AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, BOSTON
Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of two-run homers as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 7-4 on Tuesday, handing Boston their fifth straight loss.
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Melky Cabrera and Erik Kratz also homered for the Blue Jays, who won their second straight and sixth in eight games.
J.A. Happ (3-1) struck out six in the first three innings and picked up his third win in four starts since joining the rotation.
Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer for Boston. The losing streak is the longest for the Red Sox since 2012.
Casey Janssen picked up his fourth save, getting Mike Napoli to ground into a double play and end it.
Felix Doubront (2-4) left the game after Jose Reyes and Cabrera opened the fifth with back-to-back doubles.
ATHLETICS 3, RAYS 0
In St Petersburg, Florida, Drew Pomeranz won his third consecutive start since moving from the bullpen into the rotation and Coco Crisp drove in two runs before departing with an injury as the surging Oakland Athletics beat the Rays.
Pomeranz (4-1) allowed three hits, two walks and had three strikeouts over five innings. He has not given up a run in his three starts, all of which lasted five innings.
Crisp hit a two-run double and John Jaso had an RBI single off Jake Odorizzi (2-4) as Oakland took a 3-0 lead in the second inning.
The AL West-leading Athletics have won 10 of 11, outscoring their opponents 74-18 over the stretch.
INDIANS 6, TIGERS 2
In Cleveland, Ohio, Trevor Bauer outpitched former Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander and tamed Detroit’s menacing lineup, leading the Indians to a win over the Tigers.
Bauer (1-1) was recalled earlier in the day for his second start this season, and the right-hander held the AL’s top hitting team to just two runs and seven hits in six-plus innings.
Mike Aviles hit a two-run double in the second when the Indians scored four runs off Verlander (5-3), who did not settle in until the damage was already done.
David Murphy homered in the seventh for last-placed Cleveland.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Mariners 6, Rangers 2
‧ White Sox 7, Royals 6
‧ Angels 9, Astros 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, ATLANTA, Georgia
Julio Teheran pitched a six-hitter for his second shutout of the season and Justin Upton had three RBIs as the Atlanta Braves won their third in a row, beating the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 on Tuesday night.
It was another laugher in the matchup between first-place teams, the Braves jumping ahead with three runs in the third and cruising to victory after opening the series with a 9-3 rout.
The Brewers have lost four in a row overall, which is their longest skid of the year so far.
Teheran (3-3) bounced back from the shortest start of his career at San Francisco, where he lasted just 3-1/3 innings in a 10-4 loss.
Upton had a two-run single in the third and his 12th homer in the fifth, a solo shot.
Yovani Gallardo (2-2) took the loss.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Rockies 5, Giants 4
‧ Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 0
‧ Nationals 9, Reds 4
‧ Phillies 6, Marlins 5
‧ Dodgers 9, Mets 4
In interleague play, it was:
‧ Cubs 6, Yankees 1
‧ Orioles 9, Pirates 2
‧ Twins 5, Padres 3
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