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 Blue Jays 8, Rays 5
The Toronto Blue Jays continued their high-scoring ways, hitting
three home runs in an 8-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday
night at Tropicana Field.
Toronto broke open a close game with four runs in the sixth.
Tampa Bay, coming home from an 8-2 road trip, came through for 15
hits but stranded a season-high 14 runners on base and struck out a
season-high 15 times.
The score was 3-3 before the Blue Jays' sixth-inning rally.
Designated hitter Jose Bautista got it started with a solo home run,
his 15th of the season and the Jays' third solo shot of the game.
Reliever Ronald Belisario replaced Tampa Bay starter Matt Andriese
and struggled, giving up three hits in the inning.
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Phillies 11, Yankees 8
Rookie Maikel Franco homered twice and had a career-high four RBIs
as Philadelphia snapped a 12-game road losing streak with an 11-8
victory over New York.
Franco had hits in his first four at-bats.
He hit a solo home run in the first, an infield single in the third
and a two-run single in the fourth. He recorded his first career two
home-run game and first four-hit game with a long two-run home run
off New York left-hander Chris Capuano with two outs in the sixth.
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Tigers 8, Indians 5
Yoenis Cespedes had a double, a home run and three RBIs as Detroit
continued its mastery over Cleveland, beating the Indians 8-5 at
Progressive Field.
The Tigers jumped out to a 7-3 lead through four innings, led by
Cespedes, who had an RBI double in the first inning, a solo home run
in the third and a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
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Cubs 4, Dodgers 2
Kris Bryant clubbed a pair of home runs for his first career
multi-homer game as Chicago beat Los Angeles 4-2.
Bryant collected three RBIs, including a pair with his two-run homer
in the third off Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw, who took the loss
in the opener of a four-game series.
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Twins 13, White Sox 2
Minnesota busted out of its offensive slump in a big way, posting a
pair of five-run innings in 13-2 a win over Chicago at Target Field.
Minnesota hit a season-high four homers and roughed up White Sox
starter John Danks for nine runs (five earned) in 5 1/3 innings.
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Royals 4, Mariners 1
Kansas City veteran Joe Blanton won his second consecutive start,
holding Seattle to two hits over six innings in the Royals' 4-1
victory.
Blanton (2-0) gave up a two-out home run to Seattle second baseman
Robinson Cano in the first inning before retiring 16 consecutive
batters through the sixth.
After Mariners center fielder Austin Jackson led off the seventh
with a double, Blanton's 80-pitch night ended. (Editing by Cameron
French)
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