UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have won a series matchup of AL division leaders, but it took extra innings to accomplish it.
The White Sox pulled out an 8-7 win over the Rays behind Yasmani Grandal’s game-ending single in the 10th. Jóse Abreu hit his 12th homer of the season for the White Sox, who squandered a 7-2 lead before winning for the 10th time in their last 13 games.
Yandy Díaz and Mike Zunino homered for the Rays.
Meanwhile, the Mets continue to win games and lose key players.
Jacob deGrom was pulled from a second straight start with an arm injury, this time leaving after three perfect innings with right shoulder tightness in New York’s 6-3 victory over the Cubs. DeGrom struck out eight of the nine batters he faced and lowered his ERA to 0.54, the lowest in major league history after 11 starts.
Dominic Smith hit a one-out solo homer in the third and added a run-scoring grounder in the fourth as the Mets earned their sixth win in seven games, putting the NL East leaders a season-high 10 games over .500.
Around the majors:
— The Red Sox earned their second-straight, 10-8 win over the Braves as Christian Arroyo slugged a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning. Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run single and Xander Bogaerts had three doubles as part of Boston’s 14-hit attack.
— Gary Sánchez belted a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Aroldis Chapman dodged a ninth-inning jam to wrap up the Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. Gerrit Cole is 8-3 after limiting Toronto to four hits over eight innings.
— The Athletics have a six-game winning streak after Ramón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list, highlighting an 8-4 win over the Angels. Matt Olson singled twice in a six-run sixth and finished 3-for-4 with an RBI.
— Jose Altuve homered twice and made major league history by hitting a leadoff homer one game after belting a walk-off grand slam, carrying the Astros to an 8-4 win over the Rangers. Astros rookie Chas McCormick recorded his first two-homer game on a night when Houston went deep a season-high six times.
— José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs as the Indians sent the Orioles to their team record-extending 18th consecutive road loss, 8-7. César Hernández had a two-run triple and Adam Civale became the first 10-game winner of the season despite allowing five runs in as many innings.
— Willi Castro homered during a three-run seventh that send the Tigers to a 6-5 victory and a three-game sweep of Kansas City. The Royals have lost six in a row and 11 of 12.
— Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer against his former team and rookie starter Bailey Ober struck out six as the Twins dumped the Mariners, 7-2. Ryan Jeffers also homered in Minnesota’s first win in four games.
— The Diamondbacks tied a major league record with their 22nd consecutive road loss as Buster Posey hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the Giants’ 13-7 trouncing of Arizona. Steven Duggar and LaMonte Wade Jr. connected in the fourth as San Francisco sent its NL West rival to a 13th consecutive loss overall.
— Zack Wheeler outpitched Clayton Kershaw and Rhys Hoskins ended an 0-for-33 slump with an early homer in the Phillies’ 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers. Wheeler gave up five hits with six strikeouts in six innings to help Philadelphia become the first team to shut out Los Angeles since September 2019.
— Yadier Molina delivered his eighth career walk-off hit with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to complete the Cardinals’ 1-0 and three-game sweep of the Marlins. St. Louis starter Johan Oviedo worked a career-high seven scoreless innings and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara pitched a team season-high 8 1/3 innings.
— The Reds won for the 11th time in 13 games as Tyler Mahle tied his career high with 12 strikeouts in a 2-1 decision over the Brewers. Tucker Barnhart doubled home the tiebreaking run to send Cincinnati to its sixth straight win and a three-game sweep.
— The Nationals picked up a 3-1 win over the Pirates behind Paolo Espino, who allowed three hits over five shutout innings for his first major league win at age 34. Josh Bell hit a two-run homer against his former team as Washington completed a three-game sweep that extends Pittsburgh’s losing streak to 10 games.
— Pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Rockies an 8-7 win over the sputtering Padres. San Diego wasted Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s NL-leading 21st home run and lost for the 13th time in 17 games.
