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Trout maintains momentum

Hits walk-off homer in win

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout returned from his second straight All-Star MVP performance with a walkoff home run with two outs in the ninth Friday night, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox after they were no-hit through six innings by Wade Miley.

Trout, who led off Tuesday’s All-Star Game with a home run against major league ERA leader Zack Greinke, drove an 0-1 pitch from Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (2-4) way over the fence in left-center for his American League-leading 27th homer.

Yankees 4, Marlins 3

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez returned from the All-Star break with a boom, hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning as the Yankees overcame two homers by Seattle’s Kyle Seager.

Left off the AL All-Star team, a rested A-Rod hit his 19th homer of the season and 673rd of his career. He connected 10 days before his 40th birthday.

Rodriguez’s shot came against Joe Beimel (0-1). Earlier in the game, Rodriguez singled for his 3,021st hit, moving past Rafael Palmeiro for 25th place on the all-time list.

Royals 4, White Sox 2; White Sox 2, Royals 0

CHICAGO — John Danks pitched four-hit ball into the seventh of the second game, and Chicago earned a split of a day-night doubleheader.

The White Sox shook off a 4-2 loss in the opener to win for the 10th time in 14 games, with Danks (5-8) dominating on the mound.

Avisail Garcia tripled and scored on a single by Tyler Flowers in the second inning.

Melky Cabrera doubled and came in from third on a wild pitch by Edinson Volquez (8-5).

Danks exited to loud cheers with a 2-0 lead after he walked Alex Rios leading off the seventh.

David Robertson got the last three outs for his 20th save.

In the opener, Mike Moustakas hit a solo homer in the fifth on the 12th pitch of the at-bat to give the Royals a 2-1 lead, and Alex Rios capped a two-run sixth with his drive off Jeff Samardzija (6-5) after Chicago tied it.

Phillies 6, Marlins 3

PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Francoeur hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in Philadelphia’s four-run eighth inning.

Ryan Howard had an RBI for the Phillies, who snapped a five-game losing streak while winning for just the eighth time in their last 34 games.

Philadelphia set a franchise record with 62 losses before the All-Star break.

J.T. Realmuto homered and Justin Bour had two hits for the Marlins, whose 38-51 mark entering the game was only better than Milwaukee and the Phillies.

Ken Giles (4-2) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn the victory.

Closer Jonathan Papelbon, the lone Phillies All-Star, gave up Realmuto’s homer while pitching in a non-save situation in the ninth.

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