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Telling Lies In America 1985-1995: The Joe Eszterhas Era by Jessica Kiang

“Written by Joe Eszterhas” is a phrase that has not had much of a workout on US cinema screens in over twenty years—and it’s arguable whether the 1997, 19-screen nationwide release of certifiable shitshow Burn Hollywood Burn: An Alan Smithee Film exactly qualifies as “a workout.” But for those of us who had the parental training wheels come off our theatrical filmgoing in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s, there were few individuals more central to our cinematic coming-of-age. And with perhaps the sole exception of Shane Black, a different animal in any case, none of the others—the Spielbergs, Camerons, Tarantinos—were exclusively screenwriters. For over a decade, the Hungarian-born, Hollywood-minted superstar writer of Basic Instinct bestrode the adult-oriented commercial screenwriting mainstream like a smirking colossus in a tight dress wearing no underwear. And given that Hollywood is primarily how the USA, the most loudly, proudly self-created of nations, expresses itself to itself and to the rest of the world, by the man’s own bombastic standards it’s only a slight exaggeration to suggest that America, between the years of 1985 and 1995, was written by Joe Eszterhas.

But for all the dominance he exerted, the rules he rewrote and the sheer money he made, examining Eszterhas’ heyday today feels like an act of paleontology, even for those of us who lived through it. 1992 is not so very distant; in a variety of ways it is still with us. It was the year Quentin Tarantino, whose latest film is in theaters right now, broke out with his first, Reservoir Dogs. It was the year the current loathsome, racist, tinpot President of the United States made a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, back when he was merely a loathsome, racist, tinpot property tycoon. It was the year that the number one box office spot was taken by Disney’s animated Aladdin, which felt close enough in time that the live-action remake which—and I’ve checked my notes on this, apparently was a thing that happened to us in 2019—felt entirely too soon.

But it was also the year of Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, the sine qua non of Eszterhas-penned films. And if Sharon Stone’s lascivious leg-cross (Verhoeven’s invention, incidentally, not Eszterhas’) provided posterity with the most iconic upskirt of a blonde in a white dress since Marilyn Monroe’s encounter with a subway grate, that is largely all that remains to us of it today. Well, that and the instantly forgotten sequel (sans Eszterhasian involvement) that already seemed wildly anachronistic in 2006. The original film, its writer, the erotic thriller genre it exemplified, the dunderheaded sexual politics it upheld while attempting to subvert, the whole idea of a mainstream screenwriter having a brand at all (even one as loosely defined as “writer of films you don’t tell your parents you snuck into”), all seem like ancient relics. These are the artifacts not only of a bygone age but of an extinct genus, a whole evolutionary branch that was nipped in the bud so comprehensively that even now scientists might argue over how closely the skeletons of certain bird species resemble the bones of Basic Instinct.

This containment, however, is what makes looking back at the Eszterhas era so fascinating. His brief Hollywood hegemony is a microcosmic event in cinematic history, one with a beginning, middle, and an end (barring some late-breaking epilogue, or a post fade-to-black pan down to an ice pick under the bed). And it didn’t start with his first produced screenplay, for the leaden Sylvester Stallone truckers-union drama F.I.S.T. (Norman Jewison, 1978), although the glimmer of future feats of financial alchemy was already present in the reported $400,000 he received for the novelization. Dawn really broke for Eszterhas, as it did for three of the only other people who could legitimately be termed his peers as purveyors of massively popular, high-concept, low-brow ‘80s sensationalism (producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, director Adrian Lyne), with 1983’s Flashdance.

It was an improbable success, less a film than an aerobics video occasionally interrupted by some awkward sassy banter and Jennifer Beals’ popping-flashbulb smile. Its vanishingly thin story, which Eszterhas co-wrote, is of an 18-year-old welder in a steel mill, who moonlights as an exotic dancer while aspiring to become a ballerina—a logline that sounds like a hoot of derision even as an unadorned description—and is full of Eszterhasian hallmarks. There’s the high degree of preposterousness. There’s the gym scene, during which the ladies of the cast grimace and lift weights in full makeup, and while here the frictionless unreality of Lyne’s TV-commerical aesthetic makes the sequence abstract, the peculiar faith in the erotic potential of a workout would recur in the squash sequence in Jagged Edge (Richard Marqund, 1985) and the ludicrous gym date in Sliver (Phillip Noyce, 1993).

And Flashdance also prefigures almost the entire Eszterhas oeuvre in being a story that centers on a woman’s experience and that laudably—if here laughably—positions her career ambitions as at least equal to her romantic aspirations in the mechanism of the plot. But, as elsewhere, it’s a view of women constructed by a proudly unreconstructed man, directed and photographed by men. (Eszterhas’ hard-drinking, womanizing, hellraising, Hunter S. Thompson-of-the-movies persona is enjoyably self-mythologized in his memoir Hollywood Animal.) If anything, what comes across most strongly in Eszterhas’ conception of a “strong woman” is his bafflement when tasked with imagining what such a woman might have going on inside her brain. His filmography may be full of female-fronted titles, and may contain the most famous mons venus in film history, but most of Eszterhas’ work could not be more male gaze-y f it were written from the point of view of an actual phallus, like the closing chapter of his 2000 book American Rhapsody, which is narrated by Bill Clinton's penis, Willard (I am not making this up).

This powerfully eroticized dissociation, this sexualized incomprehension of women as people with interior lives, is the animating idea behind the most Eszterhasian of Eszterhas scripts. But it’s a blank space in which directors, and especially actresses, could sometimes find room to create for themselves. Sharon Stone is genuinely, in-on-the-joke fantastic in Basic Instinct—who else could have delivered “What are you going to do, charge me with smoking?” as if it were an unreturnable Wildean riposte? Costa-Gavras’ Music Box (1989) is by some distance the sturdiest and least dated of Eszterhas movies, a lot due to its comparative sexlessness, but also because of a great, warm, real performance from an Oscar-nominated Jessica Lange. Debra Winger just about wins out in her more thankless role in Costa-Gavras’ first Eszterhas collaboration, Betrayed (1988). And Glenn Close imbues the heroine of the superior thriller Jagged Edge with such shrewdness that it’s almost a liability to the believability of the central deception.

But live by the sword, die by the sword, and when the director/actress combo fails to operate in similar sympathy we get Stone horribly miscast as a… sexy wallflower?… in Sliver, or Linda Fiorentino visibly flailing as a… downtrodden femme fatale?… in Jade, or poor Elizabeth Berkley thrashing wildly about in the neon-lit swimming pool of kitsch that is Showgirls. In these failures, the writer’s almost panicky vision of women as vast, dangerous cognitive black holes is best revealed. But then, mistrust of the opposite sex is only one aspect of the wider mystery that underpins even Eszterhas’ outlier titles: his entire output is preoccupied with how little any of us can ever know anyone.

In Eszterhas’ semi-autobiographical Telling Lies In America (Guy Ferland, 1997), a teenage Hungarian immigrant (Brad Renfro) is dazzled by Kevin Bacon's smooth-talking DJ, but blindly unable to work out if he is friend or fiend. Music Box details a lawyer’s dawning disillusionment over her adored father's murderous past—eerily mirroring Eszterhas’ discovery of his own father’s collaboration with the Hungarian Nazi regime. Betrayed has Winger’s FBI agent falling for Tom Berenger’s farmer only to discover he is, in fact, the neo-Nazi she insisted to her bosses he was not, in similar vein to Jagged Edge, in which Close’s lawyer discovers that the lover she successfully defended actually dunnit after all.

Oftentimes, the credulity-stretching ambivalence of these characters is all that powers the suspense, as in the is-she-gonna-kill-him-or-is-she-just-orgasming moments in Basic Instinct. In the misbegotten Nowhere to Run (Robert Harmon, 1993) Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a ruthless ex-con turned valiant protector, his blockish inertia apparently meant to signal that inner ambiguity. More often, it leads to final-act fake-out twists so unmoored to anything like recognizable motivation that they become weirdly weightless, as in Sliver when Stone’s Carly does not know if she’s killed the right man until the final four seconds of the film, and where, had the coin-flip gone the other way, it would still be equally (un)believable.

If it’s part of the egotistical remit of the writer to believe they have an insight into human psychology, it’s remarkable how much of Eszterhas’ oeuvre pivots around how fundamentally unknowable people are to one another. And while that schtick, by which you can’t tell if someone cares for you or is simply a talented sociopathic mimic, resonated briefly at the exact moment when the grasping, solipsistic ‘80s were segueing into the untrustworthy, PR-managed ‘90s, it proved not to have much long-game sustain. Critics had always been sniffy about Eszterhas, who clearly mopped up his tears with massive wads of 100 dollar bills. But when audiences started staying away, like in the Showgirls and Jade-blighted annus horribilis of 1995, the inflationary bubble that allowed Eszterhas to command millions for two-page outlines scribbled, one suspects, on the back of strip club napkins, abruptly burst. The idea of screenwriter-as-auteur, or rather as reliable bellwether of commercial success, proved a fallacy, an expensive experiment that began and ended with Joe Eszterhas, its earliest progenitor, luckiest beneficiary, and biggest casualty.

