Baseball

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodriguez hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and Randy Arozarena drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night.

It's a big number for one of the biggest baseball stars of this generation — three-time Cy Young Award winner and Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw has reached 3,000 strikeouts.

TORONTO — In 34 days, the Toronto Blue Jays have overcome an eight-game deficit to roar into a tie for the top spot in the American League East.

DENVER (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to move into second place on Houston's career hits list and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday night to win their 12th straight series.

TORONTO (AP) — Yankees catcher Austin Wells returned to action Wednesday following a three-game absence, coming on as a pinch runner in the eight inning of New York's 11-9 loss at Toronto .

ATLANTA (AP) — Jurickson Profar started his day Wednesday by addressing his teammates in the Atlanta Braves clubhouse, apologizing for missing the last 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program.

DENVER (AP) — Jose Altuve has passed Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell for second place on the career hits list for the Houston Astros.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays wasted an eight-run lead, then outlasted the Yankees 11-9 Wednesday night as George Springer scored the go-ahead run on Devin Williams' eighth-inning wild pitch to tie New York for the AL East lead.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien and Corey Seager homered, Nathan Eovaldi pitched five strong innings in his second start since missing a month with an elbow issue and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — A wild pitch from New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams scored George Springer and Addison Barger followed with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a wild 11-9 win on Wednesday.