UNDATED (AP) — Matt Chapman has helped the Oakland Athletics leave St. Petersburg with a split of their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Chapman belted a solo homer and added a tiebreaking, RBI double with two out in the ninth to lead the A’s past the Rays, 3-2.
Ramón Laureano also doubled home a run as the Athletics won for the second time in five games since winning 13 in a row. Rays starter Shane McClanahan became the fourth player to make his regular-season debut after appearing in a playoff game, allowing two runs over five innings while hitting over 100 mph on the radar.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Carlos Rodón struck out a career-high 12 in six innings as the White Sox handled the Tigers, 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader. Rodón allowed two hits in his first home start since tossing a no-hitter against Cleveland on April 14.
— Dylan Cease struck out a season-best nine in his first career shutout to help the White Sox complete the sweep and win for the sixth time in seven games, 11-0. Yoán Moncada and Yermín Mercedes homered, as Chicago sent the AL-worst Tigers to their 12th loss in 14 games.
— The Mariners’ four-game skid is over after Yusei Kikuchi flirted with a no-hitter and Taylor Trammell homered in a 1-0 shutout of the Astros. Kikuchi did not allow a hit until Carlos Correa doubled to deep right-center field with one out in the seventh.
— Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Trevor Bauer before the Brewers finished off the Dodgers, 2-1. Eric Lauer won in his first start of the season, yielding four hits over five shutout innings.
— The Cardinals were able to celebrate a 4-3 win over the Phillies once Tyler O’Neill scored on David Hale’s game-ending wild pitch in the 10th inning. Matt Carpenter put the Cardinals ahead in the sixth with a three-run homer off Aaron Nola.
— The Cubs emerged from their hitting streak as Jason Heyward drove in two runs with two hits in a 9-3 pounding of the Braves. Jake Marisnick homered in the seventh and every Chicago starter had at least one hit in ending a five-game losing streak.
— The Diamondbacks climbed out of an early three-run hole to beat the Rockies, 5-3. Eduardo Escobar hit a go-ahead triple and Josh Rojas launched a solo homer in Arizona’s eighth win in 11 games.
— The Orioles were 4-3 winners over the Yankees as Cedric Mullins delivered a winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning. Trey Mancini had his first three-hit game since returning from colon cancer surgery, including an RBI single that helped Baltimore gain a split of the four-game series.
— Jose Trevino hit a tiebreaking two-run homer soon after his battery mate’s final pitch, helping push Kyle Gibson and the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox. The Red Sox had only three hits, their fourth game in a row with five or less.