Glossy, vacuous, adult-themed thrillers were not the only thing going on in Hollywood, and Eszterhas was not the only big-name screenwriter. Shane Black, writer of Lethal Weapon, also commanded astronomical sums for his early ‘90s scripts, but the key difference is that Black wrote in the register of the franchise-able action-spectacular blockbuster that would eventually trounce all others as the Hollywood model for the future. Black has gone on to become part of the Marvel machine as a writer and director, while aside from one Hungarian-language period film, Children of Glory (Krisztina Goda, 2006), Eszterhas’ contribution to the pop cultural landscape post-2000 has been in the form of self-aggrandizing memoirs, or highly public fallings-out with celebrities, like Mel Gibson, of a similarly corked vintage.

The tastemaker point of view has historically been to consider Eszterhas among the worst things that ever happened to Hollywood—so much so that disdain-dripping sarcasm seems to be the fallback for critics summarizing his impact. But while no one is going to make the case for the man’s filmography as some sort of artistic landmark, the Eszterhas era did represent one of the last gasps of a Hollywood that believed, however misguidedly, in personality over product, when the idiosyncrasies, idiocies and ideologies of a single person—a writer at that—could, with studio backing and a 1,500 theater release strategy, influence the cinematic development of an entire generation. That might not have seemed like a good thing but retrospect, like cocaine, is a helluva drug and in 2019, with blandly anonymous, market-tested content churned out by mega-corporations bi-weekly to siphon your hard-earneds away, the kind of salacious tackiness Eszterhas represented feels oddly adorable, even quaint. Now that singular talents—even the obnoxious and objectionable ones—who could make decent returns on mid-budget, adult-oriented mainstream fare, have been steamrollered by infantilizing, monolithic billion-dollar mega-franchises, it’s hard not to be a little nostalgic for the vanished hiccup of time when Hollywood briefly uncrossed its legs for Joe Eszterhas, and Joe Eszterhas told us all what he saw.

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sinceileftyoublog · 7 years ago

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Jess Williamson Interview: Woman and her Symbols

Photo by Chantal Anderson

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Jess Williamson is able to look back with wisdom and gratefulness at the period of her life that inspired her new album Cosmic Wink. Moving from Texas to LA, not knowing whether the person you love is going with you, and an aging dog might not seem like traditional fodder for a record. Yet, Williamson was able to channel all of these anxieties into something truly spiritual.

It’s easy to get lost in the timelessness of the music--somewhere between high and lonesome country and expansive indie rock--but here’s the the record's chronological context: Williamson was already planning to move to LA but was falling in love with her bandmate Shane Renfro (who also records as RF Shannon). She moved, he visited, and then he moved to LA. “We pretty quickly merged our lives,” Williamson told me in late June over the phone. The two (Renfro co-produced and co-wrote Cosmic Wink) made the record back in Texas. A month before that, Williamson’s beloved dog Frankie passed away. “I think she knew my life was about to change in some pretty drastic ways that meant I would be touring and traveling a lot more. I think she knew she wasn’t down with that,” Williamson said. “She picked the perfect time to leave. Before we made the record...she was able to be with her vet that knew her forever. She had a lovely service surrounded by the people she loved.”

Talking to Williamson, you get the sense she has these innate connections with both living things and herself. She’s at once intellectual and sort of mystic, referring to psychological theories in the same sentence as astrology. That interplay certainly finds its way into the songs on Cosmic Wink. Opener “I See The White” is a song about love and consciousness, while “Wild Rain”’s exemplary of her self-reflection. “You say there's two women / Living inside of me / And one's doubt and desire / And she's our enemy / Yet it's her wellness / That draws you in close,” she sings, exuding both a sense of grounded self-awareness and otherworldly warmth. It’s also worth noting that Williamson’s wish to establish connection even finds its way into interviews--she’s the first person to ever ask me in return what’s my favorite song on her new album.

Williamson is eager to return to Chicago after a successful show opening for Loma at Schubas back in May, which she called “the best show of the whole tour.” Tonight at Empty Bottle, she and her band will play all the songs from Cosmic Wink. Below, read the rest of our conversation, edited for length and clarity, in which she breaks down the album’s aesthetic, title, cover art, and more.

Since I Left You: Cosmic Wink is based on some pretty publicized distinct events--happy and sad. Was there anything specific you wanted to communicate about yourself through the record, or did you more make it to process what was going on in your life?

Jess Williamson: I was ready for a shift. My previous records are a lot more somber and sparse and more haunting and sad. I was ready to change that, to make music in a different way. My personality is not very somber and sad. That’s just where the music was coming from for a long time. I was ready to make a record that felt more me, to be able to relax and do it. I started touring a lot more, and I was touring solo, and playing all these sad songs--which of course, I love. Most of my favorite music is sad songs. But you’re asking a lot of your audience to be quiet and listen to the lyrics. I was opening up for bigger bands who were having a lot of fun playing loud, upbeat music. I realized I really wanted to do that. That’s a big reason the record sounds the way it does. Giving myself permission to have a little more fun.

SILY: Is that where the “cosmic” part of the album title comes from?

JW: A few months before I started writing the record, I read this book called Man And His Symbols. The first section is by Carl Jung, and the next is by other authors. But he edited it, and they’re all people he worked closely with. Essentially, the book is all about working with your unconscious and working with dreams. There’s this Jungian concept called synchronicity--looking for meaningful coincidences you really can’t explain. If you start to notice these things in your life, you realize they’re pointing to something larger you need to pay attention to or a path you needed to go down. I just kind of started learning about this stuff and getting super interested in this Jungian way of living.

I'm also really into astrology. It was my birthday, and it was a new moon in Sagittarius, and I’m a Sagittarius, so I was like, “This is really special.” I was reading about it, and one of the readings I came across said to look for synchronicities during this new moon because they are cosmic winks from the universe letting you know you’re not alone. Right after that, I came out to LA, started this new romantic relationship, and was looking for signs all the time. My whole life turned upside-down, so I needed something to hold onto. Whether I was looking for answers or not, I found them. In a way, the record was a cosmic wink itself. I took some pretty big leaps of faith, and my life is for the better, because I’m able to make music the way I want to, having signed with Mexican Summer. I made the album before they were in the picture. It all is kind of looking up.

SILY: Did you get any new pets after your dog died?

JW: No, I’m not ready, because I’m still heartbroken over Frankie. I would feel like I was betraying her [laughs]. But we also have so much touring coming up. It wouldn’t be fair to a new puppy. Hopefully one day.

SILY: What’s the story behind the cover art for the album?

JW: The front cover is a photo of me in Malibu that Shane took. We were on a hike and going to my friend’s engagement party. We literally changed clothes in the car, and I put makeup on, but as we were driving we saw this insane sunset. I said, “Shane, we have to turn around. That’s amazing.” He just snapped this photo of me, and it turned out to be the perfect cover choice. I knew I wanted a photo overlooking the ocean at sunset. It made sense for this album.

The back is this great design that Bailey Elder did--she’s one of the graphic design team members at Mexican Summer. I love it because different aspects of the art represent different aspects of the lyrics. I actually sent her a picture of Frankie, and she drew Frankie for the back of it. There’s a little slice of the sunset on the back, too, joining the front and back cover as if it’s a little portal. I can’t speak too much on it, because it’s really Bailey’s art, but that’s my take on it.

SILY: This might be a hard question, but do you have a favorite song on the record?

JW: That’s such a hard question. It changes. It used to be “Wild Rain”. I don’t know. I really don’t have a favorite. At one point it was “I See The White”.

SILY: Your stated influences on the record are a lot of canonical rock ‘n’ roll from the 60′s or even the 90′s. Did you want to make this record a bit more accessible?

JW: Absolutely. I wanted to make a record that felt classic and universal. To be honest, when I hear a song from Heart Song in certain contexts, I’m embarrassed. It’s a really intense, deeply personal, vulnerable record. That can be uncomfortable, even for me at times. But now, I’m like, “Yeah, let’s listen to Cosmic Wink!” It was an exercise in making an album that’s universal. Of course it’s about me, but it can be about anyone. The lyrics are more universal and open-ended on purpose.

SILY: What else is next for you?

JW: Today, I’m finishing some cover songs for Aquarium Drunkard. The rest of my year is touring, and in between tours, trying to write.

SILY: What songs are you covering?

JW: I’m doing “Unravel” by Bjork and “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere” by Dwight Yoakam.

SILY: Anything you’ve been listening to, watching, or reading that’s caught your attention?

