DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit three home runs, including a grand slam and solo shot off Washington ace Max Scherzer, and had seven RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Nationals 9-5 on Tuesday night. Guerrero’s slam in the third put the Blue Jays ahead 4-3 and ended Scherzer’s scoreless streak at 19 innings. Guerrero made it 7-3 with his drive in the fifth and added a two-run, seventh-inning shot off Kyle Finnegan to complete his first three-homer game. Scherzer (1-2) joined Ivan Nova as the only pitchers to have allowed a homer to both Guerrero Jr. and his father, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero. Scherzer allowed seven runs — five earned — and eight hits over five innings. Tommy Milone (1-0) was the winner. RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brett Phillips hit a two-run homer in the sixth, helping send Oakland to its second loss in 16 games. Joey Wendle’s two-out single in the seventh tacked on another run for the Rays and ended Tampa Bay’s 0-for-26 stretch with runners in scoring position. Phillips’ first homer of the season came off Frankie Montas (2-2). Jeffrey Springs (1-0) got the win in relief. Diego Castillo gave up a home run to Sean Murphy in the ninth before earning his fifth save. YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 1 BALTIMORE (AP) — Corey Kluber (1-2) won for the first time since April 20, 2019, to gain his first victory for Yankees, and Kyle Higashioka had two hits and homered again as he gains playing time from Gary Sánchez. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton also homered — the Yankees are 9-0 when they go deep in the same game, including the playoffs. New York stopped a four-game skid at Camden Yards and at 10-13 moved into a tie with the Orioles for last in the AL East. Kluber allowed one run and six hits with five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. Rookie Bruce Zimmermann (1-3) gave up nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. RED SOX 2, METS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Richards finally found the strike zone and punched out 10, and Bobby Dalbec hit his first homer this season. Richards (1-2) allowed a run and seven hits over seven innings, issuing no free passes one start after walking six. Boston improved to an AL East-leading 15-9, including a major league-most 12 comeback victories. Matt Barnes fanned Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis during a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save. David Peterson (1-3) was the loser. INDIANS 7, TWINS 4 CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes homered twice, including a 452-foot drive that landed in the left-field bleachers about six rows in front of the scoreboard. José Ramírez drove in two runs, including a first-inning homer that helped Cleveland to a win over its AL Central rival for the second straight night. Byron Buxton homered with two outs in the eighth to chase Aaron Civale (4-0), but James Karinchak struck out Nelson Cruz and then worked the ninth for his second save. Kenta Maeda (1-2) was charged with five runs, including three homers, in 5 2/3 innings. PIRATES 2, ROYALS 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Wilmer Difo delivered the go-ahead single off Scott Barlow in the seventh, and Pittsburgh stopped Kansa City's five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh (12-11) has won three straight games and 11 of 16 since a 1-6 start, moving back above .500 for the first time since it was 1-0 in the opening week. Jacob Stallings singled off Jakob Junis (1-1) leading off the seventh. Duane Underwood (1-0) won in his second big league decision. BRAVES 5, CUBS 0 ATLANTA (AP) — Ian Anderson (2-0) allowed one hit in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.48, and Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long home run off Trevor Williams (2-2) as Chicago lost its fourth straight. A.J. Minter pitched a perfect eighth. Nico Hoerner’s one-out single off Jacob Webb in the ninth was Chicago’s second hit, but Webb struck out Willson Contreras and David Bote to end the game. CARDINALS 5, PHILLIES 2 Carlos Martínez (1-4) allowed two runs — one earned — and two hits in 7 1/3 innings for his first win as a starter since 2018. Paul Goldschmidt and Tommy Edman hit two-run doubles and Nolan Arenado doubled twice as St. Louis won for the fourth time in five games. Alex Reyes picked up his sixth save. Zach Eflin (1-1) gave up five runs on nine hits over 6 2/3 innings. The Cardinals played without catcher Yadier Molina, who was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game with a sore tendon in his right foot. RANGERS 6, ANGELS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Gallo ended the longest home run drought of his career at 20 games with the Texas slugger’s hardest hit of the season, an early tiebreaking two-run shot, and Texas beat Los Angeles. Nick Solak homered twice to take the Texas team lead with seven as the Rangers stopped a second four-game losing streak, their longest of the season. Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 4 with a strikeout as the LA designated hitter. Mike Foltynewicz (1-3) allowed eight hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings for the right-hander’s first win with the Rangers. He signed as a free agent in the offseason. Solak had a pair of solo shots in his first career multihomer game, starting in the first against José Quintana (0-2). The LA left-hander allowed six hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings. Solak connected again in the seventh. ASTROS 2, MARINERS 0 HOUSTON (AP) — Cristian Javier combined with two relievers on a two-hitter, and Houston beat Seattle. Javier (3-0) allowed two hits in seven innings — both by Kyle Seager — struck out six and walked three. He extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings over three starts and lowered his ERA to 0.87. Brooks Raley and Ryan Pressly each pitched a perfect inning, with Pressly getting his third save. Yordan Álvarez had a sacrifice fly and Kyle Tucker an RBI single in a two-run fourth off Marco Gonzales (1-3), who allowed five hits in six innings with four strikeouts. BREWERS 5, MARLINS 4 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched effectively into the sixth inning and hit his first career home run, leading Milwaukee past Miami. Houser began the day 2 for 28 (.071) with 21 strikeouts in his career at the plate. With two outs and no one on base in the second, he lined the first pitch from Daniel Castano over the wall in center field. Houser (2-2) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one. Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save in five chances. Milwaukee took a 4-3 in the lead in the fifth on a triple by Keston Hiura and RBI double by Luis Urias off John Curtiss (2-1). TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 2 CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Niko Goodrum homered, José Ureña threw seven innings for his first win in two years, and Detroit overcame a season-high five errors to beat Chicago. The Tigers matched their highest error total since they committed five against the White Sox in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2014. Cabrera hit a solo drive in the first for his 489th home run. Goodrum put the Tigers on top 4-2 in the seventh with a two-run shot against Lucas Giolito (1-2) after Wilson Ramos lined a tying double on the previous pitch. Ureña (1-3) gave up two runs — one earned — and seven hits. Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his third save. DIAMONDBACKS 5, PADRES 1 PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly gave Arizona another strong pitching performance and Carson Kelly hit a two-run homer against San Diego. The Diamondbacks have won seven of eight, improving to 12-11 for the season. It’s the first time they’ve been above .500 this year. Coming off a doubleheader sweep in Atlanta on Sunday in which Madison Bumgarner pitched a no-hitter that doesn't qualify for the record book and Zac Gallen threw a one-hitter in a pair of seven-inning shutouts, Merrill Kelly kept up the mound mastery. Kelly (2-2) gave up one run and four hits in six innings. Carson Kelly’s sixth homer of the season in the sixth made it 5-1 and chased Chris Paddack (1-3). ROCKIES 7, GIANTS 5, 10 INNINGS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning and Colorado finally won on the road, beating San Francisco. Garrett Hampson also went deep for Colorado, and Charlie Blackmon added two hits and two RBIs. The Rockies lost their first seven away from Coors Field but avoided joining the 2009 Washington Nationals, the 2006 Kansas City Royals and the 2003 Detroit Tigers as the only teams in the modern era to drop their first eight road games. Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford homered for the Giants, who had won their first four against the Rockies this year. Daniel Bard (1-1) retired three batters and got the win despite his second blown save. Carlos Estevez gave up an RBI single to Buster Posey in the 10th but held on for his first save. Gregory Santos (0-2) took the loss. Hampson delivered a pinch-hit homer off Giants closer Jake McGee in the top of the ninth to put the Rockies ahead 4-3 before Crawford tied it in the bottom half with a leadoff shot against Bard that landed in McCovey Cove. REDS 6, DODGERS 5 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joey Votto hit a go-ahead double, Jesse Winker homered and drove in two runs, and Cincinnati rallied for the second straight night to defeat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers. The defending World Series champions have dropped six of eight, including three straight for the first time since 2019. Votto’s two-run double off Scott Alexander (0-2) in the seventh snapped an 0-for-15 skid. Cincinnati trailed by two going into the inning, but Tucker Barnhart led off with a double and scored on Kyle Farmer's single. Winker had three hits — including a leadoff home run — to extend his hitting streak to a career high-tying 12 games. The Dodgers managed only four hits off six Reds pitchers, including Will Smith’s three-run homer. Los Angeles drew eight walks, but left eight on base. Ryan Hendrix (1-0) got the win for the Reds, who have won two in a row after dropping seven straight. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports