
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
"Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball," the team said in a statement. "The third base coach for the 1980 World Series championship team, he also spent time in the organization as a minor league player, manager, scout and director of instruction.
"Affiliated with 10 different organizations throughout his distinguished career, he always considered himself a Phillie at heart."
Elia managed the Chicago Cubs in 1982-83, with the teams a combined 127-158 (.446). He guided the Phillies from 1987-88 for a 111-142-1 (.439) mark, for a total managerial record of 238-300-1 (.442) over four seasons.
He made his major league debut as a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox in April 1966 and played in 80 games. The Cubs purchased his contract in May 1967 and he played in 15 games in the 1968 season. He batted a combined .203 with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 95 MLB games.
The Phillies initially signed the Philadelphia native as an amateur free agent in September 1958 after he attended the University of Delaware. They traded him to the White Sox in December 1964.
Elia, born on July 16, 1937, also coached and served in other capacities with the Phillies, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Baltimore Orioles between 1980 and 2008.

Colin Rea silences Twins, PCA parks pair of HRs to lead Cubs over Minnesota
Rea (7-3) scattered three hits and struck out five in seven innings in what became a light workout behind Chicago's offensive barrage. Crow-Armstrong was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored and Seiya Suzuki added three hits.
The Cubs collected 14 total hits and after taking a 1-0 lead in the second, Crow-Armstrong's two-run blast to center field made it 3-0. He led off the seventh inning with another long home run that put the Cubs in front 7-1.
Armstrong, who now has 25 home runs this season, also collected his 21st double of the season
Third baseman Royce Lewis had two of Minnesota's four hits and the Twins' lone run came on Kody Clemens' solo shot with one out in the fifth.
Michael Busch added two RBIs for Chicago, which avoided a three-game sweep. Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner each finished with two hits and one RBI.
The Twins lost for only the second time in their past six games.
Twins right-hander Chris Paddack gave up six runs on 11 hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out two.
Cubs relievers Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia pitched one scoreless inning apiece to seal the victory.
Chicago started the scoring in the second. Swanson hit a one-out double to left and scored two batters later on Hoerner's single to center.
Matt Shaw added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to put Chicago on top 4-0.
The hot hitting continued in the fifth. Busch and Swanson hit back-to-back, run-scoring singles. That pushed the Cubs' lead to 6-0 and chased Paddack from the game at the end of the inning.

Athletics' Brent Rooker joins Home Run Derby field
Rooker, who was named to the American League All-Star roster as a reserve Sunday, has 19 home runs and 50 RBIs through 94 games after hitting 39 home runs last season and 30 in 2023.
Rooker's intent to participate comes after the Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero joined the eight-player field Wednesday. Caminero has 22 home runs and 58 RBIs in 87 games of his first full major league season.
Other confirmed participants include Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, James Wood of the Washington Nationals and Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins.
Among the players to turn down an invite to the eight-player field are two-time champion Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies and 2024 runner-up Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals.
Defending champion Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers recently turned down a spot as a consideration to nagging injuries.
Top power threats Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers also are expected to skip the event.

Orioles trade RHP Bryan Baker to Rays for draft pick
The move gives the Orioles four of the first 37 and seven of the top 93 selections in the draft. The first three rounds will take place on Sunday, with Rounds 4-20 on Monday.
Baker, 30, was 3-2 with a 3.52 ERA and two saves in a team-high 42 relief appearances with Baltimore this season.
He is 12-9 with a 3.70 ERA and three saves in 174 career games (two starts) with the Toronto Blue Jays (2021) and Orioles.

Gunnar Henderson powers Orioles to comeback win over Mets
Mets starter David Peterson cruised through seven shutout innings before yielding Colton Cowser's lead-off single in the eighth and he was replaced by Ryne Stanek, who surrendered Henderson's 11th home run of the season. The Orioles tacked on another run later in the inning on Ramon Laureano's sacrifice fly.
Grant Wolfram, who was added to the Baltimore roster as the extra player because of the doubleheader, pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings with four strikeouts to record his first victory in the major leagues in his third appearance. Felix Bautista worked the ninth for his 18th save.
Peterson finished the seven-plus innings by allowing five hits and striking out six without a walk. Stanek (2-5) took the loss.
Tyrone Taylor drove in New York's run and was part of a key defensive play. Mark Vientos, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning, had two of the Mets' five hits.
Orioles starter Charlie Morton was in danger of suffering a loss for the first time in more than two months before the eighth-inning runs. He worked six innings, giving up one run on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
This was the second game of the series after the Mets won in 10 innings Tuesday night.
Peterson held the Orioles to three singles in five innings, with one runner erased at third base on Taylor's throw from center field.
New York scored first when Brett Baty led off the fifth with a walk, stole second base and scored on Taylor's double.
Vientos doubled to begin the sixth but was left stranded as Morton struck out two of the next three batters.
The Mets stranded four runners through three innings. The Orioles had a runner reach third base with two outs in the fourth before Ramon Urias lined out to left field on the 11th pitch of an at-bat.
The twin bill was necessary after Wednesday night's rainout.

