Germán, Urshela, Judge lift Yanks over Rangers 2-0

<p>ARLINGTON, Texas &mdash; Domingo Germán pitched seven scoreless innings, Gio Urshela and Aaron Judge delivered RBI singles as pinch-hitters in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees followed Corey KJuber’s no-hitter by beating the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Thursday.</p>
<p>New York won its sixth straight series and at 25-19 moved a season-high six games over .500. Yankees pitchers have thrown seven shutouts in the team’s first 44 games for the first time since 1967.</p>
<p>Germán (4-2), who allowed six hits with five strikeouts as New York finished the four-game series with 22 consecutive scoreless innings. </p>
<p>Chad Green pitched a perfect eighth, and Aroldis Chapman struck out two in the ninth for his 11th save. John King (4-3) was the loser.</p>
<p>RAYS 10, ORIOLES 1</p>
<p>BALTIMORE &mdash; Joey Wendle homered twice, Rich Hill (3-1) combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter and Tampa Bay extended its winning streak to seven.</p>
<p>Tampa Bay outscored the Orioles 32-14 during its first three-game sweep at Camden Yards since May 17-19, 2013. The Rays at 26-19 are seven games over .500 for the first time this year. </p>
<p>Baltimore has lost 10 of 12 and at 17-26 is a season-high nine games under .500. Dean Kremer (0-4) gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in three innings.</p>
<p>REDS 19, GIANTS 4</p>
<p>CINCINNATI &mdash; Steven Duggar hit his first career grand slam in a nine-run third inning and Brandon Crawford drove in six runs for major league-best San Francisco, which outscored Cincinnati 33-9 in the series and improved to 28-16. </p>
<p>Darin Ruf had four hits, including a two-run homer in third. Crawford hit a three-run homer in the fifth.</p>
<p>Johnny Cueto (3-1) gave up one run and five hits in five innings against his former team, exiting with a 14-1 lead. Tyler Mahle (2-2) yielded seven runs, seven hits and two walks in two innings.</p>
<p>CUBS 5, NATIONALS 2</p>
<p>CHICAGO &mdash; Ian Happ homered twice and drove in three run.</p>
<p>Happ put Chicago ahead to stay with a two-run shot in the third inning. He also led off the fifth with his sixth homer.</p>
<p>Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber hit back-to-back homers for Washington in the first, but Joe Ross (2-4) lasted just 3 2/3 innings and allowed four runs — two earned — in his second straight loss. </p>
<p>Justin Steele (2-0) got four outs before departing because of right hamstring tightness, and Craig Kimbrel earned his ninth save.</p>
<p>ASTROS 8, ATHLETICS 4</p>
<p>OAKLAND, Calif. &mdash; Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs, helping the Houston to move ahead of Oakland for the AL West lead.</p>
<p>Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley and Yuli Gurriel also had run-scoring hits for the Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series. Houston is 21-9 against division opponents, including 7-3 against Oakland, and at 26-19 has sole possession of the division lead for the first time since before play on April 9.</p>
<p>Luis Garcia (2-3) gave up two runs and three hits in five innings. Cole Irvin (3-5) allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings.</p>
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