MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier hit three home runs for Minnesota, but the Kansas City Royals got homers from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer to pull away from the Twins 11-5 Monday.
Jarrod Dyson had three hits and scored three times for Kansas City, which won for the second time in six games and stayed on the edge of the AL wild-card race.
Dozier homered on the first pitch from Ian Kennedy (10-9), then hit a two-run shot in the third and a solo drive into the upper deck in the eighth. Dozier became the sixth Minnesota player to hit three home runs in a game, and the first to do it at home.
Dozier has 38 homers, the most by a Twins player since Harmon Killebrew hit 41 in 1970. Dozier’s 10 home runs against Kansas City this year are the most ever by a Royals opponent.
Kennedy allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings and is 4-0 in his past five starts.
Morales hit a three-run drive off Jose Berrios (2-5) in the fifth for a 5-4 lead. Hosmer, who had four RBIs, hit a three-run homer in the eighth.
TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 3, 11 INNINGS Justin Upton hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning to lift Detroit over Chicago for its 11th win in 14 games.
YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 3 Jacoby Ellsbury overcame a first-inning deficit against R.A. Dickey with a two-run homer on the knuckleballer’s third pitch of the game, then added an RBI single to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays.
MARINERS 14, RANGERS 6 Robinson Cano homered during a five-run first inning and Seattle knocked out starter Cole Hamels early and pulled away with a six-run sixth inning.
ORIOLES 7, RAYS 3 Ubaldo Jimenez threw a two-hitter for his first complete game since 2011, leading Baltimore to the win.
ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 7 Kole Calhoun hit a solo home run in the second inning, Albert Pujols had a two-run double in the fourth and Los Angeles held off Oakland.
ASTROS 6, INDIANS 2 Rookie Alex Bregman continued his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the third inning and the Houston Astros ended the Cleveland Indians’ six-game winning streak with a victory.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CARDINALS 12, PIRATES 6 Adam Wainwright drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first victory since mid-July.
METS 5, REDS 0 Bartolo Colon pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Matt Reynolds homered as the Mets won for the sixth time in eight games.
ROCKIES 6, GIANTS 0 Chad Bettis threw a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam and the Rockies beat the slumping Giants. Bettis (12-7) was perfect until Eduardo Nunez singled with two outs in the fifth inning.
CUBS 7, BREWERS 2 Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks threw six strong innings and the Cubs pulled away for the victory.
NATIONALS 6, BRAVES 4 Trea Turner and Chris Heisey each homered during a five-run third inning, Max Scherzer pitched seven strong innings for his 16th victory and Washington beat Atlanta.
PHILLIES 6, MARLINS 2 Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer, and the Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak.
DODGERS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Adrian Gonzalez and four others combined to homer five times off Zack Greinke in his first road start against his former team and Los Angeles beat Arizona for its third straight victory.
INTERLEAGUE
PADRES 2, RED SOX 1 Edwin Jackson struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings to outpitch former Padres ace Drew Pomeranz, Adam Rosales hit a two-run homer and San Diego edged Boston.