Skaggs dazzles as Angels end Astros’ winning streak

ANGELS 2, ASTROS 0

HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 win over Houston on Monday night that ended the Astros’ six-game winning streak.

Gurriel singled off Keynan Middleton leading off the ninth inning. Alex Bregman then walked. After a pair of strikeouts, Middleton threw a slider in the dirt to Max Stassi that bounced off Maldonado’s leg toward third base. The catcher pounced on the ball and threw to third where Luis Valbuena tagged Gurriel, who slid head first. Umpire Cory Blaser

Monday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati 10, Atlanta 4

San Diego 13, Colorado 5 Miami at L.A. Dodgers (n) Washington at San Francisco (n)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 14, Minnesota 1 Oakland 9, Texas 4

L.A. Angels 2, Houston 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle 4

signaled safe. After the replay was shown on the video board, fans started filing out even before the out call was given about 90 seconds after the tag. Middleton earned his sixth save.

INDIANS 2, ORIOLES 1

Carlos Carrasco outpitched Kevin Gausman in a tight duel, and a two-run homer by Yonder Alonso carried the Cleveland Indians past the struggling Baltimore Orioles. Carrasco (4-0) allowed one run and six hits over 71/3 innings to win his 10th straight decision since Aug. 27. He struck out seven and walked two. Andrew Miller got the last two outs in the eighth and Cody Allen struck out the side in the ninth for his fourth save. Gausman (1-2) gave up two runs and four hits over eight innings, striking out seven with only one walk — to leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor in the first inning. Gausman retired the final 10 batters he faced and 16 of the last 17, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Orioles from losing for the ninth time in 10 games.

WHITE SOX 10, MARINERS 4

Jose Abreu had four hits that included a pair of home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners to end a seven-game losing streak. Chicago became the first big league team to open a game with seven straight hits since Colorado against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 17, 2014, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Moncada’s leadoff triple was followed by five straight singles and Matt Davidson’s double off Mike Leake (2-2) in a five-run first inning.

ATHLETICS 9, RANGERS 4

Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning and the surging Oakland Athletics went on to their third straight victory, defeating the Texas Rangers. The Athletics (12-11) have won seven of eight, and have a winning record for the first time since they won their season opener before a three-game losing streak. Semien’s third homer of the season, off Kevin Jepsen (0-3), snapped a 3-all tie and ignited a six-run outburst. Matt Chapman had an RBI triple with two outs, then after a pitching change scored on a single by Mark Canha before Jake Smolinski hit a two-run triple.

YANKEES 14, TWINS 1

Rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled to extend his barrage of extra-base hits, Didi Gregorius had a grand slam and the New York Yankees hammered the Minnesota Twins for their first three-game winning streak under new manager Aaron Boone. Slumping Giancarlo Stanton homered in going 4 for 4 and Gleyber Torres singled for his first major league hit, a day after the prized 21-yearold made his debut with the Yankees. The teams hadn’t met since New York topped the Twins 8-4 in the AL wild-card game last October at Yankee Stadium. This was no contest as Minnesota lost its fourth in a row and brought in center fielder Ryan LaMarre to pitch in the eighth inning — Tyler Austin tagged him for a two-run homer. Andujar kept taking meaty cuts and delivered an extra-base hit in his seventh straight game — tied with Pittsburgh’s Corey Dickerson for the longest streak in the majors this year.

NATIONAL LEAGUE REDS 10, BRAVES 4

Jesse Winker’s bases-loaded single provided Cincinnati’s first lead in six games, and the Reds — off to the worst start in their history — rallied for their first victory under interim manager Jim Riggleman, defeating the Atlanta Braves. The Reds are 4-18, the worst start in the majors since Baltimore opened with an identical mark in 2010. They fired manager Bryan Price on Thursday and got swept in a three-game series at St. Louis under Riggleman.