UNDATED (AP) — The Oakland Athletics picked up their seventh straight win, thanks in part from help of a former first-round pick of the New York Yankees.
James Kaprielian tossed three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings in the Athletics’ 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Kaprielian was traded to Oakland in a July 2017 deal that brought pitcher Sonny Gray to New York.
The Yanks led, 3-2 until Tony Kemp hit a three-run homer in the sixth on a hanging slider from Wandy Peralta.
In other major league action:
— Yusei Kikuchi threw four-hit ball over seven innings of the Mariners’ 5-1 win over the Rays. Luis Torrens collected two RBIs and Seattle batted around in a four-run first that sent Tampa Bay to its fourth straight loss.
— The Royals won for just the second time in 13 games as Adalberto Mondesi hit a 464 foot three-run homer and Salvador Pérez added his 18th home run in a 10-2 romp over the Red Sox. Kansas City trailed 1-0 before Mondesi’s third-inning home run off Nick Pivetta.
— Cedric Mullins homered twice and the Orioles ended their eight-game losing streak by downing the Blue Jays, 7-1. Mullins had three hits, including a homer to lead off the bottom of the first and a three-run shot that capped a five-run eighth.
— Shohei Ohtani blasted his 20th and 21st home runs fir the Angels in an 11-3 dismantling of the Tigers. Ohtani, Luis Rengifo and Jared Walsh each homered in the fifth inning.
— Yordan Álvarez had a game-ending double in the ninth inning for his third hit in the Astros’ 2-1 win over the White Sox. Luis García allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings as Houston won its fifth in a row.
— Luis Arraez laced an RBI triple to start the 10th inning and the Twins later drew two bases-loaded walks in a 7-5 downing of the Rangers. Trevor Larnach had a no-doubt homer for Minnesota, which has won consecutive games for only the second time this month.
— The Pirates’ 10-game losing streak is over after Gregory Polanco’s two-run home run capped a five-run first in an 11-10 victory against the Indians. Pittsburgh led 11-1 following rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes’ three-run double that capped a five-run sixth.
— Brandon Belt homered and the Giants beat the Phillies, 5-3. LaMonte Wade Jr. doubled, tripled and drove in two runs as the Giants won in manager Gabe Kapler’s first game against the team he skippered for two years.
— Arizona stumbled to its franchise-record 15th straight loss as former Diamondback Steven Souza Jr. slammed a go-ahead homer to lead the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory. Trevor Bauer pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, fanning eight and lowering his ERA to 2.45.
— The Padres cruised to an 8-2 win over the Reds as Wil Myers homered twice and doubled. Tommy Pham hit a leadoff homer and Chris Paddack worked five impressive innings and struck out 11 to match his career high for the San Diego.
— The Rockies pulled out their season-high fifth straight win by downing the Brewers, 6-5 on C.J. Cron’s game-ending single in the 10th inning. Pinch-hitter Yonathan Daza and Brendan Rodgers supplied RBI doubles after Milwaukee took a 4-1 lead.
— The Mets suffered their second consecutive shutout loss as Yan Gomes laced an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Nationals a 1-0 win over New York. Erick Fedde two-hit the Mets over seven frames and ran his scoreless straight to 20 innings.
— Ozzie Albies and William Contreras homered off Carlos Martínez in a four-run second inning that highlighted the Braves’ offense in an 9-1 rout of the Cardinals. Max Fried allowed two hits in seven innings of Atlanta’s second straight win since a 1-6 skid.
— Adam Duvall hit a grand slam and a two-run drive as the Marlins hammered the Cubs, 10-2 to end a four-game losing streak. Jon Berti added a three-run homer and Duvall finished with three hits as Miami handed Chicago its fourth loss in five games.
