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Starlin Castro drove in Aaron Hicks with a fielder’s choice in the 18th inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 early Monday morning in the majors’ longest interleague game ever by innings.
The teams combined for a major league-record 48 strikeouts in baseball’s longest game of the season by innings, wrapping up in a tidy 6 hours, 5 minutes.
Chicago trailed 4-1 before it rallied in the ninth against Aroldis Chapman, who helped the Cubs win the World Series last year for the first time since 1908.
Marlins 7, Mets 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly after scheduled starter Matt Harvey was suspended by the New York Mets, Giancarlo Stanton hit two more monstrous home runs off fill-in Adam Wilk that led the Miami Marlins to victory.
Harvey was suspended three days without pay for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
Indians 1, Royals 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Clevinger and four relievers combined on a one-hitter as Cleveland edged Kansas City.
Orioles 4, White Sox 0
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Tillman pitched five sharp innings in his season debut and Baltimore beat Chicago to complete a threegame sweep.
Brewers 6, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric Thames broke out of his slump with a home run and three hits to send Milwaukee past Pittsburgh.
Blue Jays 2, Rays 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biagini and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, Darwin Barney hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Toronto topped Tampa Bay.
Cardinals 6, Braves 4
ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Pham hit two homers, including a two-run drive in the 14th inning, and St. Louis recovered after blowing a four-run lead to complete a three-game sweep of Atlanta.
Phillies 6, Nationals 5
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddy Galvis hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give Philadelphia a comeback win over Washington.
Astros 5, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer during Houston’s four-run third inning, and Evan Gattis also went deep against Los Angeles.
Reds 4, Giants 0
CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott Feldman pitched a four-hitter, Scott Schebler and Zack Cozart homered off Johnny Cueto, and Cincinnati beat San Francisco for its season-high fifth straight win.
Rockies 5, D-Backs 3
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Chatwood pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning before exiting after deflecting a comebacker with his pitching hand, and Mark Reynolds homered for a third straight game in Colorado’s rain-delayed victory over Arizona.
A’s 8, Tigers 6
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ryon Healy hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run ninth inning against Francisco Rodriguez, and Oakland rallied for the second straight day to beat Detroit.
Mariners 4, Rangers 3
SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and Seattle rallied late to defeat Texas.
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