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TORONTO (AP) — Adam Lind hit a three-run home run in his return to the starting lineup, rookie Marcus Stroman won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 8-3 on Monday night, handing the Yankees their third straight loss.

Lind drove in four runs and Dioner Navarro had two RBIs for Toronto. Stroman (4-2) allowed one run and three hits in a career-high eight innings. He walked one and matched a career high with seven strikeouts.

New York rookie Chase Whitley (3-1) saw his three-start winning streak snapped, allowing season highs of 11 hits and eight runs over 3 1-3 innings.

ORIOLES 6, WHITE SOX 4

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Baltimore past Chicago.

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Davis was excluded from the starting lineup after batting just .130 in his previous 14 starts. Called upon by manager Buck Showalter with runners on first and second and one out in the ninth, Davis launched a 3-2 pitch from Ronald Belisario (3-4) into the seats in right field.

PIRATES 8, RAYS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer to back the pitching of Edinson Volquez as Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay.

Andrew McCutchen went 3 for 5, drove in two runs and stole two bases for the Pirates.

Alvarez went deep off Alex Cobb (2-6) during a four-run fourth inning that also featured the first of McCutchen’s two RBI singles.

Volquez (5-6) allowed five hits in a season-high eight innings.

James Loney drove in Tampa Bay’s only run with a two-out, first-inning single.



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