American League

Astros 9, Athletics 6

Yordan Álvarez hit two homers and drove in five runs, José Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

Álvarez, who was activated off the paternity list on Monday, hit a two-run homer to center in the first and had a three-run blast to left in the fifth, tying the game at 6-all and ending the night for Oakland starter Chris Bassitt.

Álvarez said through a translator he had not gotten a lot of sleep the last couple nights, but he had another motor for the team.

“It’s super exciting to play that role in the game,” Álvarez said. “To be down by a bit and be able with one swing, with one big hit, to be able to make it a 0-0 game is very exciting.”

It was the second multi-homer game of the season for Álvarez, whose last came against the New York Yankees on May 6.

“His contribution today was the key for winning the game,” Altuve said of Álvarez. “He’s an amazing hitter overall. He can walk, hit doubles, homers. You really don’t know what to expect from him because he’s so good.”

The Astros took the lead with a three-run outburst in the sixth inning. Altuve gave the Astros their first lead with a two-run single, and Yuli Gurriel added an RBI groundout.

“It doesn’t matter how early or late in the season, we are trying to win games,” Altuve said. “It doesn’t matter the situation. Starting the game like we did today and being able to score runs like we did was huge. Every win we can get right now is important.”

Myles Straw had an RBI single in the fourth.

“Comebacks are always great,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said. “When you come back, it builds character and shows what you can do and shows that you’re never out of a game. That was as great a comeback as I’ve seen this year. That just adds to our confidence level going forward.”

Oakland tagged Houston starter Framber Valdez for three runs in the first and second innings.

Matt Olson and Chad Pinder hit RBI singles, and Jed Lowrie hit an RBI double in the first. In the second, Elvis Andrus hit an RBI single, and Ramón Laureano scored on an error by Martín Maldonado on a double steal. Olson had an RBI groundout to extend the lead to 6-2.

“To score six runs in the first two innings is encouraging, but we had one of those games where they just swung the bat better in the later part of the game,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.

Valdez surrendered a season-high six runs — five earned — on 10 hits with six strikeouts in five innings.

Bryan Abreu (3-3) threw two scoreless innings for the win. He was activated off the injured list prior to the game. Ryne Stanek threw a perfect eighth, and Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his 15th save.

Bassitt yielded a season-high six runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

“If you’re going to miss locations, you better have life to your pitches,” Bassitt said. “I had nothing today.”

J.B. Wendelken (1-1) allowed two runs in one inning and took the loss. Oakland has lost four of the last five games.

Houston third base coach Gary Pettis rejoined the Astros on Tuesday after being away from the team since September recovering from multiple myeloma. Prior to the game, the Astros played a video welcoming him back, and Pettis also took out the lineup card.

Orioles 7, Blue Jays 5

Pedro Severino and Cedric Mullins homered off Steven Matz, Anthony Santander also went deep and Baltimore beat Toronto.

Toronto hit three home runs, too, including No. 28 by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. All the homers came after Baltimore had taken a 7-1 lead.

Matz (7-4) allowed six hits and four runs — three earned — and struck out four in four innings.

Making his first major league start, Orioles right-hander Spencer Watkins (1-0) allowed one run and three hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out two.

Guerrero hit solo shot in the eighth after Randal Grichuck went deep in the seventh, and Lourdes Guriel Jr. capped the scoring with a two-run drive in the ninth.

Rangers 10, Tigers 5

John Hicks became the first player to homer in his first four games with the Rangers/Washington Senators franchise and added a go-ahead single in the seventh inning to lead Texas over Detroit.

Hicks hit a two-run homer in the fourth that put the Rangers ahead 2-1 in a four-run inning.

Daniel Norris (0-3) allowed two hits and two earned runs in a third of an inning.

John King (7-5) allowed Jake Rogers’ solo homer in the sixth.

Brock Holt and Adolis García hit solo homers in the eighth for the Rangers. Rookie Dane Dunning allowed one hit in five innings, Robbie Grossman’s solo homer in the fourth.

White Sox 4, Twins 1

Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings and Chicago took advantage of sloppy play to beat Minnesota.

Catcher Zack Collins, making the start after Yasmani Grandal went on the injured list earlier in the day with a torn tendon in his left knee, had a two-run single in the second inning after two walks and two errors by the Twins.

It was the only hit by Chicago in seven innings against Minnesota starter José Berríos (7-3), who struck out 10.

Rodón (7-3) allowed one run on seven hits. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter as Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak. Liam Hendriks pitched the final two innings for his 22nd save.

