HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer hit his career-best 30th home run and J.D Davis also went deep to help Houston beat Matt Harvey and the New York Mets 12-8 on Saturday in the Astros’ first game at Minute Maid Park since Hurricane Harvey devastated the area.
A crowd of 30,319 attended the doubleheader opener. The Astros had moved a home series against rival Texas to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The AL West leaders, who lost two of three to the Rangers, then postponed Friday’s game by a day, allowing players time to work in the community.
Harvey (4-4) was pounded for seven runs and eight hits in a career-low two innings. Harvey had not pitched for the Mets since June 14 because of a stress injury to the scapula bone in his right shoulder.
Houston right-hander Charlie Morton (11-6) struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs and six hits.
INDIANS 5, TIGERS 2
DETROIT (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched eight strong innings and Cleveland won its 10th straight game.
The Indians are on their longest winning streak since taking a franchise-record 14 in a row between June 17 and July 1, 2016. They have outscored Detroit 18-4 in the first three games of the series.
Kluber (14-4) gave up one run and eight hits. Cody Allen allowed an RBI single to Jose Iglesias before retiring Ian Kinsler for his 23rd save.
Detroit’s Jordan Zimmermann (8-12) allowed five runs and 12 hits in five innings.
TWINS 17, ROYALS 0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer went 4 for 4 for Minnesota, and Eduardo Escobar hit two home runs while driving in six runs.
Brian Dozier added a three-run homer and Byron Buxton went 3 for 5 with three runs, making Kyle Gibson (9-10) as comfortable as possible over six scoreless innings to help the Twins improve to 21-10 since Aug. 2.
The Royals fell to 11-20 since July 31. They have been shut out 15 times this season, including five in the last nine games.
Royals starter Onelki Garcia (0-1) recorded one out in his first major league start. He was charged with four runs.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Holliday made a smashing return to the Yankees’ lineup, hitting a three-run homer that helped Masahiro Tanaka to another win.
The Yankees, already holding the top spot in the wild-card race, pulled within 4 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox. The rivals close their season series Sunday night.
Holliday hadn’t played in the majors since going on the disabled list almost a month ago with a back injury. He was activated Friday but sat out a 4-1 loss.
It was 1-all in the sixth inning when Holliday launched a drive to left off Drew Pomeranz (14-5) estimated at 443 feet. Holliday pointed toward the Yankees dugout on his way toward first base after his 17th homer.
Tanaka (11-10) was charged with one run and five hits in seven-plus innings.
CUBS 14, BRAVES 12
CHICAGO (AP) — Rene Rivera hit a grand slam, Anthony Rizzo added a three-run triple and the Cubs held off the Braves in Jon Lester’s return from the disabled list.
Javier Baez and Jason Heyward also homered for the NL Central-leading Cubs, who have won six straight and 12 of 15 overall.
Lester (9-7) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings in his first start since Aug. 16. He had been sidelined by tightness in his left lat and general shoulder fatigue.
Freddie Freeman, Matt Kemp and Rio Ruiz homered for Atlanta, which has dropped six of eight. Rookie right-hander Lucas Sims (2-5) was charged with six hits and seven runs in three-plus innings.
NATIONALS 3, BREWERS 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trea Turner’s double to the center-field wall scored Wilmer Difo from first base in the eighth inning, and Washington rallied for the road win.
The Nationals trailed 2-1 before Michael Taylor homered on the first pitch from rookie reliever Josh Hader (1-2). Difo bunted Hader’s second pitch for a single and scored on Turner’s double.
Washington ace Max Scherzer was hit in the left calf by a liner in the first and was lifted after throwing 75 pitches over five innings, but the 2016 NL Cy Young Award winner said he didn’t anticipate missing much time with the injury.
The Brewers fell 4 1/2 games behind Chicago in the NL Central, the farthest Milwaukee has been out of first place all season.
Ryan Madson (5-4) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Sean Doolittle got three outs for his 17th save.
MARLINS 10, PHILLIES 9
MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit his major league-leading 52nd home run, and Miami snapped a five-game losing streak.
Marcell Ozuna also connected and drove in four runs for the Marlins, and pinch hitter Derek Dietrich belted a three-run shot. Dan Straily (9-8) got the win.
Stanton’s estimated 445-foot drive against Aaron Nola (10-10) in the first bounced off the wall in front of the walkway above center field. The homer snapped a 1-for-17 slump for the All-Star slugger.
Philadelphia also lost center fielder Pedro Florimon to a serious right leg injury after he beat out an infield hit in the second. The game was delayed 15 minutes while emergency personnel carried Florimon into a vehicle and placed an inflatable cast over his leg.
Rhys Hoskins homered, doubled and singled for the last-place Phillies, who had won four of six.
PADRES 6, DODGERS 5
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yangervis Solarte homered with one out in the ninth inning, sending San Diego to the victory in the first game of a split doubleheader.
Solarte’s first career game-ending homer came against Pedro Baez (3-3). It was his 15th homer this season.
Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner connected for major league-leading Los Angeles, which has dropped six of seven. Bellinger tied Mike Piazza’s franchise rookie record with his 35th of the season.
The Dodgers trailed 5-3 before Turner hit a tying two-run shot off Brad Hand (3-4) in the ninth. The pinch-hit drive was Turner’s 18th homer of the year.
BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer and Toronto deftly recovered from a second-inning injury to starting pitcher Marcus Stroman.
Kevin Pillar and Darwin Barney also homered for the last-place Blue Jays. Matt Dermody (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.
Seth Smith connected for the Orioles, who fell 3 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees for the top AL wild-card slot. Wade Miley (8-11) pitched six innings of two-run ball.
Stroman was struck on the right elbow by a line drive off the bat of Mark Trumbo and left the game. The injury was later diagnosed as a contusion, and X-rays were negative.
GIANTS 2, CARDINALS 1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Hundley hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning for San Francisco.
Hundley led off with an opposite-field drive to right on a 1-0 slider from Ryan Sherriff (0-1).
The Cardinals failed to score in the top of the 10th after Dexter Fowler led off with a triple against Sam Dyson (2-2). Third baseman Pablo Sandoval cut down pinch runner Harrison Bader at the plate on Stephen Piscotty’s one-out grounder.
Lance Lynn pitched eight shutout innings of one-hit ball for St. Louis. San Francisco right-hander Jeff Samardzija struck out nine and gave up one run in seven innings in his second straight strong start.
PIRATES 5, REDS 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Luplow picked up the first two hits of his career, including a three-run homer for Pittsburgh in the eighth inning.
Luplow beat out an infield single in the second for his first hit. His second went considerably farther, reaching the first row of seats in left-center field.
Starling Marte added three hits for Pittsburgh, which ended a four-game losing streak. A.J. Schugel (4-0) picked up the victory in relief.
Billy Hamilton had two hits for Cincinnati and stole two bases to boost his total to a major league-leading 58. Michael Lorenzen (8-3) got the loss.
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