BRONX, NY — Shin-Soo Choo drove in four runs during a 10-run third inning as the Texas Rangers routed the slumping New York Yankees 15-4, who lost their fifth successive game. South Korean Choo started the inning with an RBI single and finished the inning with a three-run homer. Prince Fielder added an RBI single in the third and homered in the seventh. Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia (2-6) had won two straight starts but was torched for six runs and seven hits in 2-1/3 innings. Mariners 3, Blue Jays 2: Left-hander James Paxton pitched six innings and third baseman Kyle Seager hit a home run as the Seattle Mariners sent the Toronto Blue Jays to their ninth loss in 11 games. Paxton (3-2) allowed four hits, three walks and two runs while striking out four. Astros 3, Tigers 2: Lance McCullers recorded his first major league victory in his second start and Houston turned their first triple play in 11 seasons as they beat the Detroit Tigers. The 21-year-old McCullers (1-0) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out six in six innings. He was aided by the fifth-inning, around-the-horn triple play, Houston's first since Aug. 19, 2004, at Philadelphia. Twins 4, White Sox 3: Minnesota jumped on Chris Sale early and Trevor May contained the Chicago Cubs the rest of the way. May (3-3) struck out nine and allowed three runs in a career-high seven innings, while Sale gave up two home runs in the second inning. But Sale persevered and struck out 10 in eight innings for his 20th career double-digit strikeout game. Other results: Athletics 5, Rays 0; Red Sox 8, Angels 3. National League Pirates 8, Mets 2: Andrew McCutchen hit a first-inning home run as Pittsburgh beat up on New York Mets ace Matt Harvey. Harvey's streak of 16 consecutive scoreless innings ended quickly when McCutchen hit a two-run homer for his sixth of the season. It only got worse for Harvey (5-2), who allowed a career-high seven runs in a career-low four innings. Phillies 8, Nationals 1: Cole Hamels won his fourth straight start as the Philadelphia Phillies beat error-prone Washington, snapping the Nationals' six-game win streak. Hamels (5-3) beat the Nationals for the first time in seven starts as he allowed only five hits and one run in eight innings. Braves 3, Brewers 2 (11 innings): Second baseman Jace Peterson delivered the first winning hit of his career with two outs in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers. Giants 10, Rockies 8 (Game One): The San Francisco Giants scored all of their runs with two outs and withstood several charges by the Colorado Rockies to win the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The Giants won their eighth straight game, their longest winning streak since they reeled off eight in a row in September 2011. The Rockies lost for the 17th time in 21 games. Rockies 5, Giants 3 (Game Two): David Hale pitched into the seventh inning in his Rockies debut and Daniel Descalso hit a rare home run as Colorado beat the San Francisco Giants to split their day-night doubleheader. Other results: Cubs 9, Diamondbacks 6; Dodgers 2, Padres 0. Inter-League Indians 2, Reds 1: Jason Kipnis drove in the deciding run with an RBI double in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat Cincinnati for their fifth consecutive win. Right-hander Corey Kluber (2-5) pitched eight innings to get the win and send the skidding Reds to their seventh straight loss. Other results: Royals 3, Cardinals 2 (5 1/2 innings); Marlins 1, Orioles 0 (13 innings). — Reuters
