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HOUSTON -- Austin Romine hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning to make a winner of Michael Pineda, and the New York Yankees bullpen did just fine Monday night without star closer Aroldis Chapman in a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros.Hours after New York traded Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, All-Star relievers Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller closed out Houston to help the fourth-place Yankees (51-48) move three games above .500 for the first time this season.Betances struck out the side in the eighth before Miller, back in the ninth-inning role following Chapmans departure, earned his eighth save. The left-hander got Carlos Gomez to ground into a game-ending double play with two on.Pineda (5-9) pitched seven strong innings to beat Yankees nemesis Dallas Keuchel (6-10), last years AL Cy Young Award winner.George Springer hit a leadoff homer and Luis Valbuena had three hits for Houston, which had won four straight. Top prospect Alex Bregman went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his major league debut.RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 6ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, a two-run shot that rallied Texas past Oakland for its third straight win.Beltre, who finished with four hits, had two singles in his first three at-bats before hitting a solo homer in the seventh. His game-winning drive came on the first pitch from Ryan Madson (3-4), who had his sixth blown save in 27 opportunities.Until then, Texas had trailed since Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer for Oakland in the first. All 13 runs in the game were scored with two outs.Valencia also had the first of three RBI doubles in a three-run third that gave the As a 5-1 lead.Ian Desmond hit his 19th homer for the Rangers in the first. Nomar Mazara singled with one out in the ninth.Jake Diekman (2-1) worked a scoreless inning for the win.BLUE JAYS 4, PADRES 2TORONTO -- Aaron Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings to win his 10th consecutive decision, Kevin Pillar had three hits and Toronto beat San Diego.Sanchez (11-1) became the first Blue Jays pitcher to win 10 straight since Roy Halladay won 15 decisions in a row in 2003. Halladay and Roger Clemens (1998) hold the club record.Making their first appearance in Toronto, the Padres were held scoreless until Alex Dickerson hit a two-run homer off Bo Schultz in the ninth. Dickersons drive into the fifth deck extended San Diegos team-record streak of games with at least one home run to 23. The 2006 Atlanta Braves were the last National League team to homer in 23 straight games.Roberto Osuna replaced Schultz and got two outs for his 21st save.Sanchez has not lost since April 22 against Oakland, a span of 16 starts.Colin Rea (5-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.BREWERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2MILWAUKEE -- Martin Maldonado hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee went deep four times, spoiling the major league debut of Arizona pitching prospect Braden Shipley.Scooter Gennett, Jonathan Villar and pinch-hitter Andy Wilkins also connected for the Brewers. Chase Anderson (5-10) went five innings to beat his former team for his first win since June 8.Shipley (0-1) was selected 15th overall by the Diamondbacks in the 2013 amateur draft. He doubled and scored in the third but was chased by Maldonados homer in the sixth.WHITE SOX 5, CUBS 4CHICAGO -- Tyler Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single to put a damper on the Cubs trade for Aroldis Chapman.J.B. Shuck sparked the winning rally with a leadoff single against Mike Montgomery (3-5), who was acquired in a deal with Seattle last week. Shuck advanced on Dioner Navarros sacrifice and Saladino followed with a bouncer into center field.Dan Jennings (4-2) got two outs for the win. The White Sox also got two victories in their last at-bat on Sunday against Detroit.The Cubs trailed 4-2 before Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo each hit an RBI single in the ninth. They had runners on first and second with two out when Jennings struck out Jason Heyward to escape the threat.ORIOLES 3, ROCKIES 2BALTIMORE -- Adam Jones scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a low throw to the plate by pitcher Jordan Lyles, and Baltimore won its fifth straight.Jones reached on a one-out single off the third-base bag and took third on a single by Jonathan Schoop. Manny Machado followed with a comebacker to Lyles, who fumbled the ball before throwing home. Catcher Nick Hundley caught the ball near the ground and lost the handle while attempting to tag the sliding Jones.Lyles (2-3) was charged with an error on the play.Chaz Roe (1-0) worked the 10th for the win.TIGERS 4, RED SOX 2BOSTON -- Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Justin Verlander pitched six solid innings and Detroit