American League

Astros' Keuchel, Gomez rankle Yankees in blowout

Astros 15, Yankees 1

NEW YORK -- Carlos Gomez and Evan Gattis both homered and drove in four runs, sending former Arkansas Razorback Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros to a 15-1 blowout of the New York Yankees that briefly got testy Tuesday night.

Keuchel (15-6) held New York scoreless for the second time this season and became the first 15-game winner in the American League.

Gomez busted out of a hitting slump along with several teammates and rankled the Yankees with his flashy style.

The center fielder jawed with players in New York's dugout after flipping his bat aside when he flied out in the sixth inning, then stood nose to nose with young catcher John Ryan Murphy before they were separated. Both benches and bullpens emptied, but the teams quickly went their respective ways without any pushing or shoving.

His next time up, Gomez launched a three-run home run into the Yankees' bullpen in right-center to cap a six-run seventh.

Gomez flipped his bat away and held out his arms when he lined an RBI double during Houston's five-run first inning against an ineffective Ivan Nova (5-6). The speedy Gomez slid headfirst into second with his first extra-base hit in 18 games and pointed toward his own dugout.

It was hardly the first time opponents have been irritated by Gomez and his antics.

Back when he was playing for Milwaukee and current Yankees catcher Brian McCann was in Atlanta, the two got into a scuffle when McCann blocked Gomez's path to home plate after the slugger styled on a home run.

This time, McCann was on the Yankees' bench -- rested against a lefty starter. Gomez turned toward the New York dugout following his sixth-inning fly and appeared to say "shut up" several times.

Keuchel yielded 3 hits in 7 innings with 9 strikeouts and no walks. He pitched a six-hit shutout at home against the Yankees on June 25.

ANGELS 8, TIGERS 7 Albert Pujols homered and Los Angeles scored three times on wild pitches in a victory over host Detroit.

TWINS 11, RAYS 7 Brian Dozier, Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario all hit home runs as Minnesota beat host Tampa Bay for the Twins' fifth consecutive victory.

WHITE SOX 5, RED SOX 4 Trayce Thompson drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double, and Chicago beat visiting Boston.

ROYALS 3, ORIOLES 2 Kendrys Morales hit a home run, Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer also drove in runs, and host Kansas City beat Baltimore.

BLUE JAYS 6, RANGERS 5 Troy Tulowitzki had a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning before Adrian Beltre's throwing error allowed another Toronto run to score as the visiting Blue Jays rallied for a victory over Texas.

INTERLEAGUE

INDIANS 11, BREWERS 6 Josh Tomlin shook off three home runs and lasted six innings, and Michael Brantley hit two home runs to lead host Cleveland to a victory over Milwaukee.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

MARLINS 5, PIRATES 2 Major-league batting leader Dee Gordon tied a career high with four stolen bases, had two infield hits and scored twice, helping host Miami beat Pittsburgh.

DODGERS 5, REDS 1 Justin Turner and Jimmy Rollins each hit two-run home runs as visiting Los Angeles snapped their five-game losing streak with a victory over Cincinnati.

ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 1 Colorado scored four unearned runs, taking advantage of three errors by Atlanta third baseman Adonis Garcia in a victory over the host Braves.

NATIONALS 8, PADRES 3 Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over six innings, Ryan Zimmerman hit a grand slam and Washington beat visiting San Diego for its third consecutive victory.

METS 6, PHILLIES 5 Michael Cuddyer hit a go-ahead two-run, pinch-hit single in the sixth inning and Noah Snydergaard finally won on the road as New York beat host Philadelphia.

Sports on 08/26/2015

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