JW: I’ve been listening to the new RF Shannon album called Trickster Blues. It’s amazing. I’ve been reading How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan. It just came out. The subtitle is What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. I’m about halfway through. I just watched Won’t You Be My Neighbor. I cried. What was really interesting for me was that I’m also reading a Ram Dass book called Polishing The Mirror. It came out about 4 years ago--it’s a really succinct book about how to live your life well. The way Fred Rogers lived his life is essentially the exact same way Dass talks about how to live a good life. It's all the same. All the great teachings about how to live and be a good person on this earth. It doesn’t matter what religion or spiritual context you’re coming from. Fred Rogers was a minister. He was a Christian. And what better example of how to live in a Christ-like way. I’m not a Christian, but I do think that Jesus Christ is an enlightened being that was on this earth that was an example for how to live.

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Lockhart, Texas -- RF Shannon will be releasing their new album Red Swan In Palmetto on May 26 via Austin’s very own Keeled Scales. The newest offering from the record is a nearly 6-minute long track “Heathen Nights”. This quiet slow burning track has a huskiness to it that feels ultra intimate. The soft lushness on “Heathen Nights” lets each instrumental and vocal layer simmer, without any one element crowding another. The track really embodies and reflects the ideals of slow living - enjoying things as they come and ready to part when they go. RF Shannon crafted an instrumental bed that maintains a steady calm that’ll have listeners feeling a grounding sonic embrace.

Red Swan in Palmetto by RF Shannon

On the track, songwriter/guitarist Shane Renfro shares: "I began writing this song just after moving back to Lockhart, Texas. This song is about knitting my way back into the community fabric of a small Texas town after living in LA for three and a half years. Dispelling misconceptions, proving my roots, wishing I didn't care what people thought of me, and stargazing with friends old and new. The lyric 'a sickle in the western sky' refers to the constellation of Leo in the springtime. If you're up late enjoying the hell out of life, you'll see the sickle, which also looks like a backwards question mark. And if you stay up late telling stories and jokes long enough, you might feel like the constellation is asking you a question... 'how long can you keep this up, ya heathen?' "

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complexdistractions · 7 years ago

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Track Premiere : Hear Future Museum's Exquisite New Singe "Presidio"

Track Premiere : Hear Future Museum’s Exquisite New Singe “Presidio”

photos by Shane Renfro

Neil Lord has had a busy year so far. He released his debut album as Future Museums titled Rosewater Ceremony back in February, at the end of June Lord and Thousand Foot Whale Claw dropped their newest album Black Hole Party, and at the end of this month Lord will be sitting behind the drums on the Single Lash debut record Providence. As if that wasn’t enough, on October…

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your-dietician · 4 years ago

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Diamondbacks rout Padres to end 24-game road skid

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Diamondbacks rout Padres to end 24-game road skid

Eduardo Escobar went 4-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the host San Diego Padres 10-1 on Saturday night to halt the longest road losing streak in major league history at 24 games.

Christian Walker also homered and right-hander Merrill Kelly (4-7) shut out the Padres on five hits over six innings. Walker, Josh Reddick, Josh Rojas, David Peralta and Pavin Smith all had two hits as Arizona racked up 16 overall while winning for just the second time in its past 22 overall contests.

The Diamondbacks also ended San Diego’s eight-game winning streak. Tommy Pham’s RBI single in the ninth prevented the Padres from being blanked.

San Diego’s Jake Cronenworth saw his four-game home run streak end.

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Cody Bellinger hit a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning to lift Los Angeles over visiting Chicago, ripping a 3-1 pitch over the fence in center with two outs in the ninth off Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson (3-2) to give the Dodgers their second straight win in the four-game series.

Dodgers starter Julio Urias struck out a career-high 12 batters in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander allowed two runs, five hits and walked one, but for the third straight outing could not secure his 10th victory of the season.

Joe Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger, Phil Bickford and David Price (3-0) blanked the Cubs over the final 3 2/3 innings. Cubs right-hander Alec Mills allowed two runs and eight hits in four innings, striking out two and walking two.

Giants 6, Athletics 5 (10 innings)

Curt Casali put a happy ending on his nightmarish game when he doubled home Steven Duggar from first base with one out in the last of the 10th inning, capping a two-run rally that pushed host San Francisco past Oakland.

Down 5-4 after a Matt Chapman sacrifice fly in the top of the inning, the Giants got even on an RBI single by Duggar off Athletics reliever Burch Smith (1-1) that scored Brandon Crawford with one out.

Casali, who had struck out in each of his previous four plate appearances, then lined a double into the left-field corner. San Francisco closer Jake McGee (3-2) was credited with the win despite allowing a run without issuing a hit in the top of the inning. The Giants (50-26) are the first team in the majors to reach 50 victories.

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Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the eighth inning and tossed 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball against his former team as host Boston beat New York to improve to 5-0 this season against their rival after a three-game road sweep of the Yankees on June 4-6 and winning 5-3 in the series opener Friday.

Eovaldi (8-4) allowed seven hits and walked none while striking out six batters. Enrique Hernandez, Bobby Dalbec, Hunter Renfroe and Xander Bogaerts each drove in a run for the Red Sox.

DJ LeMahieu finished 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBIs for New York. Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery (3-2) allowed three runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and five strikeouts in six innings. New York has dropped three of its last five games.

Marlins 3, Nationals 2

Rookie Zach Thompson struck out 11 batters — the most by any Miami pitcher since 2019 – in beating visiting Washington.

Nationals leadoff batter Kyle Schwarber, perhaps the hottest hitter in the majors entering the game, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and had his six-game hit streak snapped. Schwarber has 22 homers this season, including 13 in his past 15 games and nine in his past seven contests.

Instead of Schwarber, this game’s hitting star was Miami’s Jon Berti, who went 2-for-3 with the go-ahead homer and a double. Thompson (2-2), who was making just his fourth career start, lasted six innings, allowing four hits, two walks and two runs for his first quality start.

Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Game 1, 7 innings)

Zack Short blasted his first career home run, Casey Mize (5-4) tossed six strong innings and host Detroit snapped Houston’s 11-game winning streak Saturday in the opener of the day-night doubleheader.

Houston’s winning streak was one shy of the franchise record, which it established on three occasions.

Short was called up from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day to serve as the 27th man on the roster for the doubleheader. In addition to his fifth-inning home run, the 26-year-old shortstop had a double.

Astros 3, Tigers 2 (Game 2, 7 innings)

Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back homers during a three-run sixth and Houston rallied past host Detroit in the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader.

For Alvarez, it was his 13th homer of the season while Correa now has 15 long balls. Jose Altuve reached base twice and scored a run for Houston. Lance McCullers Jr. (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the seventh for his 12th save.

Jonathan Schoop and Omar Mazara each had a pair of hits for the Tigers.

Mets 4, Phillies 3

Michael Conforto hit the game-winning sacrifice fly as New York mounted another late-inning comeback to edge visiting Philadelphia a day after the Mets forced extra innings in the seventh inning of each game of a doubleheader, and they now have won two of the first three games of the four-game series.

The Phillies took the lead without the benefit of a base hit in the top of the ninth against Edwin Diaz (2-2), who gave up the tiebreaking sacrifice fly to Nick Maton, before the Mets built their winning rally in similarly piecemeal fashion against Hector Neris (1-5).

Pinch-hitter Trevor Blankenhorn led off the bottom of the ninth with a grounder that Rhys Hoskins misplayed for an error. Billy McKinney drew a pinch-hit walk before Kevin Pillar loaded the bases with an infield single. Luis Guillorme walked on a 3-2 pitch to force home Blankenhorn, and one out later Conforto drove home the winning run.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Paul DeJong and Paul Goldschmidt hit long solo home runs to power St. Louis past visiting Pittsburgh.

The Cardinals snapped their five-game losing streak while winning for just the seventh time in their past 25 games. Meanwhile the Pirates lost their 12th road game in their past 14 tries.

Winning pitcher Adam Wainwright (6-5) allowed one run on six hits in six innings. He struck out eight batters and walked only one. Colin Moran had two hits for Pittsburgh.

Blue Jays 12, Orioles 4

Randal Grichuk hit a three-run home run and had four RBIs, Teoscar Hernandez added a solo homer and three RBIs and Toronto defeated visiting Baltimore at Buffalo.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run blast for the Blue Jays, who have won two of the first three games of the four-game series. Bo Bichette had three of Toronto’s 15 hits with an RBI double.

Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (7-4) allowed four runs, seven hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings. Cedric Mullins and Pedro Severino each had a pair of RBIs for Baltimore.

Rays 13, Angels 3

A career-best four hits and two RBIs from Ji-Man Choi helped pace Tampa Bay to a 13-3 victory against host Los Angeles.

The Rays totaled 15 hits, with Manuel Margot and Mike Zunino each knocking in home runs. Tampa Bay scored 11 straight runs after briefly falling behind 3-2 in the third.

Rookie Shane McClanahan (3-2) logged a career-high six innings and had a strong outing, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out seven and walking two. Anthony Rendon had two RBIs for the Angels.

Brewers 10, Rockies 4

Christian Yelich’s two-run homer highlighted the six-run eighth inning that broke open a tie game and sent surging Milwaukee to a fourth straight win with a victory over visiting Colorado.

In a 4-4 game, Milwaukee loaded the bases with nobody out. Omar Narvaez followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly and Luis Urias’ two-run single through the drawn-in infield made it 7-4. Yelich then belted his fifth homer of the season to right-center field and Willy Adames later delivered an RBI double.

Brad Boxberger (3-2) got the win with an inning of scoreless relief, giving up no hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Carlos Estevez (2-1) took the loss and allowed four runs on two hits and a walk, retiring just one batter in the eighth.

Reds 4, Braves 1

Jesse Winker homered for the first time in nearly three weeks and Luis Castillo (3-10) threw seven shutout innings as Cincinnati beat visiting Atlanta.

With the wind gusting out to left, Winker crushed an Ian Anderson fastball 435 feet to the seats in right-center for a 1-0 Cincinnati lead in the first. It was Winker’s team-leading 18th homer and first since his three-homer game June 6 at St. Louis.

Winker, who made a diving attempt for a Ronald Acuna Jr. double in the third, left the game after five innings due to a right hip contusion. Guillermo Heredia and William Contreras each had two hits for the Braves.

Rangers 8, Royals 0

Kyle Gibson (6-0) pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and struck out 10 as host Texas beat Kansas City in Arlington as Joey Gallo paced the Rangers offense, finishing the day 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs.

The Rangers assured themselves of their first series win since sweeping Houston on May 21-23, and go for the sweep of the Royals on Sunday.

Kansas City went with a bullpen game with Kyle Zimmer opening up and throwing 22 pitches (two walks, two strikeouts) in the first before turning the game over to Kris Bubic (2-3) for the second. Bubic hit the first batter he faced and gave up three runs while only recording two outs before being pulled.

Mariners, White Sox (suspended)

Host Chicago’s game with Seattle was suspended in the bottom of the third inning and will resume play Sunday.

The game will resume with the first batter of the bottom of the third and the score tied at 0-0. The suspended game will be a nine-inning game but Sunday’s scheduled game between Chicago and Seattle will be a seven-inning contest.

Jose Abreu had the only hit of the game — a second-inning single — when the game entered a rain delay. Luis Torrens and Taylor Trammell both walked for Seattle in the top of the third. Lance Lynn and Logan Gilbert were the starting pitchers for the game.

Indians-Twins (postponed)

The game between Minnesota and visiting Cleveland was postponed due to rain in the area.

Saturday’s contest will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 14, with the first game scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET and the nightcap expected to begin at 7:40 p.m.

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MLB roundup: Red Sox clinch playoff spot

The Red Sox became the first team to clinch a postseason berth this season, with pinch hitter Brock Holt’s three-run home run in the seventh inning sending Boston to a 7-2 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Sep 11, 2018; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox pinch hitter Brock Holt (12) hits a three run home run during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

This is third consecutive trip to the playoffs for the Red Sox, which ties the longest streak in franchise history.

Holt, batting for Sandy Leon in the seventh, hit his fourth homer of the season. He has hit both of Boston’s pinch-hit homers on the year.

Chris Sale started the game for Boston, allowing one hit and hitting a batter while striking out two in one inning. The short stint was planned for his first start since Aug. 12. He went on the disabled list six days later with mild inflammation in his left shoulder.

Braves 4, Giants 1

Mike Foltynewicz became just the seventh major-leaguer this season to throw two complete games, limiting host San Francisco to six hits in Atlanta’s win.

Charlie Culberson hit a two-run home run in the fifth, helping the Braves extend their lead in the National League East to a season-best 6 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Foltynewicz (11-9) came within one out of becoming the first pitcher to throw two shutouts this season. Foltynewicz, who shut out Washington on June 1, walked one and struck out seven Tuesday. Atlanta posted its fourth consecutive win while San Francisco lost its 10th in a row.

Cubs 3, Brewers 0

Jose Quintana fanned seven batters in 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and host Chicago held on for a shutout of Milwaukee.

Chicago increased its lead to two games over Milwaukee in the NL Central with less than three weeks remaining in the regular season. The St. Louis Cardinals also are in the mix as they remained 3 1/2 games behind the Cubs.

Quintana (13-9), who gave up three hits and walked two, matched his single-season high for victories. The left-hander won his third straight decision and allowed two runs or fewer for the fifth outing in a row.

Cardinals 11, Pirates 5

Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer and Marcell Ozuna had three RBIs in St. Louis’ blowout win over visiting Pittsburgh.

St. Louis won its third straight, moving to within 1 1/2 games of Milwaukee for the top NL wild-card spot. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas (15-4) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings.

Pittsburgh starter Joe Musgrove (6-9) struck out eight and at one point retired 14 in a row, but he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in six innings. Corey Dickerson drove in two with a single and a double for Pittsburgh, which lost its second in a row.

Twins 10, Yankees 5

Joe Mauer capped a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam, and Minnesota roughed up New York in Minneapolis.

Mauer’s grand slam, the fifth of his career, gave the Twins a 10-1 lead and helped the Twins beat the Yankees for the first time in the last nine meetings, including last season’s American League wild-card game.

Didi Gregorius also hit a grand slam in the sixth and tripled as the Yankees fell to 4-4 on a nine-game road trip. The Yankees saw their lead in the race for the first Al wild card trimmed to two games over the Oakland A’s.

Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 3

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Ketel Marte drove in four runs, Zack Greinke pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Arizona beat Colorado in Denver.

David Peralta homered for the third-place Diamondbacks, who moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Colorado in the NL West. The Rockies maintained a 1 1/2-game lead on the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Greinke (14-9) allowed three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five in 6 2/3 innings. Yoshihisa Hirano got the last three outs for his first save.

Indians 2, Rays 0

Edwin Encarnacion and Yan Gomes homered, and rookie Shane Bieber picked up his 10th win as Cleveland snapped Tampa Bay’s franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak.

Bieber (10-3) struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing just three hits and three walks over 6 2/3 innings. He improved to 6-0 in 10 career road starts.

Encarnacion and Gomes each had two hits for Cleveland, which sliced its magic number to three to clinch the AL Central title. Encarnacion’s 30th homer of the season in the sixth extended his streak of seasons with 30 or more home runs and 90 or more RBIs (96) to seven, the longest active stretch in the majors.

Astros 5, Indians 4

Tony Kemp and Tyler White hit two-run homers, Jose Altuve supplied a solo blast, and visiting Houston edged Detroit.

Kemp, Altuve and Yuli Gurriel each had two hits for the Astros, and Josh Reddick scored twice. First-place Houston maintained its three-game lead on the A’s in the AL West.

JaCoby Jones hit a three-run homer for the Tigers, who have lost the first two games of the three-game series. Jordan Zimmermann (7-7) gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits in five innings.

A’s 3, Orioles 2

Matt Chapman, Khris Davis and Stephen Piscotty each drove in a run as Oakland defeated host Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series.

The A’s have won five consecutive games. The Orioles have dropped five games in a row.

The Orioles could not do much against Mike Fiers, who went six innings and allowed one run on four hits. Fiers (12-6) struck out seven with just one walk. The right-hander improved to 5-0 in seven starts since the A’s acquired him in an August trade with the Detroit Tigers.

Reds 3, Dodgers 1

Brandon Dixon and Scott Schebler hit home runs against their former organization, and Luis Castillo pitched 6 1/3 strong innings as Cincinnati continued its winning streak against visiting Los Angeles.

The Reds, in last place in the NL Central, are now 6-0 against the Dodgers this season. They won all four games at Dodger Stadium in the first half and have won the first two games of the current three-game series. The Reds can make it a perfect 7-for-7 with a victory in the series finale Wednesday.

Dixon and Schebler were former Dodgers prospects until a trade before the 2016 season sent them to Cincinnati. Dixon’s home run in the second inning was his fifth of the season, while Schebler hit his 16th one inning later. Castillo (9-12) gave up one run on four hits with a walk and nine strikeouts.

Marlins 5, Mets 3

Jacob deGrom continued to go unrewarded during a record-breaking season when the New York ace took the loss despite allowing just two runs over seven innings as the Mets fell to visiting Miami.

The Marlins, who hadn’t played since Saturday due to back-to-back rainouts, won for just the fourth time in 12 games. The Mets have won six of nine.

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DeGrom (8-9) allowed three runs or fewer for the 26th straight start — the longest single-season streak in baseball history. Leslie “King” Cole had a string of 25 such starts for the Chicago Cubs in 1910. DeGrom gave up just three hits and two walks while striking out nine as his major-league-leading ERA rose from 1.68 to 1.71.

