Noah Cameron tossed a one-hitter and Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr. each homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.
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Ben Rice clubbed a two-run home run in the 10th inning and visiting New York defeated Toronto to salvage the finale of a three-game set. Luis Torrens hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning, and host New York continued its post-trade deadline hot streak by closing out a three-game sweep of Washington.
Colton Cowser, Jackson Holliday and Christian Encarnacion-Strand drove in all seven runs in an explosive sixth inning as Baltimore won its third straight contest against American League East-leading Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla. Matt Olson’s tiebreaking three-run home run in the seventh inning was the difference as Atlanta defeated visiting Arizona to salvage the finale of their three-game series.
Miami scored seven times over the final two innings to take the rubber match of a three-game series against host Cincinnati. Nick Yorke had three RBIs in his first game since being recalled from the minor leagues, while Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Lowe each drove in two to help host Pittsburgh secure a series victory over Boston.
Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets hit back-to-back home runs and Casey Mize tossed six strong innings as visiting San Diego defeated Cleveland in the rubber match of a three-game series. Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-out, two-run, go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and Philadelphia rallied for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as visiting Chicago extended its lead over Detroit in the AL Central to 5 1/2 games. Adael Amador and Brett Sullivan, the bottom two hitters in the batting order, smacked three-run home runs and visiting Colorado won the season series over San Francisco with a victory.
Zack Gelof’s tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning lifted the host Athletics past playoff contender Texas in the rubber game of their series in West Sacramento, Calif.
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