Red Sox win 3rd straight vs Yankees

BOSTON (AP) — Jake Bennett held New York to one run in 6 1/3 innings, Masataka Yoshida hit a leadoff home run off Gerrit Cole and the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees for the third straight day, 4-1 on Saturday.

Willson Contreras had a two-run double and Anthony Seigler hit his first major league homer, a solo shot, for the Red Sox, who have won six of nine and outscored the Yankees 16-5 in the first three games of series.

Max Schuemann hit his first homer with the Yankees, who have lost six of eight.

Like Friday, when a rookie lefty was flirting with a no-hitter in the middle innings, Bennett held New York hitless until Schuemann’s two-out homer in the fifth.

The 25-year-old Bennett (2-3) allowed three hits before leaving with one out in the seventh. Aroldis Chapman, the third reliever, got the final three outs for his 16th save and 383rd of his career.

Making his seventh start after missing 2025 while working back from Tommy John surgery, the 35-year-old Cole (2-3) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He had five strikeouts and a walk.

Scoring in the first three innings for the second straight day, the Red Sox built a 4-0 lead like they did on Friday.

ASTROS 8, RED SOX 6

DETROIT (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a two-run double in the eighth inning and Houston spoiled its former manager’s opportunity at a milestone victory by rallying for a win over Detroit.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch entered the game with 999 victories, including 481 with Houston between 2015 and 2019, but his bullpen couldn’t get him to 1,000.

The Astros trailed 6-5 going into the eighth, but Jeremy Peña’s RBI single off Will Vest tied the game, with center fielder James Outman’s error putting runners on second and third with two outs. Paredes, who started his career with the Tigers, followed with a two-run double to right, giving Houston an 8-6 lead.

Bryan King pitched a perfect eighth and Josh Hader retired the Tigers in order in the ninth for his seventh save.

Houston took a 2-0 lead on Cam Smith’s homer in the second inning and added another run in the third when Jose Altuve hit into a run-scoring double play.

Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve’s fielding error and a hit batter. Kai-Wei Teng then hung a 1-2 curveball to Kerry Carpenter, who launched it over the right-field fence for his third career grand slam.

Peña’s RBI single made it 4-4 in the fourth, but Spencer Torkelson’s two-out double gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the inning and ended Teng’s afternoon.

Hao-Yu Lee’s home run off Steven Okert put the Tigers up 6-4 in the fifth, but Christian Walker’s RBI single made it 6-5 in the seventh.

RANGERS 7, BLUE JAYS 4

TORONTO (AP) — Corey Seager hit a solo home run, Jake Burger had three hits and drove in two runs and Texas beat Toronto.

Alejandro Osuna added a two-run hit as the Rangers won for the sixth time in their past nine.

Seager connected off Braydon Fisher in the sixth, his 10th. Texas has homered in a season-high 10 straight games.

Peyton Gray (3-0) got seven outs for the win and Tyler Alexander finished for his third save in four chances.

Yohendrick Piñango hit a two-run homer and Alejandro Kirk added a solo shot but the Blue Jays lost their fifth straight.

Toronto’s 2-3-4 hitters, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho and Kazuma Okamoto, went 0 for 13 with seven strikeouts.

Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease (4-4) allowed four runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked five and struck out 10.

WHITE SOX 2, ROYALS 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Jacob Gonzalez hit a one-out RBI single in the ninth inning to give Chicago a walk-off win over Kansas City, and 10 consecutive home series victories for the first time in franchise history.

Chase Meidroth, Braden Montgomery and Colson Montgomery had two hits each for the White Sox, who have won four of five games.

Michael Massey had two hits for the Royals, who have lost four consecutive games. Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. added doubles.

The White Sox earned their 17th one-run victory this season.

Grant Taylor (3-1) struck out four in two innings. Starter Davis Martin allowed four hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings.

Colson Montgomery and Meidroth hit back-to-back singles off Daniel Lynch IV (2-2) to begin the bottom of the ninth. Lynch gathered Braden Montgomery’s bunt and threw to third, but third baseman Nick Loftin was unable to make the catch and was injured on the play, loading the bases. John Schreiber struck out Junior Perez before Gonzalez’s winning hit.

The Royals went ahead 1-0 in the seventh on Carter Jensen’s RBI single, which extended his hit streak to 18 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

REDS 9, PIRATES 7

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that rallied Cincinnati to a victory over Pittsburgh.

Trying to protect a one-run lead, Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth before getting Sal Stewart to ground into a double play. Soto then walked JJ Bleday in front of Suárez, who drove a 2-2 sinker below the strike zone 344 feet the other way to right field.

Chase Petty retired the side in order in the ninth for his first major league save.

Suárez’s homer came after Esmerlyn Valdéz put Pittsburgh ahead 7-6 with a pinch-hit homer off Caleb Ferguson (1-0) in the eighth.

The Reds led three times and trailed twice. They were in front 2-0 and 6-4 before going up for good in the ninth. The Pirates went on top 4-2 in the fourth.

Stewart produced Cincinnati’s first two runs. After a 36-minute rain delay, he sent a fastball from Jared Jones 372 feet over the right-field wall in the first inning for his team-leading 15th homer. In the third, Stewart drove in Jose Trevino with a two-out single that pushed third baseman Nick Gonzales to the edge of the infield ahead of an errant throw to first.

METS 6, PHILLIES 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto each hit a pivotal triple as New York defeated Philadelphia to stop their seven-game losing streak.

Interim manager Andy Green earned his first win for the last-place Mets, who fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday. New York is 35-48 and entered Saturday 10 games out of the final NL wild-card spot.

Lindor tied the game with a two-run triple off bulk reliever Alan Rangel (0-1) in the sixth inning. They were the first RBIs since April 22 for Lindor, who returned Wednesday from a two-month stint on the injured list with a left calf strain.

A.J. Ewing put the Mets ahead 4-2 with a two-run single three batters later.

Soto added an RBI triple in the seventh and Bo Bichette followed with a sacrifice fly. Soto, Bichette and Lindor, the 2-3-4 hitters in the lineup, went a combined 4 for 9 with two walks.

It was just the 11th time this season Lindor and Soto were both in the starting lineup. Soto spent time on the IL in April with a right calf strain.

A.J. Minter (1-1) got five outs for the win.

RAYS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Junior Caminero homered for the third consecutive game, Jonathan Aranda added a two-run home run and Tampa Bay moved back into the top spot in the American League East with a victory against Arizona.

The Rays moved ahead of the New York Yankees on winning percentage and occupy the top spot in the division for the first time since June 12. Tampa Bay’s current four-game winning streak is their longest since a five-game streak from May 17-22.

Five Tampa Bay relievers combined to hold Arizona to seven hits on a bullpen day, with Michael Grove (1-0) picking up the victory after three scoreless innings while retiring nine of 10 batters he faced. Bryan Baker retired the side in order in the ninth for his 21st save of the season.

Jose Cabrera (0-1) allowed four runs on seven hits in his second career start for Arizona, which has dropped five of the past seven games. Ketel Marte added his 14th home run of the season.

The D-backs jumped on Rays’ opener Cole Sulser with a one-out double by Geraldo Perdomo followed by an RBI single from Corbin Carroll in the first inning.

Caminero answered with a solo home run, his fifth homer in the past three games, in the bottom of the first. Aranda hit a two-run shot into the right field stands in the fifth inning after Yandy Díaz drew a two-out walk.