Singleton finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs. His leadoff single in the third inning resulted in the Astros' first run, and his two-out moon shot into the first row of seats in right field both spotted the Astros a 3-2 lead in the sixth and chased Guardians starter Logan Allen (3-2).

Beede loaded the bases with walks to Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker before hitting Jeremy Pena with a pitch that forced home Altuve. Yainer Diaz added an opposite-field single that plated Bregman and Tucker, delivering after falling into an 0-2 hole to Beede from the game.

Singleton greeted Guardians reliever Pedro Avila with a fly ball to center that drove in Pena.

Cleveland grabbed a 2-0 lead against Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti in the third. Brayan Rocchio and Andres Gimenez stroked doubles and Jose Ramirez added a sacrifice fly that scored Steven Kwan, who had walked ahead of Gimenez's RBI double.

Arrighetti settled in and worked a career-high 5? innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Tayler Scott (1-1) struck out Estevan Florial to cap the sixth.

Allen allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 5? innings.

In addition to Singleton and Altuve, who finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, Pena also posted a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.

Bowman, 32, was 0-0 through 7 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and a 2.35 ERA in five games for the Twins this season.

A 13th-round pick of the New York Mets in the 2012 draft, Bowman is 7-13 with a 4.06 ERA in 191 relief appearances with the St. Louis Cardinals (2016-18), Cincinnati Reds (2019), New York Yankees (2023) and Twins.

The Diamondbacks also optioned left-hander Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno and transferred right-hander Merrill Kelly (right shoulder strain) to the 60-day injured list.

Yastrzemski's home run was his third of the season and came hours after he was visited in the clubhouse by his grandfather and Red Sox legend, Carl Yastrzemski. It was Mike Yastrzemski's second career home run in six games at Fenway Park after his grandfather hit 237 of his 452 home runs at Fenway.

The Giants broke a 1-1 tie by scoring twice in the seventh. Patrick Bailey singled, took third on Matt Chapman's single and scored on a single by Thairo Estrada. Nick Ahmed added a sacrifice fly that drove in Chapman to make it 3-1. Both runs were charged to Zack Kelly (0-1), while Ryan Walker (3-2) earned the win for the Giants with a scoreless sixth inning.

The victory ended Boston's four-game winning streak. The Red Sox won the first two games of the series 4-0 and 6-2.

Mets 7, Cubs 6 (11 innings)

Francisco Lindor came off the bench to spark a sixth-inning comeback with a two-run double, then delivered a game-ending two-run double in the 11th inning as New York edged Chicago to split a four-game series.

The Cubs' Nick Madrigal had a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the 11th, but Mets right fielder Starling Marte threw out Madrigal trying to score on a two-out hit by Mike Tauchman before the Mets came back against Daniel Palencia (0-1). Harrison Bader was hit by a pitch leading off the 11th inning before Lindor hit a 3-2 pitch the opposite way to the left-field corner. Automatic runner Brett Baty scored the tying run and Bader slid in with the winning run as shortstop Dansby Swanson bobbled the relay.

The Mets trailed 4-0 and were no-hit through four innings by Cubs rookie Ben Brown before starting their comeback. Christopher Morel hit a three-run homer for the Cubs.

Orioles 7, Yankees 2

Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo each drove in two runs and accounted for two of Baltimore's three solo home runs as Baltimore defeated visiting New York.

Ryan McKenna also homered for the Orioles, who won three of four games in the series. Jordan Westburg ripped a two-run triple.

Baltimore right-handed starter Kyle Bradish, who suffered a sprained UCL in mid-February at the beginning of spring training, made a strong season debut with 4 2/3 innings allowing one run and striking out five.

Marlins 5, Rockies 4 (10 innings)

Jesus Sanchez's two-out single in the bottom of the 10th drove in Luis Arraez from second, and host Miami beat Colorado to sweep the three-game series.

Josh Bell homered, Arraez had two hits and Burch Smith (1-0) picked up the victory for the Marlins.

Jacob Stallings homered and singled and Brendan Rodgers also had two hits for the Rockies, who have trailed in all 31 games this season.

