CLEVELAND — Bobby Bradley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Cleveland’s comeback and sent the Indians to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday, ending the Indians’ losing streak against the Rays at 11 games.

On the verge of being swept and dropping under .500 for the first time since May 1, the Indians, who managed just one run in seven innings against Tampa Bay starter Ryan Yarbrough, rallied in the eighth off reliever Matt Wisler (3-4).

Tampa Bay started the day tied with the Red Sox for first in the AL East. Boston moved a game ahead after rallying to a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees.

Hernandez, who homered in the first, led off with a single before Wisler hit Amed Rosario on the hand. After an RBI single by Harold Ramirez, Bradley hit a fly to center deep enough to score Rosario ahead of Kevin Kiermaier’s throw.

James Karinchak (7-2) pitched one inning and Emmanuel Clase worked the ninth for his 12th save – and first since June 16 – as the Indians won for just the sixth time in 22 games.

Nelson Cruz hit his second homer in three games for Tampa Bay.

Cruz, who joined the Rays on Friday after the club acquired him a trade with Minnesota, connected in the sixth off Triston McKenzie for his 438th homer to tie Hall of Famer Andre Dawson for 45th place on the career list.

Cleveland Manager Terry Francona missed his second straight game, staying home to rest and recover from a nasty head cold he caught during the team’s recent road trip.

PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1: Aaron Nola came within one out of a shutout, and Philadelphia won at home to earn a split of a four-game series.

Nola allowed four hits and struck out nine in 8 2/3 innings. Jean Segura hit a solo homer in the fourth and made a key defensive stop in the seventh that helped strand an Atlanta runner at third. Philadelphia infielder Ronald Torreyes homered in the eighth, and that proved critical when Atlanta’s Austin Riley went deep with two outs in the ninth to chase Nola.

Ranger Suarez got the final out for his fourth save of the season.

MARLINS 9, PADRES 3: Yu Darvish’s ERA rose for the fourth start in a row when he allowed four runs in five innings, and visiting San Diego settled for a four-game series split against last-place Miami.

Darvish (7-5) needed 23 pitches to get through the first inning, and later gave up homers to Deven Marrero and Brian Anderson. The All-Star right-hander is 0-3 over his past four starts with an ERA of 7.32, hiking his ERA for the season to 3.27.

South Florida native Manny Machado hit his 17th homer for the Padres, to the delight of his friends and family in the stands.

ORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 4: Ryan McKenna scored on a sharp grounder by Ramon Urías for the winning run as Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of Washington at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

Trey Mancini, Maikel Franco and McKenna hit solo homers for the Orioles, who improved to 1-51 when trailing after eight innings.

Orioles starter John Means retired 14 of 15 batters until the sixth, when he hit Alcides Escobar for the second time and allowed a single to Trea Turner. After getting Juan Soto to fly out to center field and striking out Josh Bell, Means allowed a three-run home run to Ryan Zimmerman that gave Washington a 4-3 lead.

ROYALS 6, TIGERS 1: Jorge Soler hit two home runs, Salvador Perez added a three-run blast and Daniel Lynch pitched eight scoreless innings for his first major league win to lead Kansas City to a win over Detroit in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Royals grabbed a 4-0 first-inning lead as Perez hit his team-leading 23rd home run and Soler followed with his 11th for the Royals, who have won fifth straight games.

It was the second straight game Perez has hit a three-run homer.

Soler hit his second home run of the day in the third inning, his fourth blast in five games.

METS 5, BLUE JAYS 4: Pete Alonso homered again, pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil broke a tie with a two-run double and New York beat Toronto in New York in a successful debut for new starter Rich Hill.

Acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade Friday, the 41-year-old Hill gave New York’s injury-thinned rotation precisely the boost the NL East leaders were seeking.

Five relievers followed Hill and held Toronto to one run over four innings. Edwin Díaz struck out three in a hitless ninth, fanning cleanup batter Bo Bichette on a full-count slider with a runner on second for his 21st save in 26 chances.

