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BALTIMORE (AP) — Tarik Skubal pitched seven shoutout innings, Parker Meadows hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Thursday night.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies got a win on Thursday and avoided reaching a new low and setting the record for the worst start in the modern era.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Kodai Senga, the major league ERA leader, will be placed on the injured list after straining his right hamstring in Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.

DENVER (AP) — Orlando Arcia hit a two-run, single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New York Yankees recalled right-handed relief pitcher Scott Effross from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of Thursday night's game against the Kansas City Royals. The 31-year-old Effross was 2-1 with a 9.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Detroit Tigers optioned reliever Beau Brieske to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, one day after the right-hander was hit hard in a 10-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday before leaving with a hamstring strain in the New York Mets’ 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals that completed a three-game sweep.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had some advice after a foul ball just missed his brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and Cal Ripken Jr. at a Baltimore Orioles game.

New York Yankees (41-25, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-34, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (4-3, 5.34 ERA, 1.