Rangers 6, Nationals 0

Nathan Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help lead Texas over Washington in Arlington, Texas.

Eovaldi (2-2) allowed just two hits and two walks and struck out eight batters. After 92 pitches, Eovaldi was removed due to an apparent lower-body injury, but he led the Rangers to their third win in its past four games.

Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs and Travis Jankowski plated a pair of runs for Texas, while the Nationals managed just four hits, including doubles by Luis Garcia and CJ Abrams.

Eovaldi (2-2) allowed just two hits and two walks and struck out eight batters. After 92 pitches, Eovaldi was removed due to an apparent lower-body injury, but he led Texas to its third win in its last four games. Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs Travis Jankowski plated a pair of runs for Texas.

The Nationals managed just four hits, with Luis Garcia's double the only extra-base hit.

The Rangers got on the board first in the home half of the second. Heim laced a one-out single, followed by Josh H. Smith's walk. Washington starter Mitchell Parker then got Wyatt Langford to strike out before yielding a run-scoring double to Ezequiel Duran, giving Texas a 1-0 advantage.

The next batter was Evan Carter, who drove in Smith on a single. Marcus Semien pushed the Rangers lead to 3-0 after his RBI single -- the third consecutive Texas run-scoring hit.

Washington threatened in the top of the third, as CJ Abrams hit a two-out double followed by Nick Senzel's walk. Eovaldi escaped the inning, striking out Garcia.

Eovaldi retired the next seven Washington batters before Senzel reached on another walk in the top of the sixth. After throwing a strike to Garcia, Eovaldi left due to injury and was replaced by Jacob Latz.

Upon entering, Latz struck out Garcia and got Joey Meneses to ground out to third.

Texas' Adolis Garcia led off the bottom of the sixth with a single before Heim drew an eight-pitch walk. Parker then struck out Smith, but was pulled for Washington reliever Jacob Barnes.

Parker (2-1) allowed six hits and three runs through 5 1/3 innings. The rookie struck out five and walked a pair. Barnes got Langford to ground into a forceout and Jankowksi to line out, ending the sixth.

For the Rangers, Latz pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 frames before being replaced by David Robertson, who also threw a scoreless 1 1/3.

In the bottom of the eighth, Nathaniel Lowe walked to lead off against Washington reliever Matt Barnes. Adolis Garcia then struck out, but Lowe stole second and then scored the fourth Texas run on Heim's RBI single.

Barnes struck out Langford, but he gave up a two-run single to Jankowski, which closed the scoring.

Givens, 33, signed a minor league deal with the Marlins late in spring training and opened the season at Triple-A Jacksonville, where he had a 7.94 ERA in nine appearances.

Givens has played for the Baltimore Orioles during seven of his nine seasons. He's gone 32-24 with a 3.47 ERA over 425 appearances (one start) for five different clubs in his career.

The 2009 second-round draft pick by the Orioles was 0-1 with an 11.25 ERA in six appearances for Baltimore last season.

Yastrzemski's home run was his third of the season and came hours after he was visited in the clubhouse by his grandfather and Red Sox legend, Carl Yastrzemski.

It was Mike Yastrzemski's second career home run in six games at Fenway Park after his grandfather hit 237 of his 452 home runs at Fenway.

The Giants broke a 1-1 tie by scoring twice in the seventh. Patrick Bailey singled, took third on Matt Chapman's single and scored on a single by Thairo Estrada. Nick Ahmed added a sacrifice fly that drove in Chapman to make it 3-1. Both runs were charged to Zack Kelly (0-1).

The victory ended Boston's four-game winning streak. The Red Sox won the first two games of the series 4-0 and 6-2.

Ryan Walker (3-2) earned the win for the Giants with a scoreless sixth inning. He allowed one hit and struck out one. Camilo Doval worked the ninth to earn his sixth save.

San Francisco has not scored more than three runs in any of its last seven games. The Giants have generated 16 runs during that seven-game stretch.

Boston starting pitcher Josh Winckowksi went 4 1/3 innings and allowed a run on two hits. San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison pitched five innings, giving up a run on three hits with five walks and seven strikeouts.

