Yankees' streak stopped in Toronto with 2-1 loss to Jays

TORONTO (AP) – Jordan Romano stranded the bases loaded in the ninth inning, making Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s tiebreaking single stand up as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 2-1 Wednesday night to end New York’s winning streak at 11. Matt Chapman homered and Yusei Kikuchi (1-1) allowed a run over a season-high six innings for Toronto, which narrowly held on. Kikuchi walked one and struck out a season-high seven. Giancarlo Stanton hit a one-out single off Romano in the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Tim Locastro, who advanced to second on Josh Donaldson’s hit. Aaron Hicks struck out and Joey Gallo walked to load the bases for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who grounded out to end it. Romano leads the majors with 12 saves in 13 tries. Toronto avoided being swept in the three-game series. New York’s 11-game run was its longest since a 13-game streak from Aug. 14 to 27, 2021. Bo Bichette hit a two-out double in the third and Guerrero broke the deadlock with his single. Cortes (1-1) allowed two runs and four hits in four innings. He walked four and struck out three. BREWERS 18, REDS 4 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Rowdy Tellez homered twice and set a Milwaukee Brewers record with eight RBIs in a blowout of reeling Cincinnati. Tellez broke a 2-all tie and put the Brewers ahead for good with a 453-foot grand slam off Vladimir Gutiérrez (0-5) in the third inning. Kolten Wong also homered for the Brewers. Andrew McCutchen went 4 for 5, scored twice and had four RBIs. Christian Yelich was 2 for 4 with three runs and two RBIs. The Reds have lost eight straight and 19 of 20. They’ve also dropped their last 12 road games. It marks the first time since 1945 that Cincinnati has endured 12 consecutive road losses within the same season. Gutiérrez allowed eight hits and seven runs in 4 1/3 innings while also hitting two batters with pitches and committing two errors. Brewers starter Freddy Peralta (1-1) allowed three runs in five innings while striking out seven and walking two. ANGELS 10, RED SOX 5, 10 INNINGS BOSTON (AP) – Los Angeles scored six runs in the 10th inning, including a two-run homer by Taylor Ward and a three-run shot from Jared Walsh, to beat Boston. All of the runs in the 10th came with two outs for the Angels, who had Max Stassi on second to start the inning. Ward drove in Stassi with a homer off Matt Barnes. Then Mike Trout singled and Shohei Ohtani walked. Anthony Rendon singled, scoring Trout before Walsh’s homer. Boston scored one in the bottom of the 10th – an RBI single from Jackie Bradley Jr. Right-hander Ryan Tepera (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning. Barnes (0-2) took the loss, his ERA rising from 5.87 to 8.64. Boston right-hander Garrett Whitlock started the game, giving up two runs on two hits with no walks and striking out nine over five innings. Reid Detmers started for Los Angeles and went 4 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts and a hit batter. WHITE SOX 4, CUBS 3 CHICAGO (AP) – Lucas Giolito struck out 10, Luis Robert made a game-saving catch and Matt Foster worked out of a major jam as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field. José Abreu and Leury García homered for the White Sox, who overcame an early 3-1 deficit. Giolito (1-1) reached double digits in strikeouts for the 14th time since joining the White Sox in 2017. He allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings, including home runs by Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom in the second. Liam Hendricks pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Abreu staked the White Sox to a 1-0 lead with his third homer in the first inning off Kyle Hendricks (1-3). DIAMONDBACKS 8, MARLINS 7