Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 2
Nick Fortes went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI to pace Tampa Bay's 21-hit attack as the Rays routed Toronto 12-2, improving to 58-42. Drew Rasmussen earned the win by allowing two earned runs on seven hits over five innings with five strikeouts, while the Blue Jays fell to 46-55.
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2
Ryan Jeffers hit a solo home run, accounting for Minnesota's only run of note as the Twins managed just six hits and stranded 12 runners in a 5-2 loss to Cleveland, dropping to 49-53. Parker Messick earned the quality start with 5.2 innings of one-run ball, striking out six on four hits, as the Guardians improved to 54-48 behind Colin Holderman's winning decision and Cade Smith's save.
Kansas City 3, San Francisco 2
Carter Jensen hit a solo home run, providing the decisive run in Kansas City's 3-2 victory over San Francisco, dropping the Giants to 42-59. Luinder Avila earned the win by striking out seven over 6.1 innings while allowing two earned runs, with Alex Lange closing it out for the save as the Royals improved to 42-60.
Chi Cubs 11, Detroit 2
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI as the Chicago Cubs routed the Detroit Tigers 11-2, improving to 57-44.
David Peterson earned the win with 6.2 innings of three-hit, scoreless ball, striking out four to drop his ERA to 5.97 as Detroit fell to 47-54.
Texas 10, Chi White Sox 0
Alejandro Osuna went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI to pace a 18-hit attack as the Texas Rangers routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0, improving to 51-50. Kumar Rocker allowed just 1 hit over 6 scoreless innings, striking out 6, before Marco Gonzales closed out the shutout as the White Sox fell to 53-47.
Houston 5, Miami 3
Isaac Paredes homered and drove in three runs to power Houston past Miami, as the Astros topped the Marlins 5-3 to improve to 49-54. Tatsuya Imai earned the win by allowing just one earned run over six innings while striking out eight, with Josh Hader closing it out for his save as Miami fell to 52-50.
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