Yastrzemski's home run opened the scoring in the third, but Boston tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Rafael Devers led off the inning with a single and scored on Tyler O'Neill's double.

Zack Short, who was acquired in a trade with the New York Mets on Wednesday, made his Red Sox debut Thursday. Short started at second base and hit ninth in the batting order. He was 0 for 3 and struck out twice.

Boston will begin a three-game series at Minnesota on Friday. San Francisco will remain on the road and will open a four-game series against Philadelphia on Friday.

The Cubs' Nick Madrigal had a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the 11th, but Mets right fielder Starling Marte threw out Madrigal trying to score on a two-out hit by Mike Tauchman before the Mets came back against Daniel Palencia (0-1).

The Mets' Harrison Bader was hit by a pitch leading off the 11th inning before Lindor hit a 3-2 pitch the opposite way to the left-field corner. Automatic runner Brett Baty scored the tying run and Bader slid in with the winning run as shortstop Dansby Swanson bobbled the relay.

Lindor did not start the game because of an illness.

The Mets trailed 4-0 and were no-hit through four innings by Cubs rookie Ben Brown before starting their comeback. Brandon Nimmo and Marte had RBI singles for New York in the fifth.

The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong laced an RBI double in the sixth to give Chicago a 5-2 lead. Lindor, who left Wednesday's game after two innings with flu-like symptoms, laced a pinch-hit two-run double and scored the tying run on Nimmo's double two batters later.

Marte preserved the tie in the 10th, when he threw out Christopher Morel trying to score from third on Patrick Wisdom's fly out to right to cap an inning-ending double play.

Danny Young (1-0), who was making his Mets debut Thursday, allowed the unearned run in the 11th. Bader had two hits for New York.

Crow-Armstrong hit into a run-scoring groundout in the second and Christopher Morel hit a three-run homer in the fifth for the Cubs. Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch had two hits each.

Mets starter Adrian Houser gave up four runs on four hits with four walks while striking out two over five innings. Brown allowed two runs on three hits and five walks while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings.

Ryan McKenna also homered for the Orioles, who won three of four games in the series. Jordan Westburg ripped a two-run triple.

Right-handed starter Kyle Bradish, who suffered a sprained UCL in mid-February at the beginning of spring training, made a strong season debut.

Bradish recorded the first two outs of the fifth inning before Juan Soto's triple and Aaron Judge's walk resulted in the end of his outing. Keegan Akin (1-0), the first of four Orioles relievers, worked 1 1/3 innings and allowed one run for the victory in what turned out to be a combined six-hitter.

Yankees starter Carlos Rodon (2-2) was charged with seven runs (six earned) across four-plus innings. He allowed eight hits and struck out six without a walk.

Gleyber Torres hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Yankees, marking his first long ball of the season.

New York's Anthony Rizzo opened the scoring with a run-scoring single in the third inning.

The Orioles were shutout victims on three hits Wednesday night, but they belted three homers in a seven-batter stretch in the series finale.

Mountcastle's fifth homer of the season came with two outs in the third inning. Mateo led off the fourth with his first home run of the year. Later in the fourth, McKenna went deep for the first time this season.

Baltimore stretched the lead to 7-1 in the fifth when Mountcastle drove in Adley Rutschman, Westburg provided his big triple and Mateo knocked him in with a sacrifice fly.

The Orioles didn't produce a hit across their final three innings while facing Ron Marinaccio and Michael Tonkin.

By winning, the Orioles avoided back-to-back losses -- something that has occurred only twice this season. Baltimore went 4-3 on a seven-game homestand.

Arraez started the inning on second, and Justin Lawrence (1-2) and Jalen Beeks got the first two outs before Sanchez lined a fastball to left to win it.

Josh Bell homered, Arraez had two hits and Burch Smith (1-0) picked up the victory for Miami.

Jacob Stallings homered and singled and Brendan Rodgers also had two hits for Colorado, which has trailed in all 31 games this season.

The Rockies squandered an opportunity in the ninth and failed to score in the 10th in dropping their fifth straight game.

The Marlins jumped in front in the bottom of the first inning against starter Peter Lambert. Arraez led off with a double, Bryan De La Cruz walked and Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to drive in Arraez and put runners on first and third.

De La Cruz scored on a sacrifice fly by Sanchez to give Miami a 2-0 lead.

Colorado answered in the top of the second off Edward Cabrera. Elehuris Montero walked, Rodgers singled and Stallings hit a two-out home run to left-center to put the Rockies in front. It was Stallings' first homer of the season.

Bell tied it in the third with a solo homer, his fourth of the season, and the Marlins went in front in the fourth. Dane Myers walked, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Nick Fortes.

That was all for Lambert, who allowed four runs on five hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.

Colorado tied it again in the fifth. Jake Cave walked, Stallings singled and Hunter Goodman walked to load the bases with no outs. Calvin Faucher relieved Cabrera and got Ezequiel Tovar to ground into a double play, but Cave scored on the play to make it 4-4.

Cabrera allowed four runs on three hits and four walks while striking out nine in four-plus innings.

Per Cora, the team's medical staff is gathering information on Yoshida's injury but noted that surgery remains one of the possibilities. Yoshida was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, with the move retroactive to Monday.

Yoshida, 30, sustained the injury while jamming his hand on Sunday during Boston's series finale against the Chicago Cubs.

In his second MLB season, Yoshida is batting .275 with two home runs and 11 RBIs through 24 games this season. He finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting for the Red Sox in 2023.

Urias, 27, was placed on probation for 36 months and was required to complete 30 hours of community service. He also will be required to participate in a domestic violence counseling program and must honor the victim's protective order.

Urias was placed on administrative leave following the incident outside of a Los Angeles FC soccer game. After a separate incident in 2019, he was suspended 20 games under MLB's domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse policy. He was not criminally charged in that incident.

Urias' MLB future remains in doubt after his contract with the Dodgers expired at the end of last season.

Urias was 11-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21 starts last season before his season came to an end. His ERA was more than double his National League-leading 2.16 mark in 2022. In eight major league seasons, Urias is 60-25 with a 3.11 ERA in 158 appearances (122 starts). He recorded the last out of the 2020 World Series.

MLB has yet to conclude its own investigation of Urias' incident last year. The pitcher is expected to become the first MLB player to be suspended twice under the domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse policy.

The Orioles designated right-hander Yohan Ramirez for assignment to make room for Bradish, who began the season on the IL with a sprained UCL in his pitching elbow.

Bradish, 27, finished fourth in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season after posting a 12-7 record with a 2.83 ERA in 30 starts. He recorded 168 strikeouts in 168 2/3 innings.

Bradish owns a 16-14 record and a 3.68 ERA in 53 career starts since making his debut with the Orioles in 2022.

Ramirez, who turns 29 on Monday, is 0-1 with an 8.74 ERA in eight appearances this season with the New York Mets and Orioles.

Manager Dave Roberts said the two-time All-Star right-hander will start at home against the Miami Marlins.

"The plan is Walker's going to start on Monday," Roberts said following the Dodgers' 8-0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. "We're excited about that. Everything checked out. It'll be good."

Buehler, 29, has been sidelined for nearly two years since undergoing his second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.

He is 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in six starts -- one at Class A Rancho Cucamonga and five at Triple-A Oklahoma City -- on a rehab assignment this season. He has struck out 21 batters and walked nine in 21 2/3 innings.

During his last full season in 2021, Buehler made his second All-Star team (also 2019) and finished 16-4 with a 2.47 ERA in 33 starts.

Buehler owns a 46-16 record with a 3.02 ERA in 115 games (106 starts) since making his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2017. He helped Los Angeles win the World Series in 2020.

Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of the four-game series. Jeff McNeil collected a pair of hits for the Mets, who have lost seven of 10.

Imanaga (5-0) gave up three hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings. The seven innings are a career high for Imanaga, who lowered his ERA from 0.98 to 0.78.

Imanaga entered the game as the first starting pitcher to begin his career with a 4-0 record or better and an ERA below 1.00 in his first five starts since Dave Ferriss (5-0 with a 0.60 ERA) for the Boston Red Sox in 1945.

