CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson found the strike zone after a rocky start and pitched seven scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians beat Boston 3-2 to end the Red Sox’s seven-game winning streak. ADVERTISING CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson found the strike
CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson found the strike zone after a rocky start and pitched seven scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians beat Boston 3-2 to end the Red Sox’s seven-game winning streak.
Masterson (3-4) walked four in the first three innings, but settled in and won for the first time in five starts. He allowed just three singles and struck out a season-high 10.
Lonnie Chisenhall hit a two-run single in the first off John Lackey (6-4) as the Indians won their fourth straight.
Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer in the Boston eighth off Bryan Shaw. Cody Allen worked the ninth for his fourth save.
Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew went 0 for 2 with a walk in his season debut. He re-signed as a free agent last month.
Boston outfielder Grady Sizemore went 0 for 4 — he popped up for the final out — in his return to Cleveland. He was a three-time All-Star in nearly eight seasons with the Indians.
MARINERS 10, YANKEES 2
NEW YORK — Kyle Seager homered, tripled twice and doubled, leading Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners past the New York Yankees.
Hernandez (8-1) tied a career high by winning his fifth straight start.
Robinson Cano again got booed by Yankees fans in this makeup of an April 30 rainout. Out four games with a bruised left hand, the former Yankees star was 1 for 3 with two walks. He drew a mocking cheer when he was picked off by David Phelps (1-3).
Seattle won its third in a row.
Seager became the first major leaguer to hit two triples and at least one homer and one double since Hal Breeden for Montreal in 1973, STATS said.
METS 11, PHILLIES 2
PHILADELPHIA — Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Bartolo Colon threw seven-plus sharp innings and New York beat Philadelphia in a makeup from an April rainout.
After playing 39 innings in the three previous games, the teams finally didn’t go extras. The Mets took four of five from the Phillies and are 9-1 in Citizens Bank Park, dating to last season.
Colon (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits to win his third straight decision. The 41-year-old righty has a 1.61 ERA in his last three outings.
The last-place Phillies went 4-7 on an 11-game homestand, their longest of the season. They’re a season-worst seven games under .500 and barely resemble the team that won five consecutive NL East titles from 2007-11.
Roberto Hernandez (2-3) failed to pitch six innings for the sixth time in 10 starts.
PIRATES 10, PADRES 3
SAN DIEGO — Jordy Mercer homered and matched a career high with four of Pittsburgh’s 16 hits in a romp over San Diego.
Neil Walker added three hits and three RBIs, and Josh Harrison also had three hits to help the Pirates win for the ninth time in 13 games.
Charlie Morton (2-7) tied a career best with nine strikeouts in five innings. He allowed two runs in winning for the first time in five road starts this year.
Three relievers finished the five-hitter after 4 hours, 4 minutes — the longest nine-inning game in Padres history.
Mercer scored four times from the No. 8 spot in the batting order and went 4 for 5 to raise his average 20 points to .219. He entered with one home run and seven RBIs in 146 at-bats.
Tim Stauffer (2-2) lasted only 2 2/3 innings, his second consecutive disappointing start since being inserted into the rotation because of elbow injuries to Andrew Cashner and Robbie Erlin.
DODGERS 5, WHITE SOX 2
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw shrugged off a two-run homer by Jose Abreu in the rookie’s return from the disabled list, pitching Los Angeles past Chicago for his first home win of the season.
Justin Turner’s two-run single keyed a five-run sixth inning in which all the Dodgers’ runs were unearned.
Kershaw (4-2) allowed four hits over eight innings, striking out nine and walking none. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his 17th save.
Jose Quintana (3-5) gave up six hits through six innings and was charged with all five unearned runs.
BREWERS 6, TWINS 2
MILWAUKEE — Matt Garza took a shutout into the seventh inning and Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer, sending Milwaukee past Minnesota.
Garza (3-4) scattered six hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings against the team that brought him to the big leagues in 2006. The right-hander, signed to a $50 million, four-year deal as a free agent in the offseason, struck out eight and walked two for his first win since May 5.
Jonathan Lucroy homered and hit an RBI single.
Kyle Gibson (4-5) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings. He has won just one of his last eight starts after winning his first three.
ROYALS 6, CARDINALS 0
ST. LOUIS — Danny Duffy worked six innings of one-hit ball and Alex Gordon homered to start a three-run seventh for Kansas City in a victory over suddenly punchless St. Louis.
The Royals had just two singles off Shelby Miller (6-5) in a scoreless game before they opened the seventh with four straight hits. Gordon’s fifth homer ended a 15-inning scoreless drought and Mike Moustakas capped the rally with a two-run double.
Matt Holliday had two singles and a walk for the Cardinals, who have been shut out in consecutive games.
Duffy (3-5) struck out five and walked one, rebounding from consecutive losses in which he allowed 10 earned runs in 10 innings. Three relievers completed a three-hitter.
MARLINS 3, RAYS 1
MIAMI — Randy Wolf pitched six innings for his first victory since 2012, and Miami handed Tampa Bay its seventh consecutive loss.
The 37-year-old Wolf (1-1), making a comeback from the second Tommy John surgery of his career, allowed three hits and one run. He struck out seven, walked one and won for the first time since he pitched Baltimore past Tampa Bay on Sept. 13, 2012.
The Rays fell to 0-7 on their eight-game trip. They’re 12 games below .500 for the first time since 2007, and their record (23-35) is the worst in the American League.
Four Miami relievers completed the six-hitter, and Steve Cishek pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances. The Marlins snapped a streak of four consecutive home losses as they started a four-game home-and-home series against their intrastate rivals.
The Rays went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. They’ve scored six runs in their past five games.
Alex Cobb (1-3) paid dearly for a rocky start. The Marlins scored three times in the first, when their first four batters reached. Casey McGehee hit a two-run single, and a bases-loaded double play scored another run.
