The illegal possession of a firearm charge stems from a November incident in which police responded to the site of an altercation involving Franco and found a gun in the car he was driving.

According to a USA Today report, the charge was filed Sunday, but an attorney representing Franco has said no crime was committed because the weapon was properly registered to the player's uncle.

On Monday, the 24-year-old Franco is expected back in court in Santo Domingo, where he is standing trial on sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking charges. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

Franco was a rising MLB star in August 2023 when he was placed on administrative leave amid allegations he had engaged in a relationship with a then-14-year-old girl -- the month following his first All-Star selection. He was moved to the MLB's restricted list last July and remains the subject of an MLB investigation.

Franco remains under contract to the Rays, who signed him to an 11-year, $182 million contract extension in 2021. He is not paid while on the MLB restricted list.

The Red Sox scored 21 runs in taking the final two games of the series and 27 times overall. Acquired from the Yankees in December, Narvaez gave Boston a 5-3 lead when he sliced a fastball from New York starter Carlos Rodon (8-4) into the left field seats.

Boston rookie Kristian Campbell hit a two-run homer in the fifth, Abraham Toro and Trevor Story ripped back-to-back homers in the eighth, and Rafael Devers homered in the ninth. Rookie Hunter Dobbins (3-1) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. The right-hander did not get any strikeouts or issue a walk.

New York slugger Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first and another two-run shot in the ninth. DJ LeMahieu also homered as the Yankees lost a series for only the second time in 10 tries.

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Paul Skenes and rookie Braxton Ashcraft combined to allow just one run on three hits as host Pittsburgh earned its first sweep of the season over Philadelphia.

Oneil Cruz drew a walk from Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) to begin the bottom of the eighth. Orion Kerkering replaced Sanchez on the mound. Cruz then stole second -- his 23rd stolen base of the season -- and scored the eventual winning run on a broken-bat single to right by Andrew McCutchen.

Skenes allowed one unearned run on two hits and one walk while striking out seven over 7 2/3 innings and 97 pitches. Ashcraft (1-0) surrendered a one-out double to Trea Turner in the ninth and intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber. But after a mound visit, Ashcraft needed only one pitch to induce a game-ending ground ball to short from Alec Bohm that the Pirates turned into a 4-3 double play.

Rays 3, Marlins 2

Brandon Lowe's eighth-inning sacrifice fly capped a comeback for Tampa Bay as it beat visiting Miami.

Yandy Diaz had a hand in each of the runs for the Rays as the designated hitter went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. His eighth-inning double chased reliever Valente Bellozo (1-3). Pinch runner Jose Caballero stole third off Calvin Faucher, allowing him to score on Lowe's fly ball to shallow center. Edwin Uceta (5-1) pitched a perfect eighth and ninth with three strikeouts for the Rays, who have won five of their last six games.

Rookie Heriberto Hernandez enjoyed the first three-hit day of his major league career, but it was not enough for the Marlins as they fell for the sixth time in their last seven contests.

Giants 4, Braves 3

Mike Yastrzemski highlighted a three-run fourth inning with a two-run double, Landen Roupp combined with three relievers on a six-hitter and San Francisco completed a three-game sweep over visiting Atlanta.

Ryan Walker, Randy Rodriguez and Camilo Doval retired nine of the 11 men they faced over the final three scoreless innings, allowing the Giants to record a third straight one-run win over the Braves and a fifth straight overall. The sweep was San Francisco's first at home over Atlanta since 2009.

Matt Olson drove in three runs for the Braves, who have lost seven in a row for the second time this season.

Padres 1, Brewers 0

Manny Machado snapped a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning and rookie Ryan Bergert and five relievers combined on a four-hitter to pace San Diego past host Milwaukee in the decider of a three-game series.

After the Padres managed just one hit in six innings against Freddy Peralta, Machado greeted reliever Rob Zastryzny (1-1) with his 10th homer, sending a 3-2 pitch 425 feet to left-center.

Robert Suarez allowed a two-out single in a scoreless ninth for his major league-leading 21st save in 23 opportunities.