Twins 9, White Sox 5

Jose Miranda and Willi Castro had three hits apiece and Alex Kirilloff homered as Minnesota defeated host Chicago, extending its winning streak to 10 games.

Ryan Jeffers' two-run double punctuated the Twins' four-run ninth. His two RBIs matched Miranda for the team high. Tommy Pham homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and Robbie Grossman doubled twice to keep Chicago afloat before bullpen woes took a toll. The Twins scored six runs in the seventh inning or later.

Twins starter Bailey Ober (3-1) worked six innings, allowing four runs and six hits while striking out three. White Sox reliever Dominic Leone (0-1) took the loss after yielding two runs in two-thirds of an inning with two walks and two strikeouts.

Tigers 4, Cardinals 1

Matt Vierling belted a two-run home run as part of a three-RBI performance and host Detroit defeated St. Louis.

Colt Keith added an RBI double for the Tigers. Kenta Maeda (1-1) gave up one run on four hits in six innings for his first win with Detroit.

Willson Contreras accounted for St. Louis' lone run with a home run. Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (2-4) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. The Cardinals have lost three of their past four games.

Brewers 7, Rays 1

Willy Adames belted two home runs and drove in four runs and Colin Rea pitched six shutout innings as host Milwaukee defeated Tampa Bay in the final meeting of a three-game series.

Adames, who also homered in Tuesday's win, stayed hot at the plate with a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning and a three-run home run in the seventh. The Rays were unable to crack Rea (3-0), as the Brewers' starting pitcher limited them to four hits and two walks while striking out five batters.

Tampa Bay has lost five of its past six games. Starter Zach Eflin (1-4) was relieved midway through the sixth inning after Adames had his first home run of the day. Eflin allowed three earned runs on six hits and struck out six batters.

Royals 6, Blue Jays 1

Michael Massey hit a three-run homer, right-hander Seth Lugo allowed two hits over seven innings and visiting Kansas City defeated Toronto.

Danny Jansen hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series. The Royals took the season series between the teams, 5-2.

Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-5) allowed three runs and four hits in six innings. He also hit a batter but did not allow a hit until Kansas City put together a three-run sixth. Lugo (5-1) allowed one run, walked two and fanned eight.

Athletics 4, Pirates 0

Ross Stripling won for the first time since 2022, Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin hit home runs and Oakland completed a three-game sweep of visiting Pittsburgh.

T.J. McFarland, Austin Adams, Dany Jimenez, Michael Kelly and Mason Miller extended the Oakland bullpen's run of consecutive scoreless innings to 27 1/3 with three more, capping a four-hit effort that produced the A's season-best fourth straight win.

Stripling (1-5), who entered the game 0-5 after having gone 0-5 for the San Francisco Giants in 2023, worked six innings, allowing three hits and no walks. Pirates starter Quinn Priester went six innings, charged with three runs (two earned) on five hits.

Phillies 2, Angels 1

Kyle Schwarber had two singles and two RBIs to lift Philadelphia past Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Whit Merrifield added two hits for the Phillies, who won despite striking out 18 times. Starter Zack Wheeler (3-3) tossed five innings and allowed five hits, one run and one walk with six strikeouts. Gregory Soto threw a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Ehire Adrianza hit a solo home run for the Angels in the second. Taylor Ward, Luis Rengifo, Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel had two hits each. Starter Patrick Sandoval (1-5) gave up four hits and two runs with 10 strikeouts and two walks in five innings.

Red Sox 6, Giants 2

Kutter Crawford threw a career-high seven innings and Connor Wong went 3-for-4 with two doubles as host Boston eased past San Francisco.

Three two-out RBIs, including Jarren Duran's run-scoring triple in the fourth inning, helped Boston to its fourth straight win and second to begin the three-game series. Crawford (2-1) held up his end on the mound, striking out six while allowing two runs on four hits.

For the Giants, Tom Murphy's solo home run in the third opened the scoring, while Mike Yastrzemski had the only other RBI.

