BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Joe Panik homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday.

Panik’s tie-breaking three-run shot off Jose Urquidy gave Toronto a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning. Guerrero connected in the fifth, sending a two-run drive deep to left for his 18th homer.

Ross Stripling pitched five innings of one-run ball for the Blue Jays, who improved to 3-1 at their temporary home in Buffalo. Stripling (2-3) allowed seven hits, struck out four and walked one.

RAYS 3, RANGERS 0: Rich Hill pitched another five scoreless innings as Tampa Bay won in Arlington, Texas.

Hill (5-2) struck out three and allowed two hits while throwing 59 pitches. That was three more pitches than the 41-year-old left-hander threw in five scoreless innings on the final day of May last Monday against the Yankees in New York.

TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3: Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high 11 to win consecutive starts for the first time in his major league career, Eric Haase homered twice and Detroit won at Chicago.

Miguel Cabrera also homered for the Tigers, who had lost 13 of their previous 14 games against the White Sox.

CARDINALS 5, REDS 2: Yadier Molina left the game in the fourth inning because of a bruised knee, and host St. Louis suffered a fourth straight loss for the first time this season.

The 38-year-old Molina, a nine-time All-Star catcher and nine-time Gold Glove winner, took a foul tip off his left knee in the fourth inning. He initially stayed in the game, but Andrew Knizner pinch hit for him in the bottom half.

Jonathan India and Eugenio Suarez homered for the Reds to back Tyler Mahle (5-2), who allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts. His innings matched his big league high.

NOTES

YANKEES: New York promoted slugging prospect Chris Gittens from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hoping the hulking 27-year-old can provide a jolt at first base in his first turn in the majors.

New York entered Saturday night’s game against Boston with its first basemen hitting .174 with five homers. The group’s .531 OPS ranks 29th in the majors, ahead of only Cleveland.

Luke Voit led the majors as the Yankees’ first baseman in 2020 but has played in just 12 games this season. He had left knee surgery in March and missed the start of the season, and he’s currently back on the injured list with a right oblique strain.

DJ LeMahieu and Mike Ford have split the bulk of the playing time at first, with LeMahieu also playing second and third. Ford was demoted to Triple-A this week after hitting .133 with a .561 OPS.

TIGERS: Detroit placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull on the 10-day injured list because of a strained right forearm.

Turnbull left Friday night’s 9-8 loss to the White Sox after working four innings of one-run ball. He threw 56 pitches, 39 for strikes.

Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch said he didn’t have an update on Turnbull, who was going to be seen by another doctor.

The 28-year-old Turnbull is 4-2 with a 2.88 ERA in nine starts. He pitched a no-hitter May 18 at Seattle.

PHILLIES: Bryce Harper returned to the lineup Saturday against the Washington Nationals, starting in right field and batting third, after missing 11 games because of a left wrist injury.

ROCKIES: Colorado placed right-hander Jon Gray on the 10-day injured list because of a right flexor strain, a day after he was forced to cut short a start.