Baseball-Highlights of Monday's Major League games

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Cubs 4, Mets 3

Highly rated rookie third baseman Kris Bryant christened the reopened Wrigley Field bleachers with a two-run homer in the first inning as the Chicago Cubs edged the New York Mets 4-3 on Monday.

First basemen Anthony Rizzo followed Bryant's blast with another home run as the Cubs got off to a flying start and second baseman Addison Russell singled home what proved to be the decisive run in the fourth.

Left-hander Jon Lester (3-2) threw six innings of three-run ball for his third consecutive win and closer Hector Rondon worked a scoreless ninth for his seventh save as the Cubs won for the first time in three games.

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Yankees 11, Rays 5

New York starter CC Sabathia won for the first time in more than a year and the Yankees hit a season-high five home runs in an easy 11-5 win over Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.

Sabathia (1-5) earned his first victory since April 24, 2014, despite allowing four runs (three earned) in seven innings. He gave up six hits and two walks while striking out nine.

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Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2

Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Adam Jones all homered, and Ubaldo Jimenez threw seven strong innings as Baltimore celebrated its return home from a long road trip with a 5-2 victory over Toronto.

Machado led off the first with a homer off Marco Estrada (1-2) and the right-hander gave up a two-run shot to Davis later in the frame for a quick 3-0 Baltimore lead.

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Braves 2, Reds 1

Shelby Miller pitched seven strong innings and pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin singled and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the ninth, lifting Atlanta to a 2-1 victory over Cincinnati.

Shortstop Andrelton Simmons homered and Luis Avilan (1-0) earned his first victory for Atlanta in a game that was delayed one hour and 40 minutes by rain.

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Rangers 8, Royals 2

Texas starter Colby Lewis was effective once again and third baseman Adrian Beltre homered in the Rangers' 8-2 victory over Kansas City at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers, coming off a 5-2 road trip, opened their seven-game homestand with a rare home win. Texas (14-18) entered the four-game series with baseball's worst record at home. The win improved the Ragers' home record to 4-9.

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Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings, and Starling Marte hit a three-run homer as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia.

Cole (5-1) allowed two runs and six hits. He struck out six, walked two and hit a batter. He also won for the ninth time in his past 12 starts dating back to last season, and improved to 5-0 in his last seven road outings.

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Brewers 10, White Sox 7

Back-to-back home runs by Elian Herrera and Khris Davis broke an eighth-inning tie and led Milwaukee to a 10-7 victory over Chicago.

The late burst helped the Brewers overcome a rough outing by their bullpen, which allowed a combined five runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Second baseman Scooter Gennett's error in the seventh helped the White Sox battle back from a 6-2 deficit. Chicago scored three runs after the error and tied the game in the eighth against right-hander Jonathan Broxton (1-0). (Editing by Cameron French/John O'Brien)