MLB Recap: Yankees beat Blue Jays, 4-0, for ninth straight win

Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon throws a pitch during New York’s 4-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday in Toronto. Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP

TORONTO (AP) — Jameson Taillon and two relievers combined on a five-hit ball, Aaron Hicks hit a three-run double and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to nine with a 4-0 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday. from Toronto.

Taillon (8-1) allowed four hits and struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings to win his eighth straight decision.

Michael King pitched two innings and Clay Holmes got the final four outs. The Yankees pitched their 11th shutout of the season and improved to 49-16, the best mark in the major leagues.

Toronto put runners on second and third with one out in the second inning, but Taillon retired the next eight straight batters.

Alek Manoah (8-2) lost for the first time in 16 career home starts, disappointing a crowd of 45,055. Manoah went 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA in four career starts against New York, but allowed four runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five.

ROYAL 2, ATHLETICS 0: Brad Keller allowed one hit in seven fresh innings to lead Kansas City to a victory at Oakland, California.

José Cuas retired two batters and allowed a one-out double in the eighth. Scott Barlow knocked down the last four batters for his eighth save to complete the two-hit series and give the Royals a third straight win.

The A’s were shut out for the eighth time this season, falling for the eighth straight time at home and falling to 22-45, worst in the majors. Oakland has lost 15 of 17.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS 6, BRAVE 3: Willson Contreras had three hits and a stolen base in his first game against his younger brother William, helping Chicago win at home.

Chicago won a day after ending its 10-game losing streak and also ending the Braves’ 14-game winning streak.

The Contreras brothers started at catcher, marking the first time they had shared a field. They hugged before Willson, 30, a two-time All-Star, singled in the first inning. Contreras then stole second base against his brother and scored on Jonathan Villar’s two-run single.

Willson Contreras later doubled and drove in a run. His 24-year-old brother had two hits for the Braves.

William Contreras singled in the next inning, but was tagged out at second on an unusual double play. Duvall hit a shallow fly ball to the right that fell between three fielders: Contreras was ejected at second and Duvall, who had returned to the dugout before being pushed toward the base by first base coach Eric Young Sr., was called out.

GRADES

BREWERS: On the same date he completed 10 years of major league service, Milwaukee designated two-time All-Star outfielder Lorenzo Cain for assignment.

Cain, 36, hit .179 with a home run and nine RBIs in 43 games this season.

ARBITRATION: The Miami Marlins beat Jacob Stallings in salary arbitration and the wide receiver will earn $2.45 million this season in lieu of his $3.1 million request.

The decision gave teams a 9-3 lead with only two cases pending hearing next week, involving New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Atlanta left-hander Max Fried.

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