Astros rally against Tigers – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Framber Valdez pitched seven solid innings and the Houston Astros used a four-run eighth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night.

Kyle Tucker homered and scored twice for Houston, which has won two straight after a four-game skid.

Valdez (2-1) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He has a 2.49 ERA in eight career games against the Tigers, including seven starts.

Detroit (19-19) has lost six of seven and fell to .500 for the first time this season.

Trailing 2-1, Jose Altuve led off the eighth with a single against Andrew Chafin (2-1) and Tucker walked before Yordan Alvarez tied it with a single down the right field line. Jason Foley replaced Chafin, but Jeremy Peña hit an RBI single on his first pitch.

Jon Singleton hit hard to second, putting runners on the corners, and Alex Bregman’s grounder to third went through Matt Vierling’s legs for an error. Yanier Diaz followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.

Bryan Abreu pitched the eighth for Houston and Josh Hader earned his fifth save after closing out the ninth.

YANKEES 2, RAYS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Clarke Schmidt allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay.

Schmidt (4-1) struck out six and walked two as he extended his season-opening streak by allowing three runs or fewer in eight starts.

Yankees closer Clay Holmes had a stressful ninth inning. He walked two batters with one out and struck out Isaac Paredes before pinch hitter Austin Shenton singled to load the bases. Holmes then struck out Jonny DeLuca for his 12th save in 13 chances and completed a six-hitter.

Rizzo had an RBI single in the fourth inning and connected on a first-pitch homer off Shawn Armstrong in the top of the ninth to help the Yankees win for the sixth time in seven games.

Rays starter Taj Bradley (0-1) allowed one run, four hits and struck out seven in six innings in his season debut. The right-hander had been on the injured list for 15 days due to a right pectoral strain.

TWINS 3, BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning, Joe Ryan pitched seven innings and Minnesota won for the 16th time in 18 games by beating Toronto.

Carlos Correa had two hits and scored twice as the Twins won for the ninth time in their last 13 games in Toronto.

Jose Miranda added an RBI single as the Twins, who managed to transport their lucky sausage across the Canadian border, extended their road winning streak to seven.

Ryan (2-2) allowed a run and a hit to earn his first win in three starts. He struck out seven and did not give up a walk.

Jhoan Duran worked the eighth and Griffin Jax pitched the ninth for his fifth save in seven chances.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including his second home run, but the Blue Jays lost for the sixth time in eight games. Toronto won at Philadelphia on Wednesday, but the Blue Jays have not won consecutive games since home wins against the Dodgers on April 28 and Kansas City on April 29.

ORIOLES 4, DIAMOND BACK 2

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cole Irvin pitched the sixth inning in another effective start, and a revamped bullpen held strong for the Baltimore Orioles in a victory over Arizona.

Struggling reliever Craig Kimbrel was removed from the closer role for this game, but he pitched a perfect seventh inning. Jacob Webb struck out two in the eighth, but then walked a batter. Cionel Pérez entered the game and hit pinch hitter Joc Pederson with a pitch before Eugenio Suárez hit a routine grounder to end the threat.

Yennier Cano then hit a double in the ninth inning for his second save.

Arizona’s four-game winning streak was snapped. The AL East-leading Orioles have won six of seven.

Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the third for Arizona, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.

NATIONALS 5, RED SOX 1

BOSTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin allowed one run in five innings for his first win of the season, Trey Lipscomb had a two-run single and Washington beat Boston.

Corbin (1-3) allowed seven hits and one walk and had four strikeouts to lower his ERA from 6.45 to 5.91. He allowed runners to reach base in four of five innings, helped in the first when right fielder Victor Robles threw out a runner at home for the final out.

Robles and Eddie Rosario each had two hits to help the Nationals get above .500 for the second time this season at 19-18.

Garrett Cooper doubled in Boston’s only run. Red Sox starter Tanner Houck (3-4) ran into trouble with two outs twice, but delivered seven three-run innings. The right-hander struck out four and threw 65 of his 95 pitches for strikes.

Boston blocked 11 and went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. The Red Sox lost six of seven to fall to 19-19.

WHITE SOX 6, GOALKEEPERS 3

CHICAGO (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in six shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland for their third straight victory.

Taking advantage of a costly error on second baseman Gabriel Arias, Chicago improved to 8-6 since its ugly 3-22 start. Korey Lee and Paul DeJong hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh, and Andrew Vaughn went deep in the eighth for his first of the season.

Hook (3-4) allowed five hits and walked none in his second straight victory. Jordan Leisure got four outs for his second save.

Cleveland lost for the third time in four games. It leads the AL Central by a half-game over Minnesota, which beat Toronto 3-2 for its third straight victory.

PHILLIES 8, MARLINS 2

MIAMI (AP) — Ranger Suárez pitched seven scoreless innings, Nick Castellanos and Johan Rojas hit solo homers and Philadelphia beat the Miami Marlins.

Rojas and JT Realmuto each had three of Philadelphia’s 15 hits. Bryce Harper had two hits, including an RBI double. Kyle Schwarber and Cristian Pache had two each.

Suárez (7-0), who entered the game with a 1.72 ERA, allowed just three hits while striking out nine and walking two. Gregory Soto replaced Suárez in the eighth and allowed a two-run double to Josh Bell that ended the shutout.