National League

Phillies 15, Cubs 10

Bryce Harper homered and tied a career high with five hits, Andrew McCutchen smacked a grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies handed Chicago its 11th straight loss, beating the Cubs 15-10 on Tuesday night.

Rhys Hoskins also went deep. The Phillies jumped on Jake Arrieta (5-9) and finished two shy of a season high with 16 hits.

The Cubs extended their worst skid since they dropped 12 in a row in May 2012.

Harper had a three-run homer and a season-high four RBIs. McCutchen smacked his third career grand slam and second this season. Jean Segura chipped in with four hits and four runs.

Aaron Nola (6-5) went six innings, allowing four runs and six hits. He struck out eight and walked one.

Arrieta matched the second-shortest start of his career, lasting just 1 2/3 innings in his second straight outing. He gave up seven runs, tying a season high, and six hits.

Javier Báez hit two homers and Robinson Chirinos added a solo shot for the Cubs.

Padres 7, Nationals 4

Wil Myers hit a three-run homer and had five RBIs, and Manny Machado celebrated his 29th birthday with three hits and three runs as San Diego beat Washington.

Machado singled in the go-ahead run during the three-run fifth and also had two doubles.

Myers homered off Erick Fedde (4-5) . It was his 10th. Machado was aboard on a leadoff double and Eric Hosmer on a single.

Josh Harrison tied it with a three-run homer to straightaway center field off rookie lefty Ryan Weathers with no outs in the fifth.

Weathers (4-2) was trying to go six innings for the first time but got the hook after allowing Juan Soto’s solo homer with one out in the sixth. Weathers allowed four runs and seven hits, struck out two and walked none.

All-Star Mark Melancon pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save in 30 chances.

Marlins 2, Dodgers 1 (10 innings)

Automatic runner Starling Marte advanced to third on Blake Treinen’s wild pitch and continued home when catcher Will Smith threw wildly past third base for a game-ending error in the 10th inning, giving Miami a win over Los Angeles.

Miami went 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position and got a pair of unearned runs as the Dodgers made two of the game’s four errors.

Treinen (2-4) got two outs before bouncing an 0-1 slider that bounced away from Smith to the edge of the dirt circle on the first-base side of the plate, Smith’s throw bounced off the glove of third baseman Justin Turner to the low wall behind third base as Marte slid into third headfirst.

David Hess (2-0) pitched a one-hit 10th for his second consecutive win of the series.

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Nolan Arenado and Edmundo Sosa homered to back Adam Wainwright’s fourth straight winning decision, Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning, and St. Louis beat San Francisco.

Yadier Molina added a run-scoring single in the seventh before Sosa connected in the eighth. The Giants scored twice in the bottom half, getting Mike Yastrzemski’s RBI single and a double by Wilmer Flores.

Johnny Cueto (6-5) lost back-to-back starts for the second time this season.

Wainwright (7-5) came out on top pitching opposite Cueto for the fifth time. He gave up three runs on six hits in six innings. Genesis Cabrera earned his first save.

Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3

David Peralta was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the winning run and Arizona beat Colorado.

Stephen Vogt led off the ninth against Colorado reliever Daniel Bard (4-5) with a sharp single up the middle. Stuart Fairchild ran for Vogt. Daulton Varsho walked on a full count and Nick Ahmed lined to center with the runners holding. Josh Rojas walked to load the bases and Peralta took a pitch off the leg to bring in the winning run.

Joakim Soria (1-3) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.

The Diamondbacks won for just the 10th time since April 30. The Rockies fell to 6-32 on the road this season.

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Bryan Reynolds drew a four-pitch walk from Tyler Matzek, forcing in the winning run in the ninth inning as Pittsburgh beat Atlanta and extended its winning streak to three games.

Matzek (0-3) threw just eight of 20 pitches for strikes.

Pittsburgh has won three in a row following a six-game losing streak. The Braves had won four of five before losing twice to the Pirates.

Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a pair of doubles for the Pirates. Adam Frazier and Wilmer Difo also had two hits each.

Orlando Arcia had two of the Braves’ five hits, including a home run.

Richard Rodríguez (4-1) pitched a perfect ninth for the Pirates.

Interleague

Royals 7, Reds 6

Salvador Perez’s walk-off single capped Kansas City’s four-run rally in a win over Cincinnati.

The Royals scored six runs off the Reds’ bullpen in the final two innings and Perez got his third game-ending hit this season.

Richard Lovelady (2-0) picked up the win. Heath Hembree (2-4) took the loss.

Kyle Farmer and Tyler Stephenson each had three hits for the Reds. Farmer’s three hits included a double and a two-run home run.