Rangers 4, Nationals 2

Evan Carter and Jake Burger each finished a triple short of the cycle as Texas beat host Washington in the rubber match of their three-game series.

Carter hit a two-run homer in the second inning, doubled in the fourth and singled in the sixth before striking out in the eighth. Burger doubled in the second, flied out in the fourth, singled in the sixth and hit a solo homer in the eighth. Jacob Webb (3-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the bullpen game for the Rangers. Robert Garcia worked the final 1 1/3 innings for his fourth save.

Alex Call homered for the Nationals, and Nathaniel Lowe had three hits. Starter Trevor Williams (3-7) gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Reds 4, Diamondbacks 2

Matt McLain hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help Cincinnati complete a three-game sweep of visiting Arizona.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also homered for the Reds to wrap up their fourth sweep of the season. Reds starter Brady Singer allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three.

Arizona starter Zac Gallen (4-8) allowed four runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three. Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight game for the Diamondbacks, who came into the series riding a four-game winning streak.

Royals 7, White Sox 5

Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. homered and Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 as visiting Kansas City stopped Chicago's three-game winning streak.

Royals pitching retired 18 straight batters from the third through eighth innings before Chicago scored three runs against Trevor Richards, who allowed the first four hitters to reach base in the ninth. Carlos Estevez tempered a late White Sox rally to earn his 19th save, striking out Tim Elko with the bases loaded to end the game.

Miguel Vargas hit a home run and finished with three RBIs for the White Sox. Chicago turned five double plays, but Kansas City regrouped to score five runs in the final three innings before holding on.

Twins 6, Blue Jays 3

Brooks Lee and Christian Vazquez hit consecutive home runs and Minnesota held on for a win over Toronto in Minneapolis.

Ty France went 2-for-4 with an RBI double for Minnesota, which salvaged a win in the three-game series. Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach added one RBI apiece. George Springer and Alan Roden each doubled and drove in a run for Toronto, whose four-game winning streak ended.

Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (7-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out six. Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis (2-8) gave up four runs on five hits, including a pair of home runs, in 3 1/3 innings.

Guardians 4, Astros 2

Bo Naylor homered among his three hits as Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory over visiting Houston.

It was the second three-hit game of the season for Naylor and seventh of his career. Gabriel Arias doubled twice and scored a run for Cleveland.

Jake Meyers went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and Cam Smith had a two-run double for Houston, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Tommy Edman drove in three runs to power visiting Los Angeles past St. Louis to avoid a three-game sweep.

Hyeseong Kim drove in two runs and Mookie Betts hit a homer for the Dodgers. Starter Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in five innings. He struck out seven.

Alec Burleson (2-for-3, run, RBI) and Willson Contreras (2-for-4, run, RBI) paced the Cardinals offense. St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (1-1) allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out five.

Tigers 4, Cubs 0

Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run double and host Detroit blanked Chicago.

Flaherty (5-6) gave up two hits and walked three while striking out nine while notching a win for his third consecutive start. Brenan Hanifee, Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest each tossed an inning of scoreless relief. Riley Greene added two hits and drove in two runs. Kerry Carpenter had three hits and scored a run as the Tigers took the series 2-1.

Cubs starter Cade Horton (3-1) gave up all four runs in five innings. Infielder Nico Hoerner and manager Craig Counsell were ejected by home plate umpire Derek Thomas in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes.

Mets 13, Rockies 5

Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each had two home runs and three hits, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez also went deep and New York beat Colorado in Denver.

It was Alonso's 23rd career multi-homer game, the most in Mets history. He now has 243 career home runs, second to Darryl Strawberry's 252. Alvarez and Juan Soto had three hits for New York, which swept Colorado for the second time in a span of eight days.

Ryan McMahon, Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck had two hits each for the Rockies. Colorado starter Chase Dollander (2-6) allowed five runs on eight hits over three innings.

Athletics 5, Orioles 1

Max Muncy homered and Jacob Wilson turned in his fifth consecutive multi-hit game in the host Athletics' win over Baltimore in West Sacramento, Calif.

The Athletics took two of three games in the weekend series. Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Tyler Soderstrom also finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sean Newcomb (1-4) got the win with three innings of shutout relief, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out three.

Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) took the loss. He gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. Baltimore had won seven of its last eight games.

Mariners 3, Angels 2

George Kirby posted a career-high 14 strikeouts across seven innings as Seattle earned a victory over Los Angeles at Anaheim, Calif.

Kirby (1-3) allowed two runs on two hits and walked none, helping the Mariners snap a five-game losing streak. Seattle closer Andres Munoz secured his 18th save of the year. Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with an RBI.

Tyler Anderson (2-3) allowed three earned runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out six and walking one. Taylor Ward's two-run homer in the fourth accounted for all of the Angels' scoring as the club had its two-game winning streak snapped.

The Red Sox took the final two games of the series after making a late comeback attempt in Friday's 9-6 loss. Boston scored 21 runs in the two wins and 27 times overall.

Acquired from the Yankees in December, Narvaez gave Boston a 5-3 lead when he sliced a 2-2 fastball from New York starter Carlos Rodon (8-4) into the left field seats.

It was the sixth homer for the catcher, who signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2015 and made six appearances with New York last season.

Rookie Kristian Campbell hit a two-run homer off Rodon in the fifth before the Red Sox had their second five-run inning in the past two games.

Rodon opened the sixth by hitting Devers and walking Rob Refsnyder. After Narvaez's homer chased Rodon, Fernando Cruz loaded the bases and Jarren Duran hit a two-run single off Tim Hill for a 7-3 lead.

Abraham Toro and Trevor Story ripped back-to-back homers in the eighth off Jonathan Loaisiga. Rafael Devers homered in the ninth and Toro hit an RBI double in the ninth.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first and another two-run shot in the ninth after striking out three times against Garrett Crochet on Saturday. DJ LeMahieu also homered as the Yankees lost a series for only the second time in 10 tries.

Rodon allowed five runs on three hits in five-plus innings and took his first loss since April 13 after entering the game 7-0 with a 1.27 ERA in his previous nine starts. The left-hander struck out five and walked three.

Boston rookie Hunter Dobbins (3-1) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. The right-hander did not get any strikeouts or issue a walk.

In the sixth, Brennan Bernardino loaded the bases and allowed a sacrifice fly to Jazz Chisholm Jr. Garrett Whitlock allowed a bases-loaded free pass to Trent Grisham before escaping the sixth with a 7-5 lead.

Aroldis Chapman fanned Anthony Volpe with two outs and two on in the ninth for his 11th save.

San Francisco will send a player to be named or cash to the Angels.

San Francisco designated Wade for assignment on Wednesday.

Wade, 31, is playing on a one-year deal worth $5 million. A .238 career batter, Wade was hitting just .167 in 50 games with a homer and 15 RBIs. He was in his fifth season with the Giants, batting .240 with 52 HRs and 178 RBIs in 488 games with the team.

Overall, he has 54 home runs and 182 RBIs with the Minnesota Twins (2019-20) and Giants. He was selected in the ninth round of the 2015 draft by the Twins.

The Angels designated right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks for assignment to open up a 40-man roster spot.

Darrell-Hicks, 27, was 1-0 with a 9.39 ERA in six relief appearances for the Angels.

To make room on the roster, the team moved left-handed pitcher Jared Shuster to the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Thursday) and left-handed pitcher Fraser Ellard to the 60-day list.

Alexander, a 30-year-old Chicago native, was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers last week. He made 21 appearances (four starts) for the Brewers this season, going 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA. For his career, he is 20-33 in 164 games (56 starts).

Shuster, 26, has no decisions in 12 appearances (two starts) this season, with an 8.04 ERA. He is in his second season with the White Sox.

Ellard (lat strain) previously was on the 15-day list before his move to the 60-day. The 27-year-old is 0-2 this season, with a 6.75 ERA in seven appearances.

Kirby (1-3) -- who made just his fourth start of the season after dealing with right shoulder inflammation -- allowed two runs on two hits and walked none, helping the Mariners snap a five-game losing streak.

