NEW YORK — Gio Urshela homered early, Clint Frazier drove in two a night after his walk-off homer and the New York Yankees overcame several sloppy moments to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Wednesday.

New York had lost 6 of 7 before winning its past two games against the AL East-leading Rays. Tampa Bay dropped two in a row for the first time since May 11-12, also against the Yankees.

Jordan Montgomery (3-1) pitched 6 1/3 innings for New York, and only one of the three runs he allowed was earned. Aroldis Chapman was uncharacteristically wild in the ninth, walking his first two batters, but he worked out of the jam for his 12th save.

After winning on Frazier’s 11th-inning homer Tuesday night, the Yankees went back to the long ball early against rookie left-hander Shane McClanahan. With two outs in the first, Urshela drove a first-pitch fastball into the lower deck in right field for a two-run homer. Urshela added a double in the seventh.

The Yankees loaded the bases to start the fourth against McClanahan (2-1) on hits by Gleyber Torres and Rougned Odor, followed by Gary Sánchez’s walk. The hard-throwing rookie was lifted after retiring Miguel Andújar.

Frazier then hit a two-run single off Ryan Thompson to put New York ahead 4-1.

The Yankees’ defense slipped up in the fifth. Second baseman Odor fielded a routine grounder by Brett Phillips with Taylor Walls at first, but rather than take the sure out, he made an off-balance throw to second that ended up in left field.

Walls advanced to third on the error, then scored on Yandy Diaz’s sacrifice fly.

New York ran into two outs on the bases in the seventh, raising their total to a major league-most 29 such outs this season. Urshela was caught easily trying to advance to third as catcher Francisco Mejia blocked a pitch in the dirt, and Torres was picked off first base by Jeffrey Springs a few pitches later.

Montgomery botched Joey Wendle’s grounder in the seventh, setting up another unearned Rays run. The left-hander was pulled with one out having allowed five hits and two walks, striking out six on 99 pitches.

ORIOLES 6, TWINS 3: DJ Stewart and Ryan Mountcastle homered as Baltimore beat visiting Minnesota for its second straight win following a 14-game skid.

Baltimore has won two straight for the first time since April 30 and May 1 at Oakland.

Mountcastle broke open the game with a three-run shot in the seventh off Alex Colome that boosted the lead to 6-1. Mountcastle has six extra-base hits in his last nine games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

METS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6: Pete Alonso scored Francisco Lindor with a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, James McCann homered and drove in four, and New York won at Phoenix.

Lindor reached in the ninth on his third hit, advanced to second on an error by center fielder Ketel Marte and reached third on a passed ball. Alonso then ripped a single through the left side of the infield off Joakim Soria (0-1) for a one-run lead.

Miguel Castro (2-1) got the win with two scoreless innings, and Edwin Diaz recorded his 10th save after blowing his first opportunity of the season Tuesday.

The Mets had 16 hits, one short of tying a season high. New York’s second through fifth hitters – Lindor, McCann, Alonso, Kevin Pillar and Dominic Smith – were a combined 13 of 24 with six RBI.

CUBS 6, PADRES 1: Javier Baez lined a two-run homer, Anthony Rizzo had two doubles among three hits and as Chicago Cubs beat visiting San Diego for its third straight win and ninth in 10 games.

Baez’s shot to the left-field bleachers was his 14th homer and third in three games, and it capped a three-run seventh that allowed Chicago to put it away. Rizzo drove in two runs in the fifth with his first double to snap 1-1 tie and posted a second-straight multihit game after missing the previous six with back tightness.

NATIONALS 5, BRAVES 3: Yan Gomes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, Jon Lester gave Washington’s thin rotation a boost and the Nationals won at Atlanta.

Gomes’ drive to left-center off A.J. Minter (1-2) with two outs broke a 3-all tie and helped the Nationals earn their second consecutive win over the Braves after Atlanta won the opener of the four-game series.

Juan Soto’s two-run homer in the fifth gave Washington a 3-1 lead. Ozzie Albies’ two-run double in the seventh tied the game.

NOTES

DIAMONDBACKS: Broadcaster Bob Brenly issued an apology for a comment about New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman’s head covering that the right-hander said had racist undertones.

“During last night’s game, I made a poor attempt at humor that was insensitive and wrong,” Brenly, a former Diamondbacks manager, said in a statement.

“I apologize to Marcus Stroman and have reached out directly to share those thoughts. I have had several conversations with the D-backs and we agree that seeking sensitivity training is an important step so that I can continue to learn from my mistakes in order to be better in the future.”

Brenly, working for Bally Sports Arizona, made the remark about Stroman’s headwear during the fourth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 6-5, 10-inning win Tuesday night in Arizona.

“Pretty sure that’s the same durag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets,” Brenly said.

Stroman, after learning of Brenly’s comments, tweeted after the game: “Onward and upward…through all adversity and racist undertones. The climb continues through all!”

Stroman, who is Black, also retweeted several responses, some in support, others with racist taunts.

“I was very disappointed when I heard it,” Mets Manager Luis Rojas said during a video call Wednesday. “If it was like a joke or something, I didn’t get it and a lot of people didn’t get it. I think it’s completely inappropriate.”

Stroman has been outspoken about racial and social justice issues, particularly after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.

“He’s going to voice his opinion, he’s always going to be authentic,” Rojas said. “Any conversation that you have with him is real and I’ve always had the ability to talk to him about it, and always had the ability to talk to other players about any other particular case, not only Stroman’s.”

NATIONALS: The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain.

Strasburg flew to Washington to be examined after he complained of tightness in his shoulder and neck in Tuesday night’s 11-6 win over the Braves. The 32-year-old was pulled after only 1 1/3 innings.

This is Strasburg’s second stint on the injured list this season. He was shut down from April 15 until May 21 with right shoulder inflammation.