American League

Beltran, Yankees call a halt to Blue Jays' winning streak

Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO -- Carlos Beltran came off the bench and did something no Yankees player had done in more than 20 years.

Pretty timely, too.

Beltran hit a huge three-run home run in the eighth inning, Andrew Miller escaped a big jam in the ninth and New York stopped Toronto's 11-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 4-3 Friday night.

It was New York's first go-ahead, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning or later of a road game since Don Mattingly did it against the Angels in July 1994.

"As soon as I hit it, I knew it was going to leave the ballpark," Beltran said. "It's a good feeling being able to come off the bench and come through and help the team win."

Miller struck out Ben Revere and Troy Tulowitzki with runners on second and third to close out the victory. The victory moved the Yankees a half-game ahead of Toronto and back into first place in the AL East.

David Price took a 3-0 lead into the eighth before New York rallied. He left after Chase Headley's RBI double and Beltran then greeted reliever Aaron Sanchez (6-5) with a pinch-hit, three-run home run.

"I didn't get my job done and it cost us a win," Sanchez said.

Ivan Nova (5-4) wound up with the victory. Dellin Betances pitched the eighth and Miller finished for his 26th save, fanning Tulowitzki to end a 12-pitch sequence.

"I was running out of gas there," Miller said. "That's everything I've got for an inning."

A one-out walk and single, plus a wild pitch by Miller with one out put the Blue Jays in position in the ninth.

Tulowitzki kept fouling off pitches during the tense at-bat, which included several mound meetings between Miller and catcher Brian McCann. Tulowitzki swung and missed at a full-count pitch, silencing a sellout crowd at Rogers Centre.

"Two of the best players in baseball," Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons said. "That's what people want to see, pay to see. That was a great, great at-bat."

Toronto lost for the first time in 14 games with Tulowitzki in the starting lineup.

ROYALS 4, ANGELS 1 Eric Hosmer hit a go-ahead two-run home run, Danny Duffy settled down after a wild start and Kansas City rallied for a victory over visiting Los Angeles. Duffy (6-5) allowed five hits without a walk while matching a franchise record with three hit batters in just six innings. But the left-hander only allowed one run, wiggling out of a few jams by leaving six Angels on base -- three in scoring position.

INDIANS 6, TWINS 1 Corey Kluber flirted with a no-hitter for the second consecutive outing against host Minnesota before finishing with a one-hitter in his second consecutive complete game as Cleveland cruised to a victory. Kluber (8-12) gave up just a solo home run to Joe Mauer and struck out seven in his fourth complete game of the season.

RED SOX 15, MARINERS 1 Travis Shaw hit two home runs and Rusney Castillo hit one to carry Boston to a victory over visiting Seattle. Shaw had a two-run and solo shot, and Castillo's was a two-run home run. The Red Sox finished with a season-high 21 hits.

RANGERS 5, RAYS 3 Josh Hamilton homered and delivered the tiebreaking sacrifice fly for host Texas in a victory that snapped Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak. Hamilton's sixth home run of the season was a 437-foot blast to right-center field in the second inning for a 2-1 lead. His sac fly to deep center in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie.

ASTROS 5, TIGERS 1 Dallas Keuchel (Arkansas Razorbacks) struck out eight in seven solid innings and Jed Lowrie powered the offense with a two-RBI double to lead Houston to a victory over visiting Detroit. The Astros trailed entering the fifth inning before scoring three runs, capped by the double by Lowrie to take a 3-1 lead.

ORIOLES 8, ATHLETICS 6 (13) Manny Machado hit a two-run home run in the 13th inning, and host Baltimore also got home runs from Adam Jones and Chris Davis in a victory over Oakland. Caleb Joseph doubled with one out in the 13th against Drew Pomeranz (4-5), who left after being visited on the mound by the team trainer.

INTERLEAGUE

CUBS 6, WHITE SOX 5 Chris Coghlan hit two home runs, Anthony Rizzo also went deep, and Cubs made it eight consecutive victories and 14 in 15 games with a victory over the crosstown White Sox. Coghlan hit a three-run home run in the top of the third, and then he and Rizzo added back-to-back solo drives off the struggling Jeff Samardzija (8-8) in the fifth to give the North Siders a 6-5 lead.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BRAVES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Julio Teheran pitched six strong innings, Cameron Maybin drove in two runs and Atlanta beat visiting Arizona. Teheran (8-6) allowed 3 hits, 1 run and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts. He has been dominant at Turner, going 6-1 with a 2.44 ERA in 12 home starts.

PIRATES 3, METS 2 (10) Gregory Polanco singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and Pittsburgh ended host New York's seven-game home winning streak. The teams went into extra innings at 1-1. Polanco singled off Bobby Parnell (1-2) and Aramis Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly against Carlos Torres. The NL East-leading Mets scored in the bottom half on Curtis Granderson's sacrifice fly before Mark Melancon finished for his 36th save.

BREWERS 3, PHILLIES 1 Wily Peralta pitched seven scoreless innings and Jean Segura dashed home on a rare two-base sacrifice fly to lift Milwaukee to a victory over visiting Philadelphia. Segura's scramble came after center fielder Odubel Herrera and right fielder Domonic Brown collided in the third inning. According to STATS, it was the first time a player had scored from second this season on a sacrifice fly.

CARDINALS 3, MARLINS 1 Jaime Garcia pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning and Matt Carpenter homered, leading host St. Louis over Miami. Garcia (5-4) came within two outs of throwing the first complete game of the season for the NL Central leaders. He gave up 6 singles, walked 1 and struck out 6.

PADRES 9, ROCKIES 5 Matt Kemp hit a triple in the ninth for the first cycle in San Diego history and the team went on to beat host Colorado. Kemp also had a two-run homer in the first, a single in the third and an RBI double in the seventh. His triple in the ninth went off the fence in center and he easily scampered into third.

Sports on 08/15/2015

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