Nationals 3, Phillies 1 (Game 1)

Spencer Kieboom hit his first major league home run on the first pitch after losing a tooth, and batterymate Erick Fedde threw 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, lifting Washington to a victory over host Philadelphia in the first game of a doubleheader.

Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta (7-12) took a one-hit shutout into the fifth inning of a scoreless game before Kieboom walked to the plate with one out and spit out a tooth that had become dislodged shortly before entering the batter’s box. The catcher then belted the first pitch he saw for his first homer in 117 plate appearances.

Fedde (2-3) turned a 2-0 lead over to the Washington bullpen after limiting the Phillies to two hits in his 5 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out a career-high nine. The win was his first since June 29.

Nationals 7, Phillies 6 (Game 2, 10 innings)

Juan Soto produced a crushing blow to Philadelphia’s playoff hopes, smacking a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning that gave visiting Washington a sweep of the teams’ doubleheader.

Soto’s heroics came after each team had rallied from three-run deficits to produce a 6-6 tie, with the Nationals getting three in the top of the ninth to extend the game.

Soto, who walked and scored as part of the ninth-inning rally, homered twice, scored three times, had three hits and drove in four runs.

Angels 1, Rangers 0

Eight pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in Los Angeles’ victory over Texas in Anaheim, Calif.

Jose Fernandez hit his first career major league homer in the second inning, providing the Angels all the offense they would need.

After the Angels’ first six pitchers threw seven hitless innings with three walks allowed, Blake Parker began the eighth inning and retired the first batter before Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined a 91 mph fastball into right field for the Rangers’ first hit of the night.

Padres 2, Mariners 1

Wil Myers doubled home the go-ahead run off Edwin Diaz with one out in the top of the ninth inning as visiting San Diego defeated Seattle.

The Padres have won all three games they’ve played against the Mariners in 2018 and will go for a season sweep Wednesday afternoon.

Hunter Renfroe led off the ninth with a line-drive single off Diaz (0-4) on an 0-2 pitch. Eric Hosmer then lined a single to left, sending Renfroe to second. After Diaz struck out Franmil Reyes, Myers doubled down the left field line, scoring pinch runner Travis Jankowski.

Royals 6, White Sox 3

Rookie Brad Keller gave up just one run in seven innings, and Hunter Dozier drove in two runs as host Kansas City knocked off Chicago.

Keller (8-6) allowed four hits and two walks while striking out six. He retired 13 of the final 14 batters to face him in winning for the fourth time in his past five decisions.

Whit Merrifield collected two hits, two runs and two stolen bases for Kansas City.

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Nathan Eovaldi outdueled Max Scherzer on Tuesday as the Tampa Bay Rays polished off a two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 1-0 decision at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jun 26, 2018; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) looks on during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Eovaldi (2-3) didn’t allow a hit until Bryce Harper doubled off the top of the left field wall with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Eovaldi rebounded, getting Anthony Rendon to bounce out to third baseman Matt Duffy for the third out.

Eovaldi struck out a season-high nine and walked two over his six innings, winning for the first time since his season debut at Oakland on May 30. Sergio Romo fanned Michael A. Taylor on three pitches with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth to pick up his sixth save.

Scherzer (10-4) permitted just four hits and a run over seven innings, walking three and fanning four. It marked just the second time in his last 10 starts that Scherzer didn’t strike out at least nine batters.

Astros 7, Blue Jays 0

Charlie Morton twirled seven shutout innings while Jake Marisnick delivered at the plate and in the field as Houston blanked visiting Toronto.

Morton (10-1) became the first member of the Houston staff to reach double digits in wins, reclaiming the form that highlighted his sensational start to this season. After scuffling with his command for three consecutive starts, the veteran right-hander displayed a masterful control of his repertoire, issuing just two walks while surrendering four hits — all singles — and recording 13 strikeouts.

The Blue Jays recorded their first hit with two outs in the fifth inning when Russell Martin lined a sharp single to left field. Randal Grichuk followed with another single, but Morton induced a groundball out from shortstop Aledmys Diaz.

Mets 4, Pirates 3 (10 innings)

Wilmer Flores delivered a walk-off RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as host New York edged Pittsburgh.

The Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak and improved to 5-18 in June. The Pirates have lost six of seven.

Michael Conforto led off the 10th by drawing a walk against Steven Brault (5-2). Todd Frazier followed with a single before Asdrubal Cabrera’s bunt was caught by Brault. Flores then hit Brault’s second pitch just fair down the third base line for his third walk-off hit of the season and ninth of his career, tying the team record.

Yankees 6, Phillies 0

Luis Severino pitched seven scoreless innings, Aaron Hicks and Didi Gregorius each homered and New York breezed past host Philadelphia.

Severino (12-2) gave up six hits while striking out nine. He threw 103 pitches, 72 for strikes. Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits for the Yankees.

Phillies starter Jake Arrieta (5-6) continued his June struggles after allowing nine hits and six runs, three earned, in five innings. Arrieta, who hasn’t won a start since May 29, has a 6.66 ERA in June.

Red Sox 9, Angels 1

Jackie Bradley Jr. socked a solo homer and had four RBIs to aid another strong start for David Price as Boston routed visiting Los Angeles.

Price (9-5) allowed a run on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in six innings, earning his seventh win in nine starts. The southpaw has permitted three or fewer earned runs in each of his last nine outings.

Jun 26, 2018; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis (11) hits an RBI single during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and Christian Vazquez added solo shots, and both Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland drove in one run for the Red Sox, who have won four of their last five games.

Athletics 9, Tigers 7

Jed Lowrie had the game-winning hit in the ninth inning for the second consecutive game, and Oakland rallied from a six-run deficit to hand host Detroit its seventh straight loss.

Lowrie, who hit a solo homer off Detroit closer Shane Greene one day earlier, smacked an RBI single off Greene (2-5) in the A’s latest victory. Lowrie finished with four hits, including a homer, drove in two runs and scored twice.

Oakland improved to four games over .500 for the first time since 2014.

Brewers 5, Royals 1

Freddy Peralta pitched seven dazzling innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as Milwaukee beat visiting Kansas City.

In his fourth career start, Peralta (3-0) only allowed a third-inning double down the right field line to Adalberto Mondesi and struck out 10. The only other baserunner he allowed was a two-out walk to Alex Gordon in the second.

Christian Yelich, Jesus Aguilar and Ryan Braun homered off Jakob Junis (5-9) as Milwaukee improved to a major league-leading 39-11 when going deep.

Padres 3, Rangers 2

Hunter Renfroe capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-out, run-scoring double to lead San Diego to a come-from-behind win over host Texas.

The Rangers had taken a 2-0 lead into the eighth on solo home runs by Rougned Odor and Robinson Chirinos.

The Padres won for only the second time in 10 games while snapping a three-game losing streak. The Rangers had won eight of nine going into Tuesday night.

Mariners 3, Orioles 2

Kyle Seager lined a two-run single in the top of the eighth inning that gave Seattle a narrow win over host Baltimore.

Seattle starter James Paxton (7-2) ended a brief two-start winless streak by allowing two runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out 10 and walked one.

Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman allowed one run on five hits in six innings but came away with a no-decision thanks to the Mariners’ late rally.

Reds 5, Braves 3

Right-hander Matt Harvey made arguably his best start since joining the Cincinnati rotation, throwing 6 2/3 strong innings in a win over host Atlanta.

Harvey (3-5) scattered six hits and walked one batter during his longest start of the season. He improved to 3-3 since joining the Reds on May 8.

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Rookie Jesse Winker paced the Cincinnati attack by going 3-for-4 and driving in two runs. He has hit safely in six of his last seven games, hitting .444 (8-for 18) during that stretch. Scooter Gennett had two hits to extend his hitting streak to nine games and scored three runs.

Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 3

John Ryan Murphy drove in three runs to lead Arizona past host Miami.

Zack Godley (9-5) earned the win, improving to 4-0 in his past four starts. He allowed six hits, four walks and two runs in five innings.

Marlins rookie Elieser Hernandez (0-5), making his first start in three-plus weeks, took the loss despite striking out the side in the fourth. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fourth with Miami trailing 2-1. He allowed four hits, two walks and two runs, striking out a career-high eight batters.

Giants 3, Rockies 2

Gorkys Hernandez drew a bases-loaded, two-out, full-count walk from Colorado relief ace Adam Ottavino in the bottom of the eighth inning, breaking a tie and sending host San Francisco to a win in the series opener.

The Giants bounced right back after the Rockies had rallied to even the score at 2 in the top of the eighth on a two-out single by Trevor Story and a run-scoring double by Ian Desmond that kicked off the glove of San Francisco right fielder Andrew McCutchen.

Ottavino (3-1) surrendered a one-out single to Brandon Crawford and intentionally walked Joe Panik after Crawford stole second. Austin Slater then struck out for the second out before pinch hitter Alen Hanson drew a walk to load the bases and Hernandez worked Ottavino for the go-ahead walk.

