Louis.Mitch Garver and Young hit back-to-back singles off JoJo Romero to leadoff the eighth inning, and Connor Joe stroked a pinch-hit, two-run single off O’Brien to tie the game at 9-all.Church hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, to right-center field in the seventh inning to pull the Cardinals ahead 9-7 after hitting a solo shot to right field in the second.Bryan Woo allowed a career high-tying seven runs on nine hits including four home runs in three innings for Seattle.Matthew Liberatore allowed five runs, all coming via home runs, in 3 1/3 innings for St. Louis.RED SOX 17, ORIOLES 1BALTIMORE (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run ninth inning and Boston snapped a four-game skid with a victory over Baltimore.Hours later, the Red Sox (10-17) fired manager Alex Cora and five members of the coaching staff.

He will be replaced on an interim basis by Chad Tracy, who had been managing the club’s Triple-A Worcester affiliate.Willson Contreras added a three-run homer and Caleb Durbin a two-run shot in the Boston ninth against Orioles outfielder Weston Wilson, after Monasterio’s drive had helped to chase reliever Keegan Akin in his season debut.It was the biggest inning of the season for the Red Sox.The late power show came after Orioles starter Trevor Rogers (2-3) allowed three runs in 1 2/3 innings, throwing 47 of his 62 pitches in the second. His ERA has ballooned from 1.89 to 4.75 in the past three starts.Garrett Crochet (3-3) struck out seven over six shutout innings, the first four coming while the game was still competitive.BLUE JAYS 5, GUARDIANS 3TORONTO (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto homered for the second straight game, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run single and Toronto beat Cleveland.Daulton Varsho had the tiebreaking hit in Toronto’s three-run sixth inning as the Blue Jays won for just the second time in eight games against AL Central opponents.Kevin Gausman (2-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings to win his second straight start as the Blue Jays bounced back from Friday’s 8-6 loss.Mason Fluharty got one out, Tyler Rogers worked the eighth and Louis Varland survived a rocky ninth inning for his second save in two chances despite allowing pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo’s RBI double.

Varland struck out Brayan Rocchio for the final out, leaving the bases loaded.Okamoto went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and scored twice. He homered in the fourth, singled and scored in the sixth and drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the seventh.David Fry hit a solo home run, his first, but Cleveland couldn’t manage to win back-to-back games for the fourth time. The Guardians have yet to win three straight in 2026.RAYS 6, TWINS 1ST.

PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) —Shane McClanahan turned in five scoreless innings to get his first win at Tropicana Field in nearly three years as Tampa Bay beat Minnesota.The left-hander, returning from two surgeries that cost him the 2024 and 2025 seasons, scattered three hits and struck out seven.Kevin Kelly, Hunter Bigge and Trevor Martin finishing up for McClanahan (2-2).Jake Fraley provided the early run support, connecting for a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his second of the season. The Rays added four more runs late, capped by a Ben Williamson RBI double in the eighth.Williamson finished with a single, double and triple.Bailey Ober (2-1) was solid for Minnesota, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings, but it was not enough against a dominant Rays offense that has won six straight games when out-homering its opponent.The win was the third straight for the Rays, who are 3-1 against Minnesota in the season series.

The Twins have lost four straight and eight of their last nine.GIANTS 6, MARLINS 2SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Casey Schmidt hit a two-run homer, Drew Gilbert and Heliot Ramos added solo shots and San Francisco beat Miami.The Marlins took an early 1-0 lead on Xavier Edwards’ RBI single off Giants starter Robbie Ray with two outs in the third before Gilbert tied it in the fifth with his homer off Miami starter Eury Pérez, his second of the season.Pérez then surrendered a double to Matt Chapman and a home run to Schmidt in the sixth, giving the Giants a 3-1 lead. After Pérez (2-2) was pulled, Patrick Bailey made it 4-1 with an RBI single.Ramos hit his third homer of the season in the eighth and Luis Arraez made it 6-1 with an