Hicks, Sanchez star as Yankees beat Blue Jays

Aaron Hicks had four hits and six RBIs, Gary Sanchez hit two home runs, and CC Sabathia pitched into the seventh inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 in the Major League Baseball on Thursday.Sanchez had three RBIs and Matt Holliday added three hits for New York. Sabathia (6-2) struck out seven and has 2,779 career strikeouts, passing Frank Tanana (2,773) for fourth on the all-time list for left-handed pitchers. Kendrys Morales and Ezequiel Carrera homered for Toronto, which was 18-10 in May. Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada (4-3) allowed seven runs, nine hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. He served up both Sanchez homers.Twins 4, Angels 2Jason Castro singled home two runs in the ninth inning as part of a three-run rally that helped Minnesota snap a four-game losing streak. The Angels took a 2-1 lead into the ninth on Kole Calhoun’s two solo home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the eighth.Los Angeles first baseman Jefry Marte had a rough night, bouncing into a triple play in the fourth inning and misjudging a simple popup by Jorge Polanco with one out in the ninth that led to the Twins’ winning rally. The Angels’ Albert Pujols, who is one home run shy of 600 in his career, hit a single in four at-bats.Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0Adam Wainwright belted a two-run homer and pitched six scoreless innings as St Louis gained a split of a four-game series with Los Angeles. Wainwright (6-3) won his sixth consecutive decision, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out six in a 101-pitch outing. In his past four outings, all wins, Wainwright has permitted one run over 26 1/3 innings.Indians 8, Athletics 0Corey Kluber came off the disabled list to pitch six scoreless innings, and Cleveland benefited from three errors by Oakland that led to five unearned runs. Kluber (4-2), making his first start since May 2, gave up two hits and struck out 10. Indians pitchers fanned 59 in the four-game series.Orioles 7, Red Sox 5Wade Miley allowed one run over seven innings, and Mark Trumbo hit the first of four home runs off Eduardo Rodriguez as Baltimore  Orioles defeated Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Chris Davis and Adam Jones homered for the second straight night, and Jonathan Schoop hit a three-run shot in the sixth that gave Baltimore a 7-1 lead. Miley (2-3) scattered five hits, lowering his ERA to 2.82.Diamondbacks 3, Marlins 2Zach Greinke struck out eight and continued his mastery of Miami as Arizona prevailed. Greinke (7-3) allowed four hits, two walks and two runs (one earned) in seven innings. Greinke has lost to every team in the majors except the Marlins. He is 5-0 in nine career starts against them and will be hoping he can carry that form.Rockies 6, Mariners 3Mark Reynolds and Nolan Arenado hit home runs as Colorado defeated injury-plagued Seattle to salvage the finale of a two-city, four-game inter-league series. Left-hander Kyle Freeland (6-3) improved to 4-0 on the road while allowing two runs on six hits in six innings for the Rockies.Brewers 2, Mets 1Chase Anderson threw seven scoreless innings for the second straight start as Milwaukee edged New York to gain a split of their four-game series. Anderson (4-1), who carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his previous start, allowed three hits and one walk while striking out seven. He retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced.