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Yandy Diaz, Rays get past Red Sox

Yandy Diaz, Rays get past Red Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays scored in four straight innings to beat the host Boston Red Sox 6-2 for their second straight win on Sunday afternoon.

Yandy Diaz, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley all had two hits, drove in a run and scored another for Tampa Bay, which took a 2-1 advantage in the four-game set. The teams will play a rescheduled finale on Monday afternoon after splitting the two games in Saturday's day-night doubleheader.

Taj Bradley (4-2) struck out six over five innings of two-run, six-hit ball.

Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and both runs for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven and nine of their last 13 games. Masataka Yoshida was 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Tanner Houck (3-5) took the loss after yielding four runs, five hits and four walks over five innings. He fanned six.

Boston also committed a pair of errors that helped fuel the visitors' run-scoring frames.

In the third, the Rays broke open a scoreless game on Lowe's sacrifice fly to center, but the hosts knotted the score back up quickly after Yoshida lined a single to score Verdugo.

Tampa Bay kept the offense going in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

The next two runs came home on Manuel Margot's lined two-run single to left in the fourth, giving the Rays a 3-1 lead.

Raley doubled home Lowe with two outs in the following frame.

Verdugo lined a leadoff triple to center and scored on Rafael Devers' sacrifice fly to help Boston get on the board in the last of the fifth.

In the sixth, Diaz singled home a run on a ground ball to right, and Boston catcher Connor Wong tried to get Diaz out stretching for second. The throw bounced into the outfield and Diaz came all the way around to score for a two-run play.

The Red Sox were held hitless by Rays relievers Robert Stephenson, Jake Diekman and Shawn Armstrong, the latter striking out three over two frames.

Marlins rally to beat Athletics for three-game sweep

Marlins rally to beat Athletics for three-game sweep

Garrett Cooper hit a three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 7-5 win on Sunday afternoon.

Cooper also doubled and scored; Yuli Gurriel singled, doubled and tripled; and Bryan De La Cruz and Luis Arraez each had two hits for the Marlins, who have won seven of nine.

Miami starter Sandy Alcantara allowed five runs and six hits in seven innings. The reigning NL Cy Young winner struck out seven and did not walk a batter.

A's starter Paul Blackburn allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked two.

Ramon Laureano had two hits and two RBIs for the A's, who have lost four straight games.

The first two Miami hitters reached base off Austin Pruitt (1-3) in the eighth before Arraez hit a grounder off the glove of second baseman Aledmys Diaz with one out and the infield in, scoring Joey Wendle for a 6-5 lead.

The Marlins added another run on a passed ball to make it 7-5.

Gurriel's RBI double gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Alcantara needed just 13 pitches to get through the first two innings but was tagged for five runs in the third.

Nick Allen executed a squeeze play to tie the score 1-1, and Esteury Ruiz followed with an RBI single to give Oakland a 2-1 lead.

Laureano doubled over the head of De La Cruz in left to score two more runs for a 4-1 lead.

Laureano then broke for third base and Alcantara threw the ball away, allowing another run to score for a 5-1 lead.

Miami cut the lead to 5-2 on Jacob Stallings' sacrifice fly in the fourth.

Cooper lined his three-run homer off the base of the left-field foul pole to tie the score 5-5 in the fifth.

Alcantara settled in after his throwing error and retired eight in a row before Laureano singled to lead off the sixth, but he was erased on a double play.

Tanner Scott (4-1) pitched the eighth inning to earn the victory, and Dylan Floro pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

Blue Jays stave off comeback-minded Mets for series sweep

Blue Jays stave off comeback-minded Mets for series sweep

Brandon Belt hit the tie-breaking two-run home run in the seventh inning for the Toronto Blue Jays, who completed a three-game sweep of the host New York Mets with a 6-4 win Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Jays have won four straight and seven of nine. The Mets were swept in a three-game series for the third time this season.

The Mets used four solo homers to erase a 4-0 deficit before the Blue Jays went ahead against Dominic Leone (0-2). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled with one out before Belt hit a 1-2 pitch well beyond the center field wall.

Reliever Nate Pearson (3-0) was awarded the win despite giving up homers to Pete Alonso and Starling Marte in the sixth. Adam Cimber tossed a one-hit seventh and Erik Swanson threw a perfect eighth before Jordan Romano earned his 15th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Whit Merrifield hit a two-run double in the second and Guerrero homered in the third, before the Blue Jays scored their fourth run in unusual fashion. Daulton Varsho worked a two-out walk but Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez threw to second on ball four to try and pick off Matt Chapman. The throw sailed into center field and Chapman came all the way around to score while Varsho ended up at second.

