NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Tillman tossed seven innings of four-hit ball and the Baltimore Orioles handed Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka his second major league loss in an 8-0 victory on Sunday.

Jonathan Schoop homered off Tanaka (11-2) for the second time and fellow rookie Caleb Joseph capped the scoring with his first career homer. J.J. Hardy hit a three-run double for the Orioles, who spoiled Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium and took two of three from their AL East rivals.

New York slugger Mark Teixeira left in the eighth after getting hit on his left foot by an 85 mph slider from T.J. McFarland. Teixeira hobbled toward first, then slammed his helmet to the ground in anger before heading into the dugout. X-rays were negative, manager Joe Girardi said.

Tillman (6-4) snapped a two-start skid, though he pitched well in those outings, and improved to 6-0 on the road ”“ though he entered with a 6.33 ERA away from home.

ANGELS 5, RANGERS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Matt Shoemaker won his fifth straight decision, C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish, and the Angels completed a three-game sweep.

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Cron went deep for the third straight game, helping the Angels pull within five games of AL West-leading Oakland. Shoemaker (5-1) allowed a run and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.

Joe Smith allowed Brad Snyder’s two-out homer in the ninth before Chris Gimenez grounded out to end the game. Snyder entered in the fourth after first baseman Donnie Murphy left because of soreness in his left knee.

Darvish (7-4) allowed five runs and five hits through six innings, striking out nine and issuing four walks ”“ three of them to No. 7 hitter Hank Conger.

TIGERS 10, INDIANS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched six strong innings, Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland for a three-game sweep.

The Tigers, swept in a three-game series at Progressive Field last month, have won four in a row overall.

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Scherzer (9-3) bounced back from one of the worst outings of his career. The reigning AL Cy Young winner allowed 10 runs in four innings against Kansas City on Tuesday.

Cabrera hit his 13th homer in the first off Josh Tomlin (4-5), added an RBI single in the third and drove in a run with a grounder in the fifth when Detroit scored seven times.

RAYS 5, ASTROS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yunel Escobar drove in two runs during a three-run sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Houston.

Escobar hit a two-run single and Sean Rodriguez had an RBI grounder off Dallas Keuchel (8-5) to give the Rays a 4-2 lead in the sixth.

The Rays are 8-18 over their past 26 games, including five wins in seven games against Houston.

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Juan Carlos Oviedo (3-2) got two outs in the sixth for the win. Joel Peralta pitched the ninth for his first save.

ROYALS 2, MARINERS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Roenis Elias pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Mike Zunino homered and the Seattle Mariners defeated Kansas City for a three-game sweep.

After winning 10 straight to move into first place in the AL Central, the Royals have dropped four in a row.



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