Tarik Skubal struck out 11 batters in six innings, Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in two runs and the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.

Skubal’s strikeout total tied his career high. Skubal (3-2) allowed three hits and two walks.

Harold Castro supplied three hits, a run scored and two RBIs, while Tucker Barnhart contributed two hits and drove in a run. Detroit’s three-game streak is its longest of the season.

Baltimore starter Tyler Wells (1-3) allowed three runs on eight hits in four-plus innings. Trey Mancini homered in the ninth for the Orioles, averting a second consecutive shutout.

Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows departed after the first inning due to lingering effects from an inner ear infection. Another Detroit outfielder, Victor Reyes, was removed in the second inning due to a right quad strain. Reyes was injured running the bases after hitting a double.

Baltimore shortstop Jorge Mateo was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fourth inning due to shoulder and chest soreness. He collided with Detroit first baseman Spencer Torkelson in the second inning.

The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the second.

Cabrera’s third home run of the season came on an 0-1 fastball from Wells. Cabrera clobbered it over the left-center field wall for his 505th career long ball.

With one out, Reyes pulled up gimpy after doubling to right. Pinch runner Derek Hill stole second before Harold Castro smacked an RBI single.

The Tigers made it 3-0 in the third. Javier Baez lined a one-out double to right. Following Willi Castro’s infield single, Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Baez.

Skubal walked two batters with one out in the sixth, then notched his 11th strikeout against Anthony Santander before retiring Chris Owings on a popout.

Detroit tacked on a run in the seventh. Harold Castro led off with a triple and scored two batters later in Barnhart’s single.

Harold Castro added a bases-loaded single in the eighth.

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Justin Verlander threw five shutout innings and the Houston Astros homered in three consecutive innings to bash the host Washington Nationals 8-0 on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series.

Martin Maldonado, Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Jose Altuve all hit home runs for Houston.

It was a strong bounce-back outing for the Astros, who a night earlier had an 11-game winning streak snapped with a 13-6 loss.

Verlander (5-1) used 107 pitches and gave up two hits to combine with three relievers on a four-hitter. Rafael Montero, Ryne Stanek and Bryan Abreu all worked in relief behind Verlander.

Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (0-6) took the loss, logging six innings and giving up five runs on six hits, including three home runs.

Houston has scored at least five runs in seven straight games.

The scoring began on Maldonado’s two-run shot in the fifth. Gurriel homered in the sixth with a solo blast and McCormick added a two-run homer in the seventh. Houston benefited from walks, as the players aboard in the fifth and seventh reached on free passes.

The Astros plated four runs in the seventh. Altuve finished the scoring with his homer to lead off the ninth. Gurriel and Altuve both homered twice in the series.

Gurriel had three hits for the second game in a row. Aledmys Diaz, Altuve and Maldonado each added two of Houston’s 11 total hits.

Washington had four singles and four walks, leaving seven runners on base while another was erased on a double play. The Nationals went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

Houston is 5-1 on a nine-game road trip that is slated to continue in Boston on Monday.

Washington, which has been blanked three times this season, has lost five of its last seven games.

–Field Level Media

Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined on a no-hitter Sunday, but the host Pittsburgh Pirates scratched out a run on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ fielder’s choice in the eighth for a 1-0 win.

Greene (1-6) started and went 7 1/3 innings, and Warren finished the eighth.

According to the Pirates, it is the sixth time since 1901 a team has thrown a no-hitter and lost.

Greene, 22, a highly touted prospect in recent years making his seventh major league start, was pulled after he walked Rodolfo Castro and Michael Perez with one out in the eighth. Earlier, he walked Bryan Reynolds with two outs in the first, Daniel Vogelbach with two outs in the fourth and Perez to open the sixth.

Greene struck out nine and threw 118 pitches.

Warren replaced Greene and walked Ben Gamel on four pitches to load the bases with one out. Hayes’ fielder’s choice drove in Castro for a 1-0 Pittsburgh lead.

Although he was outshone by Greene, Pittsburgh starter Jose Quintana had a strong outing. He pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, with five strikeouts and one walk.

Chris Stratton (2-1) pitched the eighth, and David Bednar pitched a one-two-three ninth for his seventh save as the Pirates earned a split of the four-game series.

The hits Quintana gave up, all singles, came from Albert Almora Jr. in the second, and Tommy Pham and Mike Moustakas in the fourth.

In the fourth, Pham singled to left with one out, and Moustakas singled to right, with Pham moving to second. They both advanced on a Quintana wild pitch, but Quintana got Almora Jr. to ground out.

The Reds threatened against Stratton in the eighth. Alejo Lopez doubled to right-center with one out. Colin Moran walked. Stratton struck out Matt Reynolds and got Brandon Drury to fly out.

Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton was ejected at the end of the seventh after the Pirates’ Josh VanMeter argued over a third strike call.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers added a pair of right-handers to the active roster Sunday, calling up Michael Grove and Shane Greene.

Right-hander Reyes Moronta and left-hander Garrett Cleavinger were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Grove was scheduled to make his major league debut in a start Sunday, but he will have to face the Philadelphia Phillies, who have scored 29 runs in the first three games of the four-game series. Grove, 25, was 0-1 with a 2.76 ERA in five starts at Double-A Tulsa.

Greene, 33, has not pitched in the major leagues this season. In eight major league seasons with the New York Yankees (2014), Detroit Tigers (2015-19), Atlanta Braves (2019-21) and Dodgers (2021), he is 23-29 in 341 appearances (33 starts) with a 4.52 ERA.

Moronta 29, had a 2.25 ERA in seven appearances with the Dodgers this season, while Cleavinger had a 3.38 ERA in three appearances. Cleavinger, 28, was recalled Friday when veteran Clayton Kershaw (back) was placed on the injured list.

