Brewers and Aguilar slam reeling Yankees
Judge breaks DiMaggio’s record for rookies
>> NEW YORK: Jesus Aguilar hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and matched a franchise record with seven RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame five errors in a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.
Aguilar produced the 11th game in franchise history with seven RBIs and the first since Ryan Braun on Aug 6, 2016, at Arizona to overshadow Aaron Judge’s Major League-leading 30th home run at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees lost for the 17th time in 23 games.
He hit a two-run homer off Jordan Montgomery in the fourth and then drove in the tying and go-ahead runs off Tyler Clippard (1-5).
Judge hit his 30th homer to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead in the fifth after the delay. The right fielder broke a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio for the most by a rookie in franchise history.
In Toronto, George Springer hit two home runs and matched a career best with five RBIs, Charlie Morton pitched six strong innings and Houston defeated Toronto 12-2.
Springer’s four hits included a three-run homer and a solo blast. He became the first leadoff hitter to hit 27 home runs before the All-Star break in major league history.
Carlos Correa added a two-run homer and Evan Gattis had a solo shot for the Astros (59-28), who gained a split in the first two games of the fourgame series with their win.
In Washington, Daniel Murphy hit an RBI single to left field with one out in the 10th inning as Washington rallied to defeat Atlanta 5-4.
Murphy’s hit scored Adrian Sanchez, who led off the inning with a single for his first big league hit. He went to third on a single to right field by Ryan Zimmerman.
The winning pitcher was Matt Albers (5-1), who got a double play in the top of the 10th inning, while former Washington lefty Ian Krol (1-2) was saddled with the loss.
In Cleveland, Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 in seven innings and Lonnie Chisenhall and Bradley Zimmer homered as Cleveland crushed Detroit 11-2.
Zimmer and Francisco Lindor each had three hits, and Michael Brantley had four RBIs as the Cleveland offence erupted for the third consecutive game. The Indians have collected 44 hits in the last three games.
Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez reached a milestone when he singled in the first inning for the 2,000th hit of his career.
In St Louis, Jacob deGrom survived a home run barrage by St Louis and won his fifth straight start as New York posted a narrow 6-5 victory.
Working seven innings, deGrom (9-3) gave up eight hits and four runs — all on solo homers. He walked none and struck out five in winning for the first time in three career starts at Busch Stadium.
In Texas, Cole Hamels was dominant and so was the Texas offence as the Rangers pounded Los Angeles 10-0.
The victory gave the Rangers consecutive wins for the first time since June 24-25 and they reached double figures in runs for just the second time since June 23. The Angels have dropped four of their last five games and six of eight.