Rookie Taylor Jungmann allowed four hits in eight innings as the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Gerardo Parra and Adam Lind hit seventh-inning home runs for the Brewers, who finished off their second undefeated road trip of at least seven games in club history.
It is the Brewers’ longest winning streak since they won nine in a row between April 4 and April 13 last season.
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Cincinnati starter Mike Leake (5-5) lost for the first time since May 27. Leake, who was 3-0 in six June starts, allowed eight hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings.
ORIOLES 9, WHITE SOX 1
In Chicago, Jonathan Schoop homered in his first at-bat since returning from injury and Miguel Gonzalez threw six solid innings as Baltimore routed the White Sox.
Adam Jones had two doubles and Steve Pearce had three hits as the Orioles ended a three-game losing streak. Baltimore had scored six runs in their previous four games combined.
The White Sox committed four errors and saw their four-game winning streak end. Chicago was trying to sweep the Orioles for the first time since 2005.
Schoop, who had been sidelined by a sprained right knee, hit a solo homer in the second inning off Carlos Rodon (3-2), his first home run since April 15.
Gonzalez (7-5) allowed four hits, struck out three and walked one.
ROYALS 3, TWINS 2
In Kansas City, Missouri, Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain with nobody out in the ninth inning, helping Kansas City beat Minnesota for a split of their four-game series.
Cain drew a leadoff walk against Twins reliever Blaine Boyer (2-4) to start the ninth after Ervin Santana had nearly shut Kansas City down in his return from a drug suspension.
Twins manager Paul Molitor called upon Aaron Thompson to face Hosmer, who ripped a pitch down the right-field line. Cain sprinted around third base at full speed, and a throw from Torii Hunter in right field was nowhere close to getting him at the plate.
Greg Holland (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning.
BLUE JAYS 10, TIGERS 5
In Detroit, Michigan, Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from injury, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during Detroit’s loss to Toronto.
Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak homered in a six-run fifth inning against the 2011 American League Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player.
Verlander (0-4) gave up seven hits and two walks in five innings, striking out five. He needed 94 pitches to get 15 outs.
In other results, it was:
‧ Rays 8, Yankees 1
‧ Mariners 2, Athletics 1
‧ Red Sox 5, Astros 4
‧ Pirates 5, Indians 3
‧ Phillies 4, Braves 0, 10 innings
‧ Cardinals 3, Padres 1
‧ Mets 8, Dodgers 0
‧ Cubs 2, Marlins 0
‧ Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4
‧ Nationals 3, Giants 1
‧ Angels 12, Rangers 6
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