Hill threw only 49 pitches over the first five innings and worked around three leadoff doubles, carrying a four-hit shutout into the sixth before running into trouble the third time through Toronto’s power-packed lineup.

ANGLES 6, TWINS 2: Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 35th home run and Los Angeles won in Minneapolis.

Ohtani, who had two hits, lasered a line drive into the right-field seats for a solo homer in the sixth inning that broke a 2-all tie. The Angels overcame an early two-run deficit to take three of four games in the series.

Max Stassi had three hits and drove in three runs for the Angels.

Max Kepler and Brent Rooker led off with back-to-back home runs for the Twins, now a season-worst 16 games under .500.

ASTROS 3, RANGERS 1: Zack Greinke threw six solid innings, Abraham Toro homered and Houston sent Texas to its 12th straight loss, beating the Rangers in Houston.

The Rangers’ skid is tied for second-longest in team history and the first time they’ve dropped a dozen in a row since 1982. The Texas record is 15 straight losses in September 1972, under manager Ted Williams in the team’s first season after moving from Washington.

The Rangers’ 0-10 road trip was the worst in team history. Texas went 0-9 on a trip earlier this season from May 25-June 3.

CUBS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1: Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and David Bote homered, Trevor Williams pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Chicago won at home.

Bryant and Bote each hit two-run shots as Chicago took two of three in the series.

Williams (4-2) struck out six and allowed five hits with no walks over 6 1/3 innings in his first scoreless outing of the season. It was the right-hander’s second start (and third appearance) since missing five weeks following an appendectomy.

Andrew Young had a pinch-hit RBI single and Pavin Smith had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who had won five of six.

CARDINALS 10, REDS 6: Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson homered during a seven-run burst in the fourth inning and St. Louis won in Cincinnati.

Nolan Arenado hit his 20th home run and tripled, and Tyler O’Neill also connected for the Cardinals.

Cincinnati starter Sonny Gray (2-6) was tagged for a career-high eight runs, allowing eight hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings.

DODGERS 3, ROCKIES 2: Will Smith hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and Los Angeles beat Colorado at Dodger Stadium.

Chris Taylor added a pair of home runs and the short-handed Dodgers won consecutive games against the Rockies with just four total runs.

Smith broke a tie with the home run to left center with one out in the eighth against right-hander Carlos Estevez (2-2). It was his 14th home run of the season and his third in the seven-game homestand.

MARINERS 4, ATHLETICS 3: Kyle Seager hit a two-out, two-run single as part of Seattle’s four-run third inning, Marco Gonzales won his second straight decision, and the Mariners inched closer in the American League wild-card chase with a 4-3 win over Oakland in Seattle.

Seattle took three of four in the series and pulled within 1½ games of the A’s for the second wild card in the AL, perhaps setting up the Mariners to be buyers rather than sellers ahead of the trade deadline.

The Mariners (54-46) are eight games over .500 for the first time since April 2019 and improved to 23-8 in one-run games.

GIANTS 3, PIRATES 1: LaMonte Wade Jr. homered twice and San Francisco avoided a three-game sweep at home, beating Pittsburgh.

Wilmer Flores and Thairo Estrada also went deep for San Francisco. The Giants improved to a majors-best 62-37 and maintained their slim lead over the Dodgers in the NL West heading into a series between the two division rivals this week at Oracle Park.

Alex Wood (9-3) struck out eight and pitched into the sixth to help San Francisco bounce back a day after the Giants lost 10-2 in their most-lopsided defeat this season.

Bryan Reynolds had two hits and scored for the Pirates.

WHITE SOX 3, BREWERS 1: Lance Lynn allowed one run over six innings and hit a two-run single to lift Chicago to a victory in Milwaukee as the White Sox avoided a sweep in this series between division leaders.

Lynn (10-3) allowed six hits, struck out six and walked none, outdueling Brandon Woodruff in a matchup of All-Star right-handers. Lynn, who lowered his ERA to 1.91, also keyed a decisive three-run second inning with his bat.

Michael Kopech pitched a scoreless inning for Chicago and Liam Hendricks tossed two for his 24th save in 28 chances.

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