Seattle closer Andres Munoz walked Jorge Soler to begin the bottom of the ninth before striking out Zach Neto, retiring Nolan Schanuel on a liner and then getting Mike Trout to strike out, securing his 18th save of the year. Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with an RBI in the win.

Tyler Anderson (2-3) allowed three earned runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out six and walking one. Taylor Ward's two-run homer in the fourth accounted for all of the Angels' scoring as the club had its two-game winning streak snapped.

Seattle jumped on Anderson early, as J.P. Crawford worked a leadoff walk in the first before scoring on Arozarena's one-out double.

The Mariners threatened again in the third as Julio Rodriguez reached on third baseman Luis Rengifo's error and Arozarena doubled to put two runners in scoring position. From there, Anderson struck out Mitch Garver, Rodriguez was tagged out by Rengifo at third on a grounder and Jorge Polanco struck out to end the frame.

The Angels' first baserunner came in the bottom of the fourth when Trout laced a two-out single. Ward then followed with his 18th homer of the season -- a 432-foot shot -- to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead.

Arozarena and Garver singled with one out before Polanco knotted the score at 2 with an RBI single to center in the top of the fifth. Seattle then reclaimed the lead on Donovan Solano's run-scoring single, chasing Anderson for reliever Hunter Strickland.

Kirby's strikeout of Trout to begin the bottom of the seventh set a career high for the 27-year-old -- surpassing his previous mark of 12 strikeouts on April 27, 2024, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kirby then struck out Ward and got Chris Taylor to line out to end the seventh.

Ryan Walker, Randy Rodriguez and Camilo Doval retired nine of the 11 men they faced over the final three scoreless innings, allowing the Giants to record a third straight one-run win over the Braves and a fifth straight overall.

The sweep was San Francisco's first at home over the Braves since 2009.

Matt Olson drove in three runs for Atlanta, which has lost seven in a row for the second time this season.

After Olson's RBI infield out in the first and two-run double in the third had given the Braves a 3-1 lead, the Giants seized the upper hand for good in the fourth against Atlanta starter Spencer Strider (0-5).

Inning-opening walks to Wilmer Flores and Matt Chapman set the stage for Yastrzemski's two-out double into the right-field corner that tied the game.

Including one on a second-inning sacrifice fly, the RBIs were Yastrzemski's first since he had a pair May 4 against the Chicago Cubs. His average had plummeted from .283 at that point to .230 before Sunday's game, when he went 1-for-2.

The eventual difference-making run scored three pitches after Yastrzemski's hit when Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies kicked Tyler Fitzgerald's grounder into shallow right field, allowing Yastrzemski to race home from second.

Roupp (4-4) retained the 4-3 advantage through the sixth inning. He left having allowed three runs and five hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.

Walker and Rodriguez each struck out a pair in his scoreless inning before Doval worked around a one-out single by Albies in the ninth to record his ninth save, also recording two strikeouts.

Strider was charged with four runs (three earned) on just three hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out five.

Chapman scored twice for the Giants, who completed a 5-2 homestand in which all seven games were decided by one run. San Francisco had only three hits in the game.

Austin Riley was the only player in the contest with multiple hits - a double and a single - for the Braves, whose previous seven-game skid came in the first week of the season.

The Athletics took two of three games in the weekend series. Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Tyler Soderstrom also finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.

The Orioles had eight hits and had won seven of their last eight games.

Sean Newcomb (1-4) got the win with three innings of shutout relief, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out three. He followed Athletics starter Jacob Lopez, who went four innings, giving up four hits, one run -- which was unearned -- while walking two and striking out five.

Baltimore starter Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) took the loss. He gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, with one walk and two strikeouts.

Lopez got out of a first- and second-base, one-out jam in the third by striking out Gunnar Henderson and getting Ramon Laureano to fly out to right.

The Athletics had scored three runs in the bottom of the second to take a 4-1 lead. Jhonny Pereda doubled in a run, Henderson's fielder's choice at short -- on Lawrence Butler's grounder -- allowed a run to score, and Wilson singled in the inning's final run.

Muncy led off the eighth with his third home run of the season as he drove Bryan Baker's first-pitch, four-seam fastball an estimated 431 feet over the left-field fence.

