BOSTON -- Andrew Benintendi drew a bases-loaded walk off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox came back to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night.
The Red Sox trailed 4-3 entering the ninth but Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia both reached on infield singles. Following a double steal, Xander Bogaerts reached on a fielding error by second baseman Ronald Torreyes and following an intentional walk to Hanley Ramirez, Beintendi drew the game-winning walk.
Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox while Gary Sanchez hit a two-run shot for New York, which is 7-19 in its last 26 games.
The Red Sox extended their lead over New York in the American League East to 4 1/2 games.
Nationals 5, Reds 0
CINCINNATI -- Bryce Harper slugged two homers and Gio Gonazlez pitched a season-high 8 1/3 innings as Washington beat the Cincinnati.
Anthony Rendon and Stephen Drew added run-scoring singles for Washington.
Gonzalez (8-4) won for the first time in four starts and scattered four hits. He retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced. Cincinnati starter Tim Adleman (5-7) allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 4
MIAMI -- Yasiel Puig homered twice and drove in four runs as Los Angeles beat Miami.
Puig recorded his fourth career multi-homer game and Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a run-scoring double and Justin Bour added a two-run double for the Marlins.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 2
PITSBURGH -- Josh Bell hit two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and Pittsburgh beat St. Louis.
Bell hit his 17th homer off St. Louis closer Seung-Hwan Oh (1-5) with one out and drove in Adam Frazier and Andrew McCutchen.
Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals.
Mets 14, Rockies 2
NEW YORK -- Jacob deGrom pitched eight strong innings and Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer as New York routed Colorado.
DeGrom (10-3) allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits to go along with 11 strikeouts.
Conforto drove in four runs while T.J. Rivera and Asdrubal Cabrera drove in three runs apiece. Colorado starter Jon Gray (2-1) was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in two innings.
Braves 4, Diamondbacks 3
ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman homered for the third time in seven games since returning from a broken wrist and also delivered the decisive RBI single in the eighth inning as Atlanta edged Arizona.
Freeman singled in two runs against reliever Archie Bradley (3-2) as Ender Inciarte scored the tying run and Brandon Phillips scored the tiebreaking run after falling down rounding third.
Paul Goldschmidt hit his 21st homer for the Diamondbacks.
Blue Jays 7, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Jose Bautista homered and Aaron Sanchez allowed an unearned run in six innings as Toronto routed Detroit.
Bautista hit his 15th homer in the seventh inning and also added a sacrifice fly. Josh Donaldson added a two-run single and Steve Pearce homered for Toronto.
Detroit starter Justin Verlander (5-7) allowed three runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings while throwing 114 pitches. Sanchez (1-2) was making only his seventh start of the season.
Mariners 4, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer and Seattle beat Chicago.
Cano hit his 18th homer in the third inning off James Shields (2-2) as Seattle won for the fifth time in its last 15 games.
James Paxton (8-3) struck out nine and allowed two runs in six innings. Shields allowed four runs in six innings for Chicago.
Cubs 9, Orioles 8
BALTIMORE -- Addison Russell hit a tiebreaking homer off Brad Brach in the top of the ninth inning and Chicago blew an eight-run lead before beating Baltimore.
Russell hit one of five homers for the Cubs. Willson Contreras hit a three-run shot, Ben Zobrist and Jason Hayward slugged two-run homers while Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer.
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer off Koji Uehara (3-4) in the eighth before Russell restored Chicago's lead.
Astros 10, Twins 5
HOUSTON -- Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez slugged home runs as Houston Astros produced another offensive showcase in its win over Minnesota.
McCann capped an eight-run second inning and Gonzalez drove his 17th homer to straightaway center field as the Astros added two runs in the third to extend to a nine-run lead.
The Twins pushed back against Astros right-hander Charlie Morton (7-3) but got no closer than having the tying run on deck with two outs in the sixth inning.
Rangers 5, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli homered as Texas beat Kansas City for the 10th straight time.
Beltre hit a game-tying three-run homer off Jason Hammel in the sixth and moved to within 20 of reaching 3,000 hits. Napoli hit a tiebreaking homer off Mike Minor (5-2) in the seventh.
