The Yankees put together a quality win on Monday out in Seattle. After being down 2-1, they put up a six-run fifth inning, fueled in part by Trent Grisham’s continuing and shocking dominance at the plate. Elsewhere the Sox got blown out and the Astros couldn’t finish a comeback — a day the Yankees will always take.

Detroit Tigers (27-15) 14, Boston Red Sox (22-21) 2,

The Tigers took control against the Red Sox on Monday, and never came close to giving it up. After winning two straight in Kansas City, the Red Sox stumbled to a laughable loss as their AL Central road trip continued.

The Tigers began their onslaught with a two-run homer from old friend Gleyber Torres in the bottom of the first inning off of Tanner Houck.

This put the Tigers up only 2-0, but they did the majority of their damage two innings later. The third inning had everything — a run-scoring wild pitch, a Riley Greene little league home run, a real Trey Sweeney home run, another Torres RBI, and a productive knock from Justyn-Henry Malloy.

When the dust settled, the Tigers were up 11-0 after three innings, and essentially cruised from that point. While the offense had done their job, Jackson Jobe was doing his rather well on the mound for Detroit, tossing 5.2 innings of one-run ball, striking out seven Red Sox in the process. Boston notched a couple of solo homers late in the game, but it wasn’t nearly enough, as the Tigers added plenty more on top, coasting to a 12-run victory.

Kansas City Royals (25-18) 7, Houston Astros (20-20) 5

The Royals got their work done early in this one, and were able to hold on through the end to sink the Astros back to the .500 mark. Houston outscored K.C. by five runs in the final six innings, but the early damage was too much to overcome in the end.

The third place Royals began their scoring with a four-run second inning, which featured a solo homer from Michael Massey, an RBI knock from Jonathan India, a run-scoring triple from Bobby Witt Jr, and an RBI for Vinnie Pasquantino.

Up 4-0, the Royals must not have felt safe with their lead, and they piled on three more in their next chance. Drew Waters pitched in with a single, while both India and Witt Jr. notched another RBI in the inning.

Michael Wacha limited the damage for the Royals on the mound, going 6.2 innings, and while he did allow eight hits, the runs were limited to just two. That aforementioned feeling of insecurity must have been warranted, however, as the Astros put together a solid comeback effort in the later stages of this ballgame.

Initially down 7-0, Houston put up two runs in the seventh inning, and then three more in the eighth thanks to singles from Jake Meyers and Cam Smith. Those two productive innings brought their deficit to just two, and they were even able to get the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but the Royals early action proved to be too much to overcome. The Astros once again fall to the .500 mark.

Other Games

Cleveland Guardians (24-17) 5, Milwaukee Brewers (20-22) 0: A cast of five Guardians pitchers did their part in twirling a shutout against the Brewers. Ben Lively left the game after three innings with an injury, but the rest of the Cleveland staff kept Milwaukee off the board. All the while, Gabriel Arias led the way with the bats, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs en route to a 5-0 victory.