The Orioles had tied it 1-1 in the second when a wild pickoff-attempt throw to third by Pereda, the Athletics' catcher, allowed Ramon Urias to score. Emmanuel Rivera also stole second on the play but was tagged out trying to advance to third.

Soderstrom's two-out RBI single in the first gave the Athletics a 1-0 lead.

Carter hit a two-run homer in the second inning, doubled in the fourth and singled in the sixth before striking out in the eighth. Burger doubled in the second, flied out in the fourth, singled in the sixth and hit a solo homer in the eighth.

Jacob Webb (3-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the bullpen game for Texas. Robert Garcia worked the final 1 1/3 innings for his fourth save.

Alex Call homered for Washington, and Nathaniel Lowe had three hits.

Nationals starter Trevor Williams (3-7) gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Jacob Latz started the bullpen game for Texas and went 3 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on two hits. He struck out seven and walked two. He left the field with the trainer after walking Amed Rosario in the fourth.

The start of the game was delayed an hour and 40 minutes due to rain.

Leading off the second, Marcus Semien hit a hard grounder that took a bad hop and deflected off shortstop Nasim Nunez for a single. Carter homered to right center to make the score 2-0. Burger doubled to left center, but Williams retired the next two batters.

Call led off the fourth with a homer to left to make it 2-1. It was the second home run in three games for Call, who had none this season entering Friday. After Rosario's walk, Jacob Webb came on to face Lowe, who singled Rosario to third. Rosario scored the tying run when Josh Bell hit into a fielder's choice.

Josh Smith doubled in the Texas fifth, and Brad Lord replaced Williams on the mound. Sam Haggerty reached on an error by Lowe at first, and Smith went to third. After Corey Seager walked, Semien grounded out, with Smith scoring the go-ahead run.

Burger homered with one out in the eighth to make it 4-2.

It was Alonso's 23rd career multi-homer game, the most in New York history. He now has 243 career home runs, second to Darryl Strawberry's 252.

Alvarez and Juan Soto had three hits, and Ronny Mauricio contributed a pair of singles for New York, which swept Colorado for the second time in a span of eight days.

Ryan McMahon, Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck had two hits each for the Rockies. Colorado starter Chase Dollander (2-6) allowed five runs on eight hits over three innings.

Mets starter Tylor Megill (5-4) didn't allow a hit through four innings while his team built a lead.

McNeil capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a home run to lead off the second inning, and Francisco Alvarez made it 2-0 with an RBI single to center.

New York tacked on more in the third. Soto led off with a single, and Alonso followed the first of his two-run homers to make it 4-0.

McNeil hit his second homer of the game and sixth of the season in the fourth, a three-run shot in the fourth, to extend the lead.

The Rockies managed just two walks off Megill until Sam Hilliard led off the fifth with a double to right field. He scored one out later on Braxton Fulford's single, Freeman walked, and Beck drove in Fulford with a double.

Megill hit Ryan Ritter to load the bases but got the next two batters to end his day. He allowed two runs on three hits and struck out five.

Baty's two-run shot in the seventh, his seventh homer of the season, made it an eight-run game, and Hunter Goodman had an RBI single for Colorado in the bottom of the inning.

Alonso hit is 17th home run of the season in the eighth inning, Alvarez hit a solo homer in the ninth, and Beck had an RBI double in the ninth and scored on Ritter's single to complete the scoring.

Hyeseong Kim drove in two runs and Mookie Betts hit a homer for the Dodgers.

Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in five innings. He struck out seven.

Alec Burleson (2-for-3, run, RBI) and Willson Contreras (2-for-4, run, RBI) paced the Cardinals offense.

St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (1-1) allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out five.

After going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position Saturday, the Dodgers started 0-for-3 Sunday. Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a double, then he stayed put as Betts and Freddie Freeman lined out and Teoscar Hernandez grounded out.

The Dodgers broke through in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead. Max Muncy and Will Smith hit singles, then Edman hit an RBI single and Kim lined a two-run triple into the right field corner.

Smith led off the fourth inning with a triple and scored on Edman's double to make it 4-0.