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The Houston Astros opened a spot on their active roster Sunday when they optioned infielder Niko Goodrum to Triple-A Sugar Land.

The move came after utility man Mauricio Dubon officially was added to the roster after a trade from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Goodrum, 30, has struggled in his first season with the Astros, batting .116 with one RBI in 15 games (43 at-bats). In six major league seasons, Goodrum is a .226 hitter with 42 home runs and 152 RBIs.

The Astros added Goodrum in the offseason on a $2.1-million free-agent deal after he was non-tendered by the Detroit Tigers.

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New York Mets right-hander Tylor Megill was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right biceps inflammation.

The move is retroactive to May 12.

Megill, who will undergo an MRI on Sunday, is coming off a nightmarish start in his last outing. He allowed eight runs on as many hits — including two homers — in a career-low 1 1/3 innings on Wednesday of an 8-3 setback to the Washington Nationals.

Megill, 26, is 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in seven appearances (all starts) this season.

He owns an 8-8 record with a 4.49 ERA in 25 career appearances (all starts) with the Mets.

Also on Sunday, the Mets promoted Colin Holderman from Triple-A Syracuse and transferred fellow right-hander Trevor May to the 60-day injured list.

Holderman, 26, is poised to make his major league debut. He is 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA in nine games with Syracuse this season.

May, 32, has been sidelined with a stress reaction on the lower portion of his right humerus. He is 1-0 with an 8.64 ERA in eight relief appearances this season. He has allowed 13 hits in just 8 1/3 innings.

May went 7-3 with a 3.59 ERA in 68 relief appearances last season in his first campaign with the Mets following six seasons with the Minnesota Twins.

–Field Level Media

Ha-Seong Kim had an RBI double to start a four-run 11th inning rally, while helping the visiting San Diego Padres to a 7-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday to take two of three games in the series.

Kim’s second double of the game drove in automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to start the 11th. After Eric Hosmer reached on a fielding error, Kim scored on Jurickson Profar’s fielder’s choice. Will Myers followed with a broken-bat two-run single to expand the lead to four runs.

San Diego’s Nabil Crismatt (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn the win. Crismatt also had a key defensive play in the 10th when he threw out designated runner William Contreras at third to negate a sacrifice bunt.

Taylor Rogers worked a perfect 11th for the Padres and struck out two to close the game.

Atlanta’s Jackson Stephens (0-1) gave up four runs (two earned) in two innings to take the loss.

The Padres improved to 2-2 in extra-inning games, while the Braves dropped to 0-2.

San Diego also finished off the season series against the Braves with a 4-3 advantage. It was the first time San Diego won the season series since 2015.

Dansby Swanson had a part in Atlanta’s first three runs. He scored the first run in the second inning on Adam Duvall’s RBI single and hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his fourth of the season.

San Diego got its first run in the fifth when the Braves’ Matt Olson couldn’t come up with a pickoff throw at first, allowing Profar to score from second base.

The Padres tied the game 3-3 in the seventh on an RBI single by Myers and Austin Nola’s sacrifice fly to right.

San Diego starter Joe Musgrove pitched six innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks, with six strikeouts. Atlanta’s Kyle Wright worked 6 1/3 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks, with nine strikeouts.

Veteran Robinson Cano, signed Friday as a free agent, made his Padres debut, going 0-for-5 with a strikeout while starting at second base.

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The Miami Marlins placed left-handed starter Jesus Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a forearm strain in his pitching arm.

The move is retroactive to May 12.

Luzardo, 24, has started six games this season and thrown 29 innings. He is 2-3 with a 4.03 ERA with 41 strikeouts.

He allowed four runs on two hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings in his most recent start Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Luzardo said he didn’t feel right following his past two starts.

“I just started feeling a little something in the San Diego game but not when I was pitching, just a little soreness after,” Luzardo said, per the Miami Herald. “I kind of backed off a little bit. Arizona didn’t feel anything, but it was sore and tougher to bounce back. We just want to get on top of it so we can get it back to 100 percent.”

Luzardo was scheduled to start Monday against the Washington Nationals. Now, right-hander Cody Poteet is expected to get the nod.

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The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Manuel Margot on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain.

Margot is off to a fast start this season. He is batting .348 with three homers and 21 RBIs in 27 games.

Margot, 27, is a .255 career hitter with 47 homers and 219 RBIs in 627 games with the San Diego Padres and Rays.

Also on Sunday, Tampa Bay recalled right-hander Ralph Garza Jr. from Triple-A Durham.

Garza, 28, did not record a decision and registered a 6.00 ERA in three relief appearances this season with the Rays. He is 1-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 30 relief appearances with the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins and Rays.

At Durham this season, he is 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA in eight games (two starts).

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The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Michael Pineda on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a fractured right middle finger.

The Tigers reinstated outfielder Victor Reyes from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. He had been sidelined with a left quad strain.

Pineda sustained his injury when he was struck by a line drive off the bat of Ramon Urias during the second inning of Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.

“He’ll go through a battery of tests, see a couple experts and we’ll see how long it takes him to heal up,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “But disappointing news, to say the least.”

Pineda, 33, has a 1-2 record with a 3.22 ERA in five games (all starts) this season. He is 63-56 with a 3.96 ERA in 175 career appearances (174 starts) with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Tigers.

Reyes, 27, went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for Triple-A Toledo on Friday.

He is batting .261 with four RBIs in 10 games this season with Detroit. He is a career .268 hitter with 13 homers and 77 RBIs in 312 games with the Tigers.

–Field Level Media