spoiled Drew Pomeranzs second start with Boston.Verlander (10-6) allowed one run and five hits and struck out five to pick up the victory. Detroit pulled within 5 1/2 games of idle AL Central-leading Cleveland.Francisco Rodriguez earned his 28th save.Pomeranz (8-8), recently acquired from the San Diego Padres, gave up four hits and struck out seven in six innings. Both of the runs he allowed came via Iglesias homer.REDS 7, GIANTS 5SAN FRANCISCO -- Jay Bruce hit a pair of two-run homers to help Anthony DeSclafani remain unbeaten, and Cincinnati beat San Francisco.It was the third multihomer game this season for the Cincinnati slugger and 20th of his career.DeSclafani (6-0) pitched in and out of trouble and gave up two home runs but continued his strong run since missing the first two months of the season with a strained left oblique.Jake Peavy (5-9) allowed six runs over five-plus innings.PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 0MIAMI -- Jeremy Hellickson dominated Miami for a second straight start, throwing six innings of one-hit ball.Tommy Joseph hit a two-out RBI double in the top of the eighth to break a scoreless tie, and David Hernandez (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to earn the victory in a combined two-hitter.Hellickson has been the subject of trade rumors, some connecting him to the Marlins.Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounded out in his only at-bat -- a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth -- to remain at 2,996 career hits.Fernando Rodney (1-3) allowed Josephs double to left-center field.ANGELS 6, ROYALS 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Albert Pujols drove in four runs and Hector Santiago won his fifth consecutive start for Los Angeles.Pujols leads the majors with 26 RBI in July, including 16 in his past eight games.Santiago (9-4) is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA in July. He held the Royals to two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.Ian Kennedy (6-9) is 0-3 in five starts since a victory June 26. Larry Schreiber Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Leo Nomellini Jersey . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. http://www.custompatriotsjersey.com/custom-steve-deberg-jersey-large-1711f.html . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Curtis Martin Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Richard Seymour Jersey . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. LOS ANGELES -- CAROLINA (2-5) vs. LOS ANGELES (3-4)Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE -- Panthers by 2RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Carolina 2-5, Los Angeles 3-3-1SERIES RECORD -- Panthers lead 12-8LAST MEETING -- Panthers beat Rams 30-15, Oct. 20, 2013LAST WEEK -- Panthers beat Cardinals 30-20; Rams had bye, lost to Giants 17-10 on Oct. 23AP PRO32 RANKING -- Panthers No. 23, Rams No. 26PANTHERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (5), PASS (9).PANTHERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (3), PASS (30).RAMS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (29), PASS (25).RAMS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (11), RUSH (15), PASS (12).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Carolina makes its first trip to Hollywood. Panthers entered NFL in 1995, few months after Rams and Raiders simultaneously left nations second-largest city. ... Coaches Jeff Fisher and Ron Rivera were teammates on 1980s Chicago Bears. ... Teams met in divisional playoff game during 2003 season. Carolina beat Mike Martzs 12-4 St. Louis team in double overtime. Rams havent had winning season since. ... Panthers averaging sturdy 27.3 points per game, while Rams are 30th in NFL with 17.1. ... ... Panthers 30-20 win over Cardinals last week snapped four-game skid. They try to win back-to-back games for first time iin defending NFC champions season.dddddddddddd ... Panthers stout run defense being betrayed by weak pass defense yielding 286.9 yards per game. ... Carolina QB Cam Newton spoke with Commissioner Roger Goodell about concerns over big hits this season. Newton feels he isnt being protected. ... 2015 All-Pro DT Aaron Donald says Rams wont change how they play after Newtons concerns went public. ... Rams come off bye week with three-game losing streak. ... Rams finally get third real home game of relocation season. Theyve played at Coliseum just once since mid-September season opener. ... Rams went 41-20-1 at Coliseum during November when they played downtown prior to 1979. ... Rams struggling in passing game yet again with just 227.7 yards per game, despite showing signs of improvement from last season. Still arent ready to play No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff. ... Fantasy Tip: Panthers had 12 sacks in first six games, but sacked Carson Palmer eight times last week. Rams QB Case Keenum has been sacked 16 times in seven games.---AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '