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Detroit’s Victor Reyes and Zack Short celebrate after they both scored on Willi Castro’s double during the third inning Sunday against the New York Yankees. The Tigers finished a three-game sweep with a 6-2 win. Carlos Osorio/Associated Press

DETROIT — Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 Sunday for their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years.

New York was outscored 15-5, struck out 36 times and went 1 for 25 with runners in scoring position during the three-game series.

Shortstop Gleyber Torres made two errors and third baseman Gio Urshela one that contributed to a four-run third inning and a 6-0 Detroit lead.

RAYS 6, PHILLIES 2: Mike Zunino and Brett Phillips homered as AL East-leading Tampa Bay won for the 15th time in 16 games, topping visiting Philadelphia.

Zunino hit his 12th homer with two out in the second, a two-run drive off Zach Eflin (2-5). Zunino has four homers over his last eight games.

Phillips hit a solo shot during Tampa Bay’s two-run fifth.

BLUE JAYS 4, INDIANS 1: Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered in the fourth inning off Aaron Civale, and Toronto won the first game of a doubleheader at Cleveland.

Civale (7-2) is tied for the AL lead in wins, but the two solo homers pushed Toronto’s lead to 3-0.

Ross Stripling (1-3) held Cleveland to one run and two hits in five innings. Jordan Romano allowed a single in the seventh and picked up his third save.

WHITE SOX 3, ORIOLES 1: Lucas Giolito struck out 12 and Chicago sent visiting Baltimore to its 13th straight loss.

The Orioles matched their worst skid since 2009. Baltimore’s all-time longest losing streak was 21 in a row in 1988.

Nick Madrigal hit a tie-breaking triple in the seventh inning as the White Sox completed a four-game sweep.

ASTROS 7, PADRES 4: Zack Greinke pitched eight effective innings, Kyle Tucker homered and Houston won at home.

Greinke (5-2) permitted one run and six hits. The right-hander, who retired 11 of his first 12 batters, improved to 14-3 in his career against the Padres.

BREWERS 3, NATIONALS 0: Brandon Woodruff outpitched Max Scherzer, Avisaíl García homered again and visiting Milwaukee won its fourth in a row.

Woodruff (4-2) struck out 10, allowing only two hits in seven innings as he lowered his ERA to 1.27.

Scherzer (4-4) also struck out 10 and gave up two hits in six innings.

ROYALS 6, TWINS 3: Whit Merrifield had two hits and scored two runs, helping Kansas City win at Minnesota.

Andrew Benintendi and Hunter Dozier each drove in two runs for Kansas City, which had dropped three of four. Dozier hit a solo drive in the ninth inning for his sixth homer.

REDS 5, CUBS 1: Tyler Mahle worked five sharp innings, Eugenio Suárez homered and Cincinnati won at home, ending Chicago’s six-game winning streak.

Tyler Naquin drove in two runs for Cincinnati, and Nick Castellanos had two hits. Jonathan India also had two hits and drove in a run.

Castellanos extended his hitting streak to 16 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

ROCKIES 4, PIRATES 3: Charlie Blackmon got three extra-base hits and keyed a two-run rally in the ninth inning that lifted Colorado to a win at Pittsburgh.

Blackmon hit two doubles and a triple as the Rockies ended a five-game losing streak. They were shut out in both games of a doubleheader on Saturday.

NOTES

PHILLIES: Outfielder Roman Quinn was placed on the 60-day injured list because of a left Achilles tendon injury.

Quinn left Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning. He stumbled and fell while rounding third base on Ronald Torreyes’ two-run double, then got up and hopped home on his right leg. He had to be carried off the field.

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