AMERICAN LEAGUE

Crazy five-run first inning enough for Rangers

Logan Forsythe (Arkansas Razorbacks) continues to have a solid season for the Tampa Bay Rays, batting .271 in 94 games with a.336 on-base percentage and .463 slugging percentage.
Logan Forsythe (Arkansas Razorbacks) continues to have a solid season for the Tampa Bay Rays, batting .271 in 94 games with a.336 on-base percentage and .463 slugging percentage.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mitch Moreland's grand slam capped a bizarre, five-run first inning for Texas and A.J. Griffin pitched six strong innings as the Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-0 on Saturday night.

Griffin (6-3) allowed five hits while winning for the first time since Aug. 4. In making his first scoreless start of the season, Griffin didn't allow a home run for the first time in 12 starts.

Carlos Carrasco (9-7) allowed 7 runs -- 4 unearned in the first -- and 8 hits in 4 innings while striking out 8. He went into the game with a 1.74 road ERA this season, the best in the majors.

After Ian Desmond's one-out single in the first, Carlos Beltran snapped a career-worst 0-for-32 hitless streak with an infield single to the left side against a shift. The runners moved up on a balk when Carrasco began a pickoff throw to first base but halted because first baseman Carlos Santana was 20 feet from the bag.

On Adrian Beltre's sharp grounder to third, Desmond dove back and beat Jose Ramirez's tag to load the bases. Rougned Odor's hard grounder to first bounced off Santana's glove for a run-scoring error and Moreland pulled a first-pitch slider just inside the right-field foul pole with two outs for his second career slam.

Elvis Andrus doubled in two runs in the third inning after Moreland was intentionally walked with two outs.

YANKEES 13, ORIOLES 5 Rookie Gary Sanchez hit a home run for the third consecutive game as host New York routed Baltimore.

BLUE JAYS 8, TWINS 7 Melvin Upton Jr. hit an RBI triple and continued home on a misplay in the eighth inning, completing Toronto's rally from a five-run deficit and sending the AL East-leading Blue Jays over visiting Minnesota.

RED SOX 8, ROYALS 3 Dustin Pedroia had four hits to extend his streak to 11 consecutive at-bats before bouncing into a double play with a chance to tie the major-league record and host Boston beat Kansas City.

WHITE SOX 9, MARINERS 3 Jose Abreu hit the first of four White Sox home runs to lead Chicago past visiting Seattle.

ANGELS 3, TIGERS 2 Detroit's Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez were ejected, along with Manager Brad Ausmus and hitting coach Wally Joyner as the team's five-game winning streak ended in a home loss to Los Angeles.

ASTROS 6, RAYS 2 Rookie Alex Bregman hit a home run and had three RBI to back seven solid innings by Dallas Keuchel (Arkansas Razorbacks) to lead Houston over Tampa Bay.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 4 (11) Charlie Blackmon hit two home runs, including the go-ahead shot in the 11th inning, as Colorado beat host Washington.

DODGERS 3, CUBS 2 Julio Urias allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles defeated visiting Chicago.

METS 12, PHILLIES 1 Yoenis Cespedes knocked a three-run home run, Kelly Johnson had a pinch-hit grand slam and New York routed visiting Philadelphia.

PIRATES 9, BREWERS 6 Pinch-hitter Gregory Polanco had a tiebreaking three-run double and visiting Pittsburgh rallied from four runs down to beat Milwaukee.

PADRES 1, MARLINS 0 Ryan Schimpf hit a home run, Clayton Richard pitched seven innings and San Diego beat host Miami.

REDS 13, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Anthony DeSclafani threw a four-hitter and Scott Schebler had two home runs to lift visiting Cincinnati over Arizona.

BRAVES 3, GIANTS 1 Matt Kemp hit a three-run home run and Mike Foltynewicz pitched 72/3 strong innings, leading Atlanta over host San Francisco.

INTERLEAGUE

ATHLETICS 3, CARDINALS 2 Khris Davis hustled home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning and Oakland rallied for two runs in the inning to defeat host St. Louis.

Sports on 08/28/2016

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