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Caleb Durbin’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning capped a two-run rally and gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 comeback win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

The Brewers, who got a home run from Jake Bauers, swept the three-game series, winning their second consecutive game in 10 innings and claiming their fourth straight overall.

It was the Red Sox’s fifth consecutive loss. Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu hit home runs for Boston.

Milwaukee tied the game 5-5 on a throwing error by second baseman Kristian Campbell on a fielder’s choice grounder by Isaac Collins. Campbell’s throw home was to the first base side, allowing designated runner Daz Cameron to score and left runners at second and third with none out.

Cardinals 6, Orioles 4

Brendan Donovan hammered a key two-run home run and Masyn Winn recorded four hits as St. Louis overcame host Baltimore to take the final two games of the three-game series.

Donovan finished with three hits and Lars Nootbaar added two hits as the Cardinals won for the fifth time in six games. John King (2-0) was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief and Ryan Helsley picked up his 12th save. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas gave up four runs on nine hits in four innings.

Jackson Holliday produced three hits, including a lead-off single in the ninth for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins, Dylan Carlson and Ryan Mountcastle had two hits for Baltimore, which has lost on back-to-back nights following a season-best three-game winning streak.

Yankees 1, Angels 0

Clarke Schmidt and three relievers combined to shut out Los Angeles on five hits in New York’s shutout victory in Anaheim, Calif.

Schmidt (2-2) threw six scoreless innings and was followed by Ian Hamilton (1 2/3 innings), Tim Hill (1/3 inning) and Mark Leiter Jr. (one inning, second save) to help the Yankees complete a three-game sweep. The only run of the game came home on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Volpe in the first inning. It was their fifth win in a row.

The loss was the fifth straight for the Angels, the club totaling just five runs during that time, including being shut out twice. Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (1-5) gave up one run on four hits in five innings.

Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0

Pinch hitter Bo Bichette clubbed a two-run, two-out home run in the ninth inning to lift Toronto past Texas in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

Bichette’s blast scored Ernie Clement, who opened the inning with a single off Jacob Webb (2-3), the fifth Texas pitcher. Brendon Little (3-0) earned the win, and Addison Barger, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes each collected two hits.

The Rangers’ only hit was a leadoff single in the first by Josh Smith. Texas has dropped eight of its past 10 games.

Royals 3, Reds 2

Noah Cameron continued the stellar start to his major league career, allowing a single run while pitching into the seventh inning as Kansas City beat Cincinnati.

Cameron (2-1) yielded only a sixth-inning run on six hits over 6 1/3 innings in his fourth career start. According to MLB, Cameron is just the second pitcher since 1893 to go 6 1/3-plus innings and allow one run or fewer in his first four career starts. The left-hander boasts a 1.05 ERA.

Spencer Steer had three hits and two RBIs, while Tyler Stephenson also recorded three singles for the Reds.

Cubs 2, Rockies 1

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and Matthew Boyd tossed six strong innings as Chicago completed a three-game sweep of visiting Colorado.

Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and Matt Shaw had two hits for Chicago, which has won four straight games and 10 of its last 12. Boyd (5-2) allowed one unearned run on four hits.

Colorado lost its third straight and fell to 9-47, the worst start to a season in baseball’s modern era (since 1901). Orlando Arcia had two hits in his debut with the Rockies after signing as a free agent earlier in the day.

Guardians 7, Dodgers 4

Angel Martinez belted a three-run homer to cap a five-run eighth inning, lifting host Cleveland to a victory over Los Angeles.

Nolan Jones (3-for-3) had a two-run single off reliever Tanner Scott (0-1) to tie the score and Martinez greeted Alex Vesia with the go-ahead blast. Jose Ramirez had three hits and extended his career-long hitting streak to 21 games with an RBI single.

Clayton Kershaw allowed only one run in five innings — his longest start of the season — and was in line for the win until the bullpen collapsed. Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Andy Pages each had an RBI.

Tigers 4, Giants 3

Justyn-Henry Malloy capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single and host Detroit won its fourth straight game, edging San Francisco.

Tigers starter Jackson Jobe gave up three runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Colt Keith supplied a two-run double as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Giants.

Heliot Ramos belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Giants. LaMonte Wade Jr. drove in the other run and Matt Chapman had three hits and scored a run. Landen Roupp (3-4) was charged with four runs, one earned, on five hits in four-plus innings.

Rays 5, Twins 0

Brandon Lowe homered to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and lead host Tampa Bay to a victory over Minnesota.

Drew Rasmussen (4-4) limited the Twins to just a hit and a walk while fanning five over six innings. Junior Caminero also homered as part of a 2-for-4 day with two runs batted in.

With the victory, Tampa Bay took two of three games from Minnesota, which entered the series having won 16 of its last 19 games. Tampa Bay also wrapped up its nine-game homestand going 7-2.

White Sox 9, Mets 4

Andrew Benintendi fell a double shy of the cycle and drove in a season-high four runs as visiting Chicago stopped a six-game road losing streak with a victory over New York.

Mike Tauchman hit a two-run double in the second and reached three times as the White Sox stopped a three-game overall losing streak. Brandon Eisert (2-0) recorded four outs in relief of Shane Smith.

The Mets’ Griffin Canning (5-2) allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts in three innings. Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer in the third off Smith to cut the deficit to 5-3.

Astros 5, Athletics 3

Victor Caratini had a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning to help Houston complete a two-game sweep of the visiting Athletics.

Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. had his longest outing in five starts since missing the past two seasons with injuries, matching his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings. Zach Dezenzo singled, homered and scored twice for the Astros, who have won four in a row.

A’s starter Luis Severino also went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and three hits while striking out four and walking two. Jacob Wilson doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Brent Rooker had two hits and an RBI for the A’s, who have dropped 13 of 14.

Pirates 10, Diamondbacks 1

Paul Skenes threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Oneil Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and Pittsburgh beat Arizona in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix.

Skenes (4-5) gave up four hits, struck out seven, walked none and hit a batter while dropping his ERA to 2.15. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits including two doubles, Henry Davis had two hits and an RBI and Jared Triolo had two hits for the Pirates.

Tim Tawa homered in the ninth for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of eight.

Marlins 10, Padres 8

Agustin Ramirez capped a four-hit, four-RBI performance with a tie-breaking two-run single in the eighth inning, helping Miami beat host San Diego.

Ramirez belted a solo homer in the third inning and added an RBI single as part of a five-run fifth inning. Otto Lopez launched a three-run homer among his three hits and Jesus Sanchez had a solo shot for the Marlins, who overcame an early five-run deficit to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

Gavin Sheets belted a two-run homer for the Padres and Jake Cronenworth ripped a two-run double. Sheets, Elias Diaz and Manny Machado each had RBI singles for San Diego.

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