PHILADELPHIA — Chris Bassitt tossed three-hit ball and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and an RBI to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory on Wednesday that ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ home winning streak at 11 games.

Jordan Romano gave up an RBI single to Bryson Stott in the ninth but retired Whit Merrifield on a foul pop with two runners on base for his fifth save.

The Phillies snapped an overall seven-game winning streak and fell shy of the franchise-record 12 straight victories at Citizens Bank Park, which opened in 2004. The Phillies won 16 straight home games in 1977 and 1991 at Veterans Stadium.

The Blue Jays used five hits to score three runs in the sixth inning that sent the Phillies to their lone loss on a six-game homestand. The Phillies had outscored opponents at home 77-26 over the home winning streak that started on April 15.

ANGELS 5, PIRATES 4: Jo Adell hit his fifth homer of the season and added an RBI single and visiting Los Angeles slipped by Pittsburgh.

Brandon Drury added two hits, including an RBI double during a three-run outburst in the sixth by Los Angeles, which won its first series in more than a month by taking 2 of 3 from the Pirates.

ROYALS 6, BREWERS 4: Bobby Witt Jr. hit a home run and scored three times to lead Kansas City over visiting Milwaukee.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

GUARDIANS 5, TIGERS 4: Brayan Rocchio singled home automatic runner Ramón Laureano with one out in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a win over visiting Detroit.

It was Detroit’s major league-high 15th one-run game of the season. The Tigers are 7-8.

WHITE SOX 4, RAYS 1: Chris Flexen pitched six sharp innings, Paul DeJong homered again and visiting Chicago avoided its seventh sweep this season.

The AL-worst White Sox (9-28) won the season series 4-2. Chicago swept a three-game home set with the Rays from April 26-28.

ATHLETICS-RANGERS SPLIT: Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer on his way to a career-high five RBI in the first game of a doubleheader and drove in another three runs in Game 2 as Oakland split with visiting Texas.

The A’s beat the Rangers 9-4 in the first game and Texas held on for a 12-11 win in the nightcap, highlighted by three RBI each from Jonah Heim and Nathaniel Lowe.

TWINS 6, MARINERS 3: Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach hit consecutive home runs for Minnesota in the first inning off Seattle starter George Kirby, and the Twins hung on to beat the Mariners and help Chris Paddack win his fourth straight start.

YANKEES 9, ASTROS 4: Juan Soto homered and drove in five runs, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton also went deep and New York beat visiting Houston.

It was the first time the power trio all connected in the same game for the Yankees, who won their fifth straight and improved to 6-0 against the Astros this season.

Stanton hit a 119.9 mph rocket into the second deck that was the hardest-hit ball in the majors this year.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

DODGERS 3, MARLINS 1: Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run homer in the sixth, Gavin Stone continued the run of solid Dodgers’ starts and Los Angeles beat visiting Miami for its sixth straight win.

Freddie Freeman got aboard with a two-out double off the wall in right field before Hernández drove a full-count change-up from Ryan Weathers (2-4) just over the wall in left-center and past the outstretched glove of Miami left fielder Nick Gordon.

Hernández drove in all three Los Angeles runs in a game that went only 1 hour, 55 minutes.

PADRES 3, CUBS 0: Dylan Cease struck out 12 and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and San Diego won at Chicago.

Cease went seven innings in a triumphant return to Chicago after the White Sox dealt him to San Diego in March. He allowed the Cubs’ lone hit when Yan Gomes reached on a slow roller toward the second baseman in the third. Cease (5-2) walked two and hit a batter, matching a career high with 113 pitches.

Wandy Peralta got three outs and Robert Suarez worked the ninth for his 12th save in 12 chances, finishing the Padres’ second shutout this season.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, REDS 3: Jordan Montgomery allowed two runs through seven innings, Eugenio Suárez homered and visiting Arizona handed Cincinnati its seventh straight loss.

The Diamondbacks won their third in a row and got another solid outing from a starting pitcher. Montgomery (2-2) scattered seven hits, struck out two and walked two. On Tuesday night, Zac Gallen threw six shutout innings as the Diamondbacks took the first game of the series.

NOTES

RANGERS: The Texas Rangers reacquired one of their World Series players, landing switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman in a trade from the Chicago White Sox.

Grossman is expected to return to a familiar role with the Rangers, getting at-bats as a designated hitter or outfielder against left-handed pitchers.

Also, the Rangers placed right-handed starter Dane Dunning on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sunday with a strained rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder. He’s expected to return after the minimum time on the IL.

After going to the White Sox on a minor league deal in free agency during the offseason, Grossman was called up a week into this season when outfielder and designated hitter Eloy Jiménez was placed on the 10-day injured list. Grossman hit .211 with no homers and four RBI in 19 games for Chicago but batted .375 (6 for 16) with two doubles and four walks against left-handed pitchers.

Texas sent minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to the White Sox. Left-handed pitcher Kolton Ingram was designated for assignment by the Rangers to make room on their 40-man roster.

RAYS: Starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot was placed on the 15-day injured list with a bruised lower left leg.

The right-hander departed his start Sunday after getting hit on the calf by a 107.5 mph line drive off the bat of the New York Mets’ Starling Marte.

Pepiot and Rays Manager Kevin Cash believe it will be a short-term injury.

MARINERS: The Seattle Mariners sent starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to Triple-A Tacoma and placed reliever Tayler Saucedo on the 15-day injured list with a hyperextended right knee.

Hancock finished four innings with four runs allowed in his last turn on Tuesday in Minnesota. The sixth overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft is 3-3 with a 5.24 ERA in seven starts, with six home runs allowed in 34 1/3 innings.

PIRATES: Paul Skenes, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft, will make his major league debut for the Pirates on Saturday when they face the Cubs, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

The 21-year-old, taken with the first pick last summer following a couple of standout years at LSU, has dominated opponents at Triple-A Indianapolis. Skenes is 0-0 with a 0.99 ERA in seven Triple-A starts, with 45 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings.

CARDINALS: Catcher Willson Contreras broke his left forearm when he was hit by a swing during Tuesday night’s 7-5 loss to the New York Mets.

Contreras told reporters he will need surgery and miss at least six weeks.

Contreras got hurt with J.D. Martinez at the plate in the second inning. After he was clipped by Martinez’s swing, the three-time All-Star tumbled over in obvious pain and then jogged away before sitting down while was examined by St. Louis’ training staff.

“I hit meat,” Martinez said. “I felt like I hit meat. I didn’t hit like just like a glove where you kind of just point back to catcher, it was just solid. I was like, dude, I hit him good. … I felt terrible.”

REDS: The Cincinnati Reds put struggling first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list with a fractured bone in his wrist.

The 24-year-old is expected to be out four to six weeks.

GIANTS: The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder-designated hitter Jorge Soler on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain and filled his roster spot by recalling outfielder Heliot Ramos from their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento.

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