Cardinals 11, Indians 2

Matt Carpenter had two homers and Jose Martinez and Kolten Wong also homered as host St. Louis knocked out Cleveland ace Corey Kluber in the second inning en route to an easy win.

Martinez’s two-out, three-run homer capped a five-run second inning and chased Kluber (11-4), who gave up six hits and six runs in 1 2/3 innings in his shortest career start. He walked one and struck out two in a game delayed by rain at the start for 86 minutes.

Carpenter had five hits, including a double and two singles, and scored five runs. He homered in the first and eighth innings and is 8-for-9 in the series.

White Sox 8, Twins 4

Yolmer Sanchez matched his career best of four RBIs, including the go-ahead two-run single, to help host Chicago topple Minnesota.

Avisail Garcia homered and Leury Garcia had three hits as Chicago won for the third time in the past four games.

Brian Dozier and Ehire Adrianza homered for the Twins. Adrianza also had a run-scoring single for Minnesota, which has dropped four of its last five games.

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Javier Baez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning, as visiting Chicago rolled to a rout of Los Angeles.

The Cubs ended their five-game losing streak, all on the road, while also snapping their six-game regular-season losing streak at Dodger Stadium that dated back to 2016.

The grand slam was the fourth of Baez’s career and also the fourth time he has hit multiple home runs in a game, including three times this season. Baez finished the night with four hits, three of which went for extra bases.

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Nathan Eovaldi outdueled Max Scherzer on Tuesday as the Tampa Bay Rays polished off a two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 1-0 decision at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Astros 7, Blue Jays 0

Charlie Morton twirled seven shutout innings while Jake Marisnick delivered at the plate and in the field as Houston blanked visiting Toronto.

Mets 4, Pirates 3 (10 innings)

Wilmer Flores delivered a walk-off RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as host New York edged Pittsburgh.

The Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak and improved to 5-18 in June. The Pirates have lost six of seven.

Yankees 6, Phillies 0

Luis Severino pitched seven scoreless innings, Aaron Hicks and Didi Gregorius each homered and New York breezed past host Philadelphia.

Severino (12-2) gave up six hits while striking out nine. He threw 103 pitches, 72 for strikes. Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits for the Yankees.

Red Sox 9, Angels 1

Jackie Bradley Jr. socked a solo homer and had four RBIs to aid another strong start for David Price as Boston routed visiting Los Angeles.

Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and Christian Vazquez added solo shots, and both Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland drove in one run for the Red Sox, who have won four of their last five games.

Athletics 9, Tigers 7

Jed Lowrie had the game-winning hit in the ninth inning for the second consecutive game, and Oakland rallied from a six-run deficit to hand host Detroit its seventh straight loss.

Oakland improved to four games over .500 for the first time since 2014.

Brewers 5, Royals 1

Freddy Peralta pitched seven dazzling innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as Milwaukee beat visiting Kansas City.

Christian Yelich, Jesus Aguilar and Ryan Braun homered off Jakob Junis (5-9) as Milwaukee improved to a major league-leading 39-11 when going deep.

Padres 3, Rangers 2

Hunter Renfroe capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-out, run-scoring double to lead San Diego to a come-from-behind win over host Texas.

The Rangers had taken a 2-0 lead into the eighth on solo home runs by Rougned Odor and Robinson Chirinos.

The Padres won for only the second time in 10 games while snapping a three-game losing streak. The Rangers had won eight of nine going into Tuesday night.

Mariners 3, Orioles 2

Kyle Seager lined a two-run single in the top of the eighth inning that gave Seattle a narrow win over host Baltimore.

Seattle starter James Paxton (7-2) ended a brief two-start winless streak by allowing two runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out 10 and walked one.

Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman allowed one run on five hits in six innings but came away with a no-decision thanks to the Mariners’ late rally.

Reds 5, Braves 3

Right-hander Matt Harvey made arguably his best start since joining the Cincinnati rotation, throwing 6 2/3 strong innings in a win over host Atlanta.

Harvey (3-5) scattered six hits and walked one batter during his longest start of the season. He improved to 3-3 since joining the Reds on May 8.

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Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 3

John Ryan Murphy drove in three runs to lead Arizona past host Miami.

Zack Godley (9-5) earned the win, improving to 4-0 in his past four starts. He allowed six hits, four walks and two runs in five innings.

Giants 3, Rockies 2

Cardinals 11, Indians 2

Matt Carpenter had two homers and Jose Martinez and Kolten Wong also homered as host St. Louis knocked out Cleveland ace Corey Kluber in the second inning en route to an easy win.

Carpenter had five hits, including a double and two singles, and scored five runs. He homered in the first and eighth innings and is 8-for-9 in the series.

White Sox 8, Twins 4

Yolmer Sanchez matched his career best of four RBIs, including the go-ahead two-run single, to help host Chicago topple Minnesota.

Avisail Garcia homered and Leury Garcia had three hits as Chicago won for the third time in the past four games.

Brian Dozier and Ehire Adrianza homered for the Twins. Adrianza also had a run-scoring single for Minnesota, which has dropped four of its last five games.

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Javier Baez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning, as visiting Chicago rolled to a rout of Los Angeles.

The Cubs ended their five-game losing streak, all on the road, while also snapping their six-game regular-season losing streak at Dodger Stadium that dated back to 2016.

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Major League Baseball roundup: Yankees

Jonathan Loaisiga pitched five scoreless innings in his major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Jun 15, 2018; Bronx, NY, USA; Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Matt Duffy (5) is tagged out by New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga (38) in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

Filling in for Masahiro Tanaka, who injured both hamstrings running the bases last Friday at Citi Field against the New York Mets, Loaisiga held the Rays to three hits and navigated through four walks.

Loaisiga (1-0) became the second Yankee to make his debut as a starting pitcher at any version of Yankee Stadium and not allow a run. The other was Sam Militello, who allowed one hit in seven innings against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 9, 1992.

Didi Gregorius reached the second deck in the third inning with his 14th homer, and third in three games, as the Yankees won for the 12th time in 15 games. Gary Sanchez hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth, snapping a 0-for-16 skid.

Astros 7, Royals 3

Evan Gattis belted his second career grand slam, one of three home runs smacked by Houston in its rout of host Kansas City.

The Astros extended their winning streak to nine games with the power display. Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa launched solo shots in the fourth inning to erase a two-run deficit.

Gattis continued his impressive power surge this month by yanking a 2-2 fastball from Royals right-hander Jakob Junis (5-7) to center field in the sixth inning, following a succession of singles from Jose Altuve, Correa and Josh Reddick. Gattis, who added a double in the eighth and finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs, has recorded seven homers and 22 RBIs in June.

Cubs 13, Cardinals 5

Chicago showed it still has Michael Wacha’s number, blasting three long home runs off the St. Louis right-hander in a rout on the road.

The Cubs, who finished with 14 hits, were coming off back-to-back shutout losses before teeing off on Wacha, whose career numbers against them were 4-7 record with a 6.12 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) entering the night.

The Cardinals lost for the fourth time in five games. This season, Wacha (8-2) had given up only five home runs in 76 2/3 innings, and his only other loss was in his first start on March 31. In four-plus innings, his shortest outing of the season, Wacha allowed nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts.

Blue Jays 6, Nationals 5

Yangervis Solarte hit two home runs, Devon Travis added a two-run blast and Toronto held on to defeat visiting Washington.

The Blue Jays ended a three-game losing streak in the opener of the three-game interleague series. Reliever Seunghwan Oh (2-2) pitched a perfect seventh to earn the win.

Ryan Tepera picked up his fourth save of the season despite a leadoff single by Wilmer Difo, who stole second and took third when pinch hitter Brian Goodwin flied out to deep left. Difo held third when Adam Eaton grounded out to second with the infield in, and Trea Turner struck out to end the game.

Twins 6, Indians 3

Kyle Gibson won for the first time in 2 1/2 months, and visiting Minnesota took advantage of a rare hiccup by Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, who had a pair of historic streaks come to a halt in defeat.

Gibson (2-4) allowed one run on three hits and four walks while striking out three over seven innings to earn his first victory since his season debut on March 31. He was 0-4 over his subsequent 12 starts despite a 3.75 ERA.

Kluber (10-3) allowed four runs on four hits and one walk with season-lows in strikeouts (three) and innings (five). The four runs were the most Kluber has given up since last July 29, an AL-record span of 26 consecutive starts. In addition, Kluber’s fourth-inning walk of Eduardo Escobar was the first free pass Kluber issued in 46 1/3 innings, the longest streak in the majors since Bartolo Colon went 48 1/3 innings without giving up a walk in 2015.

Jun 15, 2018; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) doubles in two runs during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken/USA TODAY Sports

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Pittsburgh scored twice in the sixth inning and Chad Kuhl gave up one earned run in six innings against visiting Cincinnati.

The Pirates’ scoring plays came on a double play and two sacrifice flies. They have won back-to-back games for the first time since they won three straight May 15-17. Cincinnati had its three-game winning streak halted.

Kuhl (5-4) allowed two runs — one unearned because of his error — and six hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. He has given up just eight earned runs in his past five starts, though he hadn’t won since May 6.

Rockies 9, Rangers 5

Ian Desmond crushed his former team with two home runs, Nolan Arenado had three hits, including a homer, and visiting Colorado rallied to beat Texas.

Trevor Story had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado, which had 13 hits a day after being no-hit for nearly seven innings in Philadelphia on Thursday. Jurickson Profar and Joey Gallo homered and Adrian Beltre had two hits for the Rangers, who have lost seven straight.

Texas looked like it would cruise to the win after a five-run first inning. But the Rockies roared back with a six-run second, highlighted by a Desmond homer and Arenado two-run double.

Brewers 13, Phillies 2

Christian Yelich, Jesus Aguilar and Hernan Perez each homered, Brent Suter pitched seven solid innings and Milwaukee crushed visiting Philadelphia.

Perez had three hits while Lorenzo Cain, Manny Pina and Orlando Arcia added two hits each for the Brewers. Suter also contributed two runs scored and two RBIs.

Jake Arrieta (5-5) struggled in 3 1/3 innings as he allowed seven hits and eight runs, though only four were earned. Arrieta currently holds a 7.98 ERA in June. Cesar Hernandez had three hits and Odubel Herrera homered for the Phillies, who were sloppy in the field with four errors.

Padres 9, Braves 3

Freddy Galvis was 5-for-5 with four RBIs, including a three-run homer during a five-run seventh-inning rally, to give San Diego a comeback win at Atlanta.

San Diego rallied from a 3-2 deficit against Braves reliever Sam Freeman (1-3), who allowed a two-run single to Hunter Renfroe that put the Padres ahead.

Galvis’ five hits were a career high and helped his batting average jump 15 points from .227 to .242. The win ended an eight-game losing streak for San Diego in Atlanta.

Marlins 2, Orioles 0

Jose Urena pitched eight scoreless innings to lead visiting Miami past Baltimore.

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This was a battle between last-place teams, and the Marlins won for the fourth time in five games. Baltimore has lost 15 of its past 17 games, including eight in a row.

Urena (2-8) threw 112 pitches and produced 14 groundouts and four strikeouts. He allowed three hits and one walk, and his longest outing of the year helped a Marlins bullpen that pitched 11 out of 16 innings in a marathon loss on Thursday to the Giants.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

John Hicks hit a solo homer and later scored the go-ahead run, Shane Greene collected his third save in as many days and Detroit edged host Chicago.

Victor Martinez supplied a two-run double and James McCann added three hits for the Tigers. Buck Farmer (2-3) got one out and was credited with the win while Greene recorded the last three outs for his 18h save.

The Tigers scratched out the go-ahead run in the eighth. Hicks led off with a bloop single and advanced to second when Niko Goodrum walked. Hicks moved to third on a flyout, then beat the throw home on Victor Reyes’ fielder’s choice grounder.

Mariners 7, Red Sox 6

Pinch hitter Denard Span’s two-run double in the eighth inning lifted Seattle over visiting Boston.

The Mariners rallied from a three-run deficit after blowing a 3-0 lead, snapping Boston’s four-game winning streak.

Ryan Cook (1-0) got his first victory since 2014 with one inning of relief and fellow right-hander Edwin Diaz overcame a leadoff single by J.D. Martinez and a one-out walk to Xander Bogaerts in the ninth for his major league-leading 26th save of the season.

Angels 8, Athletics 4

Los Angeles took advantage of two errors to score four unearned runs in the first three innings and left-hander Tyler Skaggs made the early support stand up with seven strong innings in a victory over host Oakland.

Mike Trout had three hits and Ian Kinsler belted his ninth home run of the season as the Angels snapped a four-game losing streak while beating Oakland for the sixth time in eight meetings this season.

Jed Lowrie had three hits, including a double, while Stephen Piscotty added a double and a single for Oakland, which lost its fourth straight.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Ross Stripling won his sixth consecutive start while Enrique Hernandez and Matt Kemp hit home runs as Los Angeles upended visiting San Francisco.

Stripling (6-1) took a shutout into the seventh inning, where he gave up a two-run home run to Pablo Sandoval on his last pitch of the night. Stripling gave up two runs on four hits over 6 1/3 innings and has given up just six earned runs over 37 2/3 innings (1.43 ERA) during his win streak.

The Giants lost for the fifth time in eight games on their 10-game, three-city road trip that also included stops in Washington and Miami. They came to Los Angeles after defeating the Marlins on Thursday in a 16-inning marathon.

Diamondbacks 7, Mets 3

Daniel Descalso homered and drove in three runs and Paul Goldschmidt hit his sixth homer in eight games as the Arizona downed visiting New York.

Goldschmidt had three hits and two RBIs and Jon Jay had three hits and an RBI in his fourth straight multiple-hit game for the Diamondbacks, who have won seven of eight and have scored a major league-high 99 runs in June. Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

Dominic Smith homered on his 23rd birthday and Todd Frazier and Wilmer Flores had RBI doubles for the Mets, who have lost 12 of 13 and 19 of 23.

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Major League Baseball roundup: Yankees

Jonathan Loaisiga pitched five scoreless innings in his major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Astros 7, Royals 3

Evan Gattis belted his second career grand slam, one of three home runs smacked by Houston in its rout of host Kansas City.

The Astros extended their winning streak to nine games with the power display. Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa launched solo shots in the fourth inning to erase a two-run deficit.

Cubs 13, Cardinals 5

Chicago showed it still has Michael Wacha’s number, blasting three long home runs off the St. Louis right-hander in a rout on the road.

Blue Jays 6, Nationals 5

Yangervis Solarte hit two home runs, Devon Travis added a two-run blast and Toronto held on to defeat visiting Washington.

The Blue Jays ended a three-game losing streak in the opener of the three-game interleague series. Reliever Seunghwan Oh (2-2) pitched a perfect seventh to earn the win.

Twins 6, Indians 3

Kyle Gibson won for the first time in 2 1/2 months, and visiting Minnesota took advantage of a rare hiccup by Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, who had a pair of historic streaks come to a halt in defeat.

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Pittsburgh scored twice in the sixth inning and Chad Kuhl gave up one earned run in six innings against visiting Cincinnati.

Rockies 9, Rangers 5

Ian Desmond crushed his former team with two home runs, Nolan Arenado had three hits, including a homer, and visiting Colorado rallied to beat Texas.

Texas looked like it would cruise to the win after a five-run first inning. But the Rockies roared back with a six-run second, highlighted by a Desmond homer and Arenado two-run double.

Brewers 13, Phillies 2

Christian Yelich, Jesus Aguilar and Hernan Perez each homered, Brent Suter pitched seven solid innings and Milwaukee crushed visiting Philadelphia.

Perez had three hits while Lorenzo Cain, Manny Pina and Orlando Arcia added two hits each for the Brewers. Suter also contributed two runs scored and two RBIs.

Padres 9, Braves 3

Freddy Galvis was 5-for-5 with four RBIs, including a three-run homer during a five-run seventh-inning rally, to give San Diego a comeback win at Atlanta.

San Diego rallied from a 3-2 deficit against Braves reliever Sam Freeman (1-3), who allowed a two-run single to Hunter Renfroe that put the Padres ahead.

Galvis’ five hits were a career high and helped his batting average jump 15 points from .227 to .242. The win ended an eight-game losing streak for San Diego in Atlanta.

Marlins 2, Orioles 0

Jose Urena pitched eight scoreless innings to lead visiting Miami past Baltimore.

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This was a battle between last-place teams, and the Marlins won for the fourth time in five games. Baltimore has lost 15 of its past 17 games, including eight in a row.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

John Hicks hit a solo homer and later scored the go-ahead run, Shane Greene collected his third save in as many days and Detroit edged host Chicago.

Mariners 7, Red Sox 6

Pinch hitter Denard Span’s two-run double in the eighth inning lifted Seattle over visiting Boston.

The Mariners rallied from a three-run deficit after blowing a 3-0 lead, snapping Boston’s four-game winning streak.

Angels 8, Athletics 4

Jed Lowrie had three hits, including a double, while Stephen Piscotty added a double and a single for Oakland, which lost its fourth straight.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Ross Stripling won his sixth consecutive start while Enrique Hernandez and Matt Kemp hit home runs as Los Angeles upended visiting San Francisco.

Diamondbacks 7, Mets 3

Daniel Descalso homered and drove in three runs and Paul Goldschmidt hit his sixth homer in eight games as the Arizona downed visiting New York.

Dominic Smith homered on his 23rd birthday and Todd Frazier and Wilmer Flores had RBI doubles for the Mets, who have lost 12 of 13 and 19 of 23.

