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Josh Jung runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning to help the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 4-2, on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. LM Otero/Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Jung and Jonah Heim hit back-to-back homers, Adolis García had his MLB-leading 10th outfield assist among three defensive gems and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday.

Corey Seager also homered, his 10th on a solo shot in the seventh, as the AL West-leading Rangers won for just the third time in 10 games.

The rookie Jung’s two-run homer put the Rangers in front in the second inning after García walked, and Heim made it 3-1 seven pitches later off Trevor Richards in a bullpen game for Toronto.

Jung, the AL rookie leader with 42 RBIs, had another two-run shot to the opposite field in right overturned on review in the fourth when replay showed the ball barely clearing the fence just outside the foul pole.

TWINS 2, TIGERS 0: Minnesota’s bullpen teamed up for a three-hitter, Alex Kirilloff delivered an RBI single in a breakthrough fifth inning against Detroit starter Joey Wentz, and the Twins won at home.

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José De León started with two perfect innings for the Twins, who opted for an all-reliever game to give their rotation a break during this stretch of 16 games without a day off.

Brent Headrick (1-0) claimed his first major league victory with 2 1/3 innings. Jhoan Duran, the sixth pitcher to appear, earned his ninth save in 10 attempts with a crisp ninth aided by a double-play grounder by pinch-hitter Eric Haase.

WHITE SOX 4, MARINERS 3: Zach Remillard’s base hit in the ninth inning scored the tying run, his RBI single with two outs in the 11th gave Chicago the lead, and the White Sox rallied to win in Seattle.

Remillard, making his major league debut, wasn’t in the lineup for Chicago until Tim Anderson left in the fourth inning with a sore shoulder. But Remillard made his first game memorable with the two biggest hits to help the White Sox win for the second time in seven games.

ROYALS 10, ANGELS 9:  Samad Taylor hit a walk-off single in his MLB debut and Kansas City won at home to snap a 10-game losing streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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BRAVES 10, ROCKIES 2: Matt Olson hit a first-inning grand slam and homer-happy Atlanta won its fifth straight game with a rout of visiting Colorado.

Ozzie Albies, Eddie Rosario and Orlando Arcia also went deep as the National League-leading Braves (45-26) moved a season-high 19 games over .500. They have combined for 42 runs and 52 hits during the winning streak and lead the majors with 122 homers.

MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 2: Braxton Garrett pitched six strong innings, Bryan De La Cruz had a two-run single and Miami won in Washington.

Joey Wendle had two hits for Miami, which has won three straight. Luis Arraez, who went 5 for 5 with a homer on Friday night, was 1 for 4 with an intentional walk, leaving his major league-leading batting average at .388.

BREWERS 5, PIRATES 0: Wade Miley pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and Joey Wiemer homered for the second straight game to lead Milwaukee to a win at home.

Steele allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one in his first start since May 31. The left-hander had been sidelined by a strained forearm.

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After collecting 38 runs and 51 hits in the first four games of the win streak, Chicago managed just four hits against Kyle Gibson (8-4) and two relievers. But Mike Tauchman delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth, and the Cubs held on.

CARDINALS 5, METS 3: Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning for his 198th win, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer and St. Louis snapped a six-game losing streak by winning in New York.

Jordan Walker also went deep for the Cardinals (28-43), who began the day with the worst record in the National League. Brendan Donovan and pinch-hitter Dylan Carlson each had an RBI single as St. Louis won for only the fourth time in 17 games.

INTERLEAGUE

REDS 10, ASTROS 3:  Jonathan India hit a two-run homer and Will Benson had three hits and two RBI to power surging Cincinnati to a win in Houston.

The victory extends Cincinnati’s winning streak to seven games. It’s the first time the Reds have won seven in a row since June 2018 and it’s the longest active winning streak in the majors.

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Hunter Greene (2-4) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings to get his second win of the season.

CUBS 3, ORIOLES 2: Justin Steele pitched five innings of two-run ball in his return from the injured list, and host Chicago topped Baltimore for its season-high fifth straight win.

Steele allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one in his first start since May 31. The left-hander had been sidelined by a strained forearm.

PHILLIES 3, ATHLETICS 2: Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead single in the 12th and Philadelphia won in Oakland, California for its fifth straight win.

Cristian Pache began on second base and scored on Schwarber’s first hit of the day, off Ken Waldichuk (1-5). Bryson Stott hit a tying single in the sixth and go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, only for the A’s to tie it in the bottom half.

NOTES

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CUBS: Chicago placed infielder Patrick Wisdom on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist sprain.

Manager David Ross said Wisdom has been dealing with the issue for about two weeks. But he aggravated the injury when he was playing left field on Friday and tried to make a diving catch on Anthony Santander’s leadoff double in the sixth inning of a 10-3 win over Baltimore.

MARLINS: Miami placed infielder Jean Segura on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and called up prospect Jacob Amaya from Triple-A Jacksonville.

Segura’s move is retroactive to Thursday. Amaya is the team’s No. 9 ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.

In addition, the team placed right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Wednesday, with right shoulder impingement and recalled right-hander Huascar Brazobán from Jacksonville.

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