history.
Costas wins lifetime achievement award: Bob Costas has won the fifth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.
The longtime broadcaster was honored with an annual distinction that “recognizes a living individual whose career has been spent in or around Major League Baseball and who has made significant contributions to the game.”
Willie Mays won the inaugural award in 2021, followed by Vin Scully (2022), Joe Torre (2023) and Dusty Baker (2024).