NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka gave up a home run on the first pitch of the game, then earned his major league-high 11th victory of the season as the New York Yankees beat Toronto 3-1 in the American League Tuesday. That was the first time Tanaka could remember getting tagged so quickly and said it “threw me off my rhythm a little bit.” “Overall, my stuff wasn't really there,” he said through a translator. Even so, Tanaka (11-1) struck out 10 in six innings and left with an American League-best 1.99 ERA. He has made 14 starts this season — he's gone at least six innings in every outing and never permitted more than three earned runs. Athletics 10, Rangers 6: The Oakland Athletics beat Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish for the eighth consecutive time, rolling to a victory. A's catcher Derek Norris slugged his fourth career pinch hit home run, a three-run blast in the sixth inning off reliever Shawn Tolleson, then added a two-run double in the eighth off Jason Frasor. Darvish (7-3) allowed seven runs to Oakland (43-28), four of them earned, on eight hits over five innings. Royals 11, Tigers 4: Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas blasted two-run homers during a seven-run, second-inning outburst and the Kansas City Royals took over first place in the American League Central Division with their ninth straight victory. Omar Infante drove in three runs and shortstop Alcides Escobar had three hits and scored three times for Kansas City (38-32) who pounded Tigers starter Max Scherzer (8-3) for 10 runs and 10 hits in four-plus innings. Yordano Ventura (5-5) allowed three runs in seven innings to get the victory for the Royals, who were in last place and trailed Detroit (36-31) by 6 1/2 games on June 1. Angels 9, Indians 3: Mike Trout was 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs and right fielder Kole Calhoun had a home runs and four hits to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a win over the Cleveland Indians. The win by the Angels (38-32) snapped Cleveland's (36-36) three game winning streak as well as the Indians' 10-game home winning streak. Red Sox 2, Twins 1: Jon Lester allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings as he outdueled Twins right-hander Phil Hughes to give Boston a win. Orioles 7, Rays 5: Chris Davis hit a grand slam and Steve Pearce added a two-run shot that proved decisive as the Baltimore Orioles downed the Tampa Bay Rays. National League Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 5: Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam one pitch after Ryan Braun was hit by a pitch, capping a five-run seventh inning in the Brewers' victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Lucroy's second homer of the game and third career slam came after Arizona reliever Evan Marshall (2-2) was ejected for plunking right fielder Braun in the side with the second pitch of the at-bat. Marshall's first pitched sailed behind Braun. Lucroy had three hits and five RBIs for the Brewers (43-29), who have won five of their last seven. Dodgers 4, Rockies 2: Hanley Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Carlos Triunfel homered to guide the Los Angeles Dodgers to a victory over the Colorado Rockies. Pitcher Zack Greinke produced another strong outing as the Dodgers (39-34) captured their fourth win in five games. The Rockies (34-37) dropped their second in a row. Phillies 5, Braves 2: Philadelphia right-hander Kyle Kendrick held Atlanta to two runs over seven innings to lift the Phillies to victory. Marlins 6, Cubs 5: Garrett Jones slugged a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Miami Marlins to a win over the Chicago Cubs. The Marlins (36-34) tied their series with the Cubs (29-40) at one game each. The series finale is set for Wednesday. Cardinals 5, Mets 2: Michael Wacha worked six effective innings to improve to 5-0 at home this year as the Cardinals bounced the New York Mets for their first five-game winning streak of the year. Reds 6, Pirates 5: Todd Frazier hit his team-leading 16th home run to lead off the ninth inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a win. Inter-League White Sox 8, Giants 2: Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo each homered as the Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over the San Francisco Giants. Nationals 6, Astros 5: Anthony Rendon drove in three runs as the Washington Nationals broke a four-game losing streak with a triumph over the Houston Astros. Mariners 6, Padres 1: A pair of two-run home runs by Robinson Cano and Jesus Montero — the latter his first major-league homer in 13 months — backed starter Roenis Elias in the Seattle Mariners' victory over the anemic San Diego Padres. — Agencies