Braves 5, Mariners 2

Austin Riley hit a two-run triple and Chris Sale allowed one run over five innings as Atlanta salvaged the finale of a three-game series at Seattle.

Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. each had two hits for the Braves, who snapped their first two-game losing streak of the season. Sale (4-1) gave up six hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out nine.

Julio Rodriguez had three hits, including a double, and Jorge Polanco had two RBIs for the Mariners, who lost for just the fourth time in their past 15 games.

Yankees 2, Orioles 0

Luis Gil pitched 6 1/3 innings and Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run home run as New York beat host Baltimore.

Caleb Ferguson, Ian Hamilton and Clay Holmes worked out of the bullpen to secure the Yankees' second shutout win of the season. Holmes logged 1 2/3 innings for this 10th save.

Orioles starter Corbin Burnes (3-1) worked six innings, allowing both runs and four hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

Padres 6, Reds 2

Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning to help San Diego win the rubber contest of the three-game series against visiting Cincinnati.

Jurickson Profar went 4-for-4 in the leadoff spot with two RBIs and a run scored for the Padres, who beat the Reds on Tuesday to snap a five-game skid. Joe Musgrove allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, striking out a season-high nine.

Spencer Steer homered and right-hander Graham Ashcraft allowed two runs, both unearned, and five hits in six innings for the Reds.

Marlins 4, Rockies 1

Emmanuel Rivera had two hits and scored twice and host Miami beat Colorado to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

Roddery Munoz (1-0) tossed six strong innings to earn his first major league victory and Anthony Maldonado got the final three outs of the contest for his first save of the season for the Marlins.

Elias Diaz had the only RBI for Colorado, which has yet to put together a winning streak this season. The Rockies have trailed in each of their first 30 games of the campaign, a feat no team has ever accomplished before in league history.

Nationals 1, Rangers 0

Trevor Williams and four relievers combined on a six-hit shutout as visiting Washington beat Texas.

Williams (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings despite allowing five hits with four walks and three strikeouts for the Nationals. Derek Law, Dylan Floro and Hunter Harvey combined for three scoreless innings before Kyle Finnegan struck out the side in the ninth for his 10th save.

Texas outhit the Nationals 6-5 but was 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The Rangers stranded 11 baserunners and were shut out for the third time this season.

Guardians 3, Astros 2 (10)

Steven Kwan hit an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning before Emmanuel Clase recorded his ninth save as visiting Cleveland beat Houston.

Kwan finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Guardians. He followed a leadoff walk from Brayan Rocchio with a double to left field off Astros reliever Shawn Dubin (0-1) that scored automatic runner Gabrial Arias with the go-ahead run. Rocchio finished 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.

Justin Verlander allowed two runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven innings for the Astros.

Yamamoto (3-1) gave up five hits and two walks while striking out five. The rookie lowered his ERA from 3.54 to 2.91, and hasn't lost a game since his debut on March 21. Mookie Betts went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs, and Andy Pages also drove in two for the Dodgers, who have won eight of their past 10 games.

Los Angeles got on the board in the top of the second inning. Kike Hernandez drew a one-out walk and Pages followed with a two-run homer -- his third of the year -- off Arizona starter Jordan Montgomery.

Miguel Rojas then doubled, Chris Taylor walked, and Austin Barnes drove in the third Dodgers run on an RBI double. Betts followed with a two-run single to increase Los Angeles' lead to 5-0.

After Yamamoto threw a scoreless bottom of the second, Will Smith led off the top of the third with his fourth home run of the year, giving the Dodgers a 6-0 advantage.

Montgomery (1-2) was pulled after finishing the inning. He went three innings and allowed six runs on six hits with three walks, striking out one. The left-hander was replaced with 22-year-old Blake Walston, who made his major league debut.

Walston held the Dodgers scoreless until the seventh. Freddie Freeman walked to open the inning and Teoscar Hernandez hit a one-out single. Kike Hernandez walked to load the bases. Walston struck out Pages but walked Rojas, forcing in Freeman from third.

Brandon Hughes replaced the rookie, but he walked Taylor to put the Dodgers up 8-0.

