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 Oakland had been 0-20 this season when trailing after eight
innings. Valencia had no home runs entering the weekend series but
had five in the two A's wins on Friday and Sunday.
Brandon Guyer drove in five runs, including a pair of home runs, for
the Rays.
The Rays led 6-5 entering the ninth and got the first two out in the
top of the ninth. Billy Burns hit a two-out double to put the tying
run in scoring position in the ninth. Valencia's final homer came on
the first pitch from Steven Geltz (0-2), Tampa Bay's fifth pitcher.
Rangers 7, Blue Jays 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ian Desmond's three-run homer sparked a four-run
seventh inning for Texas in a win over Toronto that was marred by a
benches-clearing brawl in the eighth inning.
The Rangers trailed 6-3 going into the seventh before scoring four
times to take the lead, with Desmond's homer off Jesse Chavez (0-1)
capping the scoring.
 The brawl came in the next inning after Jose Bautista was hit by a
Matt Bush pitch. Bautista slid late into second base on a Justin
Smoak grounder and went into Texas second baseman Rougned Odor. Odor
then punched Bautista in the face and both benches cleared. A double
play was called for Bautista's illegal slide, and Bautista, Odor,
Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson and Texas bench coach Steve
Buechele were ejected following the scrum.
Yankees 7, White Sox 5
NEW YORK -- Pinch hitter Chase Headley had a long tiebreaking double
with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as New York blew
three one-run leads before pulling out a victory over Chicago.
Headley's ninth hit in his last 25 at-bats gave the Yankees their
seventh win in 10 games on a day when Carlos Beltran became the
fourth switch hitter to reach 400 home runs.
Beltran's milestone occurred with two outs in the sixth when he
drove a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall from Zach Duke. He joined
Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray along with former
Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones when he drove a 2-2 pitch from
left-hander Zach Duke over the left field fence.
Twins 5, Indians 1
CLEVELAND -- Tyler Duffey pitched seven scoreless innings and Jorge
Polanco hit his first major league home run as Minnesota beat
Cleveland.
The Twins took two of three games in the weekend series after
halting their eight-game losing streak with a win on Saturday.
In seven innings Duffey (1-2) threw 110 pitches and gave up six
hits, all singles. He struck out six and walked one.
Marlins 5, Nationals 1
WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Jose Fernandez allowed just one run in
seven innings and drove in two runs and batterymate J.T. Realmuto
had three hits as Miami beat Washington, garnering a split of the
four-game series on a windy day with some shaky fielding.
In just his second start ever at Nationals Park, Fernandez (5-2)
improved to 5-0 in his career against the Nationals as he gave up
just four hits with 11 strikeouts on a season-high 117 pitches.
 Washington's Ryan Zimmerman was credited with an inside- the-park
homer in the fourth. Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton and center
fielder Marcell Ozuna got their feet tangled on the warning track in
right-center as Zimmerman circled the bases. The outfielders laid on
the ground for a few moments but stayed in the game.
Brewers 3, Padres 2
MILWAUKEE -- Chris Carter snapped out of a week-long slump with
three hits and Zach Davies worked into the seventh as Milwaukee
knocked off San Diego.
Carter was 0-for-22 coming into the game and struck out in the first
inning against Padres right-hander Cesar Vargas. But his one-out
home run in the third put Milwaukee on the board and his RBI double
off Kevin Quackenbush (1-2) in the seventh sent Jonathan Lucroy home
and broke a 2-2 tie.
Lucroy finished with two hits, including his fifth home run of the
season as the Brewers collected 11 hits.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Jung Ho Kang went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo
home run as the Pirates held on to salvage the finale of a
three-game series.
Kang drove in Starling Marte in the seventh after Marte spoiled a
no-hitter bid by Cubs starter Jon Lester with a one-out single in
the seventh that ultimately sent Lester (4-2) to the loss.
Pirates starter Gerrit Cole (4-3) was the winner and was pulled for
a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He allowed three hits, struck out seven
and walked none while giving up no runs.
Pittsburgh reliever Mark Melancon gave up one run in the ninth as
Anthony Rizzo drove home Dexter Fowler with a one-out sacrifice fly
to right. But he got Ben Zobrist on a ground out to end the game and
collect his 11th save.
 Tigers 6, Orioles 5
BALTIMORE -- J.D Martinez and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home
runs off Baltimore reliever Darren O'Day in the eighth inning as the
Tigers avoided a four-game sweep by the Orioles.
Detroit won for just the second time in 13 games and snapped
Baltimore's seven-game winning streak.
Warwick Saupold (1-0), who was called up Friday from Triple-A
Toledo, picked up the win with 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Francisco Rodriguez notched his ninth save.
Ian Kinsler went 2-for-4, including his seventh homer of the season
for Detroit.
Red Sox 10, Astros 9
BOSTON -- Ryan Hanigan had three hits and drove in four runs and
Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run home run to lead Boston's victory.
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Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his career-high and
major-league-leading hitting streak to 21 games with a single in the
fifth. Bogaerts also pushed his hitting streak to 10 games.
The Red Sox have now hit at least one home run in 16 straight games,
their longest streak since a 19-game stretch from July 4-25, 1996.
Luis Valbuena belted a three-run home run and had five RBIs and
Carlos Correa hit a solo home run for Houston.
Reds 9, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Eugenio Suarez's three-run home run capped a
three-hit day to help the Reds salvage the final game of a
three-game series.
Dan Strailey (2-1) threw five innings of shutout ball for the win,
giving up six hits and three walks while striking out six.
The loss was Philadelphia's first at home in its last seven games at
Citizens Bank Park.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the second, then blew the game open with
a five-run fourth.
Phillies starter Adam Morgan walked his counterpart Straily on four
pitches with the bases loaded to force in one run. After a fielder's
choice scored the second run of the inning, Suarez ended Morgan's
day with a three-run blast to make it 7-0.
Angels 3, Mariners 0
SEATTLE -- Hector Santiago tossed eight scoreless innings as Los
Angeles completed a three-game sweep of Seattle.
Santiago allowed two hits, the first one coming on a bunt single by
Shawn O'Malley in the sixth, before fill-in closer Joe Smith came on
in the ninth to retire the side for his fourth save of the season.
Kole Calhoun broke a scoreless tie with a fifth-inning RBI single,
and teammate Daniel Nava gave Los Angeles some breathing room with a
two-run single in the eighth.
Royals 4, Braves 2 (13)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kendrys Morales blasted a two-run homer to
straightaway center with two out in the 13th inning as Kansas City
outlasted Atlanta.
Morales' home run was off Jason Grilli. Eric O'Flaherty, who gave up
a hit to Alcides Escobar to lead off the inning, took the loss. It
was Escobar's fourth hit, equaling his career high. He also scored
two runs and drove in another.
Wade Davis was trusted with a 2-0 lead in the ninth, but the Royals
closer failed to hold it, blowing his first save in nine chances
this season. Davis gave up RBI singles to Mallex Smith and Erick
Aybar.
Giants 2, Diamondbacks 1
PHOENIX -- Brandon Crawford singled home the winning run in the
ninth inning on the third of three consecutive singles and San
Francisco completed a four-game sweep of Arizona, which has lost
five consecutive games.
The Giants had one hit over the first eight innings but jumped on
Arizona closer Brad Ziegler (1-2) with three straight first-pitch
singles to open the ninth. Crawford's tiebreaking single allowed San
Francisco to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games.
Brandon Drury had four hits for Arizona and gave the Diamondbacks a
chance to tie with a one-out single in the ninth off Giants closer
Santiago Casilla that sent pinch runner Nick Ahmed to third. But
Casilla induced pinch hitter Rickie Weeks to hit into Arizona's
fourth double play of the game to end it on a play in which Weeks
was initially called safe before the call was overturned by review.
Rockies 4, Mets 3
DENVER -- Pinch hitter Ryan Raburn hit a two-run homer in the
seventh Sunday that gave Colorado a victory over New York.
It was the sixth career pinch-hit homer and second this season for
Raburn and enabled the Rockies to sweep the three-game series. The
Rockies last swept a three-game series from the Mets on April 16-18,
2013.
Carlos Gonzalez broke an extended homerless drought when he drove
Jacob deGrom's first pitch over the wall in center with two outs in
the sixth. The homer was Gonzalez's first since April 16. He went 99
at-bats without hitting a home run and had not driven in a run since
April 24.
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES -- St. Louis broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run seventh
and went on to beat Los Angeles and avoid a three-game sweep.
With two on and two outs, pinch hitter Yadier Molina doubled off Joe
Blanton -- the Dodgers' third reliever of the inning -- to knock in
two.
Matt Carpenter was then intentionally walked, and Stephen Piscotty
singled home Molina to make it 4-1.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager hit a pair of solo home runs for his
first career multi-homer game. Seager tied the game at 1-1 with a
blast off Cardinals starter Mike Leake in the third inning, and he
drove a 2-0 fastball by Kevin Siegrist into the right field stands
in the eighth to make the score 5-2.
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