Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam to cap a six-run burst in the eighth inning as the St Louis Cardinals stopped the Cubs’ 11-game winning streak, beating Chicago 8-4 on Saturday.
After a run-scoring wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the eighth put the Cardinals ahead 4-2, Grichuk connected.
Brandon Moss and Jedd Gyorko also homered for St Louis.
Addison Russell hit his 14th homer for the NL Central-leading Cubs.
Alex Reyes (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.
St Louis starter Luke Weaver gave up two runs on four hits in his MLB debut. The 22-year-old was lifted for a pinch hitter after four innings and 85 pitches.
Carl Edwards Jr (0-1) allowed five runs while getting only two outs.
Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks struck out 12, matching a career best, in seven innings. He gave up five hits, including two homers. His ERA rose slightly from 2.17 to 2.19.
YANKEES 8, RAYS 4
Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge became the first teammates to hit home runs in the first at-bats of their MLB debuts in the same game, sparking New York past Tampa Bay.
And New York’s 24-year-old newbies did it back-to-back in a five-pitch span during the second inning.
Called up before the game as part of a youth movement that led to Alex Rodriguez’s release, Austin batted seventh and sliced a 2-2 fastball from Matt Andriese (6-4) to the opposite field. The 100m drive down the right-field line landed in the first row over the short porch, about 1m fair.
Judge drove a 1-2 changeup 136m off the railing above a sports bar in center field and into the netting above Monument Park. Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer in fifth for a 6-3 lead, and Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius also went deep.
Brad Miller homered twice for Tampa Bay, a three-run drive and a solo shot off Masahiro Tanaka (9-4).
INDIANS 5, ANGELS 1
Rookie Mike Clevinger took a no-hitter into the sixth inning to get his first MLB win as Cleveland one-hit Los Angeles.
Andrelton Simmons got Los Angeles’ only hit on a grounder with two outs in the sixth. Shortstop Francisco Lindor got his glove on the ball while ranging to his right, but it bounced into left field for a single.
Clevinger (1-1) was removed after that to a standing ovation. The right-hander allowed one run, struck out three, walked four and threw 91 pitches. Clevinger was drafted by the Angels in 2011 and traded to the Indians three years later for reliever Vinnie Pestano.
Matt Shoemaker (6-13) allowed five runs in six innings for the Angels, who have dropped nine straight, their longest losing streak since 1999.
GIANTS 6, ORIOLES 2
Madison Bumgarner snapped a five-start winless streak with seven shutout innings and Denard Span had four RBIs as San Francisco beat Baltimore.
Bumgarner (11-7) had lost five of his previous seven decisions. He allowed just three hits, struck out eight and allowed three walks.
The victory kept the Giants alone atop the NL West, a game ahead of Los Angeles. The Orioles fell out of first place in the AL East, a half-game behind Toronto.
Span managed to spark the Giants with two-run singles in the second and sixth innings.
Santiago Casilla faced one batter to get his 27th save. Kevin Gausman (3-10) was the loser.
DODGERS 8, PIRATES 4
Joc Pederson homered as Los Angeles had 17 hits and a pair of successful challenges in victory over Pittsburgh.
Pederson had his 17th homer, a two-run shot and finished with three hits. Corey Seager also had three hits and an RBI as Los Angeles overcame a 3-1 deficit by scoring in each of the first six innings.
In other MLB action, it was:
‧ Phillies 6, Rockies 3
‧ Mets 3, Padres 2, 11 Innings
‧ Blue Jays 4, Astros 2
‧ Nationals 7, Braves 6
‧ Twins 5, Royals 3
‧ White Sox 8, Marlins 7
‧ Tigers 2, Rangers 0
‧ Mariners 4, Athletics 3
‧ Red Sox 6, Diamondbacks 3
‧ Reds 11, Brewers 5
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