UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees’ double-digit winning streak has come to an end.
The Yanks had won 11 straight before Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run in a season-high six innings of the Blue Jays’ 2-1 victory over New York in Toronto. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled home the go-ahead run in the third inning, and Matt Chapman added a solo homer.
Jordan Romano pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for his ML-leading 12th save in 13 chances.
Also around the majors:
— Taylor Ward and Jared Walsh homered while the Angels put together a six-run 10th with two out to beat the Red Sox, 10-5. Ward put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run shot and Walsh followed with a three-run blast. Walsh also provided the game-tying single in the ninth.
— Justin Verlander allowed five hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings of the Astros’ 7-2 downing of the Mariners. Verlander is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA in five starts this season in his return from Tommy John surgery. Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBIs as Houston completed a three-game sweep
— Cedric Mullins and Ramón Urías each hit a two-run homer while the Orioles scored six times in the third inning of their 9-4 win over the Twins. The Baltimore infield pulled off five double plays in the first seven innings. Former Oriole Dylan Bundy was reached for nine runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
— Lucas Giolito struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning of the White Sox’s 4-3 win over the Cubs. Giolito gave up just three hits over 5 2/3 frames, including homers by Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom. Jose Abreu homered and outfielder Luis Robert made a game-saving grab to help the White Sox sweep the two-game set.
— Manuel Margot broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning to spark the Rays’ 3-0 shutout of the Athletics. Corey Kluber worked six strong innings to help Tampa Bay complete a three-game sweep. Frankie Montas tossed shutout ball for seven frames, but Oakland finished 0-6 on its homestand.
— Rowdy Tellez homered twice and set a Brewers record with eight RBIs in an 18-4 dismantling of the Reds. Kolten Wong also homered and teammate Andrew McCutchen went 4 for 5 with four RBIs for Milwaukee. The Reds have lost eight straight and 19 of 20.
— The Dodgers scored six times over their final two at-bats to whip the Giants, 9-1 and complete a two-game sweep. Mookie Betts and Max Muncy homered and Freddie Freeman added a two-run triple in the Dodgers’ 15th win in 20 games. Tony Gonsolin pitched five innings of three-hit ball for Los Angeles.
— Fresh off a no-hitter, Tylor Megill was working on a shutout until the Braves erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning of a 9-2 romp over the Mets. Adam Duvall delivered a two-run double in the sixth, two innings before Guillermo Heredia hit a two-run homer. Ian Anderson pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits and improving to 3-1.
— Brad Miller’s two-run single in the 10th inning sent the Rangers past the Phillies, 2-1. Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits for the Rangers, who have won a season-high four in a row. Nick Castellanos doubled and had three hits in Philadelphia’s fourth loss in five games.
— The Diamondbacks pulled out an 8-7 win over the Marlins on Pavin Smith’s two-run homer in the ninth inning. Daulton Varsho belted a two-run homer and supplied a one-out single in the ninth before scoring on Smith’s blast. DBacks starter Madison Bumgarner was ejected after the first inning for arguing with an umpire while being checked for a foreign substance.
— Jose Iglesias had a two-run double and Connor Joe a two-run triple in consecutive at-bats during the fourth inning of Colorado’s 5-2 victory against the Nationals. The extra-base hits followed an error by Washington shortstop Alcides Escobar. Austin Gomber pitched 6 2/3 strong innings in the Rockies’ fourth win in five games.
— The Cardinals rolled to a 10-0 shutout of the Royals as Nolan Arenado belted a three-run homer and drove in five. Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs to back Adam Wainwright, who tossed one-hit ball over seven innings. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina tied the Braves’ Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for the most team wins by starting battery mates with their 202nd together.
— The Padres were 5-4 winners over the Guardians in the return of Mike Clevenger. He allowed three runs and four hits over 4 2/3 innings, his first major league appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery two years ago. Manny Machado slammed a two-run homer and Austin Nola furnished an RBI double for San Diego.
— In the nightcap at Cleveland, rookie Steven Kwan’s RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Guardians a 6-5 win and a split. Cleveland trailed 5-2 in the eighth before tying it on consecutive RBIs singles by Andrés Giménez, Austin Hedges and pinch-hitter Josh Naylor. Eric Hosmer had two RBIs in Game 2 for the Padres, who went 6-2 on their road trip to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
— Willi Castro and Akil Baddoo scored on third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes’ two-out error fifth inning of the Tigers’ 3-2 verdict over the Pirates in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Detroit scored three unearned runs in winning for just the second time in nine games. Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the fifth on Ben Gamel’s two-run triple before losing for the sixth time in seven games.
— Bryan Reynolds doubled in Pittsburgh’s two-run seventh before the Pirates completed a 7-2 win over the Tigers for a split of the twinbill. Daniel Vogelbach collected three RBIs and Ben Gamel was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. The Bucs received shutout ball from their bullpen after Jose Quintana was reached for two runs over five innings.
