BALTIMORE — Ervin Santana went the distance for Minnesota, and Brian Dozier added a solo home run as the Twins scored a second straight victory over the Baltimore Orioles, winning 2-0 on Tuesday night.
After a slugfest in the series opener Monday — a 14-7 Twins win — this game belonged to the pitchers, specifically Santana (7-2) and Baltimore’s Dylan Bundy.
Santana allowed a single in the second inning and another in the fifth and nothing more. He retired the final 14 batters he faced, struck out six and walked just two in his second complete game of the year, the 18th of his career.
Bundy (5-3) was the hard-luck loser, dropping his second straight decision despite allowing just two runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked three and fanned seven.
Rockies 8, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Blackmon swatted a pair of two-run homers and Gerardo Parra added a solo shot to lead Colorado to a win over floundering Philadelphia in front of 17,109 fans.
Rookie German Marquez (3-2) scattered seven hits in six innings and allowed one run for the Rockies, who have won seven of their last nine to improve to 30-17, tops in the National League.
Zach Eflin (0-2) took the loss for the Phillies, who have dropped 19 of their last 23 games and have managed just three runs in their last three games.
Nationals 10, Mariners 1
WASHINGTON — Anthony Rendon was 3-for-4 with two homers, a double and five RBIs, and Joe Ross came up from Triple-A to allow one run in eight innings as Washington blasted Seattle.
Ross (2-0) entered the game with a 7.47 ERA in the majors this year. He made three starts earlier this month in the minors.
The right-hander allowed just five hits and struck out six with no walks against Seattle while matching the longest outing of his career.
Royals 6, Yankees 2
NEW YORK — Jorge Bonifacio hit a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and Danny Duffy pitched seven solid innings as Kansas City rallied past New York.
Bonifacio gave the Royals a 3-2 lead by slugging the first pitch he saw from Adam Warren (1-1) into the right-center field seats. It was Bonifacio’s sixth home run and second in as many nights.
Lorenzo Cain started the comeback with a long homer off Jordan Montgomery. Whit Merrifield added insurance with his fifth homer to start the eighth off Jonathan Holder.