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Rare two-run sac fly helps Blue Jays top Yankees

The throw from New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, seated on the field, center, sails over Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) on Ryan Goins's two-run, sacrifice fly during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in New York, Monday, May 1, 2017. Ellsbury successfully caught the ball for the sacrifice fly, but two runs scored when he overthrew the ball to Judge. Second base Umpire Bill Welke signals that the ball was caught for an out. (Kathy Willens / Associated Press)

American League

Blue Jays 7, Yankees 1

Ryan Goins hit a two-run sacrifice fly, the first in Toronto’s 40-year history, to go along with a two-run homer that led Marco Estrada and the visiting Blue Jays over New York for their season-high third straight win.

Orioles 5, Red Sox 2

Manny Machado slugged a long homer out of Fenway Park in Boston, drove in two runs and made three solid plays at third base in his first game against Boston since a dustup with the Red Sox just over a week ago, carrying the Baltimore Orioles to victory.

Tigers 7, Indians 1

Tyler Collins hit a three-run homer and Daniel Norris gave up one run in six innings to help Detroit beat the Cleveland. Collins went deep in the second for a 5-0 lead, and Alex Avila added a two-run single in the fifth.

Royals 6, White Sox 1

Eric Hosmer and Jorge Bonifacio each hit a two-run homer, and the Royals snapped a nine-game losing streak with a win over the Chicago White Sox in Kansas City, Missouri. Bonifacio homered with two outs in the fourth inning after Alex Gordon’s double.

Astros 6, Rangers 2

Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each hit RBI doubles in a five-run seventh inning that lifted host Houston over Texasin a game that included a benches-clearing tussle. Chris Devenski struck out two in 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win.

National League

Mets 7, Braves 5

Michael Conforto homered and drove in three runs, and New York scored five times in the fourth inning off Julio Teheran before holding out to beat Atlanta in Atlanta.

Reds 4, Pirates 3 (10)

Billy Hamilton hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to lift host Cincinnati over Pittsburgh. Tucker Barnhart walked with one out in the 10th. Arismendy Alcantara pinch-ran for him and went to second on Daniel Hudson’s errant pickoff attempt. After a groundout, Hamilton lined a double to right, giving the Reds consecutive wins for the first time since completing a four-game winning streak on April 12.

Brewers 7, Cardinals 5 (10)

Travis Shaw and Jonathan Villar each hit a tape-measure home run, and Milwaukee beat host St. Louis in 10 innings. Shaw’s three-run shot off Seung Hwan Oh traveled an estimated 451 feet and broke a 4-all tie with two outs in the top of the 10th.

Phillies 10, Cubs 2

Tommy Joseph hit an early three-run homer, Aaron Altherr had three RBIs and Philadelphia routed host Chicago. Michael Saunders and Freddy Galvis also homered in support of starter Vince Velasquez to help the Phillies stop a three-game losing streak.

Giants 4, Dodgers 3

Johnny Cueto outpitched Clayton Kershaw, leading visiting San Franciscoto a victory that snapped Los Angeles’ four-game winning streak. The Giants entered with a National League-low 16 home runs but hit two against Kershaw – a two-run shot by Hunter Pence in the first inning and a solo drive by Buster Posey in the third.