Red Sox score 5 runs in 8th inning, rally past Yankees 5-4

BOSTON (AP) – Held hitless into the eighth inning by Domingo Germán and looking feeble, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox suddenly erupted for five runs and stormed past the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday. Verdugo opened the eighth with a long double for Boston’s first hit. Later, Kiké Hernández slid home headfirst on Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly with the go-ahead run to cap the rally. The Red Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games against the Yankees and reclaimed first place in the AL East, a game ahead of Tampa Bay. New York fell nine games behind Boston. Boston trailed 4-0 when Verdugo doubled to deep right, and Germán was lifted after the hit. Jonathan Loaisiga (7-4) relieved, and Boston broke loose with four straight hits. Hunter Renfroe had an RBI double, Christian Vázquez singled home a run and Hernández followed with an RBI double, cutting it to 4-3. Zack Britton relieved and pinch-hitter Kevin Plawecki’s groundout plated the tying run. Hernández hustled hard and beat right fielder Greg Allen’s throw home on Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly. Brandon Workman (1-2) earned the win and Matt Barnes got the final three outs for his 21st save. Rougned Odor had a solo homer and RBI single for New York. PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Aaron Nola came within one out of a shutout, and Philadelphia splits its four-game series against Atlanta. Nola allowed four hits and struck out nine in 8 2/3 innings. Ranger Suarez got the final out for his fourth save of the season. Jean Segura hit a solo homer in the fourth and Ronald Torreyes homered in the eighth for the Phillies. Atlanta’s Austin Riley went deep with two outs in the ninth to chase Nola (7-6). Riley had three of the four Atlanta hits, including two doubles. Touki Toussaint (1-1) matched Nola pitch for pitch for most of the afternoon. ORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 4 BALTIMORE (AP) – Ryan McKenna scored on a sharp grounder by Ramon Urías for the winning run as Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of Washington. Trey Mancini, Maikel Franco and McKenna hit solo homers for the Orioles, who improved to 1-51 when trailing after eight innings. Orioles starter John Means allowed four runs and five hits with two strikeouts and one walk over six innings. He also hit three batters. Cole Sulser (3-1) earned the win by throwing one-third of an inning. Brad Hand (5-4) hit Franco, gave up a single to McKenna and walked Austin Hays to start the ninth. Pat Valaika tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Urías hit a hard ground ball that was snagged by third baseman Carter Kieboom, who threw to the plate. McKenna slid home with the winning run, and the play was upheld after a replay review. Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run homer for the Nationals. CARDINALS 10, REDS 6 CINCINNATI (AP) – Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson homered during a seven-run burst in the fourth inning and St. Louis beat Cincinnati. Nolan Arenado hit his 20th home run and tripled, and Tyler O’Neill also connected for the Cardinals. Cincinnati starter Sonny Gray (2-6) was tagged for a career-high eight runs, allowing eight hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings. Joey Votto homered for the second straight day as the Reds finished 3-6 on their nine-game homestand. Cardinals starter Johan Oviedo was in position for his first career win before Cincinnati loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, prompting bench coach Oliver Marmol to bring in Ryan Helsley (5-4), who got the final two outs. INDIANS 3, RAYS 2 CLEVELAND (AP) – Bobby Bradley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Cleveland’s comeback and ended the Indians’ 11-game losing streak to Tampa Bay.