Brian McCann hit a grand slam and Chris Young homered, while Mark Teixeira had a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth as the Yankees beat Houston.
McCann’s slam came in the first. A two-run shot by Young off Brett Oberholtzer put the Yankees up 6-0.
Oberholtzer was ejected with one out in the second inning for throwing at Alex Rodriguez.
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Rookie Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Jose Altuve connected on the next at-bat to tie it up.
Teixeira doubled off Pat Neshek (3-1), while Chasen Shreve (5-1) got the last two outs of the seventh inning for the win.
CARDINALS 8, CUBS 1
Michael Wacha pitched six solid innings as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Saturday night to become the first MLB team with 50 wins.
Jason Heyward reached four times in St Louis’ fifth straight victory. The MLB-best Cardinals (50-24) have five winning streaks of five games or more this season.
Wacha (10-3) allowed one run and six hits, bouncing back from a rough start against Philadelphia.
Donn Roach (0-1) took the loss in his season debut for Chicago, who have dropped four in a row after a four-game winning streak.
RANGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 0
Yovani Gallardo extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 23 innings by pitching three-hit ball into the ninth as the Texas Rangers snapped a season-worst six-game skid with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mitch Moreland, Robinson Chirinos and Rougned Odor all hit solo home runs for the Rangers, who won for the first time since beating the White Sox on June 19.
Gallardo (7-6) fell two-outs shy of his first shutout and first complete game since 2011. He won his fourth straight decision.
Promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to make his MLB debut, Blue Jays left-hander Matt Boyd (0-1) allowed four runs and nine hits, including three homers in 6-2/3 innings.
In other games, it was:
‧ Pirates 8, Braves 4
‧ Angels 4, Mariners 2
‧ Marlins 3, Dodgers 2
‧ Twins 5, Brewers 2
‧ Rays 4, Red Sox 1
‧ Royals 3, Athletics 2
‧ Giants 7, Rockies 5
‧ Padres 7, Diamondbacks 2
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