Alcides Escobar hit a two-run homer for Kansas City.
Brewers 9, Phillies 6
MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Braun highlighted an eight-run second inning for Milwaukee in a win over Philadelphia.
Braun hit his sixth career grand slam and Orlando Arcia added a three-run homer for the Brewers.
Maikel Franco collected four hits and Odubel Herrera homered for Philadelphia.
Rays 2, Angels 1 (10 innings)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning and lifted Tampa Bay over Los Angeles.
Miller's double off the right-center field wall spoiled the return of Angels star Mike Trout from a torn ligament in his left thumb.
Trout was 1-for-5 with a single and a stolen base. He also struck out for the final out of his first game since May 28.
Athletics 5, Indians 0
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sonny Gray allowed two hits in six innings as Oakland blanked Cleveland.
Gray turned in his fourth straight quality start while Rajai Davis and Yonder Alonso hit solo homers for the Athletics.
Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco struck out 10 but also allowed five runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Giants 5, Padres 4
SAN DIEGO -- Buster Posey homered and Sam Dyson escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning as San Francisco edged San Diego.
Posey drove in two runs and hit his first homer since June 22. Dyson allowed a run in the ninth but retired Jabari Blash to end it.
Johnny Cueto allowed three runs and six hits in four innings while San Diego's Clayton Richard allowed four runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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MLB roundup: Arenado's HR rallies Rockies past Giants
DENVER -- Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving him the cycle and lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 7-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
Arenado connected against Giants closer Mark Melancon (1-2) for the eighth cycle in franchise history and first since Michael Cuddyer in 2014. It was the Rockies' first walk-off homer of the season and second walk-off win, and it enabled the Rockies to sweep a four-game series from the Giants for the first time.
The Giants had scored three runs in the top of the ninth, two on Hunter Pence's first career pinch-hit homer, to take a 5-3 lead.
Indians 5, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Edwin Encarnacion had three hits, including two home runs, and drove in each of Cleveland's five runs as the Indians left Minnesota with a win, a four-game series sweep and control of the American League Central.
Jose Ramirez had three hits for his sixth straight multi-hit game for Cleveland, and Trevor Bauer dazzled through his first six innings before the Twins pressured late.
The Indians began the series trailing Minnesota by two games in the Central but left with a two-game lead after equaling their season high with a five-game winning streak. Bauer (6-5) was lifted after a leadoff walk in the eighth. He gave up two runs on four hits and struck out eight batters.
Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4 (10 innings)
PHILADELPHIA -- Rey Fuentes belted a tiebreaking homer to center in the top of the 10th inning to help lift Arizona to a win over Philadelphia.
The Diamondbacks, completing a sweep of the Phillies (22-46), won their seventh straight. Trailing 4-3 entering the ninth, Arizona took advantage of Hector Neris, who had trouble locating his pitches. He walked Nick Ahmed to start the inning before giving up a single to David Peralta that allowed Ahmed to advance to third. Gregor Blanco followed Peralta with a single to score Ahmed and knot it at 4.
The Phillies took the lead in the sixth when pinch hitter Ty Kelly smashed a go-ahead double to break a 3-3 tie and give the Phillies a 4-3 lead.
Mets 5, Nationals 1
NEW YORK -- Jacob deGrom tossed eight strong innings and hit his first major league homer as New York avoided being swept by Washington at Citi Field.
DeGrom, who allowed one run in a complete-game win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday, allowed an unearned run -- which scored in the first inning -- three hits and two walks while striking out six. He retired 16 of the final 18 batters he faced.
DeGrom (6-3) also helped his cause by producing the Mets' first run with an opposite-field homer leading off the third inning against Joe Ross (3-3). The Mets took the lead in the fourth when Lucas Duda singled, went to second on T.J. Rivera's single and scored when Matt Wieters dropped the throw home on Travis d'Arnaud's single. Michael Conforto followed with an RBI single.
Cubs 7, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH -- Anthony Rizzo stayed hot at the plate and John Lackey won for the first time in more than a month as Chicago downed Pittsburgh at PNC Park.
Rizzo went 3-for-5, including his 16th homer, and had two RBIs and three runs scored. He has equaled his career high with a 12-game hitting streak. Chicago took two of three against the Pirates -- their first road series win in more than six weeks.
Lackey (5-7) allowed one run, a solo homer by Jordy Mercer, in six innings of two-hit ball, striking out four and walking three.
Dodgers 8, Reds 7
CINCINNATI -- Justin Turner hit a three-run homer, Logan Forsythe added a two-run shot and Enrique Hernandez made a game-saving catch in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers hold on against Cincinnati.
The Dodgers swept the Reds at Great American Ball Park for the first time since August 2015 and have beaten them eight straight times dating to last season.
The Dodgers led 8-1 in the sixth, but the Reds rallied back against their bullpen. Adam Duvall hit a solo shot in the sixth, Scooter Gennett added a three-run homer in the seventh, and Eugenio Suarez went deep off Pedro Baez in the eighth to cut the deficit to 8-6. Billy Hamilton's two-out, RBI double also in the eighth made it a one-run game.
Orioles 8, Cardinals 5
BALTIMORE -- Ubaldo Jimenez threw seven solid innings in his return to the starting rotation and Baltimore clubbed four home runs in a win over St. Louis.
Making his first start since May 22 after being demoted to the bullpen, Jimenez (2-2) allowed two earned runs and four hits for his first victory since April 19.
The right-hander benefited from another power surge by the Orioles' offense, as Seth Smith, Trey Mancini, Mark Trumbo and Welington Castillo all blasted home runs off Lance Lynn.
Braves 5, Marlins 4
ATLANTA -- Brandon Phillips poked a single through a five-man infield in the ninth inning to produce a walk-off hit for the second straight game and lift Atlanta over Miami.
It was the eighth career walk-off hit for Phillips and the 11th time Atlanta has won a game in its last at-bat this season.
Atlanta scored four times in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. Rio Ruiz had a sacrifice fly and Nick Markakis added a two-run single.
Rays 9, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Steven Souza Jr.'s first career grand slam highlighted a parade of five home runs to lead Tampa Bay to victory over Detroit. Jake Faria (3-0) became just the fifth pitcher since at least 1913 to win his first three starts in the majors with one or less runs in at least six innings.
Logan Morrison had two of the Rays' home runs to reach 21 for the season, a two-run blast to right in the first and a solo shot in the seventh.
Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3
TORONTO -- Russell Martin and Kendrys Morales hit two-run homers, J.A. Happ pitched into the seventh inning and Toronto defeated Chicago.
Ryan Goins hit the go-ahead triple in the sixth inning as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by the White Sox. Happ (2-4) allowed eight hits, no walks and three runs 6 2/3 innings.
Mariners 7, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Seattle jumped on Yu Darvish for four runs in the first inning on their way to a victory over Texas that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Seattle did all of its first-inning damage with two outs. Kyle Seager's RBI double got the Mariners on the board and started a big day for him. A passed ball scored Mitch Haniger from third, and Danny Valencia followed with a two-run homer into the Seattle bullpen to up the lead to 4-0.
Texas got two of the runs back in the second on a two-run homer from Carlos Gomez off Christian Bergman (4-4).
Royals 7, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Moustakas had a three-run double and Salvador Perez a three-run homer as Kansas City finished a 7-2 road trip with a rout of Los Angeles.
Perez was 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Eric Hosmer's sacrifice fly was the 500th RBI in his career.
Brewers 2, Padres 1
MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 and finished a complete game for the first time in his career to lead Milwaukee over San Diego at Miller Park.
Hernan Perez and Manny Pina provided the offense with solo home runs in the sixth inning and Milwaukee's defense chipped in with a pair of double plays.
Luis Perdomo (1-4) retired Travis Shaw on a grounder to second and Manny Pina followed with a solo home run of his own to put Milwaukee in front 2-1.
Athletics 4, Yankees 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland completed an unlikely four-game sweep of American League East-leading New York at a sweltering Oakland Coliseum.
New York dropped its sixth consecutive game and completed a disappointing 1-6 West Coast trip. The last-place Athletics, riding winning pitcher Jharel Cotton's 6 1/3 strong innings for the victory, earned their first series sweep at home since May 30-June 1, 2016.
