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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mick Abel stayed under control in his major league debut.

TORONTO — Part of John Schneider's mission as the Toronto Blue Jays manager is to be bullish on his lineup, even when his team struggles.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a 2-1 victory over the St.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled, doubled and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the crosstown White Sox at Wrigley Field with a 6-2 victory on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers ended the Minnesota Twins' 13-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.

BOSTON (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered for the second straight day, former Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo had three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 10-4 on Sunday to win the three-game series.

MIAMI (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer in his first game off the injured list and Liam Hicks added a two-run shot to back a strong start by Cal Quantrill, powering the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

TORONTO — Spencer Torkelson drove in all three of the Detroit Tigers' runs to push his team to a series-clinching 3-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Hicks is accepting his move to the San Francisco Giants bullpen but wants to return to the rotation.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas rookie Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers o