BOSTON — Aaron Judge socked a two-run homer, and Luis Severino tossed seven scoreless innings as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
Judge, who was celebrating his 25th birthday in his first game at Fenway Park, has a team-leading seven homers and 15 RBIs for New York. The right fielder became the third Yankees player to hit a birthday homer at Fenway and the first since Roger Maris did so on his 32nd birthday, Sept. 10, 1966.
Severino (2-1) limited Boston to three hits and two walks while notching six strikeouts to earn his first career victory against the Red Sox. Greg Bird also drove in a run for New York.
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (1-3) struggled with his command, walking four while allowing all three runs (two earned) on five hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out nine.
Nationals 11, Rockies 4
Daniel Murphy, Ryan Zimmerman and Trea Turner hit home runs to power Washington past Colorado.
Bryce Harper went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI in his fifth career four-hit game and second this year for the Nationals, who won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood (2-3) gave up the homers to Turner and Zimmerman while working a season-low five innings.
Phillies 7, Marlins 4
Maikel Franco recorded his second grand slam in as many weeks and Vince Velasquez pitched a season-high 6 1/3 innings to pick up his first win of the season as Philadelphia topped Miami.
Freddy Galvis added a solo home run and Michael Saunders hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the Phillies won their fifth straight game. Velasquez enjoyed his best outing of the season, allowing three runs on six hits and throwing 68 of his 97 pitches for strikes.
Chen Wei-yin (2-1) took the loss for the Marlins, who received a solo home run by Martin Prado, a pair of RBIs by Adeiny Hechavarria and an RBI groundout by Christian Yelich. Miami saw its two-game win streak end.
Indians 7, Astros 6
Michael Brantley had two hits and three RBIs, and Trevor Bauer struck out eight in six innings as Cleveland beat Houston.
Bauer (2-2) gave up four runs, which came on two-run homers by Evan Gattis in the fourth inning and Brian McCann in the sixth. The Indians’ Cody Allen got the last four outs for his fourth save of the season.
Houston’s Lance McCullers (2-1) allowed five runs, seven hits and three walks in five innings. The Astros’ Jose Altuve did not play because of general soreness after a violent collision with teammate Teoscar Hernandez Tuesday.
Rangers 14, Twins 3
Ryan Rua clubbed his first career grand slam, Choo Shin-soo belted a three-run homer in the same inning, and Texas blasted Minnesota.
Orioles 5, Rays 4 (11 innings)
Seth Smith drew a bases-loaded walk off Danny Farquhar with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Baltimore the victory over Tampa Bay.
Braves 8, Mets 2
Tyler Flowers tied a career high with four RBIs, and six Atlanta players collected at least two hits apiece in a rout of New York.
Pirates 6, Cubs 5
Josh Bell’s homer in the sixth inning provided the winning margin as Pittsburgh avoided being swept by Chicago.
Angels 8, Athletics 5
Cameron Maybin had his best day in a Los Angeles uniform, smacking three hits and driving in three runs as the Angels battered Oakland.
Giants 4, Dodgers 3 (10 innings)
Hunter Pence hit a bases-loaded, walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, lifting San Francisco to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against Los Angeles.
Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5
Ryan Schimpf hit a go-ahead three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, and Yangervis Solarte capped the five-run inning with a two-run double in San Diego’s victory over Arizona.
Mariners 8, Tigers 0
James Paxton cooled down Detroit with seven shutout innings as Seattle rolled.Paxton (3-0), who hasn’t given up a run in four of his five starts, allowed four hits and a walk while striking out nine.
White Sox 5, Royals 2
Avisail Garcia hit a two-run, go-ahead homer, and Jose Quintana struck out 10 as Chicago completed a three-game sweep.
Brewers 9, Reds 4
Cincinnati’s Scott Schebler hit two home runs, but Wily Peralta struck out seven batters and Milwaukee jumped on Rookie Davis early to finish off a three-game sweep. — Reuters
