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Blue Jays homer 8 times at Fenway, rout Red Sox

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BOSTON • Teoscar Hernández hit a pair of three-run homers over the Green Monster — two of Toronto’s eight longballs as the Blue Jays routed the Boston Red Sox 18-4 on Sunday.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Cavan Biggio, Rowdy Tellez and Marcus Semien also went deep for the Blue Jays, a day after they had five homers in a 7-2 victory. Guerrero leads the major leagues with 21 homers.

The eight home runs were the most ever allowed in a game by the Red Sox.

Xander Bogaerts and Bobby Dalbec homered for Boston,

Braves 6, Marlins 4

MIAMI • Drew Smyly (3-3) allowed two runs over five innings on his 32nd birthday to help Atlanta stop a a four-game slide.

Austin Riley homered and drove in three runs, going 3 for 3 with a walk and getting hit by a pitch. Ender Inciarte also homered for Atlanta, his solo shot coming one inning after replaced Ronald Acuña Jr., who had right pectoral soreness.

Nationals 5, Giants 0

WASHINGTON • Kyle Schwarber became the sixth player in the history of the Washington Nationals and Montreal Expos franchise to homer in both the first and second innings, driving in four runs.

Joe Ross (3-6) allowed five hits in eight innings as the Nationals gained a fourgame split.

Phillies 7, Yankees 0

PHILADELPHIA • Aaron Nola (5-4) allowed three hits and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings, and Philadelphia completed a two-game sweep that moved the Phillies back over .500 at 32-31.

Odubel Herrera, Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto combined to go 7 for 13 with a double, a triple, four runs scored and five RBIs.

Padres 7, Mets 3

NEW YORK • Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Jacob Barnes in the seventh inning, his 19th homer this season. and Manny Machado followed with a home run as San Diego stopped a four-game slide.

Chris Paddack (3-5) struck out nine and allowed two runs and six hits six innings.

Mariners 6, Indians 2

CLEVELAND • Jake Fraley homered off AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber (7-4) after replacing Mitch Haniger, who was helped from the field after bruising his left knee when he fouled off a pitch in the first inning.

Rays 7, Orioles 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. • Randy Arozarena hit his first career grand slam, Tampa Bay relievers threw seven no-hit innings, and the Rays handed Baltimore its 15th consecutive road loss, the club’s worst road skid since it moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954.

After opener Michael Wacha allowed one run and two hits, Josh Fleming (64) entered in the third and walked one — with two outs in the third that was the last Orioles’ baserunner — over four innings.

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

DETROIT • Carlos Rodón (6-2) took a no-hit bid into the seventh before Eric Haase’s one-out double, and Chicago completed a three-game sweep.

Rodón allowed one run and one hit in seven innings. Evan Marshall and Liam Hendriks completed the one-hitter, with Hendriks getting his AL-leading 17th save.

Brewers 5, Pirates 2

MILWAUKEE • Avisaíl García hit a tworun homer off David Bednar (0-1), Christian Yelich added a pinch-hit sacrifice fly on his bobblehead day and Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep to win for the 14th time in 16 games.

Pittsburgh has lost seven straight.

Astros 14, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS • Michael Brantley had his second four-hit game of the series, with three doubles and four RBIs. Houston had a season-high 20 hits and took two of three from the Twins.

Minnesota’s Michael Pineda (3-4) left after four innings due to right forearm soreness that first bothered him June 1. In his second start since returning, he allowed three runs and six hits.

Dodgers 5, Rangers 3

LOS ANGELES • Walker Buehler pitched six scoreless innings of five-hit ball to remain unbeaten since 2019, and Mookie Betts homered and scored three runs as Los Angeles held off Texas.

Down 5-0, the Rangers scored three times in the ninth inning and had the bases loaded with no outs before Kenley Jansen retired three straight batters for his 15th save. Zach McKinstry had a two-run double while going 3 for 3 with a walk, and Gavin Lux added his own RBI double in the fifth victory in six games for the Dodgers.

Athletics 6, Royals 3

OAKLAND, CALIF. • Chris Bassitt escaped a scary line drive to win his seventh straight decision and Matt Olson homered twice for Oakland.

Bassitt (7-2) had a scare in the second when Nicky Lopez’s screaming liner glanced off his right side for an RBI single. The pitcher, clearly shaken, went face down in the grass with his arms spread for several moments as athletic trainer Nick Paparesta and manager Bob Melvin scurried to check on him, but Bassitt stayed in the game.

Angels 10, Diamondbacks 3

PHOENIX • Max Stassi hit a two-run homer in the first, Patrick Sandoval pitched four-hit ball into the seventh and the Los Angeles Angels won their sixth straight game.

The Angels moved above .500 for the first time since May 1 at 33-32. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight games and 33 of 38, falling to a big-league worst 20-46 this season.

Cubs 2, Cardinals 0

CHICAGO • Zach Davies tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning to outduel Carlos Martinez, and the Cubs completed a three-game sweep.

The Cubs have won five straight and 15 of 20 to remain in a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers atop the NL Central. Chicago kept up its success at Wrigley Field, where it’s won six in a row and nine of 10. The teams combined for only six hits, four by the Cubs. Anthony Rizzo went 1 for 4 and recorded the game’s only RBI. St. Louis has dropped three straight and 11 of 13 to fall one game below .500 at 32-33.

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