The Yankees were swept for the first time this season.
Red Sox 6, Astros 5
HOUSTON -- Xander Bogaerts hit two homers for his first career multi-homer game and totaled four RBIs as Boston won the rubber match of the three-game set with Houston.
Bogaerts finished 3-for-4 while doubling his season home run total to four, hitting both homers off Astros right-hander Joe Musgrove (4-6).
Houston clubbed three home runs, with Carlos Correa (13th homer), Jake Marisnick (eighth) and George Springer (19th) all going deep.
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel recorded his 20th save and the game ended when Derek Fisher was thrown out by catcher Christian Vazquez trying to steal second.
Arenado connected against Giants closer Mark Melancon (1-2) for the eighth cycle in franchise history and first since Michael Cuddyer in 2014. It was the Rockies' first walk-off homer of the season and second walk-off win, and it enabled the Rockies to sweep a four-game series from the Giants for the first time.
The Giants had scored three runs in the top of the ninth, two on Hunter Pence's first career pinch-hit homer, to take a 5-3 lead.
Indians 5, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Edwin Encarnacion had three hits, including two home runs, and drove in each of Cleveland's five runs as the Indians left Minnesota with a win, a four-game series sweep and control of the American League Central.
Jose Ramirez had three hits for his sixth straight multi-hit game for Cleveland, and Trevor Bauer dazzled through his first six innings before the Twins pressured late.
The Indians began the series trailing Minnesota by two games in the Central but left with a two-game lead after equaling their season high with a five-game winning streak. Bauer (6-5) was lifted after a leadoff walk in the eighth. He gave up two runs on four hits and struck out eight batters.
Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4 (10 innings)
PHILADELPHIA -- Rey Fuentes belted a tiebreaking homer to center in the top of the 10th inning to help lift Arizona to a win over Philadelphia.
The Diamondbacks, completing a sweep of the Phillies (22-46), won their seventh straight. Trailing 4-3 entering the ninth, Arizona took advantage of Hector Neris, who had trouble locating his pitches. He walked Nick Ahmed to start the inning before giving up a single to David Peralta that allowed Ahmed to advance to third. Gregor Blanco followed Peralta with a single to score Ahmed and knot it at 4.
The Phillies took the lead in the sixth when pinch hitter Ty Kelly smashed a go-ahead double to break a 3-3 tie and give the Phillies a 4-3 lead.
Mets 5, Nationals 1
NEW YORK -- Jacob deGrom tossed eight strong innings and hit his first major league homer as New York avoided being swept by Washington at Citi Field.
DeGrom, who allowed one run in a complete-game win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday, allowed an unearned run -- which scored in the first inning -- three hits and two walks while striking out six. He retired 16 of the final 18 batters he faced.
DeGrom (6-3) also helped his cause by producing the Mets' first run with an opposite-field homer leading off the third inning against Joe Ross (3-3). The Mets took the lead in the fourth when Lucas Duda singled, went to second on T.J. Rivera's single and scored when Matt Wieters dropped the throw home on Travis d'Arnaud's single. Michael Conforto followed with an RBI single.
Cubs 7, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH -- Anthony Rizzo stayed hot at the plate and John Lackey won for the first time in more than a month as Chicago downed Pittsburgh at PNC Park.
Rizzo went 3-for-5, including his 16th homer, and had two RBIs and three runs scored. He has equaled his career high with a 12-game hitting streak. Chicago took two of three against the Pirates -- their first road series win in more than six weeks.
Lackey (5-7) allowed one run, a solo homer by Jordy Mercer, in six innings of two-hit ball, striking out four and walking three.
Dodgers 8, Reds 7
CINCINNATI -- Justin Turner hit a three-run homer, Logan Forsythe added a two-run shot and Enrique Hernandez made a game-saving catch in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers hold on against Cincinnati.
The Dodgers swept the Reds at Great American Ball Park for the first time since August 2015 and have beaten them eight straight times dating to last season.
