UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have earned back-to-back victories since their 11-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday.
Austin Meadows and Shane McClanahan led the Rays to a 7-2 win over the Royals this afternoon. Meadows belted a two-run homer and a two-run triple to back McClanahan, who limited Kansas City to three hits over five shutout innings.
Joey Wendle, Taylor Walls, Randy Arozarena also had RBIs for the Rays, who have scored six runs or more in 10 of their last 14 games,
In other major league games:
— Blue Jays hurler Alek Manoah dominated the Yankees with six innings of two-hit ball to win his major league debut, 2-0 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette hit back-to-back homers in the third inning off Domingo Germán to help Toronto improve to 6-3 versus New York this season.
— The Yankees rebounded to win the second game, 5-3 behind Aaron Judge’s tying, two-run homer in the third inning and Gary Sánchez’s go-ahead solo drive in the fourth. Bichette wound up homering in both games, giving Toronto a 3-1 lead with a three-run blast in the third.
— Dylan Cease struck out 10 while throwing a career-high 111 pitches over six innings of the White Sox’s 5-1 win over the Orioles. Yermin Mercedes homered and had three RBIs as Chicago handed Baltimore its 10th straight loss.
— Eddie Rosario homered and Shane Bieber struck out 12 while pitching one-hit ball over seven innings of the Indians’ 5-2 win over the Tigers. Bieber no-hit Detroit until Jonathan Schoop led off the seventh with a home run.
— Chris Flexen threw seven shutdown innings and was backed by home runs from Tom Murphy and Jacob Nottingham in the Mariners’ 5-0 decision over the Rangers. The big right-hander scattered three hits, and only Willie Calhoun advanced past first base when his slicing triple evaded Jarred Kelenic’s diving attempt in the sixth inning.
— The Athletics also earned a 5-0 win over the Angels as Chris Bassitt pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game. Oakland took advantage after Bay Area traffic kept Shohei Ohtani off the mound for Los Angeles.
— Marcus Stroman ended a six-start winless streak by allowing three hits over six innings of the Mets’ 1-0 win over the Rockies in Game 1 of a twinbill. José Peraza homered leading off the third inning.
— Pereza later drove in two runs as the Mets completed a sweep of their twinbill, 4-2. He laced an RBI single in the fourth to put New York ahead to stay.
— Odubel Herrera tripled leading off the ninth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on a comebacker to lead the Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Marlins and a split of the four-game series. Ronald Torreyes beat second baseman Isan Díaz’s throw to first to avoid an inning-ending double play as Herrera came home.
— Trea Turner and Josh Bell hit run-scoring singles in the sixth inning to help the Nationals win the completion of their suspended game with the Reds, 5-3. Joe Ross and Starlin Castro singled in runs Wednesday, and Alex Avila drew a bases-loaded walk.
— The Reds were 3-0 winners in the nightcap as Sonny Gray held Washington to two hits over six innings. Eugenio Suárez hit his 11th homer and first leadoff shot of his career.
— Javier Báez provided heads-up base-running and first baseman Will Craig’s blunder helped the Cubs beat the Pirates. Wilsson Contreras was on second when Báez hit a grounder to third for what should have been the third out. Craig took the off-line throw and chased Baez back to home plate instead of stepping on the bag, giving Contreras enough time to score from second before Baez reached first base safely.
— The Cardinals coughed up a 4-0 lead before Yadier Molina’s RBI double gave them a 5-4, 10-inning win at Arizona. Carlos Martinez carried a no-hitter into the seventh and St. Louis handed the Diamondbacks their 11th straight loss.
— The Brewers pulled out a 6-5 win over the Padres on Jackie Bradley Jr.’s two-out hit off the right-field wall. Willy Adames had a big game for Milwaukee, going 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and four RBIs.
— Max Muncy hit a go-ahead solo shot leading off the sixth to send the Dodgers to their 13th win in 15 games, 4-3 versus the Giants. DJ Peters led off the fifth with his first major league homer and Justin Turner added a two-run blast as Los Angeles improved to 4-0 against San Francisco this season.
