MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Sunday. Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which won for the seventh time in its last eight games and improved to an American League-best 16-6. Bibee walked two and struck out eight. Tim Herrin, Nick Sandlin, Cade Smith and Emmanuel Clase

Winning pitcher Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon as the host New York Yankees hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in the rubber game of a three-game series. Alex Verdugo laced a tiebreaking two-run single during a four-run fifth inning for the Yankees, who have won six of seven series this season. The series loss was the second for the Rays. Gil (1-1), making his

Kyle Schwarber homered, hit a sacrifice fly, walked three times, scored three runs and drove in two more to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Sunday. Alec Bohm added three hits and an RBI and Bryce Harper had a single and two RBI for the hot Phillies, who swept their second straight series for six wins in a row. Johan Rojas contributed two hits. Phillies starter Aaron Nola (3-1)

Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a go-ahead two-run double, five relievers combined on 8 1/3 shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds finished a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 3-0 victory Sunday. Elly De La Cruz finished off an impressive weekend with two hits and a run scored for the Reds, who swept a three-game series from the Angels for a second straight year and have won eight straight against Los Angeles. Angels

Joey Meneses drove in the winning run with a single on the first pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 5-4 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday. The Nationals forced the extra inning with two runs in the ninth and didn’t waste any time winning the game. CJ Abrams homered and doubled for the Nationals, who struggled in clutch situations until the last two innings. Kyle

Bailey Ober logged six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 victory in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. Ober (1-1) was perfect until Matt Vierling singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander fanned the next two batters he faced, though, two of his six strikeouts on the afternoon. Steven Okert came on in the seventh for Ober, who yielded one run on two hits and a walk.

Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and an RBI single as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rolled past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-5 on Saturday. Brice Turang also hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who won their third straight game. Jackson Chourio homered and added a run-scoring single for Milwaukee, and William Contreras went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI. Every Brewer had at least one hit among 18 for the game. Brewers starting

Jose Caballero hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon. The Rays won for the seventh time in 11 games by putting together a rally against Caleb Ferguson (0-3). Caballero lined a fly ball that went over center fielder Alex Verdugo’s head and automatic runner Richie Palacios easily scored from second base. After stealing third, Caballero trotted

Ketel Marte had four hits, Blaze Alexander belted his first grand slam and Jordan Montgomery won his Arizona Diamondbacks debut in a 17-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The Diamondbacks’ 22 hits tied a franchise record set in 2013, when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in an 18-inning game. Marte went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run in the leadoff spot and Alexander finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs