WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched eight strong innings to become the first 10-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 13 in the Washington Nationals' 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.Scherzer (10-1) won his ninth consecutive decision while scattering five hits and did not allow a runner past second base until pinch hitter Brad Miller's two-out double in the eighth.Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth for his 15th save in 16 opportunities.Scherzer struck out Johnny Field, Christian Arroyo and Daniel Robertson on a combined nine pitches in the sixth inning. It was the third nine pitch/three strikeout inning in Nationals history and the first since Scherzer did it against Philadelphia on May 14, 2017.Tampa Bay starter Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) gave up four runs in five innings in his second start back from Tommy John surgery.RED SOX 6, TIGERS 0BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his 20th home run, Steven Wright pitched seven sharp innings in his first start of the season and Boston blanked Detroit.Xander Bogaerts also homered for the Red Sox, who have won six of eight and hold the best record in the majors at 42-19.Wright (2-0), the knuckleballer who served a 15-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, allowed only two hits and struck out six with three walks.Artie Lewicki (0-1) lasted 3 2/3 innings in his first major league start.YANKEES 7, BLUE JAYS 2TORONTO (AP) — Miguel Andujar hit his first career grand slam, CC Sabathia pitched seven innings to snap a five-start winless streak and New York won for the sixth time in seven games.Aaron Hicks added a three-run blast as the Yankees improved to 30-9 since a 9-9 start.Andujar connected off right-hander Seunghwan Oh (1-2) in the seventh, his seventh home run of the season. He leads all big league rookies with 29 extra-base hits this season.Sabathia (3-1) allowed two runs and three hits to win for the first time since April 29 against the Los Angeles Angels. The seven innings matched his season high.TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 2, 1st gameMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning to power Minnesota in the first game of a doubleheader.Miguel Sano's RBI single set up Escobar for his latest clutch hit against his original team. Traded to the Twins in 2012, Escobar is batting .321 with seven doubles, four homers and 14 RBIs in his past 22 games against the White Sox.Tyler Duffey (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory, and Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 16 attempts and 11th in a row.With a lift from Yoan Moncada's leadoff home run, Chicago starter Reynaldo Lopez sailed through seven scoreless innings with only one hit allowed. Nate Jones (2-2) got two easy outs in the eighth before giving up Sano's run-scoring hit and Escobar's homer.ORIOLES 2, METS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Cobb delivered his best performance since signing a rich contract with Baltimore late in spring training, helping the Orioles break a seven-game losing streak by beating New York.The major league-worst Orioles ended their longest skid of the season and sent the slumping Mets to their fifth loss in a row. New York has dropped seven straight at Citi Field and 12 of 15 overall.Cobb (2-7) gave up one run and two hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking one. Richard Bleier got Asdrubal Cabrera to ground into a double play with two on to end the eighth. Brad Brach closed for his ninth save, completing the three-hitter.Baltimore scored two quick runs in the first against Jason Vargas (2-4).INDIANS 3, BREWERS 2CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber scattered seven hits in seven strong innings and moved into a tie for the American League lead with his ninth win, leading Cleveland past Milwaukee.Kluber (9-2) gave up a run, struck out seven and didn't walk a batter for the fifth straight start, a stretch of 35 1/3 innings. The right-hander is tied with New York's Luis Severino for the league lead in wins.Jose Ramirez hit his 19th home run, a solo shot in the third. Lonnie Chisenhall, in his first at-bat in two months, drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second.Cody Allen gave up a leadoff homer to Travis Shaw in the ninth, but retired the next three hitters for his 10th save.Junior Guerra (3-4) allowed three runs in six innings.ROCKIES 9, REDS 6CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer off Anthony DeSclafani in his return to the mound, and Carlos Gonzalez added a three-run shot to power Colorado.The Rockies ended a four-game losing streak that was their longest since they dropped eight in a row last June.Left-hander Kyle Freeland (6-5) allowed three runs while pitching into the seventh. He also got his first RBI of the season with a bases-loaded walk as Colorado pulled away.The Reds matched the third-worst start in franchise history at 21-40 despite getting one of their top pitchers back from his latest major injury.DeSclafani (0-1) was activated off the disabled list before the game and got hit hard at the outset.