Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino pitched seven crisp innings, Francisco Lindor sparked New York’s lineup again and the surging Mets crept closer to playoff position by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Monday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole said he isn't worried after exiting his start at Texas because of a right calf cramp.

CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven sharp innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers led off the ninth inning with his second home run of the game and first career walkoff hit, lifting the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first time since they won three in a row from Aug. 15-17.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than two months with a stress reaction in his right thighbone.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched six strong innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went 0 for 4 in his first game back since June 21 as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga hopes to pitch again for the New York Mets this season — perhaps even as a reliever — if they are still in the playoff race when he's eligible to return from the 60-day injured list on Sept. 25.

PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday.