Zack Greinke’s shutout streak ended at 45-2/3 innings when the Mets scored the first of two runs against him as New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday off newcomer Juan Uribe’s single off the wall in the 10th.
Jacob deGrom outpitched Greinke in a marquee matchup that lived up to its billing, but Yasmani Grandal hit a tying single in the ninth as Los Angeles erased a two-run deficit against closer Jeurys Familia, who was trying for a four-out save.
Greinke allowed a run in the third on a grounder by deGrom and another in the sixth when rookie Michael Conforto was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
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Jenrry Mejia (1-0) pitched out of a jam at the top of the 10th, striking out rookie slugger Joc Pederson and retiring Howie Kendrick with a runner on third. Juan Nicasio (1-3) got the loss.
ORIOLES 5, RAYS 2
In St Petersburg, Florida, Nolan Reimold had a two-run double among three hits as the Orioles beat the Rays for their second straight win after a four-game skid.
Taiwan’s Chen Wei-yin (5-6) won for the first time in four starts against Tampa Bay, giving up two runs and six hits while striking out three in 5-1/3 innings.
Caleb Joseph hit a two-run homer for Baltimore.
Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe homered for the Rays on consecutive pitches in the fourth. In his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery, Matt Moore (1-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings.
Four relievers finished for the Orioles. Zach Britton earned his 25th save.
RED SOX 11, TIGERS 1
In Boston, David Ortiz homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead Boston over Detroit.
Ortiz, who had two three-run homers and an RBI single, and Xander Bogaerts each had four of the season-high 20 hits by the Red Sox.
Boston won for just the second time in 11 games — with both victories coming in this series.
Nick Castellanos hit a solo homer for the second straight day for the struggling Tigers, who have lost six of nine.
Eduardo Rodriguez (6-3) rebounded from a miserable start by pitching seven strong innings.
Shane Greene (4-8) did not make it out of the fifth inning for the third straight start since being recalled from Triple-A Toledo. He gave up five runs — four in the fifth — on 11 hits in 4-1/3 innings.
ROYALS 5, ASTROS 1
In Kansas City, Missouri, the Royals traded for right-hander Johnny Cueto, and then used Yordano Ventura’s seven sharp innings to beat Dallas Keuchel and the Astros.
Ventura (5-7) allowed one run and six hits in just his second win in his last seven starts.
The Royals announced during the game that they had acquired Cueto from Cincinnati for minor league left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed, drawing a big cheer at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Keuchel (12-5), who started for the American League in the All-Star Game, was tagged for a season-high 10 hits in 6-2/3 innings. He also allowed five runs, matching a season high.
In other results, it was:
‧ Pirates 3, Nationals 1
‧ Phillies 11, Cubs 5
‧ White Sox 2, Indians 1
‧ Yankees 7, Twins 2
‧ Braves 3, Cardinals 2
‧ Padres 3, Marlins 2
‧ Giants 4, Athletics 3
‧ Angels 13, Rangers 7
‧ Mariners 6, Blue Jays 5
‧ Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
‧ Rockies 17, Reds 7
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