Walston threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three hits, two runs and four walks, striking out five.

Yamamoto was pulled for reliever J.P. Feyereisen in the bottom of the seventh.

Feyereisen and Gus Varland combined for three scoreless innings in relief. Varland retired Jake McCarthy on a groundout to end the game.

Kwan finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. He followed a leadoff walk from Brayan Rocchio with a double to left field off Astros reliever Shawn Dubin (0-1) that scored pinch-runner Gabrial Arias with the go-ahead run. Rocchio finished 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored.

Clase needed only five pitches to retire the side in the bottom of the 10th. He struck out Joey Loperfido to open the frame before getting a game-ending double play when Mauricio Dubon lifted a fly ball to left that Kwan snagged before doubling off Astros catcher Victor Caratini at second base. Caratini rounded third and headed home, appearing to think the ball would drop.

Astros right-hander Justin Verlander and his counterpart with Cleveland, right-hander Triston McKenzie, matched quality starts and set the stage for the bullpens to decide the outcome.

Verlander surrendered a base hit in each of his first three innings and walked the first two batters he faced, Andres Gimenez and Jose Ramirez, to open the fourth. On each occasion, he escaped unscathed despite allowing the leadoff batter to reach safely in three of the frames.

Caratini provided an assist in the third when he erased Rocchio trying to swipe second base for the second out of the inning after Rocchio reached via a one-out single. Verlander helped his cause in the fourth when he induced David Fry to roll into an inning-ending double play that snuffed a potential Guardians uprising.

But when Will Brennan opened the top of the fifth with his fourth home run, a 377-foot shot to right-center, Verlander found himself in a 1-0 hole. The Guardians doubled that margin when Rocchio worked a two-out walk and scored when Kwan tripled to the right-field corner.

Verlander allowed two runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts over seven innings.

McKenzie recorded six strikeouts over seven innings, recording 14 swings-and-misses on the strength of a quality curveball. He faced just one batter over the minimum through five innings, benefitting from inning-ending double plays in the third and fifth. But the Astros got to McKenzie in the sixth inning and again in the seventh to pull even.

Jose Altuve drove in Dubon with a one-out single in the sixth that cut the two-run deficit in half. Kyle Tucker led off the seventh with a 422-foot blast to right-center, his eighth home run knotting the score at 2-2.

Williams (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings despite allowing five hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Derek Law, Dylan Floro and Hunter Harvey combined for three scoreless innings before Kyle Finnegan struck out the side in the ninth for his 10th save.

Williams was able to navigate through the heavy traffic by stranding eight baserunners. The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs twice against Williams, but failed to score a run in each case.

Nick Senzel had two hits for Washington, which bounced back from a 7-1 loss in the opener of the three-game series on Monday.

Texas outhit the Nationals 6-5 but was 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The Rangers stranded 11 baserunners and were shut out for the third time this season.

Washington scored the lone run of the game in the second inning against Andrew Heaney (0-4). Ildemaro Vargas hit a one-out double and scored on Alex Call's single to left field.

Heaney allowed one run on four hits over a season-high seven innings. He struck out four with zero walks.

Williams escaped his first jam in the bottom of the second inning. After Williams allowed three straight singles to begin the inning, Wyatt Lankford grounded into a fielder's choice, Jonah Heim struck out, and Leody Taveras grounded out.

Texas threatened again in the fifth inning after loading the bases with no outs before Nathaniel Lowe grounded into a fielder's choice, Adolis Garcia struck out, and Evan Carter flied out.

Williams has pitched at least five innings and allowed no more than three runs in all six of his starts this season.

The Rangers put two runners on with two outs in the seventh inning but came up empty again after Harvey struck out Garcia on five pitches.

Washington recorded its third shutout and improved to 13-9 since April 7.

Washington shortstop CJ Abrams went 0-for-4, ending his streak of reaching base safely at a career-high 16 straight games.

Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of the four-game series. Jeff McNeil collected a pair of hits for the Mets, who have lost seven of 10.

Imanaga (5-0) gave up three hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings. The seven innings were a career high for Imanaga, who lowered his ERA from 0.98 to 0.78.

