CLEVELAND \u2014 Isaac Paredes hit his first two home runs of the season and Christian Walker also went deep as Houston beat Cleveland for just their third victory in 15 games.<\/p>\n
Walker lined a two-run shot to left-center in the first inning to open the scoring. The first baseman snapped an 0-for-15 slump by going 3 for 5 with three runs.<\/p>\n
Paredes broke a 2-all tie with a leadoff homer to left field in the fourth that sparked a four-run inning. His first longball of the year came in his 76th plate appearance. Paredes, who homered at least 19 times in each of the last four seasons, added a solo shot in the eighth to close the scoring.<\/p>\n
BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Pinch-hitter Ceddanne Rafaela had a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Monday in Boston\u2019s annual Patriots\u2019 Day game to salvage a split of their four-game series.<\/p>\n
Isiah Kiner-Falefa also had a two-run single for the Red Sox, who halted a two-game skid.<\/p>\n
The game coincided with the running of the\u00a0Boston Marathon.<\/a>\u00a0The Red Sox wore their special \u201cBoston\u201d home white jerseys, which debuted as a\u00a0tribute to the city<\/a>\u00a0after the marathon bombings in 2013.<\/p>\n Garrett Whitlock (2-1), the sixth of eight Red Sox pitchers, worked a perfect inning for the victory. Aroldis Chapman got the last two outs for his fourth save.<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.\u2014 Rookie Sal Stewart homered, doubled, stole a base and scored twice as Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay for their fourth straight win.<\/p>\n Stewart put Cincinnati on the board with\u00a0a two-run homer\u00a0in the first inning, ending Jesse Scholtens\u2019 scoreless streak to start the season at 9 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n With his eighth homer, Stewart matched Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox for the lead among major league rookies and St. Louis\u2019 Jordan Walker for the National League lead. Stewart has the rookie lead in RBIs (21) and extra-base hits (13).<\/p>\n The 23-year-old first baseman also snagged a line drive with the bases loaded for the final out.<\/p>\n MIAMI \u2014 Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez homered and Max Meyer pitched effectively into the sixth inning to lead Miami to a victory over St. Louis, snapping the Cardinals\u2019 five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n Meyer, who has battled injuries since being selected third overall in the 2020 amateur draft, left after 5 1\/3 innings and 91 pitches. He permitted two runs on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.<\/p>\n Calvin Faucher (2-2) got the final two outs in the sixth. He allowed the tying run to score on a wild pitch but was credited with the win after Miami went back ahead in the bottom half.<\/p>\n Pete Fairbanks gave up a leadoff triple to Masyn Winn and a sacrifice fly to Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas in the ninth before finishing for his fourth save in five opportunities.<\/p>\n WASHINGTON \u2014 Matt Olson had three RBIs, Bryce Elder struck out six in 6 2\/3 innings and Atlanta won their sixth straight game with a victory over Washington.<\/p>\n Drake Baldwin added two RBIs, and Ozzie Albies, Michael Harris II, Dominic Smith and Eli White each had an RBI for Atlanta.<\/p>\n Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. was hit by a pitch in the fourth and sixth innings before\u00a0leaving in the bottom of the sixth. The Braves said X-rays were negative and Acu\u00f1a was day-to-day.<\/p>\n Olson\u2019s two-run homer over the centre-field wall tied it at 2-all in the fourth. Olson added an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the ninth for a five-run lead.<\/p>\n Atlanta broke it open with five runs in the sixth.<\/p>\n CHICAGO \u2014 Colin Rea pitched into the seventh inning and Chicago beat Philadelphia for their sixth consecutive win.<\/p>\n Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer for Chicago, and Michael Conforto added a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n The Cubs have outscored their opponents 44-14 during the team\u2019s longest win streak since it also won six in a row from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2024. They are tied with Atlanta for the majors\u2019 longest active win streak.<\/p>\n The Phillies have dropped six in a row and seven of eight. They have been outscored 42-10 during their losing streak.<\/p>\n Rea (3-0) permitted one run and six hits in 6 2\/3 innings, aided by a stellar defensive performance from his Cubs teammates.<\/p>\n ORIOLES 7, ROYALS 5, 12 INNINGS<\/p>\n KANSAS CITY, Kan. \u2014 Leody Taveras hit a grand slam during a five-run 12th inning, and Baltimore held on for a wild victory over the Royals, handing Kansas City its eighth straight loss.<\/p>\n With the Orioles down to their last strike in the ninth inning, Samuel Basallo tied it at 1-all with Baltimore\u2019s second hit of the game, an RBI single that scored Dylan Beavers. Basallo then\u00a0led off the 12th\u00a0with a single off Alex Lange (0-2), scoring automatic runner Coby Mayo to make it 3-2. Jeremiah Jackson singled, and Weston Wilson walked to load the bases for Taveras, whose first career slam travelled 419 feet to center field.<\/p>\n That sent Royals fans to the exits, but Kansas City made it interesting in the bottom half when Nick Loftin hit a bases-clearing double off Cameron Foster. The rookie then retired the next three batters, striking out Kyle Isbel to end it.<\/p>\n DENVER \u2014 Max Muncy went 4 for 4 with two homers and scored four times as Los Angeles hit five longballs to back Justin Wrobleski in a victory over Colorado.<\/p>\n Dalton Rushing also had two home runs for the Dodgers, giving him seven in his past seven games. Miguel Rojas launched his first of the season and got his 1,000th career hit with a single in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n Wrobleski (3-0) allowed one run and eight hits across seven innings to help Los Angeles split the four-game series at Coors Field. He struck out three and walked none, throwing 72 of his 97 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n The left-hander has yielded just two earned runs in 21 innings over his last three starts.<\/p>\n ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 Dylan Cease struck out 12 in five innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the\u00a0Toronto\u00a0beat Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Lenyn Sosa put Toronto ahead with a sacrifice fly in the sixth, and Nathan Lukes knocked in two late insurance runs after coming off the bench.<\/p>\n Cease (1-0) earned his first win for the Blue Jays and finished one strikeout shy of his career high despite needing 110 pitches to get 15 outs. The right-hander, who signed a $210 million, seven-year contract as a free agent in December, limited the Angels to two runs and five hits. He walked two and whiffed Jorge Soler with a 99 mph fastball on his final pitch.<\/p>\n Toronto reliever Braydon Fisher threw a scoreless sixth, Louis Varland struck out three of his four batters and Tyler Rogers got the final two outs in the eighth. Struggling closer Jeff Hoffman fanned three in a one-hit ninth for his third save.<\/p>\n SEATTLE \u2014 Carlos Cortes, Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers each hit a solo homer, and the Athletics overcame an early three-run deficit to defeat Seattle.<\/p>\n Cortes went 4 for 5 with a home run in the fourth inning that trimmed Seattle\u2019s lead to 3-1. Kurtz and Langeliers hit back-to-back shots in the sixth to chase starter Emerson Hancock with the score tied at 3.<\/p>\n Max Muncy put the Athletics ahead 4-3 in the eighth on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and no outs. Lawrence Butler added a two-run single to make it 6-3.<\/p>\n The Athletics took sole possession of first place in the AL West.<\/p>\n A\u2019s starter J.T. 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