Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) connects for a two-run home run against the Yankees during the first inning on Saturday.
Frank Gunn | AP photo, The Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the sixth time in eight games and finished with six RBIs, Alejandro Kirk had two hits and two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 9-3 on Saturday.
The Yankees, who won Friday to snap a season-worst four-game losing streak, lost for the 10th time in their past 13.
Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup because of a bruised right hand about 20 minutes before first pitch. Soto was injured sliding into home plate in the fourth inning of Friday’s 16-5 win. Oswaldo Cabrera replaced Soto in right field.
MARLINS 3, PHILLIES 2
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Gordon homered, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and Miami defeated Philadelphia.
Nick Fortes added an RBI double for the Marlins, who have won two of three in the four-game series against NL East-leading Philadelphia.
Garrett Stubbs homered for Philadelphia, which played its second game without injured All-Star Bryce Harper.
ASTROS 9, METS 6
NEW YORK — Alex Bregman put Houston ahead with a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the surging Astros rallied from five runs down to beat New York.
Jake Meyers homered early and Jeremy Peña began the comeback with a two-run double off Mets starter Tylor Megill in a three-run fourth. After its seven-game win streak was snapped Friday night in the series opener, Houston (41-41) won for the 11th time in 15 games.
BRAVES 2, PIRATES 1
ATLANTA — Adam Duvall’s single in the 10th inning drove in Luke Williams from second base and Atlanta overcame a strong start by Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes.
Duvall lined the single off Kyle Nicholas to the wall in center field, bringing home Williams, who started the inning on second. Braves players charged out of the dugout to celebrate.
Edward Olivares was tagged out at the plate when trying to score from third base on a wild pitch by Daysbel Hernández in the top of the 10th. Olivares was initially ruled safe but the Braves challenged and a review showed Hernández caught the throw from Travis d’Arnaud and tagged Olivares before he reached the plate.
NATIONALS 8, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jake Irvin pitched six effective innings, CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer and Washington beat Tampa Bay, stopping a four-game skid.
Irvinallowed one hit — Brandon Lowe’s first-inning homer — struck out five and walked three. The right-hander has permitted two earned runs or fewer in 12 of his last 15 starts.
Derek Law, Hunter Harvey, and Kyle Finnegan each got three outs for the Nationals, completing a two-hitter.
PADRES 11, RED SOX 1
BOSTON — Manny Machado homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jackson Merrill and Brett Sullivan also went deep to carry San Diego to a second straight lopsided victory over Boston.
It was the fifth straight win and ninth in 10 games for surging San Diego (46-41), which improved to a season-high five games over .500.
Jarren Duran hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who lost their third straight.
CUBS 5, BREWERS 3
MILWAUKEE — Ian Happ hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Chicago ended Milwaukee’s winning streak at five games.
After Joel Payamps came on and walked Seiya Suzuki to open the eighth, Happ sent a 1-0 pitch 394 feet to right-center for his 11th home run of the season.
REDS 9, CARDINALS 4
ST. LOUIS — Jonathan India doubled twice in his eighth consecutive multihit game, and Cincinnati beat St. Louis.
India scored a run and drove in two more. He has at least one double in each of his last seven games. He is batting .512 (21 for 41) with one homer and six RBIs during an 11-game hit streak.
D-BACKS 3, ATHLETICS 0
PHOENIX — Zac Gallen returned from a hamstring injury that sidelined him a month to pitch one-hit ball over six innings in Arizona’s victory over Oakland.
Ketel Marte had three hits and drove in a run to help the Diamondbacks snap a three-game losing streak.
GUARDIANS 7, ROYALS 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and Cleveland beat Kansas City.
Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 10th homer of the season while Michael Massey belted his seventh into the right field bullpen to put the Royals ahead 2-1 in the second inning.
WHITE SOX 11, ROCKIES 3
CHICAGO — Paul DeJong homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago beat Colorado for a third straight win.
Luis Robert Jr., Korey Lee and Lenyn Sosa also homered for Chicago in its first double-digit scoring game of the season. The White Sox finished with 12 hits in a matchup of baseball’s worst teams.