The Cardinals cut their deficit to 4-1 in the fifth inning on singles by Burleson and Pedro Pages followed by Masyn Winn's RBI double.

Contreras hit a double in the sixth inning, moved to third on Herrera' single and scored on Burleson's sacrifice fly to cut the Los Angeles lead to 4-2.

Betts increased the Dodgers' lead to 5-2 with his seventh-inning homer.

St. Louis cut that margin to 5-3 In the bottom of the inning. Ryan Vilade walked, went to third on Donovan's two-out single and scored on Contreras' RBI single.

The Dodgers opened up a 7-3 lead in the eighth inning as Cardinals reliever Matt Svanson lost control, hitting two batters and walking two. The runs scored on Edman's sacrifice fly and a passed ball.

Ty France went 2-for-4 with an RBI double for Minnesota, which salvaged a win in the three-game series. Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach added one RBI apiece.

George Springer and Alan Roden each doubled and drove in a run for Toronto, whose four-game winning streak ended. Alejandro Kirk also drove in a run.

Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (7-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out six, and he threw 61 of his 92 pitches for strikes.

Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis (2-8) gave up four runs on five hits, including a pair of home runs, in 3 1/3 innings. He walked five and struck out two.

Twins closer Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 10th save.

The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the top of the second. Roden hit an RBI double to center field to drive in Ernie Clement from first base.

Minnesota responded with two runs in the bottom of the second to go ahead 2-1. Vazquez had an RBI groundout to second, and Larnach delivered a sacrifice fly to center.

The back-and-forth scoring continued in the top of the third, when the Blue Jays scored twice to grab a 3-2 advantage. Kirk hit an RBI single to left, and Springer followed with an RBI double to left.

Lee and Vazquez put the Twins on top for good with back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Lee hit a 348-foot homer to right, and Vazquez ripped a 395-foot homer to left on a full count.

Minnesota added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth to increase its lead to 6-3. France hit an RBI double to right to drive in Royce Lewis, and Buxton drew a bases-loaded walk that allowed Willi Castro to trot home for the final run of the game.

Carlos Estevez tempered a late White Sox rally to earn his 19th save, striking out Tim Elko with the bases loaded to end the game.

Royals pitching retired 18 straight batters from the third through sixth innings before Chicago scored three runs against Tyler Richards, who allowed the first five hitters to reach base in the ninth.

Chicago turned five double plays, but Kansas City regrouped to score five runs in the final three innings before holding on.

Kansas City collected 16 hits. Jonathan India contributed three hits and two RBIs, Witt Jr. had two hits and two RBIs, Maikel Garcia had two hits and an RBI, and Vinnie Pasquantino had two hits.

Royals starter Michael Lorenzen improved to 4-6 while spacing two runs and one hit in six innings. He walked two and matched a season high with seven strikeouts in his first victory since April 29.

Lorenzen walked Mike Tauchman to open the game and retired the next two White Sox batters before Miguel Vargas hit a two-run home run to left field to give the hosts an early lead.

It marked Chicago's only hit until the team rallied for three hits in the ninth. Vargas drove in three runs for the game.

Kansas City drew even at 2-2 on Perez's two-run blast in the fourth. Perez, who went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in the first two games of the series, delivered the 30th game-tying home run of his Royals' career to take sole possession of second place on the franchise list.

Only George Brett (35) has more.

Witt. Jr. capped the Royals' scoring with a two-run homer in the ninth.

White Sox opener Mike Vasil yielded the homer to Perez. Vasil scattered two runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings, with one walk and one strikeout.

Losing pitcher Tyler Alexander (3-6) allowed a run and five hits in three innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. Alexander signed with Chicago on Sunday after Milwaukee designated him for assignment last week.

Flaherty (5-6) gave up two hits and walked three while striking out nine while notching a win for his third consecutive start. Brenan Hanifee, Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest each tossed an inning of scoreless relief.

Riley Greene added two hits and drove in two runs. Kerry Carpenter had three hits and scored a run as Detroit took the series 2-1.

Cubs starter Cade Horton (3-1) gave up all four runs in five innings.

Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner and manager Craig Counsell were ejected by home plate umpire Derek Thomas in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes.

