``¦ Yankees: DH Giancarlo Stanton and 3B Miguel Andujar homered to help RHP Masahiro Tanaka win his fifth straight decision as the Yankees earned an 8-5 victory over the Orioles, who have lost seven straight. OF Brett Gardner had a pair of leadoff doubles and scored a run for the Yankees.

¦ Red Sox: OF Andrew Benintendi and C Christian Vazquez homered during a three-run seventh inning that lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Astros. LHP David Price threw six innings against Astros ace Justin Verlander and got the victory, while closer Craig Kimbrel recorded his 19th save.

... 2B Dustin Pedroia returned to the disabled list because of left knee inflammation after playing just three games.

¦ Dodgers:OF Joc Pederson hit a pair of solo homers, OF Matt Kemp went deep during an eight-run seventh inning and the Dodgers routed the Rockies 12-4.

Pederson also doubled and singled to tie his career high for hits in a game. INF Breyvic Valera drove in the first three runs of his big-league career.

¦ Indians: LHP Oliver Perez was signed to help the Indians’ beleaguered bullpen, which has posted the worst relief ERA in baseball. Perez, who made 64 appearances last year for the Nationals and will be joining his eighth major-league team.

¦ Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run, giving the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Pirates.

OF Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Cardinals. Reliever Bud Norris got the win after blowing a save for the first time in 12 opportunities.

¦ Royals: OF Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, and the Royals bounced back after squandering a four-run lead to defeat the Athletics 5-4. Rookie LHP Tim Hill got his first major-league win despite giving up an eighthinning homer to A’s OF Chad Pinder, and reliever Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances.