UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox survived a weekend homer barrage by the Toronto Blue to earn a split of their four-game series.
Rafael Devers slammed a line drive off the Green Monster in the bottom of the ninth to give the Sox a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. Devers went deep a half-inning after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to tie it. It was Guerrero’s major league-leading 22nd home run of the season, and his fourth in as many games.
The walk-off win came after the Blue Jays belted 13 home runs in back-to-back weekend wins.
In other major league action:
— Homers by Austin Meadows, Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena powered the Rays to their fourth consecutive win, 5-2 versus the White Sox. Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow left after four innings with right elbow inflammation.
— The Indians handed the Orioles’ their team record-extending 16th straight loss, 4-3. José Ramírez picked up a pair of RBIs made possible by Baltimore blunders in the field, helping Indians rookie reliever Nick Sandlin pick up his first career win.
— Willi Castro, Robbie Grossman and Niko Goodrum homered for the Tigers in a 10-3 rout of the Royals. Miguel Cabrera got three hits and drove in two for Detroit, which ended a four-game skid despite losing starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Alex Lange to injuries.
— Jake Bauers barely cleared the wall with his first home run since being traded to the Mariners, a tiebreaking shot in a 4-3 downing of the Twins. Minnesota led 3-1 until Ty France had an RBI double and Dylan Moore an RBI triple in the fifth for Seattle.
— Sean Murphy smacked a two-run homer and Mitch Moreland had a two-run single as the Athletics defeated the Angels, 8-5. Sean Manaea allowed just one run despite nine hits over 5 2/3s as Oakland improved to 41-27 and ended the Halos’ six-game winning streak.
— Vladimir Gutiérrez and three relievers combined on a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts to help the Reds trounce the Brewers, 10-2. Joey Votto and Aristides Aquino each hit a two-run homer in Cincinnati’s fourth win in a row.
— The Cardinals won for only the third time in 14 games as Tyler O’Neill doubled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning of their 4-2 victory against the Marlins. Adam Wainwright gave up two runs over six effective innings and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and an RBI for St. Louis.
— David Peterson earned his first win in exactly two months by allowing just one hit over six shutout innings of the Mets’ 5-2 win over the Cubs. Dominic Smith hit a solo homer and Kevin Pillar added a two-run double as New York beat Chicago at home for the first time in eight games.
— Kyle Schwarber homered for the fourth time in three games to support Jon Lester in the Nationals’ third win in four games, 3-2 over the Pirates. Jon Lester allowed two runs and six hits over 5 ⅓ innings making it into the sixth inning for just the fourth time in nine starts this season.
— Austin Gomber continued his dominance at hitter-friendly Coors Field with eight shutout innings in the Rockies’ 3-2 verdict over the Padres. Gomber was reached for just three hits and improved to 3-1 at home, where he hasn’t allowed an earned run in 23 1/3 innings.
— The Giants were 5-2 winners over the Diamondbacks behind Brandon Crawford’s two-run homer and three RBIs. Arizona has dropped 20 consecutive road games, two off the major league record held by the 1963 Mets.
— The Dodgers managed to turn just three hits and four baserunners in a 3-1 win over the Phillies as Will Smith belted a two-run homer and Chris Taylor added a solo blast. LA’s bullpen scattered four hits over 5 1/3 innings, with Kenley Jansen working the ninth for his 16th save.