Joe Coleman, former All-Star and pick in first MLB draft, dies at 78
His son, former major league pitcher Casey Coleman, said his father died in his sleep in Tennessee.
Joe Coleman, a right-handed pitcher, was part of the debut amateur draft, selected by the Washington Senators. When the Senators handed him the ball on Sept. 28, 1965, the 18-year-old became the first-ever drafted player to debut in the majors. He beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-1.
He went on to amass a 142-135 record, a 3.70 ERA and seven saves in 484 games (340 starts) with the Senators (1965-70), Detroit Tigers (1971-76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977-78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), and the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates (1979).
Coleman was an All-Star with the Tigers in 1972 when he finished 19-14 with a 2.80 ERA in 280 innings. He won 20 games in 1971 and 23 in 1973.
In that 1971 season, he was 20-9 with a 3.15 ERA despite missing time while recovering from a fractured skull.
A Boston-area native, Coleman was both the son and the father of a major leaguer.
His father, also named Joe, was a pitcher for 10 seasons from 1942-55, interrupted for military service.

MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak
Houser (5-2) scattered seven hits, struck out two and walked two. Grant Taylor pitched a scoreless eighth and Jordan Leasure closed the ninth for his second save in his fifth opportunity this season.
Edgar Quero doubled twice, drove in a run and scored for the White Sox, who ended a three-game skid.
Bo Bichette went 3-for-3 and Nathan Lukes and Will Wagner each had two singles for the Blue Jays, who were unable to tie the franchise record 11-game winning streak. Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer (4-2) allowed two runs and four hits in four innings.
Yankees 9, Mariners 6
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and Cam Schlittler pitched 5 1/3 solid innings in his major league debut as New York recorded a victory over visiting Seattle.
Chisholm hit his ninth and 10th homers since returning from an oblique injury on June 3 -- a stretch of 31 games -- to help the Yankees win three straight for the first time since a three-game sweep June 10-12 in Kansas City. Jasson Dominguez collected three hits and Aaron Judge had a two-run double.
The 24-year-old Schlittler (1-0) allowed three runs, including solo homers to J.P Crawford and Jorge Polanco. Cole Young also belted his first career homer for the Mariners. Logan Evans (3-3) gave up six runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Brewers 3, Dodgers 2 (10 innings)
Jackson Chourio's walk-off single to left field gave Milwaukee a three-game series sweep against visiting Los Angeles.
After William Contreras' fly ball to center moved automatic runner Sal Frelick to third, Chourio grounded Kirby Yates' pitch into left for his first career walk-off hit and a four-game winning streak. Trevor Megill (2-2) pitched a scoreless 10th with three strikeouts for Milwaukee.
Miguel Rojas had two hits with a walk and two runs scored for the Dodgers, who are on a season-long six-game losing streak. Los Angeles right-hander Tyler Glasnow (shoulder) returned from more than two months on the injured list to allow an unearned run over five innings. Yates (4-3) suffered the loss as the fifth pitcher of the day.
Reds 7, Marlins 2
All-Star Andrew Abbott carried a shutout into the eighth inning for host Cincinnati, which topped Miami following back-to-back losses to begin the four-game set.
Fellow All-Star Elly De La Cruz had a pair of RBI doubles for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided falling under .500 for the first time since June 7. Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer to spark a three-run fourth and Will Benson added a solo shot in the eighth.
Heriberto Hernandez spoiled Abbott's shutout bid with an RBI single for the Marlins, who lost for just the fourth time in 16 games. Connor Norby homered in the ninth.
Phillies 13, Giants 0
Bryce Harper became the first MLB player since Vladimir Guerrero last July to produce three doubles and one homer in the same game as Philadelphia salvaged a win from its three-game series in San Francisco.
Jesus Luzardo (8-5) scattered three singles and one walk over seven innings before Seth Johnson and Joe Ross wrapped up the shutout. Kyle Schwarber capped a seven-run eighth with a three-run homer while J.T. Realmuto added three hits, two runs and two RBIs as the Phillies piled up 17 hits and tied their season high for runs.
