Red Sox snap Twins’ 12-game winning streak
Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers each hit two-run home runs, and the Boston Red Sox pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Vaughn Grissom and Dominic Smith added two-run doubles for Boston, which avoided a three-game sweep in the series finale. Rob Refsnyder added an RBI double. Ryan Jeffers hit a solo home run for Minnesota, whose 12game winning streak ended.
Dodgers 5, Braves 1
Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, Teoscar Hernandez also went deep and left-hander James Paxton pitched into the seventh inning as the host Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves.
Ohtani's initial two-run blast came two Dodgers hitters into the game and gave him home runs in back-to-back games for the third time this season.
Marlins 12, A’s 3
Nick Gordon collected two singles, a double and a home run, drove in three runs and scored twice as part of Miami's highest-scoring game of the season as the Marlins avoided an interleague series sweep at the hands of the host Oakland Athletics.
Diamondbacks 11, Padres 4
Jake McCarthy was 3-for-4 with three runs and was one of five Diamondbacks to drive in two runs as Arizona beat the visiting San Diego Padres in Phoenix to avoid being swept in this three-game series.
Yankees 5, Tigers 2, 8 innings
Juan Soto hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the seventh and the host New York Yankees completed a three-game series sweep by defeating the Detroit Tigers in a rain-shortened game. The game was called after 71⁄2 innings.
Orioles 11, Reds 1
Dean Kremer allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings as the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a threegame sweep with an win over the punchless Cincinnati Reds.
Nationals 11, Blue Jays 8
Eddie Rosario's two-run seventh-inning homer broke a tie and the Washington
Nationals went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rangers 3, Royals 2, 10 innings
Nathaniel Lowe delivered a 10th-inning RBI single, lifting the visiting Texas Rangers to a victory over the Kansas City Royals to win the three-game series.
Rays 7, Mets 6, 10 innings
Jonny DeLuca's walk-off, two-run triple in extra innings propelled the Tampa Bay Rays to a win and a series sweep against the visiting New York Mets.
Mariners 5, Astros 4
Cal Raleigh slugged a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a victory over the host Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series to claim their sixth consecutive series win.
Cubs 5, Brewers 0
Chicago's Nico Hoerner sparked a three-run frame in the fifth inning to break a scoreless stalemate, while Javier Assad pitched six shutout innings in the Cubs' victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.
White Sox 5, Cardinals 1
Paul DeJong had two doubles, two runs and an RBI as the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals.
Guardians 4, Angels 1
Jose Ramirez hit a slump-busting, go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth, then scored two innings later on Josh Naylor's home run as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels.
Pirates 5, Rockies 3
Oneil Cruz doubled and hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early deficit to beat the visiting Colorado Rockies in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Phillies 5, Giants 4
Bryce Harper hit a three-run home run and J.T. Realmuto had three hits to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants.