Judge hits 37th homer, Cortes pitches Yanks past Orioles 6-0

BALTIMORE (AP) – Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 37th home run, fellow All-Star Nestor Cortes pitched six sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Sunday. Jose Trevino, another Yankees All-Star, produced the first four-hit game of his career. New York, with the best record in the big leagues, took two of three and have now won 22 of its 32 completed series this year. Judge has seven home runs in his last nine games and leads the majors with 81 RBIs. Cortes (8-3) allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked none. Clarke Schmidt pitched three innings and earned his first career save. New York scored three times in the third on a double by DJ LeMahieu and a two-run drive by Judge off Dean Kremer (3-2). BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 4 BOSTON (AP) – Raimel Tapia had three hits and drove in four runs, giving him 10 RBIs for the series, and Vladimir Guerrero had four hits as Toronto beat bumbling Boston for a three-game sweep. Two days after Tapia had an inside-the-park grand slam in a record-setting 28-5 victory, he had a bases-loaded triple to spot Toronto to a 5-0 lead off top Boston prospect Brayan Bello (0-2). The Blue Jays also took advantage of three errors and a series of other blunders by Boston, which is just a half-game out of last place in the AL East. On the day David Ortiz was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame about a four-hour drive to the west, the Red Sox lost their fifth straight game. Tim Mayza (4-0) earned the win as the most effective reliever. ANGELS 9, BRAVES 1 ATLANTA (AP) – Taylor Ward homered in a five-run first, Reid Detmers pitched five scoreless innings and Los Angeles cooled off Atlanta. Max Stassi went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs, and Ward had three hits for the Angels, who improved to 3-14 this month and snapped a five-game skid. They had dropped 14 of 16 and were a season-worst 16 games under .500. The defending World Series champion Braves had won 14 of 19 and were 35-11 since June 1, the best record in the majors during that span. Atlanta began the day a half-game behind the first-place New York Mets in the NL East. Detmers (3-3) allowed three hits with two walks and six strikeouts, improving to 1-0 with a 1.06 ERA in three starts this month. Ian Anderson (8-6) was tagged for seven runs and eight hits in three-plus innings. REDS 6, CARDINALS 3 CINCINNATI (AP) – Joey Votto hit a three-run homer to back Tyler Mahle’s sharp return from injury as Cincinnati beat St. Louis. The last-place Reds overcame Paul Goldschmidt’s two opposite-field homers to take two of three in the series. They’ve won eight of their last 12 games. The only hits allowed by Mahle in six innings were Goldschmidt’s two home runs, giving him four in the series and 24 this season. The slugger launched a two-run drive in the fourth and a solo shot in the sixth. Goldschmidt also homered in the All-Star Game on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium – but he won’t be available for St. Louis’ next game. Before their finale in Cincinnati, the Cardinals announced that Goldschmidt and star third baseman Nolan Arenado – two of their best players – won’t make the trip to Toronto for a short series with the Blue Jays because they haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccination. Canada has restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus. Mahle (4-7) came off the injured list and allowed three runs with three walks and five strikeouts. He hadn’t pitched since July 2 due to a right shoulder strain. Hunter Strickland got three popups for his team-high fifth save. Four pitchers combined to limit St. Louis to three hits Miles Mikolas (7-8) gave up seven hits and six runs over five innings in his first start since July 16. TWINS 9, TIGERS 1