The Dodgers led 8-1 in the sixth, but the Reds rallied back against their bullpen. Adam Duvall hit a solo shot in the sixth, Scooter Gennett added a three-run homer in the seventh, and Eugenio Suarez went deep off Pedro Baez in the eighth to cut the deficit to 8-6. Billy Hamilton's two-out, RBI double also in the eighth made it a one-run game.
Orioles 8, Cardinals 5
BALTIMORE -- Ubaldo Jimenez threw seven solid innings in his return to the starting rotation and Baltimore clubbed four home runs in a win over St. Louis.
Making his first start since May 22 after being demoted to the bullpen, Jimenez (2-2) allowed two earned runs and four hits for his first victory since April 19.
The right-hander benefited from another power surge by the Orioles' offense, as Seth Smith, Trey Mancini, Mark Trumbo and Welington Castillo all blasted home runs off Lance Lynn.
Braves 5, Marlins 4
ATLANTA -- Brandon Phillips poked a single through a five-man infield in the ninth inning to produce a walk-off hit for the second straight game and lift Atlanta over Miami.
It was the eighth career walk-off hit for Phillips and the 11th time Atlanta has won a game in its last at-bat this season.
Atlanta scored four times in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. Rio Ruiz had a sacrifice fly and Nick Markakis added a two-run single.
Rays 9, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Steven Souza Jr.'s first career grand slam highlighted a parade of five home runs to lead Tampa Bay to victory over Detroit. Jake Faria (3-0) became just the fifth pitcher since at least 1913 to win his first three starts in the majors with one or less runs in at least six innings.
Logan Morrison had two of the Rays' home runs to reach 21 for the season, a two-run blast to right in the first and a solo shot in the seventh.
Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3
TORONTO -- Russell Martin and Kendrys Morales hit two-run homers, J.A. Happ pitched into the seventh inning and Toronto defeated Chicago.
Ryan Goins hit the go-ahead triple in the sixth inning as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by the White Sox. Happ (2-4) allowed eight hits, no walks and three runs 6 2/3 innings.
Mariners 7, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Seattle jumped on Yu Darvish for four runs in the first inning on their way to a victory over Texas that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Seattle did all of its first-inning damage with two outs. Kyle Seager's RBI double got the Mariners on the board and started a big day for him. A passed ball scored Mitch Haniger from third, and Danny Valencia followed with a two-run homer into the Seattle bullpen to up the lead to 4-0.
Texas got two of the runs back in the second on a two-run homer from Carlos Gomez off Christian Bergman (4-4).
Royals 7, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Moustakas had a three-run double and Salvador Perez a three-run homer as Kansas City finished a 7-2 road trip with a rout of Los Angeles.
Perez was 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Eric Hosmer's sacrifice fly was the 500th RBI in his career.
Brewers 2, Padres 1
MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 and finished a complete game for the first time in his career to lead Milwaukee over San Diego at Miller Park.
Hernan Perez and Manny Pina provided the offense with solo home runs in the sixth inning and Milwaukee's defense chipped in with a pair of double plays.
Luis Perdomo (1-4) retired Travis Shaw on a grounder to second and Manny Pina followed with a solo home run of his own to put Milwaukee in front 2-1.
Athletics 4, Yankees 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland completed an unlikely four-game sweep of American League East-leading New York at a sweltering Oakland Coliseum.
New York dropped its sixth consecutive game and completed a disappointing 1-6 West Coast trip. The last-place Athletics, riding winning pitcher Jharel Cotton's 6 1/3 strong innings for the victory, earned their first series sweep at home since May 30-June 1, 2016.
The Yankees were swept for the first time this season.
Red Sox 6, Astros 5
HOUSTON -- Xander Bogaerts hit two homers for his first career multi-homer game and totaled four RBIs as Boston won the rubber match of the three-game set with Houston.
Bogaerts finished 3-for-4 while doubling his season home run total to four, hitting both homers off Astros right-hander Joe Musgrove (4-6).
Houston clubbed three home runs, with Carlos Correa (13th homer), Jake Marisnick (eighth) and George Springer (19th) all going deep.
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel recorded his 20th save and the game ended when Derek Fisher was thrown out by catcher Christian Vazquez trying to steal second.
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