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Major League Baseball roundup: Braves

Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz picked up in June where he left off in May when he threw a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to beat the visiting Washington Nationals 4-0 on Friday at SunTrust Park.

Jun 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (26) throws the final pitch while throwing a two hit shutout against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

It was the first complete game and first shutout for Foltynewicz (5-3), who has allowed one or fewer runs in five straight starts. Foltynewicz retired 20 consecutive batters between the first and eighth innings.

It was the 10th time in Foltynewicz’s career that he’s fanned double digits, the second time this season. He punched out Bryce Harper to end the game.

The Braves rallied for four runs in the seventh inning against Washington starter Stephen Strasburg (6-5). The big hit was a three-run homer from Dansby Swanson, his fourth home run. Strasburg left the game with a cramp in his left hand with two outs in the inning.

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

Aaron Judge homered and starter Sonny Gray pitched six strong innings as New York defeated host Baltimore in the opener of a weekend series at Camden Yards.

Gray (4-4) turned in one of his best starts this season for the Yankees. After struggling in the first two innings, giving up one run on two hits and hitting a batter, he recovered to go six innings as New York won for the third straight time.

Aroldis Chapman earned his 13th save by striking out the side in the ninth. Orioles starter Andrew Cashner (2-7) allowed three runs on nine hits in six innings, giving up single runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings.

Cubs 7, Mets 4

Kris Bryant capped a three-run seventh inning with a go-ahead RBI single and Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run homer in the eighth inning as Chicago came back to beat host New York at Citi Field.

The Cubs have won five of six. The Mets have dropped seven of nine to fall under .500 (27-28) for the first time this season. The late rally made a winner out of left-hander Randy Rosario (1-1), who tossed 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief.

Schwarber’s three-run homer off Paul Sewald (0-4) in the eighth provided some valuable insurance for the Cubs. Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler carried a five-hit shutout into the seventh before the Cubs came back.

Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2

JaCoby Jones ripped a two-run triple during a four-run second inning and converted reliever Blaine Hardy won his second consecutive start as host Detroit downed Toronto.

Hardy (2-0) limited the Blue Jays to two runs on three hits in six innings. Shane Greene pitched the ninth and collected his 14th save.

Nicholas Castellanos supplied three hits, including a solo homer, in Detroit’s third straight victory. Miguel Cabrera came off the DL and went 1-for-3 with a walk.

Astros 7, Red Sox 3

George Springer belted his team-leading 12th home run, one of three homers for host Houston in defeating Boston at Minute Maid Park.

Springer, who went 3-for-4, added a walk and a single against Red Sox ace left-hander Chris Sale (5-3), who surrendered four runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts over six innings.

Boston nearly erased a 4-1 deficit in the top of the fourth when Mitch Moreland and J.D. Martinez recorded back-to-back home runs off Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole (6-1), who settled in to complete seven innings of three-run ball.

Jun 1, 2018; Baltimore, MD, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) connects on a solo home run against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

White Sox 8, Brewers 3

Tim Anderson’s two-out, two-run triple in the sixth inning broke open a tie game, and five Chicago relievers held visiting Milwaukee hitless for the final 5 2/3 innings in the first game of a three-game interleague series.

Hector Santiago started for the White Sox and was pulled with one out in the fourth after allowing three runs on five hits and five walks with one strikeout. He was followed by Chris Volstad, Luis Avilan, Joakim Soria, Bruce Rondon and Nate Jones, who allowed a combined three baserunners, all on walks.

Avilan (2-0) got the win after getting the final out of the sixth inning. Chase Anderson (4-4) took the loss for the Brewers after allowing four runs (three earned) in 5 2/3 innings with one strikeout and one walk.

Twins 7, Indians 4

Eduardo Escobar hit a pair of home runs and Jose Berrios (6-5) cooled off Cleveland’s red-hot bats as host Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak at Target Field.

Escobar ignited the Twins with a three-run home run in the first inning and added an insurance solo blast in the seventh inning.

The Indians had scored seven or more runs in each game of their six-game win streak that ended. Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco (6-4) didn’t make it out of the fourth inning. He surrendered six runs on seven hits, including three doubles and a home run, in 3 2/3 innings.

Athletics 16, Royals 0

Right-hander Frankie Montas threw eight shutout innings while Matt Olson and Dustin Fowler bombed a pair of home runs apiece, delivering Oakland a rout over host Kansas City.

Promoted from Triple-A last week and making just his fourth career start, Montas (2-0) pitched his second straight impressive game to help the A’s win a fifth straight on the road.

The 25-year-old rookie, who recorded his first career win in a 2-1 triumph over Arizona on Sunday, was lifted after throwing 99 pitches in eight innings. He allowed seven hits and did not walk a batter, striking out two. The A’s scored seven runs in both the third and ninth inning.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Jameson Taillon pitched eight shutout innings for his first win since April 8 as visiting Pittsburgh beat St. Louis. Edgar Santana pitched a scoreless ninth to complete the shutout.

Adam Frazier was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored for the Pirates, and Corey Dickerson was 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored.

Taillon (3-4) allowed four base runners, on three singles and a walk, and struck out six while racking up 104 pitches. Two of those hits came in the fifth, putting Marcell Ozuna and Dexter Fowler on first and second with no outs, but Taillon struck out Yairo Munoz and Kolten Wong and got Francisco Pena to ground out.

Dodgers 11, Rockies 8

Yasiel Puig, Chris Taylor and Matt Kemp homered, Dennis Santana (1-0) got the win in his major league debut and visiting Los Angeles beat Colorado.

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Puig finished with four hits to tie a career high. Colorado’s Nolan Arenado homered, and DJ LeMahieu also tied a career high with four hits in his return from the disabled list.

With 80 percent of their staff on the disabled list — including ace Clayton Kershaw, who was added before the game — the Dodgers didn’t employ a starter but instead used six relievers. Kenley Jansen got the last four outs for his 13th save after surviving a ninth-inning Colorado rally.

Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 1

Second baseman Daniel Descalso hit the first of Arizona’s franchise-record-tying six homers and Clay Buchholz won his first game since 2016 as host Arizona routed Miami.

Descalso walked and scored in the first inning, and his two-run homer in the second inning triggered a long-ball barrage that included two homers by Ketel Marte and one apiece by Jake Lamb, David Peralta and John Ryan Murphy. Marte, a switch-hitter, is the sixth player in franchise history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.

Buchholz (1-1) gave up six hits and one run in a season-high seven innings in his third start as the Diamondbacks won for the third time in four games following a stretch in which they lost 15 of 17. He struck out nine and walked one in his first victory since Sept. 21, 2016, with Boston.

Angels 6, Rangers 0

Albert Pujols and Ian Kinsler each hit two-run home runs early in the game, and 21-year-old rookie right-hander Jaime Barria (5-1) took it from there in Los Angeles’ victory over Texas at Angel Stadium.

Pujols connected off the Rangers’ 45-year-old starter Bartolo Colon (2-3) in the first inning, and Kinsler’s blast came in the second. Barria threw six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out six and making 89 pitches.

Colon, who won a Cy Young Award with the Angels in 2005, was in the Cleveland Indians’ minor league system in 1996 — one year away from making his major league debut — when Barria was born.

Reds 7, Padres 2

Jose Peraza, Tucker Barnhart and Scooter Gennett led the Cincinnati offense and a pair of right-handers, starter Tyler Mahle and reliever Michael Lorenzen, combined to hold host San Diego scoreless for 8 2/3 innings.

Mahle (4-6) gave up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings. Lorenzen got a rare four-inning save, his first save of the season. He retired the first 11 Padres he faced before Hunter Renfroe’s two-out double in the ninth led to a two-run rally.

The Reds spoiled the major league debut of Padres right-hander Walker Lockett (0-1), who allowed four runs on four hits and five walks against two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings as San Diego saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.

Giants 4, Phillies 0

Chris Stratton scattered four hits over six innings, and host San Francisco welcomed back second baseman Joe Panik in a victory over Philadelphia.

Panik, who had been out since April 27 following thumb surgery, walked and scored in the first inning, then singled home a run in the second, helping the Giants rebound from a 2-6 trip with a successful start to a six-game homestand.

Stratton (7-3) walked one and struck out seven against the same team that had beaten him 11-3 in Philadelphia last month. The Giants got swept in that four-game series, getting outscored by a 32-8 margin.

Mariners 4, Rays 3 (13 innings)

Mitch Haniger led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a home run as host Seattle defeated Tampa Bay.

Haniger hit a 3-2 pitch from Matt Andriese (1-3) just over the wall in right-center field as the Mariners improved to 6-0 in extra innings and 17-9 in one-run games. It was Haniger’s 12th homer of the season. Left-hander Roenis Elias (1-0) pitched two innings for the victory after being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day.

The Rays rallied from a 3-0 deficit, tying the score with a run in the ninth inning against Mariners closer Edwin Diaz, who leads the majors with 19 saves.

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