The Tigers established a 2-0 lead in the first. Parker Meadows led off with a single and Gleyber Torres walked. Horton retired the next two batters on a popout and strikeout. Torkelson then smashed a fastball off the right-center field wall to bring in both runners.

In the third, the Tigers had runners in scoring position with two out as Carpenter reached on an infield hit and Greene followed with a bloop double. Torkelson popped out to end the inning.

Ian Happ became Chicago's first baserunner when he drew a leadoff walk in the fourth. Flaherty then walked Kyle Tucker before striking out Seiya Suzuki. Pete Crow-Armstong singled to right, but Happ was tagged out at the plate off a strong throw from right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Carson Kelly walked but Flaherty escaped the jam as Michael Busch flied out.

Detroit extended its lead to 4-0 in the fifth. Torres singled and Carpenter doubled with one out. Greene brought them both home by smacking a single to left. Horton responded by striking out Torkelson and Colt Keith.

Chicago had two baserunners with one out in the seventh. Hanifee set down the next two batters on fly balls. The Tigers stranded two baserunners in the bottom of the eighth.

It was the second three-hit game of the season for Naylor and seventh of his career. Gabriel Arias doubled twice and scored a run for Cleveland.

Cade Smith (2-2) struck out three during 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win. Emmanuel Clase pitched around two singles in the ninth to pick up his 14th save.

Jake Meyers went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and Cam Smith had a two-run double for Houston, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Steven Okert (1-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk over one inning while striking out two.

Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Naylor's eighth home run of the season, a 429-foot drive to right, two batters after Arias doubled. It was Naylor's first extra-base hit against a left-handed pitcher this season.

Houston tied it 2-2 in the seventh on a two-run double into the gap in left-center by Smith, driving in Yainer Diaz and Meyers, who singled.

The Guardians went back in front 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh, taking advantage of a throwing error by Okert in the process.

Johnathan Rodriguez led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Nolan Jones. Naylor followed with a bloop single to left to put runners at first and second. Will Wilson then laid down a sacrifice bunt but Okert threw wildly to first allowing Jones to score what would prove to be the winning run and Naylor to advance to third.

Steven Kwan followed with a sacrifice fly to center to drive in Naylor.

Houston got the tying runs on base in the ninth against Clase with back-to-back one-out singles from Diaz and Meyers. But Clase bounced back to get Smith on a fly out and Jacob Melton in a ground to first to earn the save.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also homered for the Reds to wrap up their fourth sweep of the season.

Reds starter Brady Singer allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three.

The game was delayed by rain for 30 minutes with no outs in the top of the sixth.

Scott Barlow was on the mound for the Reds when the game resumed and he retired the side in the sixth. Taylor Rogers (2-2) did the same in the seventh and eighth, and Tony Santillan pitched the ninth for his second save.

Arizona starter Zac Gallen (4-8) returned to the mound after the delay and departed after giving up the home run to McLain. He allowed four runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three.

Eugenio Suarez homered for the second straight game for the Diamondbacks, who came into the series riding a four-game winning streak.

Suarez hit a high fly to right-center field that carried over the fence with one out in the second to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.

Arizona's Alek Thomas led off the third with a single up the middle, was sacrificed to second by Jose Herrera and scored on a line-drive single up the middle by Corbin Carroll to extend the lead to 2-0.

Encarnacion-Strand homered for the third straight game when he reached for a low curveball with one out in the fourth and lined it over the left field fence to cut the lead to 2-1.

Trevino led off the fifth by hitting the second pitch over the fence in left-center field to tie the score 2-2.

Gallen returned after the delay and he walked Elly De La Cruz with one out after getting ahead 0-2. He then gave up a single to Encarnacion-Strand, but De La Cruz was picked off second and Will Benson grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning.

Jake Fraley singled to right with two outs in the seventh before McLain clubbed an 0-1 slider deep over the fence in left for a 4-2 lead.

Pittsburgh won its third in a row and swept a series for the first time this season while handing the Phillies their fifth consecutive loss and ninth in their past 10 games.

