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Red Sox stay hot, clobber Yanks

Boston Red Sox’s Chris Sale pitches during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston Tuesday. — Reuters
BOSTON — Chris Sale shut down the Yankees’ vaunted lineup with eight strikeouts over six one-run innings, and Mookie Betts clubbed a grand slam to punctuate the Boston Red Sox’s 14-1 rout of visiting New York on Tuesday night. Betts (4-for-4) scored a career-high five runs, Hanley Ramirez (2-for-2) added three RBIs while J.D. Martinez (1-for-5) and Andrew Benintendi (2-for-3) had two RBIs apiece as the Red Sox earned their major-league-leading ninth straight victory. Boston (9-1) became the 40th team in major league history to win nine of its first 10 games, not losing since a season-opening 6-4 setback at Tampa Bay, a game that Boston dropped after leading 4-0 in the eighth inning. Aaron Judge (3-for-4) hit his third homer of the year for the Yankees, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Giancarlo Stanton (2-for-4) struck out twice in his rivalry debut, bringing his season whiff total to a league-high 22. Nationals 4, Braves 1: Stephen Strasburg threw eight scoreless innings, and Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run triple in the first to give Washington all the offense it needed to defeat visiting Atlanta. Strasburg (2-1) gave up three hits and struck out eight while walking two. In addition, he singled, walked and reached on an error while bunting. Ryan Madson earned his first save of the season by getting the final two outs in the ninth. Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz (1-1) gave up three hits in the first inning, and he wound up yielding three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks. He fanned three. Mets 8, Marlins 6: Yoenis Cespedes grounded a two-run, ninth-inning double down the third base line to lead New York to a comeback win over host Miami. The Mets (9-1) have won seven games in a row and lead the National League East. They have started the season by taking four straight series, including this one over the last-place Marlins. Mets switch hitter Asdrubal Cabrera also homered twice, once from each side of the plate. Teammate Wilmer Flores pulled an RBI double and a solo homer. Miami was led by Justin Bour, who hit a pair of two-run homers, both to the opposite field. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1: Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning after Toronto teammate Aaron Sanchez lost his no-hit bid in the eighth, and the visiting Blue Jays edged Baltimore. Granderson broke a 1-1 tie by lifting a 1-2 fastball from Darren O’Day (0-1) over the scoreboard in right field. It was his 25th career homer in the ninth inning or later. Granderson’s first homer as a Blue Jay occurred after Sanchez (1-1) lost his no-hit bid on the first pitch of the eighth by allowing a double to Tim Beckham. Sanchez allowed one run on three hits in eight innings while striking out four and working around five walks. Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save of the season, the 100th save of his career, becoming the youngest pitcher ever to reach the milestone. Phillies 6, Reds 1: Aaron Nola pitched eight solid innings, Scott Kingery hit a grand slam and Philadelphia defeated host Cincinnati. Nola gave up one earned run, retiring the last 10 batters he faced in a strong 103-pitch effort. Odubel Herrera also went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and run for the Phillies. Homer Bailey was terrific for the Reds, allowing one earned run and two hits while striking out seven in six innings. Indians 2, Tigers 1: Roberto Perez hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning, lifting Cleveland over visiting Detroit. Mariners 8, Royals 3: Jean Segura had three hits and two RBIs, and Mitch Haniger and Kyle Seager also drove in two runs apiece to support Felix Hernandez in Seattle’s victory over host Kansas City. Angels 11, Rangers 1: Los Angeles (9-3) matched the best start in team history with a road victory over Texas. Padres 5, Rockies 2: Hunter Renfroe broke a tie with a three-run, two-out homer in the seventh, and rookie left-hander Joey Lucchesi didn’t allow an earned run over six-plus innings to earn his first major league win as visiting San Diego defeated Colorado. Cardinals 5, Brewers 3 (11 innings): Matt Carpenter cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning as St. Louis outlasted visiting Milwaukee. Pirates 8, Cubs 5: Felipe Vazquez entered with the bases loaded and a five-run lead in the eighth inning, and he notched his fourth save, helping Pittsburgh spoil Chicago’s home opener. Dodgers 4, A’s 0: Chris Taylor, Corey Seager and Matt Kemp hit their first homers of the season, and Los Angeles’ Hyun-Jin Ryu gave up one hit in six scoreless innings in a win over visiting Oakland. Giants 5, Diamondbacks 4: Andrew McCutchen’s second walk-off hit in four days, a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning, delivered San Francisco a victory over visiting Arizona. — Reuters