NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings for his first win since July, rookie Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Saturday.
The Yankees got only two hits but won for the 11th time in 15 games. New York has the second-best record in the majors, behind AL East-leading Boston.
Andrew McCutchen went 0 for 3 and struck out twice in his Yankees debut. The former NL MVP batted leadoff and played right field, a day after being acquired from San Francisco.
Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, who missed nearly six weeks because a recurring groin injury, went 0 for 4.
ROYALS 5, ORIOLES 4: Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, giving Kansas City a back-and-forth victory at home.
The Orioles went ahead off Jake Newberry (1-0) in the top of the ninth when Trey Mancini homered to lead off and Tim Beckham added a two-run double, his fourth hit of the night.
RAYS 5, INDIANS 3: Blake Snell moved into a tie for the major league lead with his 17th win as Tampa Bay won at Cleveland.
Snell (17-5) allowed two runs in 62/3 innings, giving up both runs in the second, with one being unearned thanks to a throwing error by third baseman Matt Duffy. Snell worked around trouble early in the game but retired nine of the last 10 hitters he faced and struck out the side in the sixth.
ASTROS 7, ANGELS 3: Tyler White hit a go-ahead two-run double in a five-run eighth inning, Alex Bregman homered and Houston won at home.
With the score tied in the eighth, White hit a pitch to left field off Hansel Robles that missed being a home run by just a few feet. The ball bounced off the top of the metal scoreboard and back into left field. George Springer and Carlos Correa scored to put the Astros ahead, 5-3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
METS 2, GIANTS 1: Steven Matz struck out a career-high 11 batters and New York won at San Francisco in 11 innings.
Wilmer Flores doubled to left off Giants reliever Hunter Strickland (3-4) to lead off the 11th. He went to third when Jay Bruce grounded out to second against the shift, and scored on Todd Frazier’s fly ball to left.
CUBS 7, PHILLIES 1: Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings, Javier Baez notched his NL-leading 99th RBI, and Kris Bryant doubled and had two hits in his return from the disabled list for Chicago at Philadelphia.
Ian Happ homered for the Cubs.
REDS 4, CARDINALS 0: Luis Castillo and two relievers combined on a two-hitter to lead Cincinnati at St. Louis.
BRAVES 5, PIRATES 3: Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking, RBI single in a four-run eighth inning, and Atlanta rallied at home to snap a three-game skid.
INTERLEAGUE
MARLINS 6, BLUE JAYS 3: Martin Prado hit a bases-clearing double in his first game in three weeks, Wei-Yin Chen pitched eight strong innings and Miami won at home.
NOTES
YANKEES-PIRATES: New York acquired Adeiny Hechavarria in a trade with Pittsburgh, bringing in a veteran infielder to back up injured shortstop Didi Gregorius.
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