Chris Sale becomes 1st 4-game winner

NEW YORK — Sale became the first four-game winner in the major leagues this season as the Chicago White Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 2-1 Wednesday. The left-hander (4-0) gave up an unearned run, struck out three and walked none in seven-plus innings as the White Sox won their second straight game. The Angels dropped their second in a row and fifth in their last six games. Sale, who improved to 5-0 in seven career games against the Angels, gave up two hits to Mike Trout, both singles to center. Tyler Saladino gave Chicago a 1-0 lead with a first-inning home run to left. The White Sox added a run in the fifth as Alex Avila led off with a double to center and scored on a combined Austin Jackson sacrifice bunt and error by C.J. Cron. Reds 6, Rockies 5 Tucker Barnhart’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove home Brandon Phillips with the winning run, lifting Cincinnati over Colorado. Jay Bruce and Adam Duvall hit back-to-back homers in the second inning to stake Cincinnati to an early lead. With the score tied 5-5 in the ninth, consecutive singles by Phillips and Bruce off Christian Bergman put runners at first and third with no outs. With one out, Barnhart ripped Bergman’s pitch into left field and Phillips jogged home. Cardinals 5, Cubs 3 Carlos Martinez made sure St. Louis stayed in control, checking Chicago on three hits over seven innings in a 5-3 Cardinals’ victory that was interrupted for more than three hours in the seventh inning by rain. In improving to 3-0, Martinez went the distance, issuing three walks and fanning five. Mariners 2, Indians 1 Taijuan Walker pitched six innings without allowing an earned run and Norichika Aoki’s two-run triple provided all of the offense as the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians. Aoki’s two-out, two-run triple in the second inning was the big hit in the game while Walker and three relievers combined on a four-hitter. Walker (1-0) pitched six innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits, with six strikeouts and no walks as he continued his mastery over Cleveland. Nationals 3, Marlins 1 Bryce Harper, who leads the majors in RBIs, drove in his 21st run to help the Washington Nationals defeat the Miami Marlins. Harper went 1-for-4 with a run-scoring double. Teammate Daniel Murphy went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, the longest active run in the National League. Murphy leads the majors with a .429 batting average. Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman added an RBI double, and Michael Taylor hit a solo homer. Athletics 5, Yankees 2 Kendall Graveman pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics scored three times in the top of the fourth inning en route to a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere it was: Red Sox 7, Rays 3; Tigers 3, Royals 2; Dodgers 5, Braves 3 (10 innings); Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings); Phillies 5, Mets 4 (11 innings); Rangers 2, Astros 1; Brewers 10, Twins 4; Padres 8, Pirates 2; Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1.