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Carlos Correa hit his second career grand slam in a seven-run eighth inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins rallied to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4 on Saturday afternoon.

Max Kepler added a three-run homer for the Twins in the eighth. Trevor Larnach hit a solo shot in the seventh for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the three-game series.

Adam Cimber (0-2) took the loss after getting tagged for six runs on five hits and recording just one out in the eighth.

Minnesota starter Joe Ryan allowed three runs, six hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings. Jorge Lopez (2-2) earned the win in relief.

Trailing 3-1, Michael A. Taylor led off the Minnesota eighth with a bunt single against Cimber. Edouard Julien and Donovan Solano followed with singles to load the bases. With one out, Correa hit a blast to left-center for his eighth home run of the season and Minnesota led 5-3. After a single and a hit batter, Cimber was replaced by Mitch White, who allowed Kepler’s seventh homer of the season.

Matt Chapman led off the Toronto second with a walk, took second on a groundout and scored on Whit Merrifield’s single.

Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the third when Brandon Belt doubled and scored on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s single.

George Springer led off the Toronto fifth with a double, took third on a flyout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nathan Lukes, batting for Belt, who felt hamstring tightness when scoring in the third.

Larnach hit his sixth home run of the season, a drive to center on the first pitch of the seventh inning off Bowden Francis, to get the Twins on the board.

Minnesota added a run in the ninth on doubles by Solano and Alex Kirilloff.

Jose De Leon allowed a single, a walk and Santiago Espinal’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth before being replaced by Brock Stewart, who induced the game-ending double play.

Toronto right-hander Trevor Richards, a reliever used as an opener, allowed no runs, one hit and one walk while striking out seven in three innings.

–Field Level Media

Manny Machado had three hits, Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits and drove in a pair of runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Saturday.

Drew Carlton (2-0) tossed two innings of relief and Josh Hader earned his 15th save for the Padres, who have won three straight and four out of five.

Nolan Jones homered and Ezequiel Tovar had two hits for Colorado, which has lost six in a row. Rockies catcher Elias Diaz left the game in the eighth inning after being hit on the mask with a foul ball off the bat of Trent Grisham.

San Diego starter Ryan Weathers left after giving up a run on three hits in three innings.

The Padres jumped ahead against starter Kyle Freeland in the first inning on a hustle play by Machado, who had reached on a two-out single.

Machado broke for second on a pitch to Gary Sanchez, who drove a single to left-center field. Machado kept running and beat the throw home to put San Diego in front 1-0.

Colorado got even in the second when Jones hit an opposite-field homer to the seats in left. It was his third of the season.

Both teams had potential rallies snuffed out in the third. Machado singled with one out but was caught stealing to end the top of the frame, and Randal Grichuk had a two-out single but was picked off by Weathers.

The Rockies took the lead in the fifth against Carlton. Tovar singled with one out, took second when Grisham misplayed the ball in center and went to third on a wild pitch.

Alan Trejo grounded to second on a drawn-in infield, but Ha-Seong Kim’s throw home was offline and Tovar slid in safely to make it 2-1.

Jake Bird (1-1) relieved Freeland — who allowed a run on six hits in five innings — and gave up the lead in the sixth. Xander Bogaerts singled and a pair of walks loaded the bases. Tatis then singled to right to drive in two runs and give San Diego the lead.

–Field Level Media

Rookie Andrew Abbott blanked the St. Louis Cardinals for 5 2/3 innings as the visiting Cincinnati Reds rolled to an 8-4 victory Saturday.

Abbott (2-0), who allowed five hits and three walks, has started his big-league career with 11 2/3 scoreless innings.

Luke Maile and Spencer Steer each drove in three runs for the Reds, who won for the fourth time in their last six games.

Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (4-3) allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.

Dylan Carlson went 3-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer to pace the St. Louis offense.

Abbott needed 33 pitches to get out of the first inning unscathed. Paul Goldschmidt hit a one-out single, Nolan Arenado walked and Carlson drew a two-out walk to load the bases. Paul DeJong worked the count full before flying out to end the inning.

From there, Abbott cruised into the sixth inning.

The Reds surged ahead 3-0 with a two-out rally in the second inning. Singles by Tyler Stephenson, Will Benson and Stuart Fairchild loaded the bases before Maile’s double cleared them.

Cincinnati kept attacking in the third. Matt McClain tripled, Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, Elly De La Cruz hit an RBI single and Steer lifted a sacrifice fly to make it 5-0.

The Reds increased their lead to 7-0 in the seventh inning off reliever Drew VerHagen. India hit a one-out double, De La Cruz reached on a fielder’s choice and Steer ripped a two-run double.

The Cardinals got on the board in their half of the inning on Goldschmidt’s two-out RBI double off Kevin Herget. They cut their deficit to 7-3 in the eighth inning when Luken Baker singled and Carlson followed with his homer.

Stephenson’s RBI single in the ninth inning pushed the Reds’ lead to 8-3, then Arenado’s homer in the bottom of the inning cut the margin to 8-4.

–Field Level Media

Jean Segura ripped a two-run double as part of a five-run rally in the ninth inning that lifted the visiting Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.

Miami’s offense had been held in check, but it finally broke through against right-hander Joe Kelly (1-3) in the ninth.

Garrett Cooper and Luis Arraez led off the inning with singles before Jorge Soler walked to load the bases with no outs. Bryan De La Cruz reached on a fielding error by shortstop Tim Anderson, plating the tying run in the process.

Jesus Sanchez then walked with the bases loaded, Yuli Gurriel chased Kelly and brought home another run with a groundout, and Segura capped the rally with his double that put the game out of reach.

Left-hander A.J. Puk worked around Yoan Moncada’s double in the ninth to put the finishing touches on the victory. Steven Okert (3-0) earned the win.

Soler had three hits and Arraez added two for the Marlins, who have won seven of their last eight games.

Andrew Vaughn homered for Chicago, which totaled five hits.

Miami’s rally spoiled a strong start from White Sox starter Michel Kopech, who scattered five hits across five scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out six.

Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara also earned a no-decision after giving up just one run on three hits in seven innings. He issued two walks and fanned four.

Miami threatened in the second, putting runners on first and second with one out. However, Jon Berti grounded into a double play, snuffing the potential rally. The Marlins also left a pair of runners in scoring position in the third when Gurriel popped out.

Vaughn capitalized on Miami’s inability to push across a run with a drive to right center to lead off the fourth, giving the White Sox a 1-0 lead. It was Vaughn’s eighth homer of the season.

Although they managed to pull off the win, the Marlins went 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base.

–Field Level Media

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned from an injury to hit a three-run homer and four pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks handed the Detroit Tigers their eighth consecutive loss, 5-0, on Saturday afternoon.

Gurriel had missed the previous four games due to a groin injury. Nick Ahmed added a two-run homer for Arizona.

Ryne Nelson (3-3) allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings while notching four strikeouts. Austin Adams had two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings. Kyle Nelson got two outs and Jose Ruiz finished off the shutout for the Diamondbacks, who have won four straight and 10 of their last 12 games.

Matthew Boyd (3-5), Detroit’s starter, gave up all five runs and six hits in five innings. Kerry Carpenter had three hits and Miguel Cabrera had a pair of doubles but the Tigers were blanked for the eighth time this season and third time during the current slide.

Boyd set down the first five batters he faced. Pavin Smith then singled and Ahmed followed with his second homer this season to left center.

Arizona threatened to score more runs as Gabriel Moreno singled and Jake McCarthy drew a walk. Ketel Marte then singled to left but Moreno was thrown out at the plate.

Cabrera had a two-out double in the bottom of the inning but was left stranded as Jake Rogers struck out.

Detroit also failed to bring in a runner in scoring position in the third. Jake Marisnick led off with a single and advanced on a sacrifice and a groundout. Carpenter then fouled.out.

The Diamondbacks made it 5-0 in the fifth. Moreno led off with a double and Marte drew a one-out walk. With two down, Gurriel blasted a Boyd curveball over the left-center field wall.

Detroit got another two-out threat going in the bottom of the sixth. Carpenter doubled and Spencer Torkelson and Nick Maton walked to load the bases. Nelson was replaced by Austin Adams, who retired Zack Short on a flyout.

The Tigers also stranded two runners in the ninth.

–Field Level Media

Mired in a seven-game losing skid, the New York Mets made a series of roster moves on Saturday that included designating right-handed reliever Tommy Hunter for assignment.

Hunter, 36, pitched in Thursday’s 13-10 loss to the Atlanta Braves and Friday’s 14-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits with three home runs in 2 2/3 innings over the two games. Over 14 games this season, Hunter is 0-1 with a 6.85 ERA.

The team also optioned left-hander Zach Muckenhirn to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled right-hander John Curtiss and left-hander Josh Walker from Syracuse.

Muckenhirn, 28, also appeared in Friday’s loss in Pittsburgh, giving up three runs on six hits over 2 1/3 innings. He has a 6.00 ERA through six appearances this season.

Curtiss, 30, missed the entire 2022 season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. He pitched in 11 games for the Mets in April and May, posting a 4.85 ERA in 13 innings.

Walker, 28, walked two batters in one scoreless inning during his major league debut on May 16 against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is 2-1 with a 1.45 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 18.2 innings at Syracuse.

–Field Level Media