In his final appearance in a Red Sox uniform, Rafael Devers hit a solo shot as Boston shut out the visiting New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
After the game, the Red Sox traded Devers — a three-time All-Star — to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-hander Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison, along with outfield prospect James Tibbs III and right-handed pitching prospect Jose Bello.
Brayan Bello (3-1) tossed seven shutout innings, holding New York to three hits, walking three and striking out eight while throwing a career-high 114 pitches. Devers’ home run came off New York starter Max Fried (9-2) in the fifth. It was his 15th home run of the season and increased Boston’s lead to 2-0.
Fried surrendered two runs on six hits in seven innings for the Yankees, who have lost the last five matchups with their American League East rivals. He struck out nine and walked two.
Dodgers 5, Giants 4
Andy Pages hit a three-run home run to lift host Los Angeles to a win over San Francisco.
Dustin May (4-4) pitched six innings for the win. The right-hander gave up six hits and three earned runs. Pages’ home run gave the Dodgers the lead for good in the fifth.
Joey Lucchesi (0-1) took the loss. Sean Hjelle was the last-minute starter for the Giants. Kyle Harrison was warming up in the bullpen less than 30 minutes before game time when he was told he was part of the Rafael Devers trade with Boston.
Rays 9, Mets 0
Shane Baz pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and Junior Caminero drilled a three-run home run as visiting Tampa Bay continued its surge, completing a three-game sweep of New York.
Baz (6-3) held the Mets to three hits in his second-longest start of the season, and New York’s top four hitters of Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso were a combined 1-of-9 against him. Baz threw a career-high 106 pitches, won his third straight decision and the Rays won with him on the mound for the fifth straight time.
The Rays won for the 18th time in 24 games and scored 24 runs in the series. Canning (6-3) allowed six runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Mets lost three straight for the second time this season and were shut out for the fourth time this season.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2 (10 innings)
Ian Happ’s single drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Chicago a series victory against visiting Pittsburgh.
Automatic runner Vidal Brujan and Kyle Tucker pulled off a double steal with Jon Berti at the plate, and after Berti struck out, Happ knocked a single into right field off Pirates closer David Bednar (1-5) to score Brujan. Spencer Horvitz and Alexander Canario had RBIs for Pittsburgh.
Cubs reliever Chris Flexen (4-0) was perfect in the top of the 10th for the win. Starting pitcher Colin Rea allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four in six. Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson each had an RBI groundout.
Padres 8, Diamondbacks 2
Jake Cronenworth and Elias Diaz homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. had four hits and scored three runs, and visiting San Diego salvaged the final game of a three-game set with a victory over Arizona.
Nick Pivetta (7-2) gave up two runs and two hits in seven strong innings for his second victory since April 29. He struck out nine, one short of a season high, and walked one. Cronenworth extended his season-high on-base streak to 13 games, Manny Machado had two RBIs and Diaz and Gavin Sheets had two hits apiece.
Eugenio Suarez homered for the third time in four games for the D-backs, who tied a season-low with three hits and had a five-game winning streak broken. Ketel Marte was 0-for-4 to break his 26-game on-base streak. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly (6-3) gave up four runs on seven hits in five innings.
Twins 2, Astros 1 (10 innings)
Mauricio Dubon hit a walk-off single to left field with two outs in the 10th inning, and Houston completed a three-game series sweep of Minnesota.
Dubon drove home Jake Meyers with a high fly ball off Twins reliever Cole Sands (3-3) that left fielder Willi Castro failed to catch at the wall. Josh Hader (4-0) earned the win for Houston with a perfect 10th.
Extending his hitting streak to 15 games, Brooks Lee finished 3-for-4 and homered for a second consecutive game for the Twins. Lee’s homer represented the lone blemish for Astros left-hander Brandon Walter, who excelled while making his third spot start for Houston.
Mariners 6, Guardians 0
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam and Emerson Hancock pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle completed a three-game sweep of visiting Cleveland.
Crawford, celebrating his first Father’s Day as a dad after the offseason birth of a daughter, went deep off Luis Ortiz (3-8) in a five-run second inning.
Hancock (3-2), who was coming off three consecutive no-decisions in which he went at least five innings and allowed no more than two runs, gave up just two hits, walked one and struck out four. The right-hander faced 22 batters, one over the minimum for seven innings, and didn’t allow a baserunner to reach second base.
Reds 8, Tigers 4
Cincinnati parlayed a late-inning rally into a road win over Detroit. Facing a two-run deficit entering the eighth, the Reds notched four runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth.
