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Baltimore Orioles Delmon Young follows through on a two-run single against the Boston Red Sox in the fourth inning of a game Sunday in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE — Delmon Young drove in five runs, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles received a bounce-back pitching performance from Bud Norris in an 18-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Baltimore took control with a six-run third inning and led 12-0 in the sixth. Davis, Jimmy Paredes and Steve Pearce each contributed three RBIs to the Orioles’ second straight win following a five-game skid.

It was Baltimore’s most prolific offensive showing since an 18-9 win over Cleveland on April 19, 2006, and the most runs the Orioles ever scored against Boston.

Baltimore finished with 20 hits, three apiece by Young, Davis, Paredes and Rey Navarro.

Yankees 6, Mets 4

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez has hit his 659th home run, putting him one behind Willie Mays for fourth place on the career list, and the Yankees cooled off the Mets at Yankee Stadium.

The Mets came into the Subway Series on an 11-game winning streak, but dropped two of three games to their crosstown rivals.

Rodriguez, a three-time MVP, connected off New York Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese in the first inning of the Subway Series finale. Rodriguez drove a 2-2 curve to right-center, with the ball bouncing off the top of the fence for a solo shot.

It was the fifth homer of the season for A-Rod, who sat out last year while serving a drug suspension.

Rodriguez’s first chance to match Mays came in the second inning, when the longtime Yankees slugger doubled to left field. He was thrown out trying to advance to third after an error by Mets left fielder Michael Cuddyer.

Pirates 8, Diamondbacks 0

PHOENIX — Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and Pittsburgh completed its first sweep in Arizona.

Making his 200th career start, Liriano (1-1) offset six walks with seven strikeouts and allowed two hits in 6 1-3 innings. He has now beaten 29 of the 30 teams in the majors.

Padres 3, Dodgers 1

SAN DIEGO — Brandon Morrow pitched seven strong innings to earn his first win with San Diego and Alexi Amarista and Derek Norris homered as the Padres snapped a four-game losing streak.

A night after the Padres allowed four home runs, Morrow gave up only one longball, a leadoff shot in the fifth by rookie Alex Guerrero. The rookie has five homers and 13 RBIs since making his season debut on April 11.

Brewers 6, Cardinals 3

MILWAUKEE — Adam Lind hit a two-run homer and Milwaukee picked up just its second victory in the last 12 games.

Milwaukee, off to the worst start in team history, improved to 4-15. Every other team in the majors has at least six wins.

Cubs 5, Reds 2

CINCINNATI — Rookie Addison Russell doubled with the bases loaded — one of his best moments during his first week in the majors — and the Chicago Cubs held on for a sweep of their rain-shortened series against Cincinnati.

The Cubs are 10-7 under first-year manager Joe Maddon, their best start since 2008 when they went 11-6. Chicago won the division that year under manager Lou Piniella.

Marlins 6, Nationals 2

MIAMI — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a bases-loaded triple after a botched rundown kept the inning alive, and Miami completed its first three-game sweep of Washington since May 2012.

Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI triple off the top lip of the center field wall, reached on an infield single and scored twice. Miami hit three triples in a game for the first time since 2000.

Rangers 5, Angels 4, 11 innings

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Leonys Martin led off the 11th inning with a homer and Texas scored another run on Erick Aybar’s error before holding on for a 5-4 victory to end a three-game skid.

Twins 4, Mariners 2, 11 innings

SEATTLE — Joe Mauer hit a two-run triple with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting Minnesota.

Mauer got three hits and drove in three runs. In addition to his first triple of the season, he had an RBI double as the Twins won for the third time in four games.

Astros 7, Athletics 6

OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and AL West-leading Houston completed its first sweep of Oakland.

Gattis matched a career high with four RBIs. His go-ahead double with one out came after the A’s intentionally walked Jed Lowrie to load the bases.

Tigers 8, Indians 6

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs to power Detroit.

Cabrera has three homers this season, all against Cleveland, and nine of his 13 RBIs this season are against the Indians.

Rays 5, Blue Jays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball in seven scoreless innings and Brandon Guyer drove in four runs as Tampa Bay won its fifth straight.

Evan Longoria had three straight hits and a walk for the Rays after going 4 for 4 on Saturday. Longoria’s batting average rose from .218 to .306 in two games.

White Sox 3, Royals 2

White Sox 5, Royals 3

CHICAGO — Conor Gillaspie hit a two-run single in Chicago’s five-run sixth inning, and the White Sox rallied for their second win against Kansas City on Sunday.

The day began with Avisail Garcia’s two-out RBI single sending Chicago to a 3-2 victory in the resumption of a game suspended by rain on Friday night.