CINCINNATI — Kyle Hendricks became the first 14-game winner in the majors, Ian Happ homered and the Chicago Cubs snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Hendricks (14-5) gave up three hits in six innings — the only big one a two-out homer by Nick Castellanos in the sixth — as Chicago won for the first time since Aug. 4 in Colorado. The Cubs are 3-15 since selling off their biggest stars at the trade deadline last month.
Frank Schwindel had a run-scoring double for the Cubs in the third. Happ homered to right field leading off the sixth, one of his three hits.
Codi Heuer retired Cincinnati in order in the eighth and ninth for his second major league save and first this season.
Reds rookie Vladimir Gutiérrez (8-4) gave up nine hits while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 3, 1ST GAME
YANKEES 2, RED SOX 0, 2ND GAME
NEW YORK — Luis Gil posted his third straight scoreless start to begin his career, Luke Voit and Giancarlo Stanton homered, and New York swept Boston in a doubleheader and moved percentage points ahead of the Red Sox for an AL wild-card spot.
In the opener, Jonathan Loaisiga stranded the bases loaded in Boston’s final at-bat for a gutsy two-inning save after New York capitalized on a wild outing by Red Sox relievers.
The Yankees have won five straight and 12 of 15 to narrowly overtake Boston for second in the AL East .
Gil allowed three hits and four walks and struck out four over 4 2/3 innings. He is the only major league pitcher since at least 1901 with no runs allowed and 15 or more strikeouts through his first three games, according to YES Network.
Chad Green closed out the ninth for his fifth save and second in two days.
Wandy Peralta (4-2) earned the win. Nathan Eovaldi (10-8) took the loss.
RAYS 10, ORIOLES 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nelson Cruz homered twice, three pitchers combined on a four-hitter, and AL East-leading Tampa Bay extended Baltimore’s losing streak to 13 games.
Cruz moved past Dave Kingman into 42nd place on the all-time home runs list with 443. His three-run shot off John Means during a five-run fifth inning made it 8-0, and he hit a two-run shot in the sixth against Tanner Scott.
Chad Ellis (1-0) got his first major league win with three-hit ball over the final four innings.
Mike Zunino homered in his fifth consecutive game for the Rays.
Means (5-5) gave up seven runs (four earned) and eight hits in four-plus innings.
BRAVES 2, MARLINS 0
MIAMI — Jorge Soler snapped a scoreless tie with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning, and Atlanta beat Miami.
Austin Riley hit his 26th homer, a solo blast off Marlins reliever Anthony Bender in the ninth. Freddie Freeman had two hits for the NL East-leading Braves, who won their fifth straight and 12th in 14 games. Atlanta also has won nine straight road games
Chris Martin (2-3) got the win by pitching a scoreless seventh. Will Smith got his 26th save with a perfect ninth.
Sandy Alcantara (7-11) allowed one run and five hits, with seven strike outs and one walk.
NATIONALS 12, BLUE JAYS 6
WASHINGTON — Riley Adams homered and drove in three in his first game against his former team, Erick Fedde won for the first time in more than two months and Washington snapped a season-high, seven-game losing streak.
Adams had three hits. Yadiel Hernandez went deep and drove in three for the Nationals, who had dropped 12 of their last 13.
Teoscar Hernández homered for the third consecutive game for Toronto, which has lost four of five since reaching a season-high 11 games over .500 on Wednesday.
Fedde (5-8) allowed three runs on five hits, while striking out four.
Toronto starter Alek Manoah (5-2) took the loss. He allowed seven runs in three innings.
ANGELS 8, TIGERS 2
DETROIT — Jo Adell hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning for his first homer this season and Kurt Suzuki followed with a solo blast, lifting Los Angeles past Detroit.
Miguel Cabrera, one home run away from No. 500, was 0 for 2 with two walks.
Mike Mayers (3-4) struck out the side in the eighth inning on 10 pitches for the Angels and gave up only one hit in the ninth.
Gregory Soto (4-3) retired just two batters in the ninth when he gave up six runs, five earned, on four hits and two walks.
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