Imanaga entered Wednesday as the first starting pitcher to begin his career with a 4-0 record or better and an ERA below 1.00 in his first five starts since Dave Ferriss (5-0 with a 0.60 ERA) for the Boston Red Sox in 1945.

The Mets mounted mini-threats in the second, third and fifth. With two on in the second, Imanaga got Harrison Bader to hit into a double play. Tyrone Taylor singled and stole second with two outs in the third before Starling Marte grounded out. McNeil led off the fifth with a single, after which Bader popped out, McNeil was forced at second on a grounder by Brett Baty and Tomas Nido popped out.

The Mets threatened in the eighth, when Baty singled with one out against Mark Leiter Jr. and pinch hitter DJ Stewart drew a walk before Taylor and Marte struck out against Yency Almonte.

The Mets had runners on second and third with one out in the ninth against Hector Neris, who earned his fifth save when McNeil flew into a double play in which Pete Alonso was thrown trying to tag and score from third to end the game.

Mets starter Jose Butto (0-2) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings.

Butto gave up a leadoff double to Hoerner and walked Mike Tauchman before retiring 12 of the next 13 batters. The Cubs built their run in the fifth, when Matt Mervis led off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch by Butto. Mervis remained at third after Miguel Amaya lined out to right before trotting home on Crow-Armstrong's flyout to the warning track in right.

The Red Sox scored twice in both the third and fourth innings before adding on in the fifth and seventh.

Three two-out RBIs, including Jarren Duran's run-scoring triple in the fourth inning, helped Boston to its fourth straight win and second to begin the three-game series.

Crawford (2-1) held up his end on the mound, striking out six while allowing two runs on four hits and two walk.

For San Francisco, Tom Murphy's solo home run in the third opened the scoring, while Mike Yastrzemski had the only other RBI.

Crawford retired six consecutive batters following Jung Hoo Lee's game-opening single before Murphy cranked a solo shot over the Green Monster to begin the third. It was the first homer allowed by the Boston starter this season.

The Red Sox did not capitalize on Giants opener Erik Miller and reliever Daulton Jefferies (0-2) walking three across the first two innings, but they got going in the bottom of the third. Devers hit a wall-scraping double to left field, bringing home Ceddanne Rafaela. Rob Refsnyder's RBI grounder gave Boston a 2-1 lead.

In the fourth, Yastrzemski's bunt single brought the visitors back even after Michael Conforto walked and Thairo Estrada smacked a high wall-ball double to left -- all with two outs.

Boston's half of the same frame resulted in two more runs to move to produce a 4-2 edge.

After Wong doubled and moved to third on newcomer Dominic Smith's grounder, Enmanuel Valdez went the opposite way for a go-ahead double to left before crossing the plate on Duran's triple down the right field line two batters later.

Smith recorded his first RBI in a Boston uniform in the fifth, with his two-out liner to center off Luke Jackson increasing the lead to 5-2.

Crawford cruised into the late innings, retiring 10 of the final 11 batters he faced following Yastrzemski's hit. A defensive highlight saw Wong pounce on Matt Chapman's swinging bunt to help strand a baserunner in the sixth.

The Red Sox continued opening the game up two outs into the seventh, as Wong doubled to deep center to drive home Wilyer Abreu from first.

Chris Martin and Greg Weissert each pitched a scoreless relief inning for Boston.

The move is retroactive to Monday.

Yoshida, 30, has hit .275 with two home runs and 11 RBIs through 24 games this season. He is in his second season with Boston after finishing sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2023.

Injuries have decimated the Red Sox this year, and they currently have 14 players on the IL. Among them are first baseman Triston Casas, shortstop Trevor Story and right-handers Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Garrett Whitlock and Liam Hendriks.

In another move on Wednesday, Boston agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent first baseman Dominic Smith.

Smith, 28, has yet to make his season debut. He hit .254 with 12 homers and 46 RBIs in 153 games with the Washington Nationals last year.

Right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez was designated for assignment. He didn't make a single appearance with the Red Sox.