Cole, Rizzo lead Yanks to sweep as fans heckle Guardians

NEW YORK (AP) – Gerrit Cole bounced back from the shortest start of his career, Anthony Rizzo powered an early offensive barrage and the New York Yankees pounded the Cleveland Guardians 10-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep in a series marred by fan misbehavior. Cole (1-0) struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and Rizzo’s two-run drive in the first inning tied him for the AL lead with five homers. New York won for the fifth time in six games. Cleveland outfielders struggled a day after fans threw bottles, cans and other debris at them immediately following New York’s walk-off victory. Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado were heckled after misplays, and breakout rookie Steven Kwan left early with right hamstring tightness. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale (0-1) allowed six earned runs in three innings, pushing his ERA to 9.58 over three starts. TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 4, 10 INNINGS MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Byron Buxton hit his second homer of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive in the 10th inning, and Minnesota sent Chicago to its seventh straight loss. Buxton’s two-run, opposite-field homer to right in the seventh against Aaron Bummer tied the score 3-3. After Yasmani Grandal’s RBI single in the 10th off Joe Smith (1-0), Liam Hendriks (0-2) walked José Godoy with one out in the bottom half after automatic runner Nick Gordon began the inning on second. Hendriks fell behind 3-1 in the count, and Buxton drove a fastball into the left-field second deck for the longest game-ending home run since MLB Statcast starting tracking in 2015. REDS 4, CARDINALS 1 CINCINNATI (AP) – First-round draft pick Nick Lodolo got his first major league win as Cincinnati beat St. Louis to end an 11-game skid, its worst in six years. Colin Moran drove in two runs for the Reds, who had been 0-4 at home this year and had not won anywhere since April 10. Cincinnati is a majors-worst 3-13. Lodolo (1-2) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Adam Wainwright (2-2) allowed four runs, eight hits and three walks in five-plus innings. DODGERS 10, PADRES 2 SAN DIEGO (AP) – Cody Bellinger homered twice and drove in four runs, leading Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles past San Diego. Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer as the Dodgers beat the Padres for the 11th time in 12 games. Kershaw (3-0) allowed one run and four hits in five innings. Sean Manaea (2-2) gave up Bellinger’s first homer and allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. GIANTS 12, NATIONALS 3 WASHINGTON (AP) – Joc Pederson homered twice, doubled and drove in three runs as San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of Washington. Wilmer Flores added three RBI singles for San Francisco, which swept a series of at least three games at Nationals Park for the first time June 6-9, 2008. Logan Webb (2-1) allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings. Joan Adon (1-3) pitched four-plus innings and was charged with five runs on six hits. ANGELS 7, ORIOLES 6 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Jo Adell hit a grand slam, Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat Baltimore despite blowing a six-run, first-inning lead. Adell greeted reliever Travis Lakins Sr. with his second career slam to make it 6-0 before the Orioles recorded an out. Lakins got the next nine outs without allowing a hit. Trey Mancini hit a three-run homer in the third inning and Austin Hays tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh off Austin Warren (2-0) as the Orioles sought their first three-game sweep of the Angels since 2010.

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