UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Astros had no trouble maintaining their six-game lead over Oakland atop the American League West.
Yuli Gurriel fell a triple shy of the cycle while driving in three runs to lead the Astros’ 11-4 pounding of the Mariners.
It was the 13th time this season Gurriel has had at least three hits. Carlos Correa also had three hits and Kyle Tucker homered for the Astros, who have won seven of their last nine games.
The Athletics kept pace as Sean Manaea took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Matt Chapman smacked a three-run homer in a 10-4 blowout over the Padres. Manaea kept the Padres off the basepaths until he issued a one-out walk to Jurickson Profar and pinch-hitter Eric Hosmer then lofted a bloop single.
Elvis Andrus had three hits and two RBIs for the A’s, who split the two-game series.
In other major league action:
— Randal Grichuk belted a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the Blue Jays downed the Red Sox, 4-1 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. George Springer also went deep to back Robbie Ray, who allowed a run and five hits over six innings.
— The Red Sox turned the tables in Game 2 as rookie starter Tanner Houck struck out seven over four innings of a 4-1 decision over Toronto. Rookie Jarren Duran hit his first major league triple for the AL East leaders, an RBI drive in the fourth.
— Boston’s division lead is up to 2 1/2 games over Tampa Bay after the Yankees scratched out a pair of runs in the 10th inning to beat the Rays, 3-1. Aaron Judge delivered the tiebreaking, RBI single after being a late scratch from the lineup.
— Michael A. Taylor’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th gave the Royals a 3-2 triumph over the White Sox. Salvador Perez tied the game with a solo blast in the ninth before Kansas City won for the seventh time in eight games.
— Shohei Ohtani slammed his major league-leading 37th home run, a three-run blast in the fourth inning of the Angels’ 8-7 win over the Rockies. Phil Gosselin’s RBI single in the eighth broke a 7-all deadlock.
— The Tigers were outhomered 7-0 yet still managed to defeat the Twins, 17-14. Jeimer Candelario had three ribbies and Eric Haase supplied a three-run double to help Detroit overcome Ryan Jeffers’ grand slam in a six-run fourth.
— The Orioles pulled out an 8-7 win over the Marlins behind Ryan McKenna, who drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Trey Mancini and Pedro Severino contributed home runs to help Baltimore erase a 5-0 deficit.
— The Dodgers are back within two games of the NL West lead after Walker Buehler tossed three-hit ball over seven innings of an 8-0 pounding of the first-place Giants. Cody Bellinger homered for the defending World Series champions, while Max Muncy and AJ Pollock had three hits apiece to help Los Angeles end a three-game skid.
— The Brewers knocked off the Pirates, 7-3 as Lorenzo Cain and Luis Urias hit two-run doubles to support Adrian Houser’s five scoreless innings. Pittsburgh rookie Rodolfo Castro became the first player in major league history to homer with his first five big league hits when he went deep twice against Milwaukee’s bullpen.
— Outfielder Michael Conforto threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning to preserve the Mets’ 2-1 victory over the Braves. Brandon Drury’s pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning helped the NL East leaders move five games ahead of Atlanta.
— The Diamondbacks were 3-2 winners over the Rangers as Madison Bumgarner pitched four-hit ball over seven innings to win for the first time in 2 1/2 months. David Peralta and Daulton Varsho slammed solo home runs as Arizona won despite collecting just three hits.