Elly De La Cruz continued his power surge, clubbing a homer in a fourth straight game and driving in three runs. His two-run shot accounted for both of Cincinnati’s runs in the ninth.
Jahmai Jones and Wenceel Perez homered early to open the Tigers’ scoring, but Detroit’s offense stalled in the final two frames against relievers Emilio Pagan and Tony Santillan. The Tigers also tallied nine hits, but went 2-11 at the plate with runners in scoring position.
Orioles 11, Angels 2
Gary Sanchez belted a seventh-inning grand slam to help Baltimore record a victory against visiting Los Angeles, completing a three-game sweep.
Ramon Urias and Jordan Westburg also homered as the Orioles produced its third series sweep in its last five series. Cade Povich (2-5) logged 3 2/3 scoreless innings in a bulk reliever role, allowing three hits, one walk, while fanning four.
Nolan Schanuel hit a home run and had two of the Angels’ hits. Starter Yusei Kikuchi (2-6) surrendered five runs (three earned) across 5 2/3 innings despite striking out 10.
Rockies 10, Braves 1
Colorado overcame Atlanta starting pitcher Grant Holmes’ career-high 15 strikeouts and used a late-inning outburst to beat Atlanta and avoid a series sweep.
Rookie catcher Braxton Fulford had a career-high five RBIs, including three in a bases-clearing triple in the ninth to extend Colorado’s lead to nine. Holmes was mowing down batters and allowed only one run, until he began to unravel in the seventh.
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead solo shot and Holmes walked Brenton Doyle before Enya De Los Santos replaced him. De Los Santos and Jose Ruiz allowed six combined runs in the seventh, pushing the game out of Atlanta’s reach.
Phillies 11, Blue Jays 4
Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, rookie Otto Kemp went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs and Alec Bohm also homered and drove in three runs as Philadelphia completed a three-game series sweep of visiting Toronto.
It was the second grand slam of the season for Castellanos and the ninth of his career, tied for third among active players behind Manny Machado (12) of the San Diego Padres and Giancarlo Stanton (11) of the New York Yankees. Kyle Schwarber reached base four times with two hits and two walks and also drove in two runs for the Phillies.
Zack Wheeler (7-2) picked up the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits over six innings. He struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter.
Marlins 3, Nationals 1
Dane Myers had three hits including a home run and visiting Miami beat Washington to complete its first three-game sweep of the season.
Marlins starter Eury Perez, in his second start since his return from Tommy John surgery, gave up one run on four hits with three walks and no strikeouts in four innings. Lake Bachar (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings and Freddy Tarnok worked the ninth for his first save.
Washington starter MacKenzie Gore (3-6) allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings. The NL strikeout leader fanned five.
Brewers 3, Cardinals 2
Quinn Priester allowed one run and four hits over six innings to help Milwaukee capture a win against visiting St. Louis in the finale of their four-game series.
Priester (5-2) struck out three and didn’t walk a batter en route to his fourth straight win. Christian Yelich singled, doubled and homered and Caleb Durbin collected two hits and scored a run for Milwaukee, which took three of four in the series.
St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (4-4) allowed two runs and six hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking one. Ivan Herrera had two hits, including a solo home run, and Brendan Donovan also had a pair of singles for St. Louis, which has lost seven of eight.
Athletics 3, Royals 2
Nick Kurtz’s solo home run in the top of the ninth inning broke a tie and gave the Athletics a win over host Kansas City.
The Athletics, who swept the three-game series, also got a home run from Austin Wynns. Kurtz was 2-for-4 and Brent Rooker was 2-for-3. Tyler Ferguson (2-2) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, in which he struck out two. Mason Miller pitched the ninth for his 14th save.
The Royals lost their sixth straight and have only scored 11 runs in those games, despite a players-only, closed door meeting after Saturday’s 4-0 loss. Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino were each 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Ezequiel Duran and Marcus Semien drove in runs to back the pitching of Kumar Rocker and three relievers as Texas did just enough to beat reeling Chicago and sweep the three-game series.
Rocker (2-4) drew the start for Texas after being activated by the team earlier in the day and went five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a walk and striking out six despite battling dehydration in the fifth inning. He posted his first win since April 17, a stint covering three Major League starts.
Aaron Civale (1-3), who was acquired by the White Sox on Friday in a trade with Milwaukee, gave up two runs on six hits and four walks over five innings while striking out four.
–Field Level Media
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