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NEW YORK (AP) -- Aaron Judge connected off Max Scherzer for his major league-leading 47th home run, Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 Monday night for their first Subway Series win this season.
The Yankees, in a historic skid with 14 losses in 18 games coming into this matchup in the Bronx, built a 3-0 lead on DJ LeMahieu's first-inning sacrifice fly, Judge's home run off Scherzer (9-3) in the second and doubles by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Benintendi in the fifth.
CARDINALS 1, CUBS 0
CHICAGO (AP) -- Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and St. Louis won its season-best eighth straight.
Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season.
Chicago's Drew Smyly (5-7) became the 449th pitcher to surrender a homer to the 42-year-old Pujols.
Montgomery (7-3) struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, improving to 4-0 in four starts since he was acquired in an Aug. 2 trade with the New York Yankees.
RANGERS 2, TWINS 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Adolis Garcia homered and Corey Seager singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as Texas beat Minnesota.
Twins star outfielder Byron Buxton exited in the seventh with right hip tightness.
A.J. Alexy (1-0) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Cole Ragans. Brett Martin, Jose Leclerc and Matt Moore blanked the Twins the rest of the way, with Moore earning his third save of the season.
RAYS 2, ANGELS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning and Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles.
Jeffrey Springs (6-3) pitched effectively into the sixth inning for the Rays, who have won eight of 10 and moved a half-game ahead of Toronto and Seattle in the AL wild-card race.
PHILLIES 4, REDS 1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Noah Syndergaard pitched seven strong innings to stay unbeaten with Philadelphia.
Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott hit back-to-back homers for the Phillies off Cincinnati's Luis Cessa (3-2).
Syndergaard (8-8) allowed one run on three hits with one strikeout and two walks.
Philadelphia moved ahead of idle San Diego into the second NL wild-card spot.
ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting Kansas City past Chicago.