Merrifield had two hits and a stolen base.

Tommy Pham homered in the third and fifth for the Mets. It was the ninth two-homer game of his career and his first since April 10, 2019, when he went deep twice for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Chicago White Sox.

Marte finished with two hits.

Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over five innings. Mets starter Kodai Senga gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits and five walks with three strikeouts in a season-low 2 2/3 innings.

Andruw Monasterio's first career homer leads Brewers over Reds

Andruw Monasterio's first career homer leads Brewers over Reds

Andruw Monasterio belted his first career homer in support of seven strong innings from Adrian Houser as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers claimed their third straight from the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, Sunday afternoon.

A sinker specialist, Houser (2-1) opened the game by retiring the first seven batters and generated six groundouts over the first three innings.

Houser, 2-3 with a 6.14 ERA in eight previous starts at Great American Ball Park, held the Reds to one run and six hits over his seven innings.

Jake Fraley broke up the shutout with a solo homer off Houser to left-center to lead off the seventh. It was Fraley's second homer in as many games and his seventh of the season, one behind rookie Spencer Steer for the Cincinnati team lead.

The Reds have followed up a five-game winning streak with four straight losses.

The Brewers used the long ball to account for their first four runs. Monasterio clubbed a 400-foot homer to straightaway center, just over the reach of center fielder Will Benson and onto the grass berm for a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Ben Lively (3-3) walked Owen Miller before striking out Rowdy Tellez for the second out. But after a walk to Jon Singleton, Monasterio belted his first career home run.

Monasterio was forced from the game when he collided with Cincinnati's Will Benson in the third inning, as Benson slid head-first back into second base to avoid a pick-off. Monasterio suffered a cut on the bridge of his nose and was examined for a possible concussion.

He was replaced by Mike Brosseau in the batting order in the fourth while Owen Miller moved from third to second base to take over for Monasterio.

The Brewers made it 4-0 when Victor Caratini crushed a Lively fastball an estimated 429 feet to the seats in right for his third homer to open the fifth. Miller added an RBI single later in the inning for the 5-0 lead.

Lively went seven innings for the first time since September 2017 with the Phillies, allowing a season-high five runs on six hits.

Rookie T.J. Hopkins, a day after his big league debut, made his first Major League start in left field for Cincinnati.

Drew Ellis, Kyle Schwarber, Phillies blast Nationals

Drew Ellis, Kyle Schwarber, Phillies blast Nationals

Drew Ellis, playing in his fourth game this season in the major leagues, hit two home runs and Kyle Schwarber belted a pair of three-run blasts as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the host Washington Nationals 11-3 on Sunday afternoon.

Schwarber drove in six runs from the leadoff spot in the batting order and pushed his season homer total to 15. J.T. Realmuto also homered to help the Phillies win for the second game in a row after a five-game losing streak.

Ellis, batting in the No. 9 spot in the order, went 3-for-3 with two walks, three runs batted in and four runs scored. Nick Castellanos also had three hits, helping Philadelphia to a double-figure run total for the fourth time this season.

Ranger Suarez gave the Phillies a strong outing as a starter pitcher, logging seven innings and allowing one run on eight hits. He struck out three and walked one.

Suarez (1-2) notched his first regular-season victory since last September, though he recorded two postseason wins for Philadelphia last fall.

Nationals starter Trevor Williams (2-4) and reliever Andres Machado each gave up two home runs.

Ellis, who was 1-for-7 entering the game, hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie. His two-run shot in the seventh extended the margin to 8-1.

Realmuto homered for the second day in a row for the game's first run in the top of the second for Philadelphia.

The three-run blast by Schwarber in the sixth inning stretched the Phillies' lead to 5-1 and came on the first batter faced by Machado.

Brandon Marsh had a sacrifice fly for the Phillies.

Washington scored on Stone Garrett's fourth-inning sacrifice fly for its only scoring until Ildemaro Vargas' two-run homer in the ninth. Vargas, Dominic Smith, Riley Adams and Alex Call each had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost five of their last seven games.

Williams gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings with four walks and six strikeouts.

Giants place LHP Alex Wood (back) on 15-day IL

Giants place LHP Alex Wood (back) on 15-day IL

The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Alex Wood on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a low back strain.

The move is retroactive to June 1, one day after he was rocked for six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Wood, 32, is 1-1 with a 4.80 ERA in eight games (seven starts) this season.

He is 72-61 with a 3.71 ERA in 248 career games (197 starts) with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Giants.

