AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected from Wednesday’s game against Boston for using pine tar to aid his grip on the ball, compounding a 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Pineda’s transgression came less than two weeks after appearing to get away with using a foreign substance in another game against Boston and he now faces a likely suspension.
Elsewhere, Martin Perez threw his second-straight shutout as Texas swept Oakland and went to the top of the American League (AL) West division, and majors-leading Milwaukee broke out of a scoring slump and beat San Diego, while Atlanta defeated Miami to worsen the Marlins’ poor road record.
Pineda was thrown out in the second inning, when plate umpire Gerry Davis found the substance on the right side of the pitcher’s neck after Red Sox manager John Farrell asked him to check. Pineda walked from the mound without protest.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Pineda and the organization were “embarrassed.”
Red Sox pitcher John Lackey (3-2) allowed one run in eight innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks, while Mike Napoli had three hits as Boston scored two runs in the first and two more in the third.
Texas moved above Oakland to the top of the AL West by beating the Athletics 3-0.
Martin Perez (4-0) extended his scoreless innings streak to 26, helping Texas complete a three-game sweep of the A’s for the first time in three seasons.
Donnie Murphy homered, and Michael Choice scored one run and drove in another for the Rangers.
Milwaukee’s Jean Segura hit a three-run homer to help the Brewers win 5-2 against San Diego.
Segura homered for a 4-1 lead in the second and Khris Davis added a solo shot for the Brewers, who have won five of six and are a big league-best 16-6.
Milwaukee starter Kyle Lohse (4-1) allowed five hits and no walks in seven innings.
Atlanta pinch-hitter Evan Gattis broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double to lift the Braves to a 3-1 win over Miami.
Braves pitchers struck out 16, giving them 41 strikeouts against just five walks — one intentional — in the three-game series.
The Marlins fell to 1-8 on the road this season.
San Francisco’s Hector Sanchez hit two of the Giants’ six homers, including a grand slam in the 11th, which secured a 12-10 win over Colorado.
Michael Morse also hit two homers — a solo shot in the second and a three-run homer the following inning — as two Giants hit multiple homers in the same game for the first time in nine years.
Brandon Hicks and Brandon Belt also went deep as San Francisco rallied from a 5-1, second-inning deficit.
Los Angeles’ Zack Greinke outpitched Cole Hamels with seven strong innings to guide the Dodgers to a 5-2 win over Philadelphia.
Greinke (4-0) allowed two runs while striking out 11 with one intentional walk. Manager Don Mattingly tried to squeeze one more inning out of Greinke, but lifted him after Jayson Nix drove his 108th pitch for a leadoff homer.
Hanley Ramirez homered and Yasiel Puig drove in two runs for Los Angeles.
New York threw out the potential tying run at home plate in the ninth inning to preserve a 3-2 Mets win over St Louis.
Shortstop Ruben Tejada cut down Matt Carpenter for the second out of the ninth on a strong relay throw from center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis. St Louis manager Mike Matheny challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.
Lucas Duda hit a long home run for the Mets.
Washington’s Adam LaRoche hit a tiebreaking single to cap a four-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Nationals a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels, preventing a sweep.
Los Angeles led 4-1 entering the ninth but closer Ernesto Frieri (0-2) blew the save. Jose Lobaton led off with his first homer of the season. One out later, Denard Span singled, then Anthony Rendon walked and Jayson Werth came through with a two-run double to make it 4-4.
Fernando Salas entered to replace Frieri, but on his first pitch, LaRoche hit a liner that scored Werth.
Chicago’s Marcus Semien hit a seventh-inning grand slam that lifted the White Sox to a 6-4 win over Detroit.
Baltimore’s Nelson Cruz hit two of the Orioles’ season-high four home runs to deliver a 10-8 win over Toronto.
Minnesota’s Chris Colabello drove in four runs, including two on a 12th-inning single that lifted the Twins to a 6-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis hit an RBI double with two outs in the seventh inning to send Cleveland past Kansas City 5-3.
Cincinnati’s Alfredo Simon pitched into the seventh inning despite erratic control and helped the Reds beat Pittsburgh 5-2.
Seattle’s Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Mariners rallied for a 5-3 win over Houston, ending an eight-game losing streak.
The Chicago Cubs marked Wrigley Field’s 100th birthday in dramatic and appropriately typical fashion by allowing Arizona to rally for five runs in the ninth inning and steal a 7-5 victory.
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