MLB roundup: Cardinals send Reds to 10th straight loss

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs to lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, who saw their losing streak stretch to 10 games.

The Reds recorded nine hits, ending a stretch in which they became the only National League team to drop nine straight games in which they registered seven hits or fewer in each contest.

Dylan Carlson and Nolan Arenado each went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, who scored three times in the first four innings to back a strong performance by Steven Matz (2-1), who pitched five solid innings.

Brandon Drury, Joey Votto, Alejo Lopez and Colin Moran each had two hits for the Reds.

Yankees 4, Guardians 1

Aaron Judge homered in consecutive at-bats as New York beat visiting Cleveland.

Judge dominated the opener of a three-game series, helping New York win for the third time in four games. He recorded his 17th career multi-homer game and also made a key defensive play in center field.

Franmil Reyes homered for Cleveland, which scored 19 runs in a three-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox before coming to New York. The Yankees' Jameson Taillon (1-1) allowed one run and seven hits in five innings.

Giants 7, Nationals 1

Austin Slater hit a three-run homer during a seven-run second inning as San Francisco opened a three-game road series against Washington with a victory.

Brandon Crawford had three hits and three RBIs for San Francisco, which bounced back after losing three of four against the New York Mets.

Giants reliever Jakob Junis (1-0) tossed five shutout innings, allowing three hits with four strikeouts. Maikel Franco homered to lead off the eighth inning for Washington, which has lost three straight.

Red Sox 4, Rays 3

Xander Bogaerts had his second straight