Also on Sunday, the Giants recalled right-hander Tristan Beck from Triple-A Sacramento.

Beck, 26, has a 4.10 ERA with one save and no decisions in 10 relief appearances this season with the Giants.

Red Sox place LHP Joely Rodriguez (shoulder) on IL

Red Sox place LHP Joely Rodriguez (shoulder) on IL

The Boston Red Sox placed left-hander Joely Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list amid a series of bullpen moves on Sunday.

Rodriguez, 31, is dealing with left shoulder inflammation and his designation is retroactive to Thursday.

Rodriguez has no decisions and an 18.00 ERA in five relief appearances in his first season with the Red Sox.

Boston also optioned left-hander Ryan Sherriff to Worcester and recalled right-hander Kaleb Ort and lefty Brennan Bernardino from the Triple-A club.

Sherriff, 33, pitched in both games of Saturday's doubleheader split with the Tampa Bay Rays. He has no decisions and a 2.70 ERA in five relief appearances.

Ort, 31, is 1-0 with a 7.30 ERA in 12 relief appearances (12 1/3 innings) with Boston this season.

Bernardino, 31, is 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 13 games (15 1/3 innings) for the Red Sox in 2023.

Pirates make first-inning runs hold up in sweep of Cardinals

Pirates make first-inning runs hold up in sweep of Cardinals

Ji Hwan Bae's two-run single in the first inning Sunday held up as the difference for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who topped the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 for a three-game series sweep.

The Pirates have won five in a row overall.

Pittsburgh starter Rich Hill (5-5), who had lost two straight starts, gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. It was the longest start of the season for Hill, 43.

Although it seemed that Pirates closer David Bednar would not be available after pitching in each of the first two games of the series, he pitched the ninth to earn his 13th save, including one in each game of the series.

Andrew Knizner hit a solo homer in the seventh inning for the Cardinals, who have lost five of their past six games.

St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (4-2), who had won four decisions in a row and had a 16-inning scoreless streak entering the game, allowed two runs and 10 hits, with two strikeouts and no walks.

In the bottom of the first, Bryan Reynolds singled to right and went to second on Jack Suwinski's single to right-center. Carlos Santana popped out. Ke'Bryan Hayes reached on an infield single that went off the glove of first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, loading the bases.

Bae singled to center, driving in Reynolds and Suwinski for a 2-0 Pirates lead and ending Mikolas' scoreless streak at 16 2/3 innings.

The St. Louis leadoff batter reached in each of the first four innings, but Hill got out of it each time.

With one out in the second and a runner on first, Cardinals designated hitter Luken Baker, making his major-league debut after being brought up from Triple-A Memphis, singled to right in his first at-bat. He finished 2-for-4.

Going into the seventh, Hill had retired nine in a row. He got the first two Cardinals out to make it 11 straight before Knizner hit his fifth homer, to left, to cut the deficit in half to 2-1.

Guardians DFA Zach Plesac, activate RHP Triston McKenzie

Guardians DFA Zach Plesac, activate RHP Triston McKenzie

The Cleveland Guardians designated for assignment starting pitcher Zach Plesac, who was sent to Triple-A Columbus earlier this season.

With the move on Sunday, the team is letting go of a pitcher who started 49 games over the 2021-22 seasons and was in the rotation on Opening Day this season.

In a corresponding transaction, the Guardians activated right-hander Triston McKenzie from the 60-day injured list to make his season debut in Sunday's game against the host Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.

Plesac, 28, went 1-1 with a 7.59 ERA in five starts this season. The right-hander is 26-27 with a 4.20 ERA in 84 career games (83 starts) with Cleveland.

At Columbus, he started five games with a 1-3 record and 7.56 ERA.

Also on Sunday, the Guardians optioned Michael Kelly to Triple-A Columbus.

Kelly, 30, had yet to pitch for the Guardians this season. He recorded a 2.25 ERA without a decision in four relief appearances with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022.

McKenzie was shut down a couple of days before the start of the season after an MRI revealed a strain in his right teres major muscle. He made his final rehab start last Tuesday but was limited to 43 pitches because of a rain delay.

McKenzie, 25, went 11-11 for the Guardians last season with a 2.96 ERA, ninth-best in the American League. He is 18-21 with a 3.68 ERA in 64 career games (60 starts) with Cleveland.

Cardinals call up 1B Luken Baker

Cardinals call up 1B Luken Baker

The St. Louis Cardinals called up first baseman Luken Baker from Triple-A Memphis and designated catcher Tres Barrera for assignment on Sunday.

Baker, 26, has 18 home runs on the season, tying him with Jo Adell of Triple-A Salt Lake for the minor league lead. Baker's 53 RBIs rank third in that category in the minors.

The Cardinals selected Baker, then playing at TCU, with the 75th overall pick in the 2018 draft. He was the 2015 Gatorade National Player of the Year at Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, Texas.

When he appears in his first game with St. Louis, he will become the third member of the Cardinals to make his debut this season, following outfielder Jordan Walker and right-hander Guillermo Zuniga.

In 438 minor league games, Baker has a .257 average with 79 home runs and 264 RBIs.

Barrera, 28, appeared in 51 games over three seasons with the Washington Nationals and in six with the Cardinals this season. He was 0-for-2 at the plate.

He has a career average of .228 with two homers and 14 RBIs.

Reports: Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo to receive 1-year extension

Reports: Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo to receive 1-year extension

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo will have his contract extended through the 2024 season, multiple media outlets reported.

Per reports, the Diamondbacks are expected to announce the deal on Sunday.

Lovullo, 57, is in his seventh season with Arizona and is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history. He owns a 446-483 record with the Diamondbacks.

Lovullo earned National League Manager of the Year honors in 2017 after guiding the Diamondbacks to a 93-69 record and a playoff appearance. Arizona defeated the Colorado Rockies in the wild-card round before being eliminated in three games in the NL Division Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Diamondbacks (35-24) entered play on Sunday tied with the Dodgers for first place in the NL West.

Twins reinstate LHP Caleb Thielbar from IL

Twins reinstate LHP Caleb Thielbar from IL

The Minnesota Twins reinstated left-handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Sunday.

Thielbar missed the Twins' past 29 games, last pitching May 2 in a loss to the Chicago White Sox, due to a right oblique strain. In 11 appearances this season, the 36-year-old Thielbar is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA, two walks and 10 strikeouts in 10 innings.

In a corresponding move, the Twins put right-hander Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with right shoulder impingement.

Sands, 25, who last pitched on May 30, has a 0.73 ERA over 12 1/3 innings. He was walked seven and struck out 13, with opponents batting .213 against him.

MLB roundup: Padres' stars shine in shutout of Cubs

MLB roundup: Padres' stars shine in shutout of Cubs

Yu Darvish gave up two infield singles over seven scoreless innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in four runs with a pair of home runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night to even their four-game series at a win apiece.

The Padres scored two runs in the second on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Dixon and a two-out, run-scoring double by Trent Grisham before Tatis drove Drew Smyly's first pitch of the third over the center field wall for his 10th homer of the season.

Tatis followed singles by Ha-Seong Kim and Grisham with a two-out, three-run homer off Cubs reliever Jeremiah Estrada in the eighth. It was the 10th multi-home run game of Tatis' career. Darvish issued one walk with nine strikeouts. He threw 115 pitches (75 strikes) while evening his record at 4-4.

Smyly (5-3) gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss. The bottom four hitters in the Cubs' lineup were a combined 0-for-12 with nine strikeouts.

Braves 5, Diamondbacks 2

Visiting Atlanta scored in four consecutive innings to snap Arizona's six-game winning streak with a victory in Phoenix.

Braves right-hander Spencer Strider, who leads the majors in strikeouts, added another seven to his total, while Ronald Acuna Jr. paced Atlanta's offense by going 2-for-5 with a homer and a double. Eddie Rosario and Marcel Ozuna each had two hits and an RBI.

Strider (6-2), who now has 113 strikeouts in 12 starts, worked six-plus innings, allowing three hits, two runs and four walks. Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-3) took the loss, allowing three runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Evan Longoria hit a solo shot for Arizona.

Yankees 6, Dodgers 3

Jake Bauers hit a pair of two-run home runs and Aaron Judge added a solo shot to go along with a key defensive play in the eighth inning as New York beat host Los Angeles.

Oswaldo Cabrera also hit a home run for the Yankees, while Gerritt Cole (7-0) gave up one run on four hits over six innings to stay unbeaten and knot the three-game series. Cole left after 80 pitches because of cramping.

Bauers hit both of his home runs against Dodgers rookie starter Michael Grove, going deep in the second and fourth innings to give him five on the season. Judge made a running catch in the eighth inning on a drive by J.D. Martinez with a runner on base, breaking through the bullpen gate in right field in the process.

Red Sox 8, Rays 5 (Game 1)

Justin Turner's bases-clearing double highlighted a six-run sixth inning to help Boston move past visiting Tampa Bay in the front end of a day-night doubleheader.

Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs while Turner, Masataka Yoshida and Pablo Reyes all had two hits apiece for Boston. Corey Kluber (3-6) pitched a scoreless sixth inning to earn the win in relief.

Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco (3-for-5) each hit two doubles while going a combined 5-for-10. Diaz (2-for-5) and Harold Ramirez (2-for-3) had two RBI apiece.

Rays 4, Red Sox 2 (Game 2)

Harold Ramirez hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to finish a 3-for-5 performance and lift Tampa Bay past host Boston in the nightcap of a doubleheader.

Francisco Mejia added two hits and a run to help the Rays split the twin bill and the first half of the four-game series.

With Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (1-3) on for the second straight game, Mejia and Yandy Diaz opened the ninth with back-to-back singles before advancing into scoring position on Brandon Lowe's deep flyout into the right-field corner. Ramirez's line-drive double to right plated both runners, giving Tampa a lead it wouldn't relinquish.

Rangers 16, Mariners 6

Marcus Semien homered and had four hits and three RBIs and Texas racked up 19 hits while producing a 16-6 victory over Seattle in Arlington, Texas.

Corey Seager had three hits, three runs and three RBIs and Nathaniel Lowe had three hits and three RBIs for the Rangers. Lowe, Mitch Garver and Leody Taveras also homered for Texas. Semien extended his MLB-high hitting streak to 22 games for the Rangers. Texas starter Andrew Heaney allowed three earned runs in three innings, and exited after facing four batters in the fourth.

In his major league debut, Seattle's Bryson Woo (0-1) struggled, and was replaced after giving up six runs on seven hits in two innings.

Blue Jays 2, Mets 1

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ripped a go-ahead RBI double with two outs in the ninth to lift visiting Toronto to a victory over New York.

David Robertson (2-1) allowed George Springer's one-out single in the top of the ninth. Springer stole second and scored when Guerrero grounded a double past third base. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios allowed one run, four hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out six.

Mets right-hander Tylor Megill gave up one run, five hits and five walks while striking out five in 5 1/3 innings.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Connor Joe hit a two-run double and Carlos Santana had an RBI single during a three-run sixth that helped lift Pittsburgh to a victory over visiting St. Louis.

Ke'Bryan Hayes added a home run for the Pirates, who have taken the first two games of the three-game set. Pittsburgh starter Luis L. Ortiz gave up one run in two innings before his outing was cut short by a rain delay. Dauri Moreta (3-1), the fifth of eight Pittsburgh pitchers, went 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win.

Nolan Gorman and Willson Contreras each homered for the Cardinals, who have lost four of their past five games. St. Louis starter Jordan Montgomery (2-7) allowed four runs (one earned) and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, with five strikeouts and one walk.

White Sox 2, Tigers 1 (10 innings)

Yoan Moncada scored on a wild pitch with two out and the bases loaded in the 10th inning as host Chicago pulled out a win over Detroit.

All three of the game's runs came home on wild pitches. Andrew Benintendi had two hits and scored a run for the White Sox. Reynaldo Lopez (1-4) pitched a scoreless 10th to collect the victory.

Zach McKinstry tripled and scored the lone run for the Tigers, who were blanked 3-0 in the series opener on Friday.

Phillies 4, Nationals 2

J.T. Realmuto hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning and Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak by beating host Washington.

Realmuto also doubled and scored two runs, while the Phillies used seven pitchers to even the three-game series. Matt Strahm worked two scoreless innings in a starting role on a bullpen day for the Phillies. Dylan Covey (1-1) was the winning pitcher despite giving up the two Washington runs.

The Nationals managed seven hits - all singles - and drew just two walks. Washington left-hander MacKenzie Gore (3-4) was charged with three runs on nine hits across six innings.

Astros 9, Angels 6

Alex Bregman belted his fifth career grand slam while Cristian Javier delivered a strong pitching performance as Houston defeated visiting Los Angeles.

Javier (7-1) limited the Angels to one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts over six innings. Bregman added a career-high-tying four walks to his eighth homer. Shohei Ohtani finished 4-for-5 and a homer shy of the cycle for Los Angeles.

After applying pressure on the Houston bullpen with two runs in the eighth inning and another scoring threat in the ninth on Friday, the Angels did so again with a four-run seventh. However, Los Angeles could not complete the comeback.

Brewers 10, Reds 8

Blake Perkins hit a grand slam for his first major league home run as Milwaukee slugged its way past host Cincinnati.

The Brewers' offense came alive early, scoring nine runs in the first three innings, including five in the third. Perkins, batting in the No. 9 spot, finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs.

