Boston • Tyler Austin rushed the mound after being hit by a pitch from Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly, triggering a bench-clearing brawl in a ramped-up rivalry as the New York Yankees ended Boston’s nine-game winning streak with a 10-7 victory Wednesday night.
In a matchup between teams that have long tangled, Gary Sanchez hit two home runs in a game that twice saw the benches empty and a fight that resulted in a trio of ejections.
The benches cleared briefly in the third after Austin’s spikes clipped Brock Holt’s leg on a slide into second base. Holt took issue with the contact and they exchanged words before being separated.
Then with the Yankees leading 10-6 in the seventh, Kelly nearly hit Austin and then caught him on the side with a 2-1 pitch clocked at 98 mph. Austin slammed his bat on the plate, threw it down and took four steps toward the mound while hollering. Kelly waved Austin at him, and things escalated.
Twins 9, Astros 8 • In Minneapolis, Max Kepler hit his second home run of the game, connecting for a solo drive with two outs in the bottom of the ninth off Brad Peacock (1-1) as Minnesota rebounded after wasting an 8-1 lead.
White Sox 2, Rays 1 • In Chicago, Matt Davidson hit a two-run homer off Austin Pruitt (1-2) in the eighth inning and Chicago improved to 1-5 at home, matching its worst home start since 1975 at Comiskey Park.
Mariners 4, Royals 2 • In Kansas City, Mo., Kyle Seager hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the eighth off Justin Grimm (0-1).
Indians 5, Tigers 1 • In Cleveland, Detroit pitcher Jordan Zimmermann bruised the right side of his jaw when hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis and left after two batters.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3 • In Baltimore, Jonathan Schoop drove in two runs, Kevin Gausman pitched six effective innings and the Orioles avoided a three-game sweep.
Angels 7, Rangers 2 • In Arlington, Texas, Shohei Ohtani had an RBI single that put the Angels ahead to stay and was later picked off first base by one of his former Japanese teammates.
National League
Rockies 6, Padres 4 • In Denver, Rockies star Nolan Arenado charged the mound after a fastball from Luis Perdomo sailed behind him, setting off a brawl that resulted in five ejections. Arenado’s reaction in the third woke up the slumbering Colorado bats, with the Rockies scoring five in the inning to take the lead for good.
Braves 5, Nationals 3 • In Washington, Peter Bourjos drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the 12th inning off Ryan Madson (0-1).
Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 • In St. Louis, Matt Albers got his first save for Milwaukee, retiring Kolten Wong and Dexter Fowler to strand a pair of runners.
Diamondbacks 7, Giants 3 • In San Francisco, Paul Goldschmidt and John Ryan Murphy hit home runs, and Arizona won its fourth straight series to start a season for the first time since beginning play in 1998.
Mets 4, Marlins 1 • In Miami, Marlins lefty Jarlin Garcia was pulled after pitching six hitless innings in his first major league start, and New York took advantage of a strong season debut by Zack Wheeler to beat Miami for their seventh straight victory.
Cubs 13, Pirates 5 • In Chicago, Javier Baez homered twice for the second straight day and scored the go-ahead run on a daring dash around the bases, helping the Cubs pound Pittsburgh.
Phillies 4, Reds 3, 12 innings • In Philadelphia, Scott Kingery hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 12th, two innings after Odubel Herrera robbed Scooter Gennett of a home run with a leaping catch in front of the center field fence.
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