Apr 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) delivers a pitch against Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
TORONTO — Chris Sale pitched eight innings, Avisail Garcia, Dioner Navarro and Adam Eaton hit home runs, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 Tuesday night.
Sale, who matched a career best by winning his first five decisions to open the season, had a one-hitter until Edwin Encarnacion hit his third homer of the season with one out in the seventh inning.
Sale (5-0) had pitched 22 innings without allowing an earned run before Encarnacion’s home run.
The White Sox left-hander allowed four hits, two walks and one run while striking out six as Chicago (15-6) extended its winning streak to five games.
Sale also started the 2014 season 5-0.
Athletics 5, Tigers 1
DETROIT — Rich Hill tossed seven shutout innings and Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer, leading Oakland past Detroit at Comerica Park.
Hill (3-2), a journeyman left-hander on his seventh major league team, allowed just four singles and didn’t issue a walk while striking out eight. He has recorded 37 strikeouts in his five starts and hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any of his starts.
Hill, signed as a free agent in November, had four starts last season with Boston but pitched exclusively in relief from 2010-14.
Rays 3, Orioles 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay is back at .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season, winning their third straight game on Tuesday night thanks to Kevin Kiermaier’s two-run homer in a victory over Baltimore at Tropicana Field.
The Rays got out of all kinds of jams — turning three double plays, another runner picked off — and received production from the bottom of the order for the second night in a row.
Tampa Bay pitchers have allowed a total of two runs in their three-game winning streak.
The Orioles have dropped four of five games, with their bats unable to solve Rays pitching, at least with runners in scoring position.
Red Sox 11, Braves 4
ATLANTA — David Price recovered from one of the worst starts of his career to match his career high with 14 strikeouts and help Boston hand Atlanta its seventh straight loss.
Price did not resemble the same pitcher who allowed a career-high-tying eight earned runs in his last start. In improving his record to 3-0, Price pitched eight innings and allowed two runs on six hits and two walks. Price got eight of the final nine outs he recorded on strikeouts. The left-hander retired seven straight batters on three separate occasions.
The Red Sox offense was sparked by Travis Shaw, who had a three-run homer in the first inning and a two-run double in the ninth, and Xander Bogaerts, who was 3-for-5 with one RBI.
Mets 4, Reds 3
NEW YORK — Pinch-hitter Yoenis Cespedes tied the score with a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw in four days and David Wright laced the go-ahead RBI single three batters later as New York stormed back in the seventh inning to beat Cincinnati at Citi Field.
The Mets (12-7) have won four in a row and 10 of their last 12. The Reds have lost three straight and 11 of their last 15.
Reds left-hander Brandon Finnegan allowed just one hit in the first five innings and carried a three-hit shutout into the seventh.
