American League

Astros 7, Mariners 6

Now that Evan Gattis has joined the party, Houston seems to be celebrating every day.

Gattis homered twice and the Astros won their 10th straight game, boosting the best record in the American League by beating Seattle on Sunday.

"It's been the most fun I've ever had on a team," Gattis said. "I think we might have something special."

With Gattis cranking away, the Astros extended their top run since a 12-game winning streak in 2004.

Acquired from Atlanta in the offseason, Gattis started the year 0 for 20 with 12 strikeouts. The slugger has reversed that slide, homering five times in six games and connecting three games in a row.

"At some point, you're going to be like: 'Am I good?'" Gattis said. "It's tough. It was kind of an eye opener."

At 18-7, Houston set a team record for its best record through 25 games. The Astros are coming off a 70-92 season, which followed three straight years of at least 106 losses.

"It's just nice from where we've come from the last couple of years that we lost a lot of games," said Chris Carter, who also homered. "It's nice to have this run we're having."

Gattis hit a three-run shot in the first and Carter also connected, a day after Houston homered five times in an 11-4 romp.

"We've got a lot of guys contributing that are going in waves of guys that are hot, and that's a good sign that it's not relying on one particular player or one particular pitcher," manager A.J. Hinch said.

"It's fun. It's nice at the end of the day to shake hands," he said.

Gattis hit a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning off Carson Smith (0-1). Smith made his big league debut last year and this was his 21st appearance in the majors — he had not allowed a run in 19 [1/3] innings until Gattis homered.

"It cleared by a few feet," Smith said. "It was a tough break. I made a bad pitch, and he took advantage of it."

"We definitely learned this series that they've got a short porch out there," he said.

After allowing the fewest homers in the AL in April (10), the Mariners gave up 11 homers to Houston in the first three games of May.

Pat Neshek (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth and Luke Gregerson earned his sixth save. Like Gattis, both relievers joined the Astros in the offseason.

Houston has won 14 of 15 and will try to add to its winning streak when its hosts Texas in a three-game series starting Monday night.

Gattis sent a changeup from J.A. Happ into the Crawford Boxes in left field for an early lead. Carter hit another changeup for a two-run homer just below the train tracks in left field for a 5-1 lead in the third.

Brad Miller hit an RBI triple in the third for Seattle's first run. He later tried to score on a fly by Seth Smith to right fielder George Springer, and was originally ruled safe. The Astros challenged, and the replay showed he was tagged out before touching the plate.

"We're going to check on it, but we were told that when a foot is hovering over the plate, it's the same as touching it," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We'll see what they say about the rule, but it is what it is."

Ahead 6-1, Astros starter Roberto Hernandez gave up three hits in six pitches in the seventh.

After entering Houston on Thursday as winners of five of their previous seven, the Mariners suffered a four-game sweep.

"It was a tough game where they could have laid down, but they fought back and really grinded it out," McClendon said. "They showed a lot of fortitude, which leads me to believe this team is going to be just fine."

Orioles 4, Rays 2

Adam Jones got four hits, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh as Baltimore took two of three in a series shifted to Tropicana Field from Camden Yards.

The games were moved earlier in the week when rioting broke out in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody after a spinal cord injury.

Jimmy Paredes' RBI double with two outs made it 2-all in the bottom of the seventh. Jones was up next and he delivered a two-run single, tying his career high for hits in a game.

Tommy Hunter (1-1) threw a perfect seventh, and Zach Britton pitched 1 1-3 innings to get his fifth save. Steve Geltz (1-1) was the loser.

After crowds of 9,945 Friday and 12,789 Saturday, Sunday's announced turnout was 16,652.

Tigers 6, Royals 4

Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, Anibal Sanchez (2-3) carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and Detroit a split of the four-game series.

Alex Avila also drove in three runs for the Tigers, who dropped the first two games of the series before squeaking out a 2-1 victory behind David Price on Saturday night.

Kansas City nearly bailed out Jeremy Guthrie (1-2) by scoring two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. But Tom Gorzelanny struck out Eric Hosmer to leave a runner aboard, and Joakim Soria shut down his former team in the ninth for his 10th save.

Indians 10, Blue Jays 7

Pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn's tiebreaking, two-run double capped a six-run fifth, and Jason Kipnis had four hits.

Kipnis also homered and drove in two runs for the Indians, who trailed 6-1 after a six-run fourth that included Devon Travis' first career grand slam.

Michael Brantley's two-run single off Jeff Francis (1-1) tied the score in the fifth and Raburn, batting for David Murphy, lined a double over third for an 8-6 lead.

Marc Rzepczynski (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the Indians. Toronto went 3-7 on its longest scheduled trip this season.

Athletics 7, Rangers 1

Stephen Vogt hit a solo homer and a three-run drive, and Sonny Gray (4-0) extended his shutout streak against Texas to 23 2-3 innings with 6 2-3 innings of two-hit ball despite a career-high seven walks. Gray also hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.

Yovani Gallardo (2-4) allowed four runs — three earned — seven hits and four walks in 6 2-3 innings in a rematch of opening day starters.

Texas, the only team in the major leagues without consecutive wins this year, was 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.

Twins 13, White Sox 3

Trevor Plouffe hit his first grand slam in the majors and drove in career-high five runs.