The Pirates swept the Phillies in Pittsburgh for the first time since 2015.

Oneil Cruz drew a walk from Philadelphia starter Christopher Sanchez (5-2) to begin the bottom of the eighth. Orion Kerkering replaced Sanchez on the mound. Cruz then stole second -- his 23rd stolen base of the season -- and scored the eventual winning run on a broken-bat single to right by Andrew McCutchen.

The Pirates loaded the bases with two outs after Nick Gonzales walked and Adam Frazier was hit on the right knee by a pitch. Frazier left the game and was replaced by Alexander Canario.

Pittsburgh couldn't add on as Ke'Bryan Hayes struck out.

Ashcraft (1-0) surrendered a one-out double to Trea Turner in the ninth and intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber. But after a mound visit, Ashcraft needed only one pitch to induce a game-ending ground ball to short from Alec Bohm that the Pirates turned into a 4-3 double play.

Skenes did not factor in the decision, but delivered another stellar start, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out seven over 7 2/3 innings and 97 pitches.

Sanchez gave up two runs on six hits and two walks and struck out nine over seven innings and 100 pitches.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second when Hayes singled and Jared Triolo doubled to center.

The Phillies tied the game in the top of the third on a double by Rafael Marchan, which scored Brandon Marsh after he singled with one out.

McCutchen, Hayes and Triolo each had two hits.

Alexander, 28, had been designated for assignment on Thursday after six games with the A's.

Alexander batted 3-for-17 (.176) with eight strikeouts in his smattering of big-league appearances. He made two starts apiece at first base and third base and also saw time in the outfield.

Alexander made his major league debut in June 2024, playing four games for the Kansas City Royals. Across his 10 MLB games, he's gone 4-for-25 (.160) with no walks or extra-base hits.

The Yankees have had injuries throughout their infield this season, most notably losing starting third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera to an ankle fracture. DJ LeMahieu and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have spent time on the IL but are now healthy.

After San Diego managed just one hit in six innings against Freddy Peralta, Machado greeted reliever Rob Zastryzny (1-1) with his 10th homer, sending a 3-2 pitch 425 feet to left-center.

The Brewers threatened in the bottom half with a walk and a hit batter, but Wandy Peralta relieved Sean Reynolds and got Brice Turang on an inning-ending liner to short.

Two-out singles in the eighth by William Contreras and Sal Frelick and a stolen base gave the Brewers runners at second and third, but Jason Adam fanned Andruw Monasterio.

Robert Suarez allowed a two-out single in a scoreless ninth for his major league-leading 21st save in 23 opportunities.

In addition to the four hits, the Brewers drew six walks and had a hit batter, but stranded 10 runners.

Bergert took a one-hitter into the sixth before issuing a pair of one-out walks. Yuki Matsui (2-1) entered and loaded the bases with a two-out walk, but then struck out Frelick.

Peralta held the Padres hitless until Tyler Wade's leadoff single in the sixth. Wade advanced on a sacrifice, but then was tagged out at third on a fielder's choice grounder when he slid past the bag.

Bergert didn't allow a hit until the fifth. Frelick walked with one out and Rhys Hoskins singled to left-center, sending Frelick to third. Bergert struck out Jake Bauers looking, then got Caleb Durbin on a groundout to third.

Bergert allowed just one baserunner through the first four innings, a one-out walk in the third to Durbin, who was doubled off first on a lineout.

Peralta walked two of the first three hitters on a total of 18 pitches to that point, but then got an inning-ending double play. He then retired the next 12 hitters.

Rodriguez was listed to bat second in the team's lineup on Sunday, one day after he needed to be helped off the field in an 8-6 setback to the Angels.

The two-time All-Star was hit by batter Randy Arozarena's 98.1 mph one-hopper off the bone above his right ankle while attempting to steal third base. X-rays were negative.

"There's a high chance that I should be in the lineup (on Sunday)," Rodriguez told reporters after the game. "So just seeing how it reacts through the night and like how I wake up tomorrow. But I feel very positive that tomorrow will be a better day."

Rodriguez, 24, is batting .254 with 10 home runs and 33 RBIs in 62 games this season.