MLB Roundup: Yanks Rally Past A’s

New York— Left fielder Brett Gardner threw out Matt Olson at the plate with the help of a replay reversal, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-6, on Saturday on Neil Walker’s run-scoring single in the 11th inning.

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman walked three straight batters around a wild pitch starting the ninth. After visits to the mound by both pitching coach Larry Rothschild and a trainer to check on a cracked fingernail, Chapman struck out Mark Canha, and pinch-hitter Jonathan Lucroy followed with a fly ball to left.

Gardner’s one-hop throw to the plate was slightly to the first-base side, and Gary Sanchez had to try for a sweep tag at the sliding Olson. Plate umpire James Hoye made an emphatic safe call, but the Yankees asked for a video review and replays appeared to show Sanchez’s mitt just glancing Olson’s jersey.

New York stopped a two-game losing streak that followed its 17-1 run. A.J. Cole (2-1) pitched two innings for his first win with the Yankees. Chris Hatcher (3-1) got the loss.

Orioles 6, Rays 3Rays 10, Orioles 3

Baltimore — David Hess pitched six effective innings in his big league debut, Jonathan Schoop hit two home runs and the Orioles beat the Rays in the first game of a doubleheader.

Manny Machado also homered for the Orioles, who shook off an early deficit to extend their winning streak to four games — their longest run since last August.

Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to serve as the 26th man in the single-admission doubleheader, Hess (1-0) gave up three runs and six hits.

Matt Duffy hit a three-run homer for the Rays, who have scored only 10 runs during a five-game losing streak. Chris Archer (2-3) went seven innings, allowing six runs and seven hits.

In game two, Brad Miller and C.J. Cron homered off former teammate Alex Cobb as Tampa Bay beat Baltimore to snap a five-game losing streak.

Nationals 2, Diamondbacks 1

Phoenix — Stephen Strasburg struck out nine in 6⅔ innings, and Washington beat Arizona for its third straight victory against the NL West leaders.

Strasburg (5-3) allowed one run and five hits in Washington’s sixth win in seven games. The Nationals stranded 11 baserunners, but Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon each drove in a run.

Cubs 8, White Sox 4

Chicago — Willson Contreras hit his third homer in two games and drove in three runs, and the Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox at a rainy and cold Wrigley Field.

Contreras continued his surge after hitting two home runs and setting a career high with seven RBIs in Friday’s 11-2 romp. He had an RBI single in the second, a two-run drive in the seventh and finished with three hits as the Cubs won their fifth in a row.

Contreras is 10 for 15 with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBIs over the past three games. His average has jumped from .230 to 281.

Major League Baseball has warned Ben Zobrist of the Chicago Cubs against wearing black cleats.

Zobrist posted a letter from the league office on Instagram saying the cleats he wore May 2 against Colorado violated the collective bargaining agreement. MLB says they must be at least 51 percent blue — the Cubs’ color — and warned he could be fined and disciplined if he doesn’t comply.

Zobrist wrote he has worn black cleats for day games at Wrigley Field the past two years to honor the game’s past. He said he was inspired by watching highlights of greats such as Ernie Banks and Stan Musial in the 1950s and 1960s.

He had little to say about the warning after Saturday’s game, other than he plans to talk to the league and union about it. He came in to play left field as part of a double switch. And yes, he had on black cleats.

Tigers 4, Mariners 3

Detroit — Matthew Boyd pitched impressively until the seventh inning, and JaCoby Jones made a diving catch in the ninth to help Detroit hold on over the Seattle Mariners in the first game of a doubleheader.

Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, and Grayson Greiner contributed the first two RBIs of his big league career. Boyd (2-3) allowed three runs and three hits in six-plus innings.

Indians 6, Royals 2

Cleveland — Francisco Lindor homered twice and and doubled twice to help Cleveland beat Kansas City.

Lindor hit solo home runs in the third and seventh, and scored four runs. His third career four-hit game extended the All-Star shortstop’s hitting streak to 13 games.

The Indians placed outfielder Tyler Naquin on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and activated left-hander Tyler Olson from the paternity list.

Astros 6, Rangers 1

Houston — Charlie Morton struck out a career-high 14 in seven solid innings and Evan Gattis, Brian McCann and Carlos Correa all homered to back him up and help Houston over Texas.

Morton (5-0) yielded four hits and a run without a walk to lower his ERA to 2.03 and extend his career-long winning streak to eight games dating back to last season..

Braves 10, Marlins 5

Miami — Freddie Freeman connected twice, Jose Bautista atoned for a costly error with his first homer of the season, and Atlanta beat Miami.

Atlanta broke a 5-all tie in the eighth inning, when Marlins relievers issued three consecutive walks — each on a 3-2 pitch, and the last two with the bases loaded.

Bautista, who joined the Braves on May 4, made his first error when he bobbled Brian Anderson’s two-out grounder to third in the fifth. One run scored on the play, and Derek Dietrich followed with a three-run double to put Miami ahead 5-4.

Padres Cut Headley

San Diego — The San Diego Padres designated struggling third baseman Chase Headley for assignment and recalled infielder Cory Spangenberg from Triple-A El Paso.

The 34-year-old Headley was reacquired from the New York Yankees along with right-hander Bryan Mitchell in the offseason. The Padres liked Mitchell so much that they were willing to take on Headley’s $13 million salary.

But Headley was hitting just .115 (6 for 52) with no home runs and four RBIs at the time of Saturday’s move. He had made only six starts at third base and three at first base.