HOUSTON (AP) — Yu Darvish was nearly perfect against the Astros once again, taking a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and striking out a career-high 15 to lead the Texas Rangers over Houston 2-1 Monday for their eighth straight win.
Darvish (12-5) dominated the Astros until Carlos Corporan lined a home run into the right-field seats with one out in the eighth for Houston’s only hit.
Yankees 2, Angels 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Minus Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, the New York Yankees used a pair of relievers to close out the Los Angeles Angels and preserve the win for Hiroki Kuroda.
White Sox 6, Tigers 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale scattered nine hits in his fourth complete game of the season, and the Chicago White Sox overcame Miguel Cabrera’s fourth homer in fourth games to beat the Detroit Tigers.
Twins 3, Indians 0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Albers threw a twohitter in his second career start and the Minnesota Twins backed him with a pair of home runs to beat Cleveland.
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1
TORONTO (AP) — Alberto Callaspo hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics topped Toronto.
Royals 6, Marlins 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wade Davis came off the family emergency leave list and pitched six solid innings, Billy Butler homered and Kansas City beat Miami to win for the 17th time in 20 games.
Phillies 5, Braves 1
ATLANTA (AP) — Cole Hamels took a shutout into the ninth inning, Cody Asche hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves Monday night in a game overshadowed by a fatal fall at Turner Field.
A police spokesman said a man died after falling more than 60 feet from an upperlevel platform to a parking lot. He said the fall occurred before 9 p.m. and appeared to be an accident.
Dodgers 4, Mets 2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez scored the go-ahead run on Yasiel Puig’s sacrifice fly that capped a three-run sixth inning, helping Los Angeles beat New York for its sixth straight victory.
Reds 2, Cubs 0
CHICAGO (AP) — Mat Latos allowed six hits in eight innings, and Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer in the seventh to lead Cincinnati over All-Star Travis Wood and Chicago.
Rockies 14, Padres 2
DENVER (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin pitched eight solid innings and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, leading Colorado past San Diego on a rainy night for its fourth consecutive victory.
D-Backs 7, Orioles 6
PHOENIX (AP) — Adam Eaton hit the first pitch of the ninth inning for a game-ending homer and Arizona beat Baltimore.
Arizona trailed 4-2 before stringing together three straight run-scoring singles in the seventh inning to take the lead.
Chris Davis tied the game in the eighth inning with major league-leading 43rd homer.
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