MLB roundup: Yankees blank Astros

Gary Sanchez broke a scoreless tie with a three-run home run in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees downed the host Houston Astros 4-0 on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.

Sanchez smashed the first pitch from Astros closer Ken Giles 423 feet to straightaway center field, plating Aaron Judge and Didi Gregorius. Judge opened the ninth with a leadoff single, and Gregorius followed with a double to left-center off Giles (0-1).

Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery logged a perfect first inning but departed due to left elbow tightness. Five relievers completed the shutout, with Aroldis Chapman striking out the side in the ninth.

The Astros wasted an exceptional effort from starter Justin Verlander, who worked eight shutout innings and matched his career high of 14 strikeouts.

Marlins 2, Phillies 1 (10 innings)

Yadiel Rivera hit a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 10th inning as host Miami defeated Philadelphia.

Cameron Maybin sparked the rally by lining a one-out triple to left center, beating an outfield shift. Miguel Rojas was intentionally walked to get to Rivera, who smoked a line drive over a drawn-in infield for his first walk-off hit as a Marlins player.

Miami's bullpen pitched four scoreless innings, led by Junichi Tazawa (1-1), who earned the win by working out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 10th inning.

Rangers 8, Indians 6 (12 innings)

Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit back-to-back homers with one out in the 12th inning as Texas recovered from blowing a six-run lead -- including four runs in the ninth -- for a victory at Cleveland.

Gallo hit his ninth homer of the season and Kiner-Falefa hit his second off Nick Goody (0-2), who entered with two outs in the 10th inning.

Nomar Mazara and Delino DeShields also homered for the Rangers, who won for the fourth time in six games.

Nationals 12, Pirates 4

Matt Adams hit two home runs, Bryce Harper smacked a three-run shot and Trea Turner chipped in with a bases-clearing double, powering Washington to a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.

Max Scherzer won his fifth consecutive start, taking a shutout into the seventh inning. He wound up allowing two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Wilmer Difo also homered for Washington, which jumped out to a 12-0 lead.

Braves 3, Mets 2

Mike Soroka tossed six solid innings to earn the win in his major league debut, as he and four relievers made a three-run first inning by Atlanta stand up in a victory at New York.

The Braves have won three straight and five of six. The Mets have lost nine of 15 since a franchise-best 11-1 start.

Soroka, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier Tuesday, allowed one run on six hits and no walks while striking out five. The 20-year-old, who is the third-youngest player in the majors, threw a first-pitch strike to 15 of the 23 batters he faced.

Brewers 7, Reds 6

Orlando Arcia had three hits, and Travis Shaw and Jesus Aguilar hit back-to-back home runs as Milwaukee held on for a victory at Cincinnati.

With the Reds rallying late, Brewers reliever Jeremy Jeffress protected a one-run lead by striking out Joey Votto and getting Scott Schebler on a ground out with runners on first and third in the eighth inning. Jeffress then pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season.

Ryan Braun hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning. Brewers starter Chase Anderson (3-2) recovered from a slow start to give up four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Royals 7, Red Sox 6 (13 innings)

Jorge Soler slugged a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the top of the 13th inning to give Kansas City a victory at Boston.

Soler hit a 1-0 curveball from left-hander Brian Johnson (1-1) just barely over the Green Monster. The blast was Soler's third of the season. Alex Gordon hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Jon Jay went 4-for-5 with one RBI for the Royals.

Mitch Moreland and Eduardo Nunez homered for the Red Sox. Moreland and Andrew Benintendi each had three hits for Boston.

Rockies 3, Cubs 1

Jon Gray tossed seven strong innings and was backed by home runs from Charlie Blackmon, David Dahl and Nolan Arenado as Colorado won at Chicago.

Wade Davis got the last three outs for his 11th save.

Anthony Rizzo homered for the Cubs, who had won five in a row.

Tigers 2, Rays 1

Matthew Boyd pitched six strong innings, Leonys Martin doubled in the go-ahead run, and host Detroit squeaked past Tampa Bay.

Boyd (1-2) gave up one run on seven hits while walking just one and striking out seven.

A trio of relievers followed, including Shane Greene, who recorded his fifth save. Greene gave up three ninth-inning runs to the Rays in a 3-2 loss on Monday.

Blue Jays 7, Twins 4 (10 innings)

Toronto scored three runs in the 10th inning, two on wild pitches, to defeat host Minnesota.

Kevin Morales hit two home runs for the Blue Jays, who have won three in a row, including the first two games of the three-games against the Twins. Minnesota has lost 11 of its past 12 games.

Joe Mauer and Eddie Rosario homered for the Twins.

Cardinals 3, White Sox 2

Yadier Molina drilled a walk-off single to deep left field as St. Louis scored twice in the ninth inning to rally for a win over visiting Chicago.

Matt Carpenter led off the ninth inning with a home run for the Cardinals, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Marcell Ozuna doubled and scored the winning run on Molina's drive that bounced off the left field wall.

Yoan Moncada finished 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for the White Sox, who have dropped three straight.

--Field Level Media