Brian Dozier added a career-high four hits as the Twins won for the seventh time in nine games.

Avisail Garcia had three hits for Chicago, which has lost five straight and been outscored 39-10 in those games.

Ryan Pressly (1-0) pitched 2 2-3 innings of hitless relief.

John Danks (1-3) lasted just 2 1-3 innings and gave up seven runs — three earned — and eight hits. He also made two errors.

National League

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Kolten Wong homered off Radhames Liz (1-2) in the 14th inning, giving the Cardinals extra-inning wins in three straight games for the first time since July 2006, when they twice beat Houston before the All-Star break and then won at Dodger Stadium when play resumed.

St. Louis became the first major league team to sweep a three-game series with three walkoff wins since Cincinnati against the Boston Braves from June 4-7, 1925, according to STATS.

The NL Central leaders are a major league-best 18-6, matching the franchise's best 24-game start since 1900. They had the same record in 1941 and 1944.

Pedro Alvarez homered in the Pittsburgh 12th inning before the Cardinals tied it on a bases-loaded single by Peter Bourjos in the bottom half.

Rookie Miguel Socolovich (1-0) worked a perfect 14th for his first career victory.

Phillies 6, Marlins 2

Ryan Howard had a pair of RBI hits and rookie Severino Gonzalez (1-1) earned his first big league victory, allowing two runs in five inning as Philadelphia broke a five-game losing streak.

The Marlins, who had won four in a row, missed a chance to climb above .500 for the first time this year.

Jarred Cosart (1-2) gave up three runs in five-plus innings.

Braves 5, Reds 0

Julio Teheran (3-1) gave up just three singles in six sharp innings as Atlanta gained a four-game split.

Cody Martin, Michael Kohn and Luis Avilan combined for three innings of one-hit relief.

Kelly Johnson and Jonny Gomes homered off Johnny Cueto (2-3).

Brewers 5, Cubs 3

Aramis Ramirez homered and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single off Pedro Strop (0-1).

Milwaukee, a big league-worst 7-18 following a 2-13 start, took two of three against the Cubs for its first series win of the year.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura left after he was hit on the helmet by a pitch from Strop.

Will Smith (1-0) got one out for the win, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Padres 8, Rockies 6

Light-hitting Jedd Gyorko drove a two-run homer an estimated 438 feet and Justin Upton and Derek Norris also hit two-run shots as San Diego completed a three-game sweep.

Colorado's Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon each homered twice.

James Shields (3-0) allowed five runs and nine hits in a season-low 5 1-3 innings, and Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his eighth save in as many chances.

Kyle Kendrick (1-4) gave up six runs and six hits in five innings.

Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0

Yasmani Grandal threw out a runner at the plate after an errant pitch in the top of the 13th inning, then homered off Evan Marshall (0-2) leading off the bottom half.

Arizona had runners at the corners with two outs in the 13th when J.P. Howell (1-1) bounced a pitch to Cliff Pennington that Grandal had to chase to the right of home plate. Grandal threw to Howell covering the plate, and the pitcher reached down behind with his glove to make a blind tag on Aaron Hill.

Interleague

Giants 5, Angels 0

Tim Lincecum pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and San Francisco completed a three-game sweep.

Lincecum (2-2) walked one and struck out four in eight scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.40. Jean Machi struck out Mike Trout and Albert Pujols in a hitless ninth for San Francisco, which has won eight of 11 following a 4-10 start.

Nori Aoki and Joe Panik hit consecutive first-inning home runs off Jered Weaver (0-4), who gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings.

American League

Astors 7, Mariners 6

Evan Gattis homered twice and Houston beat Seattle Mariners on Sunday for its 10th straight victory, the Astros' longest winning streak since 12 in a row in 2004.

An AL-best 18-7, Houston set a team record for its top record through 25 games. The Astros are coming off a 70-92 season, which followed three straight years of at least 106 losses.

Gattis's go-ahead solo homer in the eighth off Carson Smith (0-1) was his fifth homer in six games.

Pat Neshek (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Luke Gregerson got three outs for his sixth save.

Milwaukee fire manager Ron Roenicke

The Milwaukee Brewers fired manager Ron Roenicke on Sunday night, hours after their 5-3 victory over the Cubs in Chicago.

The Brewers are a major league-worst 7-18 after a 2-13 start. The team said it will announce a replacement Monday.

"This has been a difficult start to the season, something that we certainly didn't anticipate," president and general manager Doug Melvin said in a statement. "Over roughly the last 100 games, we have not performed at the level that we should. It's all about wins and losses, and after the first month of play this year we didn't see the progress and improvement we had hoped for.

"We appreciate all that Ron has done for our organization, and he has handled his duties with great professionalism and dedication. The reasons for our disappointing start are many, but we determined that it's in the best interests of the club to make this move."

The victory Sunday gave the Brewers their first consecutive victories of the year and first series win. Before this year, the most games Milwaukee needed for consecutive wins was 18 in 1972, according to STATS.

In four-plus seasons, the 58-year-old Roenicke was 342-331.

In 2011 in his first season as major league manager, Roenicke led the Brewers to a 96-66 record — the best in team history — and the National League Central title. The Brewers beat Arizona in the first round and lost to St. Louis in the league championship series.

Milwaukee was 83-79 in 2012, 74-88 in 2013 and 82-80 last season.