ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marwin Gonzalez and Byron Buxton both homered and drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins kept scoring, beating the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2, on Saturday.
Minnesota, which owns the best record in the majors at 39-18, has scored at least three runs in 25 straight games, setting a single-season franchise record.
The Twins, who lead the majors with 108 homers, failed to go deep while splitting the first two games of the series at Tropicana Field.
Kyle Gibson (6-2) allowed one unearned run and six hits over five innings for Minnesota.
CHICAGO — Carlos Santana and Leonys Martin homered and Cleveland took advantage of a White Sox blunder on the bases to end Chicago’s five-game streak.
The Indians climbed back to .500 and prevented the White Sox from reaching the break-even mark for the first time since April 5.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas’ Joey Gallo hit a tie-breaking home run for the second straight game before leaving in the fifth inning due to injury.
Gallo was removed because of tightness in his left oblique while batting. He initially felt the injury while in the outfield and then again on a check swing during a plate appearance. He will undergo treatment and further evaluation.
CINCINNATI — Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer that ended Tanner Roark’s streak of keeping the ball in the park and Matt Adams added a solo shot as Washington beat Cincinnati.
Washington has won nine of its last 10 at Great American Ball Park. Overall, the Nationals are 17-5 against the Reds since 2016.
BALTIMORE — Brandon Belt drove in four runs, Buster Posey homered and San Francisco used a rare offensive outburst to breeze past Baltimore. San Francisco built a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning and cruised to only its second win in 10 games.
ATLANTA — Mike Soroka won his sixth straight decision and showed some baserunning flair, Freddie Freeman and Austin Riley each hit a two-run homer, and Atlanta snapped a three-game skid by beating Detroit.
Soroka (6-1) scuffled a bit, at least compared to the high standard he set this season, allowing season highs of three runs and seven hits and striking out five in 6 2/3 innings. He began the game with a 1.07 ERA that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, was the third-best since 1913 by a pitcher 21 or younger in his first eight starts.
Soroka’s baserunning helped stir the Braves’ offense as Atlanta rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the two-run fifth. After Ozzie Albies singled, Soroka sped up his run to the bag on a bunt attempt when pitcher Daniel Norris threw errantly to first. Though he was initially called out, Soroka was ruled safe on Atlanta’s successful challenge.
Acuna followed with a run-scoring single up the middle, and the 6-foot-5 Soroka advanced all the way to third. He scored on Dansby Swanson’s forceout to give the Braves a 4-3 lead.
Riley’s eighth homer in 16 career games put Atlanta up 6-3 in the sixth and chased Norris (2-4).