Royals sweep White Sox

NEW YORK — Lorenzo Cain homered and Cheslor Cuthbert singled home the winning run for Kansas City, who completed a series sweep and took over first place in the American League Central. Chicago lost a sixth straight game and fell for the 14th time in 18 games with the 5-4 loss Sunday. The White Sox’s bullpen spoiled a solid outing by Chris Sale, who limited the Royals to two runs on seven hits, six of them singles, and two walks two in seven innings. Dodgers 4, Mets 2: Adrian Gonzalez’s two-run single in the top of the ninth inning snapped a tie and lifted Los Angeles to a win over New York at Citi Field. The Dodgers won the final two games of the three-game series and have won six of their last seven. The Mets fell out of a first-place tie with the Washington Nationals in the National League East. Yankees 2, Rays 1: Tampa Bay Rays starter Jake Odorizzi took a no-hitter into the seventh, but the Yankees’ only hit was a two-run home run by Starlin Castro, enough for New York to pull out a 2-1 victory. The Yankees (24-25) got another strong start from Nathan Eovaldi (6-2), who won his fifth straight start. The Rays (22-26) outhit the Yankees 6-1 but took their seventh loss in nine games as they head into a 10-game road trip. Nationals 10, Cardinals 2: Stephen Strasburg remained unbeaten as he allowed one run in six innings and Wilson Ramos had three hits and four RBIs as the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-2, earning a split of the four-game series. Strasburg (9-0), now tied for the league lead in wins, gave up six hits and two walks with four strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 2.69. Washington has won every game he has started this year. Orioles 6, Indians 4: Kim Hyun-soo’s first major league home run broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4. South Korean Kim sent a two-out, 2-2 pitch from Jeff Manship (0-1) into the seats in right field. Cubs 7, Phillies 2: John Lackey allowed four hits over seven innings while his teammates supplied ample offensive support as the Cubs recorded their first three-game Wrigley Field sweep of the Phillies since 1995. Lackey (5-2) earned his first win since May 6 as he struck out six, walked four and gave up a seventh-inning solo home run. Miguel Montero homered and added an RBI single, Ben Zobrist slammed a three-run home run while Kris Bryant went 2-for-3 and scored twice to pace the Cubs’ offense. In other games it was: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3 (11 innings); Brewers 5, Reds 4; Rangers 6, Pirates 2; Twins 5, Mariners 4; A’s 4, Tigers 2; Diamondbacks 6, Padres 3; Giants 8, Rockies 3; Marlins 7, Braves 3; Astros 8, Angels 6 (13 innings). — Reuters