TORONTO — Russell Martin hit a three-run homer, Kevin Pillar had a homer and two RBIs, Devon Travis had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 10-9 on Sunday.
The Blue Jays won the final three games of the four-game series after the Orioles took the opener.
Adam Jones hit two home runs and Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis and Matt Wieters each homered once for the Orioles, who fell behind by six runs before cutting the lead to one.
Martin’s homer in the sixth provided four-run cushion for Toronto before Jones hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Rays 5, Astros 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Moore recorded his best game of the season, holding Houston to two hits in seven innings, as Tampa Bay claimed a series victory.
Moore (3-4) matched his season high with 10 strikeouts, equaled his longest outing and set a season low for hits and runs — this after getting only one win in his previous nine starts. The Rays took two of three games from the Astros, who saw Dallas Keuchel (3-9) pitch well until a rough fifth inning in which he gave up five runs.
The Rays broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning, getting to Keuchel after four dominant innings.
Athletics 6, Reds 1
CINCINNATI — Marcus Semien and Jake Smolinski each a hit two-run homer to help Oakland avoid the sweep with a victory over Cincinnati in the finale of a three-game interleague series.
Danny Valencia added a solo homer in the eighth, his 10th of the season, for the Athletics, who collected 15 hits to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Fernando Rodriguez (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory.