Judge slugs 3rd walk-off homer, Yankees beat Royals 1-0

NEW YORK (AP) – Aaron Judge hit his third walk-off homer this year, his major league-leading 39th home run, to lift the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Thursday night. New York was held to one hit before Judge drove a first-pitch fastball from Scott Barlow (4-3) into the Kansas City bullpen with one out in the ninth, giving the Yankees their 12th walk-off win this season. Judge joined Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees with three walk-off home runs in one season. Judge had been 0 for 2 with a pair of strikeouts and a walk before the homer. Andrew Benintendi went 0 for 4 with one strikeouts in his Yankees debut, facing Kansas City one day after the Royals dealt him to New York for three minor league pitchers. Clay Holmes (5-1) worked around two walks in a hitless ninth, combining on a four-hitter with Jameson Taillon and Ron Marinaccio. MARLINS 7, REDS 6 CINCINNATI (AP) – Miami pitcher Daniel Castano was hit on the forehead by a 104 mph line drive off the bat of Donovan Solano in the first inning of the Marlins’ win over Cincinnati. Miami said Castano showed mild concussion symptoms and was bruised, and a CT scan was normal. Miami earned a four-game split by overcoming a 5-4, ninth-inning deficit. Pinch-hitter Jesús Sánchez homered off Hunter Strickland (2-3), Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead double against Buck Farmer and Jesús Aguilar followed with sacrifice fly for his fourth RBI. Zach Pop (2-0) threw a perfect eighth. Tanner Scott allowed Tommy Pham’s RBI single and struck out Joey Votto with two on for his 14th save. DODGERS 13, ROCKIES 0 DENVER (AP) – Tyler Anderson and two relievers – including infielder Hanser Alberto – combined on a seven-hitter, and Los Angeles routed sloppy Colorado for its seventh shutout of the season. Trea Turner had three hits for Los Angeles, including a three-run double. Gavin Lux also had three hits, and Will Smith finished with two hits and three RBIs. The MLB-leading Dodgers scored two runs in the first and four in the second against José Ureña (1-3). LA’s 10th win in 12 games extended its NL West lead to a season-high 12 games over San Diego. Anderson (11-1) allowed four hits and struck out four against his former team, the only club he has lost to this season. BLUE JAYS 5, TIGERS 3 TORONTO (AP) – Matt Chapman hit two home runs, Yusei Kikuchi came off the injured list to pitch five solid innings and Toronto beat Detroit for its 10th victory in 12 games. Chapman hit a two-run homer off left-hander Tyler Alexander in the fourth and a solo shot off Angel De Jesus in the sixth, the ninth multi-homer game of his career and first this season. He has 18 homers this season. Jonathan Schoop and Willi Castro each hit a solo homer for the Tigers, who have lost five of eight since the All-Star break. Kikuchi (4-5) walked one and struck out five to win for the first time since beating Tampa Bay on June 30. Jordan Romano wrapped it up for his 22nd save in 25 chances. Alexander (2-4) allowed three runs, two earned, in four innings. RED SOX 4, GUARDIANS 2 BOSTON (AP) – Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and Boston beat Cleveland for its fifth win in 20 games. Guardians starter Triston McKenzie took a one-hit shutout into the sixth before putting two on with one out for Bogaerts, who hit an 0-2 slider out to turn a one-run deficit into a 3-1 lead. Boston scored another when Bobby Dalbec’s drive off the Green Monster plated Franchy Cordero, who led off the seventh with a double. McKenzie (7-7) allowed six hits and walked one in seven innings in his first loss since June 27.