Ohtani, Trout homer as Angels beat Blue Jays 8-3

TORONTO (AP) – Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Ohtani had three hits and scored twice one day after he pitched seven crisp innings in a 2-0 victory. Trout went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and also scored twice. Ohtani’s two-run drive made it 6-1 in the seventh, and Trout added a solo shot in the ninth. It was the 28th homer for each slugger. Luis Rengifo and Kurt Suzuki also connected for the Angels, who had lost six straight and nine of 10 before facing the Blue Jays. Andrew Wantz (2-0) got the win. George Springer hit his 19th homer for Toronto. Ross Stripling (6-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. ASTROS 3, ORIOLES 1 HOUSTON (AP) – Astros ace Justin Verlander pitched three scoreless innings before departing because of right calf discomfort. Alex Bregman homered for AL West-leading Houston, and Yuli Gurriel had a two-run single. The Astros dropped the first two games of the weekend set after winning four in a row. It was the shortest outing of the season for Verlander, one of the front-runners for the AL Cy Young Award. The 39-year-old right-hander allowed three hits, struck out six and walked one. Houston’s bullpen then allowed one run and four hits over six innings. Ryne Stanek (2-1) tossed a perfect seventh for the win, and Rafael Montero worked a rocky ninth for his ninth save. Orioles starter Austin Voth (4-2) allowed one run and one hit in six-plus innings. ROCKIES 1, METS 0 NEW YORK (AP) – Germán Márquez outpitched Max Scherzer, allowing one hit over seven innings and denying the New York Mets’ ace his 200th career win. Brian Serven’s sacrifice fly off Scherzer in the seventh gave the Rockies their second 1-0 win over the Mets. The other one came in August 2012. Colorado avoided a four-game sweep by the NL East leaders. Márquez (7-10) struck out five and walked two, improving to 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA in three road starts against the Mets. Scherzer (9-4) gave up four hits and racked up 11 strikeouts over seven innings in his 110th double-digit strikeout game. Daniel Bard worked the ninth for his 27th save, finishing a three-hitter. RAYS 12, RED SOX 4 BOSTON (AP) – Isaac Paredes homered over the Green Monster in each of his first two at-bats, and Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep. Randy Arozarena hit three doubles off the left-field wall at Fenway Park and drove in two runs. David Peralta had three hits for the Rays, who came to town on a six-game winning streak before losing two straight. J.D. Martinez, Tommy Pham and Franchy Cordero homered for the Red Sox. Nick Pivetta (9-10) allowed five runs in five innings. Corey Kluber (9-7) went six innings for the victory, allowing three runs and eight hits. PIRATES 5, PHILLIES 0 PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Oneil Cruz, Tucupita Marcano and Bryan Reynolds all tripled and scored, and Pittsburgh’s Roansy Contreras struck out seven over five innings. The Pirates stopped a seven-game slide and snapped the Phillies’ six-game winning streak. The Pirates became the second team this season to hit three triples in a game. It was the first time they had accomplished that feat since May 25, 2018. Philadelphia right-hander Noah Syndergaard (8-9) was charged with five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. Contreras (4-4) allowed three hits and walked two in his first win since July 7. DODGERS 8, MARLINS 1 MIAMI (AP) – Mookie Betts homered for the third straight game, powering the Dodgers to the victory. Justin Turner and Max Muncy had three hits apiece for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who are 28-8 since the All-Star break. Julio Urías (14-7) pitched six innings of one-run ball.