UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees now own their longest winning streak since 1985.
The Yankees have run their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Braves in Atlanta for the second straight night, 5-4. DJ LeMahieu belted a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning to help the Yankees stay four games behind the AL East-leading Rays. Giancarlo Stanton went deep for the second straight game and Rougned Odor capped the scoring for the Yankees with a solo blast in the seventh.
Yanks closer Aroldis Chapman allowed a ninth-inning run and left with the bases loaded before Wandy Peralta finished up the victory.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run double in the first inning for Atlanta, which still leads the NL East by 4 1/2 games over the Phillies.
The Rays maintained their four-game lead over the Yanks as Nelson Cruz returned from the COVID-19 list and delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning of a 3-1 win at Philadelphia.
Brandon Lowe also drove in a run for the Rays, who have won seven of eight. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen got a no-decision after limiting Philadelphia to one run on four hits in five innings.
Checking out the rest of Tuesday’s major league schedule:
— Hunter Renfroe homered twice and the Red Sox outscored the Twins, 11-9 to move two games ahead of Oakland for the second AL wild card. Alex Verdugo had three hits, and Renfroe drove in five runs with his 14th career multi-homer game. Boston blew most of a six-run lead before Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 11-8.
— Luis Torrens provided a tiebreaking, two-run single that helped the Mariners complete a two-game sweep of the Athletics, 5-1. Chris Flexen settled down after surrendering three straight singles in the first inning, allowing just three more hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings to improve to 11-5. Jarred Kelenic had two RBIs and scored a run to help Seattle hand Oakland its fourth straight loss.
— Luis Garcia pitched into the seventh inning and two relievers completed a four-hitter to carry the Astros past the Royals, 4-0. Garcia struck out seven and scattered four hits across 6 2/3 innings. Carlos Correa had two hits and two RBIs to help the AL West leaders snap a two-game skid and move 4 1/2 games over second-place Oakland.
— Dylan Cease worked seven innings and Jose Abreu had four RBIs in leading the White Sox to their first win in four games, 5-2 at Toronto. Abreu slammed a three-run homer in the first inning to support Cease, who limited the Blue Jays to a run and four hits. Luis Robert, Yoan Moncada and Abreu each had three hits from the top of Chicago’s lineup.
— Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman hit back-to-back home runs to lead the Tigers past the Cardinals, 4-3. Casey Mize was reached for just three hits over five scoreless innings. Losing pitcher Jack Flaherty allowed four runs on four hits with three walks before coming out of the game after two innings with what the team said was right shoulder tightness.
— The Angels pinned the Orioles with their 19th consecutive loss by building an 11-run lead in a 14-8 decision at Camden Yards. Jo Adell furnished a two-run triple and a two-run single while Los Angeles was building a 13-2 lead by the fourth inning. Juan Lagares added three RBIs against the Birds, who are two off the team record for consecutive losses set at the start of the 1988 season.
— Nate Lowe was 5-for-5 with a three-run homer as the Rangers whipped the Indians, 7-3. DJ Peters also smacked a three-run homer and had four RBIs for Texas. Winning pitcher Taylor Hearn and four relievers held Cleveland’s offense in check after the Indians scored 17 runs in winning three straight.
— The Giants crushed the Mets, 8-0 behind Brandon Belt, who was 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs. Mike Yastrzemski and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep off loser Tylor Megill, who was rocked for seven runs over 3 2/3 innings. Sammy Long scattered three hits over 5 1/3 innings as the NL West leaders dropped New York to 2-9 in a 13-game stretch against the Giants and Dodgers.
— Julio Urias earned his major league-leading 14th win by pitching one-hit ball over five scoreless innings of the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory at San Diego. Will Smith put the Dodgers ahead with a second-inning homer and AJ Pollock added a two-run single that made it 3-0 in the seventh. The Padres managed just three hits and remain one game behind Cincinnati for the second NL wild card.
— Omar Narváez hit a tiebreaking double in a four-run seventh inning as the Brewers knocked off the Reds, 7-4. Kolten Wong added a two-run homer in the eighth for Milwaukee, which finished the game without shortstop Willy Adames because of a leg injury. The NL Central leaders have won 11 of their last 14 and are 8 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Reds.
— The Pirates doubled up the Diamondbacks, 4-2 as JT Brubaker pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in nearly three months. Brubaker allowed four hits with six strikeouts, stranding five runners in scoring position. Anthony Alford made it 4-0 with a two-run home run after Michael Chavis went deep in his second game with the Pirates.
— Tres Barrera and Ryan Zimmerman each smacked two-run homers for the Nationals in a 5-1 verdict over the Marlins. Erick Fedde held the Marlins to a run and six hits over 6 1/3 innings. Miami didn’t score until Jesus Aguilar hit an RBI single in the seventh.
— The Rockies-Cubs game at Wrigley Field was postponed because of thunderstorms and rescheduled as part of a Wednesday doubleheader.
