MJ Melendez celebrates his three-run home run with Hunter Renfroe during the Royals’ 3-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday in Detroit. Paul Sancya/Associated Press

DETROIT — MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

The Royals trailing 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Fermin reached on singles with one out. Adam Frazier nearly hit a pinch-hit homer, but the ball curled foul and he flew out to center field.

Melendez then hit a 362-foot blast, his 13th of the season, to give Kansas City the lead.

Chris Stratton (4-3) got the win with a scoreless eighth. The Royals’ Hunter Harvey, who squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a 6-5, 11-inning loss on Saturday, pitched the ninth for his first save.

The Royals have won six of their last seven sames. The Tigers went 2-7 on a nine-game homestand against Minnesota, Cleveland and Kansas City.

YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS 3: DJ LeMahieu hit a game-winning single through a five-man infield in the 10th inning to give New York a rain-delayed victory over visiting Toronto.

Juan Soto launched a tying homer in the seventh and Gleyber Torres had two hits for the Yankees, who won for the seventh time in eight games. New York remained tied atop the AL East with Baltimore.

Aaron Judge was intentionally walked three times by the last-place Blue Jays, who purposely gave him a free pass with the bases empty in the second inning Saturday.

The previous Yankees batter to receive three intentional walks in a game was Bernie Williams against Tampa Bay in September 1999.

ORIOLES 9, GUARDIANS 5: Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer and Adley Rutschman drove in three runs as visiting Baltimore beat MLB-leading Cleveland.

Henderson went deep in the fourth inning against Gavin Williams (1-4) for his 29th home run of the season, giving the Orioles a 6-2 lead. Three batters earlier, rookie Jackson Holliday hit a solo homer as Baltimore split the four-game series.

Eloy Jiménez had three hits and Colton Cowser extended his hitting streak to 17 games, tying the Orioles’ rookie record by Trey Mancini in 2017. Baltimore entered the game tied with the New York Yankees atop the AL East.

CUBS 6, CARDINALS 2: Justin Steele pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Chicago topped St. Louis  at Wrigley Field for its fourth win in five games.

Mike Tauchman and Miguel Amaya both homered in the sixth and finished with two hits and two runs scored to help the Cubs overcome an early 2-0 deficit. Chicago took three of four from its NL Central rival at Wrigley Field.

MARLINS 7, BRAVES 0: Edward Cabrera struck out eight in five impressive innings and Jonah Bride hit a three-run homer as Miami won in Atlanta to split the four-game series.

Cabrera (2-3) allowed just three hits and two walks. It was the first time in 11 starts this season that he didn’t give up a run. Three relievers finished the six-hitter.

All-Star lefty Max Fried (7-6) had a disappointing return from the injured list for the Braves. He gave up five runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings, walking a season-high five. He also had six strikeouts.

PHILLIES 6, MARINERS 0: Kyle Schwarber led off with a homer and Zach Wheeler pitched eight scoreless innings as Philadelphia won in Seattle.

Bryson Stott, Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm homered as part of a five-run eighth inning to give Philadelphia breathing room. Schwarber added a double and a single for a three-hit day as the Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak.

TWINS 13, WHITE SOX 7: The woeful White Sox lost their 20th consecutive game, the majors’ longest skid in 36 years and one short of the American League record, as Chris Flexen was chased early in a loss in Minneapolis.

Royce Lewis hit a three-run homer off Flexen in a six-run second inning that gave Minnesota an 8-0 cushion. The White Sox (27-87) rallied and cut it to 10-7 in the eighth, but couldn’t get any closer.

Chicago’s franchise-record losing streak is the longest in the big leagues since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles dropped 21 games in a row – the AL mark – to begin the season. The NL record is held by the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost 23 straight.

DODGERS 3, ATHLETICS 2: Kiké Hernandez had two doubles and two RBI and Cavan Biggio added a run-scoring single as Los Angeles won at Oakland, snapping a streak of six road series losses.

Dodgers rookie starter River Ryan allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander did not figure in the decision and remained unbeaten through three career starts.

PADRES 10, ROCKIES 2: David Peralta hit a three-run home run an inning after robbing Sam Hilliard of a homer, and host San Diego beat Colorado for its first series win against the lowly Rockies in three tries this season.

Kyle Higashioka and All-Star Jurickson Profar also homered for the Padres, who had lost five straight games to the Rockies until winning 3-2 on Saturday night. San Diego improved to an MLB-best 11-3 since the All-Star break.

RAYS 1, ASTROS 0: Tyler Alexander combined with four other Rays pitchers on a three-hitter, Brandon Lowe hit an RBI double in the third inning, and Tampa Bay beat the Astros in Houston.

Alexander (5-3) entered with two outs in the first inning after opener Hunter Bigge loaded the bases with two walks and a single. He fanned Jon Singleton on three pitches to escape that jam, then allowed two hits over the next four-plus innings to pick up his third straight win. He struck out five.

ANGELS 3, METS 2: Griffin Canning pitched five stingy innings for his first win in six weeks and Los Angeles held off New York in Anaheim, California.

Matt Thaiss and Kevin Pillar each had a sacrifice fly for the Angels, who knocked the Mets out of playoff position in the National League by winning the final two in a three-game series.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PIRATES 5: Joc Pederson’s three-run home run in the seventh inning rallied Arizona to a win in Pittsburgh, as Pirates rookie Paul Skenes got a no-decision after taking a shutout into the sixth inning.

Pederson hit a two-out drive to left-center field off struggling Colin Holderman (3-4) to turn a 4-2 deficit into a one-run lead. Pederson’s 17th homer of the season came after Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll walked.

NATIONALS 4, BREWERS 3: Luis García Jr. homered for the second consecutive day, rookie James Wood hit a bases-loaded triple, and Washington  defeated visiting Milwaukee.

Mitchell Parker threw six shutout innings for his first victory since June 16 for Washington, which has won back-to-back games since a five-game skid that matched a season high.

GIANTS 8, REDS 2: Matt Chapman hit his 17th homer and saved a run by barehanding a slow roller to third base, lifting San Francisco to a win in Cincinnati.

LaMonte Wade Jr. and Tyler Fitzgerald also homered for the Giants, who took two of three from the Reds in a series between teams on the fringes of contention in the NL wild card race.