Milwaukee did all of its damage off of Reds starter Graham Ashcraft (3-4), who have up 10 runs on nine hits in four innings with four walks and two strikeouts.

Guardians 4, Twins 2

Will Brennan blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in three runs overall to help visiting Cleveland beat Minnesota.

Guardians rookie left-hander Logan Allen (3-2) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to win his second straight start. He struck out four and walked two. Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his MLB-leading 18th save.

Brennan's home run came against Twins right-hander Sonny Gray, who came in with the second-lowest ERA in the MLB (1.94) and had not allowed a home run in his first 11 starts this season. Gray (4-1) surrendered three runs and a season-high 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. Jorge Polanco homered for Minnesota, which had won three straight overall.

Giants 4, Orioles 0

Alex Cobb continued his career-long mastery of his former employer, Wilmer Flores collected a double, two singles and two RBIs, and San Francisco squared its three-game series against visiting Baltimore.

The Giants used a three-run third inning to grab a lead they never relinquished en route to just the second win in their last six games. San Francisco got five consecutive hits off Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish (2-2) in the uprising, with a J.D. Davis single opening the scoring and a Flores two-run single making it 3-0.

That was more than enough support for Cobb (5-2), who took a three-hit shutout into the eighth with a four-run lead before serving up a one-out single to Aaron Hicks and a double by Ryan O'Hearn. Bradish hung around for just three of the Giants' four runs, pulled after allowing seven hits in four innings.

Marlins 12, Athletics 1

Luis Arraez went 5-for-5 with five RBIs to lead host Miami to a win over Oakland.

Arraez, who leads the majors with a .390 batting average, had an RBI single in the second, a three-run double in the third and an RBI double in the fifth as Miami won for the sixth time in eight games. His other two hits were a double and a single. Joey Wendle also had a strong showing for the Marlins, going 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles.

Rookie right-hander Eury Perez (3-1) continued to impress, striking out five in five scoreless innings while lowering his ERA to 2.25. He allowed four hits and one walk. Oakland rookie right-hander Luis Medina (0-5) is still looking for his first major league win after allowing six runs on six hits and four walks in two innings. He fanned two.

Rockies 6, Royals 4

Elehuris Montero had a two-run triple to highlight a five-run first inning, lifting visiting Colorado to a victory over Kansas City.

Ryan McMahon, Randal Grichuk and Charlie Blackmon each had an RBI single and scored a run for the Rockies, who have won two in a row following a four-game skid. The offense was more than enough for Matt Carasiti (1-0), who picked up his second win in the major leagues and first since Aug. 19, 2016.

Nick Pratto homered to lead off the first inning and Maikel Garcia, Drew Waters and Salvador Perez each had an RBI single for the Royals, who have lost 10 of their last 13 games.

Yu Darvish, Fernando Tatis Jr. carry Padres past Cubs

Yu Darvish, Fernando Tatis Jr. carry Padres past Cubs

Yu Darvish gave up two infield singles over seven scoreless innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in four runs with a pair of home runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night to even their four-game series at a win apiece.

The Padres scored two runs in the second on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Dixon and a two-out, run-scoring double by Trent Grisham before Tatis drove Drew Smyly's first pitch of the third over the center field wall for his 10th homer of the season.

Tatis followed singles by Ha-Seong Kim and Grisham with a two-out, three-run homer off Cubs reliever Jeremiah Estrada in the eighth. It was the 10th career multi-home run game of Tatis' career.

Darvish issued one walk with nine strikeouts. He threw 115 pitches (75 strikes) while evening his record at 4-4.

Darvish had retired eight of the first nine hitters he faced when Miles Mastrobuoni hit a sharp grounder back to the mound that ricocheted off Darvish toward third. Padres third baseman Manny Machado barehanded the ball but threw wide of first, with Mastrobuoni reaching second on the hit and error.

Darvish then retired 12 straight hitters before Dansby Swanson beat Machado's long throw from foul territory on a grounder down the third base line for the Cubs' second hit. Relievers Nick Martinez and Brent Honeywell each worked a hitless inning to complete the two-hit, 12-strikeout shutout.

Gary Sanchez and Jake Cronenworth hit back-to-back singles to open the second against Smyly. Kim advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt to third. Sanchez scored and Cronenworth moved to third on Dixon's sacrifice fly to right. Grisham's double produced just his third RBI in 27 games since May 2.

Smyly (5-3) gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss.

The bottom four hitters in the Cubs' lineup were a combined 0-for-12 with nine strikeouts.

Spencer Strider helps Braves snap D-backs' 6-game winning streak

Spencer Strider helps Braves snap D-backs' 6-game winning streak

The visiting Atlanta Braves scored in four consecutive innings to snap the Arizona Diamondbacks' six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in Phoenix on Saturday night.

Braves right-hander Spencer Strider, who leads the majors in strikeouts, added another seven to his total, while Ronald Acuna Jr. paced Atlanta's offense by going 2-for-5 with a homer and a double.

Strider (6-2), who now has 113 strikeouts in 12 starts, worked six-plus innings, allowing three hits, two runs and four walks. His ERA stands at 2.97 after a 99-pitch performance that helped prevent Arizona from taking sole possession of first place in the National League West.

Braves catcher Sean Murphy and Diamondbacks first baseman Emmanuel Rivera traded leadoff doubles in the second inning but neither scored.

A spectacular catch by Arizona center fielder Corbin Carroll robbed Michael Harris II of a leadoff hit in the third, but the Diamondbacks couldn't keep Atlanta off the board.

Acuna laced a double and collected his NL-leading 24th steal as Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-3) and third baseman Josh Rojas failed to react in time when Acuna bolted for third base. Austin Riley's sacrifice fly knocked in Acuna to open the scoring.

Atlanta added to its lead in the fourth when Eddie Rosario -- who homered twice on Friday night and is 5-for-8 in the series -- tripled to center and scored on Marcell Ozuna's single to left.

Rosario struck again in the fifth, grounding a two-out, two-strike single to right to extend the Braves' advantage to 3-0, ending the night for Nelson.

Diamondbacks designated hitter Evan Longoria hit a 3-2 fastball over the left field fence leading off the Arizona fifth, just the second hit allowed by Strider.

Arizona struck again in the seventh inning.

Following a Rivera single that knocked Strider out of the game, veteran right-hander Jesse Chavez struck out Longoria, allowed a single to Rojas, issued a walk to Gabriel Moreno and then hit Geraldo Perdomo to bring home the Diamondbacks' second run.

Chavez was able to escape without further damage, striking out Pavin Smith and Ketel Marte.

Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless eighth, and Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.

Alex Cobb-led Giants blank Orioles to even series

Alex Cobb-led Giants blank Orioles to even series

Alex Cobb continued his career-long mastery of his former employer, Wilmer Flores collected a double, two singles and two RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants squared their three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with a 4-0 victory Saturday night.

In a rare matchup of orange-and-black teams, the black-clad Giants used a three-run third inning to grab a lead they never relinquished en route to just the second win in their last six games.

San Francisco got five consecutive hits off Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish (2-2) in the uprising, with a J.D. Davis single opening the scoring and a Flores two-run single making it 3-0. LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski scored two of the three runs after doubles.

That was more than enough support for Cobb (5-2), who took a three-hit shutout into the eighth with a four-run lead before serving up a one-out single to Aaron Hicks and a double by Ryan O'Hearn.

Cobb stayed on to retire Jorge Mateo on a comebacker, after which Scott Alexander did the same with Adam Frazier to keep the Orioles off the board.

Giants closer Camilo Doval threw a save-less 1-2-3 ninth to wrap up the team's fifth shutout of the season.

Cobb improved to 8-2 in his career against the Orioles, bridging a three-year stint with Baltimore in which he went just 7-22.

The Giants completed their portion of the scoring in the sixth on an Austin Slater single that plated Brandon Crawford, who had walked to open the inning.

Bradish hung around for just three of the Giants' four runs, pulled after allowing seven hits in four innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Wade had a second double and walked twice for the Giants, who out-hit the Orioles 10-5.

O'Hearn and Frazier doubled for Baltimore, the visitors' only extra-base hits.

There were no home runs in the game.

The Orioles were shut out for the fifth time this season.

Backed by 4 HRs, Yanks' Gerrit Cole 7-0 after stifling Dodgers

Backed by 4 HRs, Yanks' Gerrit Cole 7-0 after stifling Dodgers

Jake Bauers hit a pair of two-run home runs and Aaron Judge added a solo shot to go along with a key defensive play in the eighth inning as the visiting New York Yankees earned a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Oswaldo Cabrera also hit a home run for the Yankees, while Gerritt Cole (7-0) gave up one run on four hits over six innings to stay unbeaten and knot the three-game series. Cole left after 80 pitches because of cramping.

Bauers hit both of his home runs against Dodgers rookie starter Michael Grove, going deep in the second and fourth innings to give him five on the season.

Miguel Rojas had two hits and an RBI for the Dodgers and Grove (0-2) gave up four runs over five innings in his return after spending a month and a half on the injured list.

Rookie Miguel Vargas had an RBI triple as Los Angeles lost for just the third time in its last 17 home games.

DJ LeMahieu tripled with one out in the second inning for the Yankees before Bauers ripped a home run to right field for a 2-0 lead.

The Dodgers got one run back in the bottom of the second when Jason Heyward was hit by a pitch with two outs and scored on David Peralta's bloop hit down the left-field line that eluded three players.

Anthony Rizzo singled to lead off the fourth inning for the Yankees and Bauers went deep to right-center field to put New York up 4-1.

Judge hit his 19th home run of the season in the sixth inning with a line drive just over the short wall in the left-field corner.

After Cole departed, the Dodgers found their offense in the seventh. Chris Taylor singled on Wandy Peralta's first pitch and Vargas tripled into the left-field corner. After Trayce Thompson walked, Michael King replaced Peralta and gave up an RBI single to Miguel Rojas before he retired Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith in succession to escape further trouble.

Judge made a running catch in the eighth inning on a drive by J.D. Martinez with a runner on base, breaking through the bullpen gate in right field in the process.

Cabrera hit a home run in the ninth inning off Dodgers lefty Victor Gonzalez.

Will Brennan, Guardians snap Twins' 3-game win streak

Will Brennan, Guardians snap Twins' 3-game win streak

Will Brennan blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in three runs overall to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday night in Minneapolis, Minn.

Guardians rookie left-hander Logan Allen (3-2) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to win his second straight start. He struck out four and walked two.

Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his MLB-leading 18th save.

Andres Gimenez had three hits and scored a run; Steven Kwan had two hits, including a solo home run in the ninth; and Gabriel Arias and Myles Straw each contributed two hits for Cleveland, which lost by one run in each of the first two games of the four-game series.

Brennan's home run came against Twins right-hander Sonny Gray, who came in with the second-lowest ERA in the MLB (1.94) and had not allowed a home run in his first 11 starts this season.

Gray (4-1) surrendered three runs and a season-high 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out two and didn't walk a batter.

Jorge Polanco homered for Central-Division leading Minnesota, which had won three straight overall.

After a leadoff single by Arias in the seventh, Brennan lifted Gray's first-pitch curveball deep over the fence in right field to move the Guardians ahead 3-2.

Polanco led off the first with a home run to left-center field to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead.

Brennan tied the score 1-1 with a fielder's choice ground out in the second.

The Twins moved back ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Christian Vazquez doubled into the right-field corner with one out, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Donovan Solano's double into the left-center field gap.

Jake Karinchak pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for Cleveland, and Enyel De Los Santos followed with a scoreless eighth.

Kwan gave the Guardians some insurance with a solo home run in the ninth, his second of the season, to make it 4-2.

Cubs place LHP Justin Steele (forearm) on 15-day IL

Cubs place LHP Justin Steele (forearm) on 15-day IL

The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left forearm strain while catcher Miguel Amaya was recalled from Triple-A Iowa.

Steele had an MRI that revealed no structural damage after he started to feel discomfort during Wednesday's outing against the Tampa Bay Rays when he departed after three innings.

Steele, 27, is 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts this season. In 56 appearances (45 starts) with the Cubs over the past three seasons, Steele is 14-13 with a 3.28 ERA.

Amaya, 24, made his major league debut May 4 and was 3-for-13 in six games for the Cubs.

Rays storm past Red Sox late, earn split of doubleheader

Rays storm past Red Sox late, earn split of doubleheader

Harold Ramirez hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to finish a 3-for-5 performance and lift the Tampa Bay Rays past the host Boston Red Sox, 4-2, on Saturday in the nightcap of a doubleheader.

Francisco Mejia added two hits and a run to help the Rays split the twin bill and the first half of the four-game series.

With Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (1-3) on for the second straight game, Mejia and Yandy Diaz opened the ninth with back-to-back singles before advancing into scoring position on Brandon Lowe's deep flyout into the right field corner.

Ramirez's line-drive double to right plated both runners, giving Tampa a lead it wouldn't relinquish.

In the bottom half of the ninth, Jose Siri made a game-ending diving catch in center field to rob a potential extra-base hit from Jarren Duran. Boston had two on when Siri made the grab.

Calvin Faucher (1-1) and Jason Adam each pitched a scoreless inning for the win and save, respectively.

Triston Casas had a double and a triple for two of Boston's five hits.

Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford set down six of the first seven batters he faced, but Manuel Margot's leadoff double to left in the

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