Boston 6 Yankees 5
Alex Verdugo tied the game with an eighth-inning single and added a two-run hit to cap a three-run 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Saturday.
Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo gave the Yankees a 5-3 lead with RBI doubles in the 10th off Jake Diekman.
Jeter Downs, named after former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, had an RBI single in the bottom half off Wandy Peralta (2-2). He thus achieved his first hit in the majors.
Third baseman Josh Donaldson juggled a grounder by Xander Bogaerts that seemed ideal for a double play that would have ended the game. He ultimately got just one out at first.
With runners on second and third and two out, Verdugo singled to right field. Rob Refsnyder scored and Downs, who got to the plate just before Joey Gallo’s throw.
In the morning, Downs was in the lineup at Triple-A Worcester before being called up to the major league roster.
Verdugo had tied the score at 3-3 with a ninth-inning single off Clay Holmes, who has squandered two of 18 save opportunities.
Boston snapped a four-game losing streak. He went 10-20 in his last games against his detested rivals in the American League East.
For the Yankees, Venezuelan Gleyber Torres 5-1 with a run scored.
For the Red Sox, Puerto Rican Christian Vázquez 5-0. The Mexican Verdugo 5-3 with three RBIs. Dominican Franchy Cordero 2-0.
Braves 4 Nationals 3
Austin Riley homered off Patrick Corbin, Kyle Wright went just over seven innings for his 10th win and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.
The Braves, champions of the last World Series, were placed 16 games above the .500 mark, the best record they have had in the season. They are 28-8 since June 1, the best in the National League in that span.
Atlanta entered the day 2 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.
In the area of home runs, the Braves lead the Old Circuit with 132. They are only behind the New York Yankees, who lead the Major Leagues with 143.
Ronald Acuña Jr. singled before Riley hit his 22nd home run of the season, a two-run shot that put the ball 422 feet from home plate and blasted off his bat at 108 mph in the first inning.
The Braves have outscored the Nationals by a combined 22-8 homers in eight games this season.
Dominican Juan Soto hit his 17th home run, for Washington. Wright (10-4) allowed eight hits and two runs, leaving after walking Soto leading off the eighth.
Corbin (4-11) lost his eighth straight start against Atlanta.
For the Nationals, the Venezuelans César Hernández 5-0, Keibert Ruiz 4-2, Ehire Adrianza 3-1. The Dominicans Juan Soto 4-2 with two runs scored and one RBI, Nelson Cruz 4-2. Cuban Yadiel Hernández 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
For the Braves, the Venezuelans Acuña 3-2 with a run scored, Orlando Arcia 3-1 with an RBI. The Dominican Marcell Ozuna 3-0. Puerto Rican Eddie Rosario 3-2.
Athletics 3 Astros 2
The Oakland Athletics were limited to four hits for the fourth straight game, but that was support enough for rookie Zach Logue in a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Logue went five innings on three-hit ball after being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas. He saddled the Astros with their second stumble in the last 12 games.
The 26-year-old left-hander gave up two runs and retired his last 10 opponents after receiving a sacrifice fly from Martin Maldonado in the second inning.
Sean Murphy had a pair of hits and scored the A’s first run off Framber Valdez (8-4). Oakland thus achieved its first victory in five duels of the campaign against Houston, leader of the Western Division of the American League.
Valdez, who posted a two-hit game against the A’s on May 30, completed the game again, but couldn’t overcome his fourth-inning riot. The lefty gave up three runs — two earned — and walked a couple of times.
Houston manager Dusty Baker was ejected by plate umpire Ben May after protesting a strikeout to Maldonado in the eighth inning.
For the Astros, the Venezuelan José Altuve 3-1. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 3-0. Cubans Yordan Alvarez 4-0, Yuli Gurriel 4-2 with a run scored, Aledmys Díaz 4-1 with a run scored. Puerto Rican Maldonado 3-0 with an RBI.
For the Athletics, the Dominican Ramón Laureano 3-0. Venezuelan Elvis Andrus 2-0 with a run scored.