NEW YORK — Jameson Taillon, returning to the majors five weeks to the day after undergoing surgery to treat testicular cancer, pitched five scoreless innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Taillon (3-1) hadn't pitched for Pittsburgh since May 4, and he underwent surgery on May 8, but after three rehab starts, he was ready to get back into major league competition.
The 25-year-old Florida native struck out the first two batters he faced and wound up fanning five, walking two and allowing five hits on 82 pitches.
Braves 11, Nationals 10
Tyler Flowers hit a three-run home run off Matt Albers in the top of the ninth inning as Atlanta whacked five homers and came back to beat Washington. The Braves snapped a three-game losing streak in a slugfest that featured eight homers. The Nationals lost their fourth in a row.
Yankees 5, Angels 3
New York right fielder Aaron Judge heard the MVP chants from the heavy Yankees-fan contingent, particularly after his two-run home run in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Yankees to a win over host Los Angeles.
The home run off reliever Bud Norris was Judge's major-league-leading 22nd of the season, but it didn't have to happen. The Yankees had Aaron Hicks on second base after a double with one out. But instead of walking Judge intentionally and taking their chances with Matt Holliday, the Angels pitched to Judge.
Norris fell behind in the count 2-0 before grooving a 91 mph fastball over the middle of the plate, and Judge hammered it at least 10 rows into the seats in right-center field.
Mets 6, Cubs 1
Jacob deGrom threw the second complete game of his career, and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two home runs as New York beat Chicago. The Mets have won four straight, their longest winning streak since a season-high five-game streak from April 9-13. The Cubs have lost five of six.
Red Sox 6, Phillies 5 (11 innings)
Dustin Pedroia singled home the winning run with one out in the 11th inning and Boston pulled out a victory over Philadelphia, which blew a 4-0 lead. The Phillies' losing streak reached six in the first of four straight interleague games between the teams in two cities.
White Sox 10, Orioles 7
Kevan Smith went 2-for-3 with his first career home run and three RBIs, and Chicago held on for a win over Baltimore. Matt Davidson finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as the White Sox notched 14 hits. Avisail Garcia added a single, a double and three RBIs for Chicago.
Mariners 14, Twins 3
For the second time in a week, Yovani Gallardo of Seattle won a game against Adalberto Mejia and Minnesota. Seattle's bats roughed up Mejia early and tallied 19 total hits to rout Minnesota.
Rangers 6, Astros 1
Yu Darvish delivered a strong performance over seven innings, and Nomar Mazara provided some insurance with a two-out, three-run home run in the eighth inning during Texas' win over Houston. Darvish (6-4) allowed just one hit, an RBI single by Alex Bregman, and three walks while striking out four.
Padres 9, Reds 3
Austin Hedges drove in three runs with three hits, and Franchy Cordero and Yangervis Solarte homered as San Diego defeated Cincinnati to give Luis Perdomo his first win of the season. Perdomo, who was 0-3 after his first 10 starts of the season, allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings to claim the win. — Reuters
