Yankees outlast Royals despite Cain’s 3 HRs

NEW YORK — Brett Gardner delivered the tiebreaking double with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as the New York Yankees overcame three home runs by Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain in their 10-7 victory. Ben Gamel began the winning rally when he reached on an error by shortstop Alcides Escobar, who could not handle the hop on the ground ball. Two pitches later, Gardner lined a 1-0 pitch from Kelvin Herrera (0-1) to center field and Escobar cut off the relay throw as Gamel slid in feet first while his helmet came off. The Yankees (13-18) won for the fourth time in five games and needed Gardner’s hit because Masahiro Tanaka and Andrew Miller (2-0) could not keep Cain in the ballpark. Phillies 3, Braves 2: Left-hander Adam Morgan allowed one run over seven innings and won for the first time in his hometown as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 at Turner Field for their third straight victory. Morgan, who grew up in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Marietta, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out four. Morgan (1-0) had lost his three previous starts against the Braves. Red Sox 13, A’s 5: Travis Shaw belted a three-run home run and had five RBIs to pace another offensive barrage for the Boston Red Sox in a 13-5 blowout of the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday at Fenway Park. Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a solo blast for the Red Sox (20-13). Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts, Chris Young and Jackie Bradley Jr. all had an RBI while contributing to the team’s 16-hit attack. Bradley extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games. Tigers 5, Nationals 4: Victor Martinez had four hits and drove in a run and Nick Castellanos had a two-run homer and reached base three times as Detroit beat Washington to even the three-game interleague series. The Tigers snapped a seven-game losing streak while Washington lost for the fifth time in six outings. The win overshadowed a two-homer game for Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman, whose solo shot with two outs in the seventh cut the margin to 5-4 off reliever Drew VerHagen. Brewers 10, Marlins 2: Leadoff man Jonathan Villar produced two hits, two steals, two runs scored and two RBIs to lead Milwaukee to a victory over Miami. Aaron Hill also had a big game for Milwaukee, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Ryan Braun added two hits and two RBIs. The Brewers beat Marlins left-hander Adam Conley (2-2), who held Milwaukee hitless for 7-2/3 innings in his previous start April 29 at Miller Park. Orioles 5, Twins 3: Adam Jones’ two-run single in the top of the ninth inning lifted Baltimore to a win over Minnesota at Target Field. Baltimore has won three straight and sit tied atop the American League East with the Boston Red Sox. Minnesota has lost six straight games and 10 of their past 11 overall. In other games it was: Indians 4, Astros 0; Cubs 8, Padres 7; Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1; Blue Jays 4, Giants 0; Rangers 13, White Sox 11; Mariners 6, Rays 4; Cardinals 8, Angels 1; Dodgers 3, Mets 2; Reds-Pirates postponed. — Agencies