UNDATED (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles finally cooled off the New York Yankees, thanks to a walk-off blast.
Anthony Santander launched a three-run homer off Lucas Luetge in the ninth inning to give the Birds a 9-6 win over the Yanks. The Orioles trailed 5-3 before scoring three times in the sixth inning, capped by an RBI single by former Yankee Rougned Odor. DJ LeMahieu’s RBI single in the ninth tied it before the Bombers lost for the first time in 19 games when scoring at least five runs.
New York lost for just the fourth time in its last 23 games and fell to 28-10, still tops in the majors.
Baltimore avoided a four-game sweep.
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
— Travor Story had a huge night in the Red Sox’s 12-6 win against the Mariners, going 4-for-4 with three home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored. Story slugged a pair of two-run homers and a three-run shot in the eighth, and he also singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth. Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in a pair for the Red Sox, who trailed 4-0 in the second inning.
— The Astros made it 11 straight home wins versus the Rangers as Martín Maldonado hit a three-run double to break open their 5-1 victory against Texas. Houston went ahead to stay on Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the first inning, making it 2-1. Jose Altuve was 4-for-5 with two doubles to back Framber Valdez, who struck out seven and allowed six hits over seven frames.
— Luis Robert delivered a two-run homer and a pair of RBI singles as the White Sox outscored the Royals, 7-4 in the rubber match of the five-game series. Pinch-hitter Adam Engel gave Chicago its first lead with an RBI single in the seventh off Gabe Speier that broke a 4-all tie. Tim Anderson had two hits, two walks and two RBIs, recording his 10th multi-hit outing in his last 18 games for the White Sox.
— Tyler Naquin homered in the fifth inning and scored on Kyle Farmer’s go-ahead single in the eighth to lead the Reds’ 4-2 win over the Guardians. Cincinnati snapped a 1-1 tie by scoring three runs in the eighth off Trevor Stephan. The Reds swept the two-game series and are 8-5 since a 3-21 start.
— Pete Alonso crushed a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. Jeff McNeil had a tiebreaking, two-run single and three RBIs for the Mets, who took three of four in the series to move a season-high 12 games over .500. Paul Goldschmidt drove in four and Albert Pujols laced an RBI double that put the Redbirds ahead, 6-5 in the 10th.
— The Padres were 2-0 winners over the Phillies behind Yu Darvish, who limited the home team to six hits over seven innings. Darvish kept the shutout intact by retiring Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos with runners on first and third to end the sixth inning. San Diego scored twice in the fourth inning on Robinson Cano’s RBI single and Ha-Seong Kim’s sacrifice fly, giving the Padres the series.
— The Diamondbacks’ six-game losing streak is over after Zac Gallen allowed a run and just two hits over five innings of a 3-1 verdict over the Cubs. Gallen has permitted two or fewer runs in each of his first seven starts this year. Marcus Stroman came off the COVID list and retired his first nine batters before Daulton Varsho put Arizona ahead with a solo homer.
