MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Jones broke out of a long slump in a big way, delivering the go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning after a towering homer in the fifth to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the skidding Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Manny Machado also went deep while going 3 for 3 with two walks to raise his batting average to .365, and Zach Britton earned his eighth save for the Orioles, who remain percentage points ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East. Kevin Jepsen (2-4) intentionally walked Machado in the ninth to get to Jones, who made him pay.
Trevor Plouffe homered and drove in three runs for the Twins, who have lost six straight games. Jose Berrios gave up three runs on eight hits and struck out six in five innings.
YANKEES 10, ROYALS 7: Brett Gardner doubled home the tie-breaking run off Kelvin Herrera in the eighth inning, and New York overcame three home runs by Lorenzo Cain to win at home.
In a back-and-forth game, Kansas City rallied from deficits of 1-0, 5-3 and 7-6.
Cheslor Cuthbert also homered for the Royals, who have hit six home runs in the first two games of the series.
INDIANS 4, ASTROS 0: Trevor Bauer pitched seven scoreless innings, and Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen completed the four-hitter to help Cleveland win at Houston for the Indians’ sixth win in eight games.
Bauer (3-0), who started the season in the bullpen, allowed three hits and struck out seven to extend his winning streak to a career-high three games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS 8, PADRES 7: Jon Lester (4-1) pitched six innings of three-run ball as host Chicago improved to 25-6 for the best start by a major league team since the 1984 Detroit Tigers won 26 of their first 31.
PHILLIES 3, BRAVES 2: Adam Morgan allowed only one run in seven innings, Mikael Franco homered and Philadelphia won at Atlanta to extend the Braves’ home misery.
Morgan (1-0) matched the longest start of his career, allowing four hits and one walk.
The Braves (7-24) own the majors’ worst record and are 1-16 at Turner Field.
BREWERS 10, MARLINS 2: Jonathan Villar got two hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and Milwaukee won big at Miami.
Ryan Braun had a pair of RBI singles. Aaron Hill added three hits, including a two-run double. Hernan Perez had two hits and two stolen bases.
Zach Davies (1-3) allowed two runs in five innings and lowered his ERA to 6.29.
INTERLEAGUE
TIGERS 5, NATIONALS 4: Andrew Romine drove in the tiebreaking run on a play that withstood a replay challenge under the new slide rule, Miguel Cabrera tacked on a pinch-hit RBI, and Detroit overcame Ryan Zimmerman’s two homers to win at Washington, ending a seven-game losing streak.
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