Justin Verlander (0-7) allowed seven hits and four runs (two earned) over six innings. Wilmer Flores contributed two of the Giants' four singles.
Rays 7, Tigers 3
Ha-Seong Kim and Danny Jansen cracked RBI doubles during a four-run sixth as visiting Tampa Bay snapped Detroit's five-game winning streak.
Junior Caminero hit his 22nd homer and Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 as the Rays produced 16 hits. Zack Littell (8-7) gave up six hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Zach McKinstry, added to the American League's All-Star team during the game, posted two doubles and one RBI for the Tigers. Starter Reese Olson allowed two runs and six hits in five innings before Brant Hurter and Chase Lee (4-1) gave up the four runs in the sixth.
Red Sox 10, Rockies 2
Carlos Narvaez, Wilyer Abreu, Romy Gonzalez and Jarren Duran each homered and Lucas Giolito pitched six scoreless innings to help Boston complete a three-game sweep of visiting Colorado.
Giolito (6-1) surrendered four hits and struck out six without a walk. He has allowed three earned runs in his last six starts (38 2/3 innings) and pitched at least six innings in each of those outings.
Senzatela (3-13) was pulled after five innings. He gave up four runs on eight hits. Kyle Farmer's two-run home run in the eighth was the highlight for the Colorado offense.
Angels 11, Rangers 8
Jorge Soler hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth and Mike Trout belted two home runs and drove in three runs to power Los Angeles past Texas in Anaheim, Calif.
It was the 29th multi-homer game of Trout's career and third of the season. Travis d'Arnaud also homered and had two hits and two runs scored in the win. Jose Fermin (2-0) picked up the victory with a hitless inning of relief and Kenley Jansen notched his 16th save with a scoreless ninth.
Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs, while Kyle Higashioka homered and had two hits and two RBIs for Texas, which lost for the third time in four games. Luke Jackson (2-5) was charged with the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in an inning of relief.
Diamondbacks 8, Padres 2
Geraldo Perdomo hit a grand slam and Brandon Pfaadt sailed through the longest start of his career as visiting Arizona cruised to a win over San Diego.
Pfaadt (9-6) looked nothing like a pitcher who entered the night with a 5.42 earned run average, going eight innings while allowing two runs on four hits. Perdomo blew open a 2-0 game in the top of the fifth, lining his 10th homer of the year and Arizona's MLB-high ninth slam of the season into the right field seats. It was the longest of four homers for Arizona.
Dylan Cease (3-9) suffered his third straight loss, bitten by three long balls and three walks. Cease worked six innings and permitted six runs off five hits while striking out eight. Two of those free passes scored on Perdomo's slam.
Braves 9, Athletics 2
Ronald Acuna Jr. returned to the lineup to smack two homers and Drake Baldwin hit a three-run blast to lead Atlanta to a victory over the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif.
Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna also went deep as the Braves socked five homers off Athletics starter Mitch Spence. Acuna's power display came one night after he was a late scratch due to lower-back tightness. Bryce Elder (3-6) gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings as the Braves snapped a five-game losing streak.
Gio Urshela and Lawrence Butler had RBIs for the Athletics, who lost for the fourth time in the past six games.
Royals 4, Pirates 3
Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs to propel Kansas City to a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.
Perez's second homer broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, helping the Royals complete the three-game sweep and extend the club's winning streak to four. Kris Bubic allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings for Kansas City. Rookie Jac Caglianone demolished a two-run homer to center field in the win. Lucas Erceg (4-2) threw a perfect eighth for Kansas City, while closer Carlos Estevez worked around a one-out single in the ninth to seal the win and earn his 25th save of the season.
Bailey Falter allowed three runs and six hits in his 4 2/3-inning stint for Pittsburgh. Ke'Bryan Hayes drove in a pair of runs and Tommy Pham went 3-for-4 for the Pirates, who dropped their sixth straight game. Isaac Mattson (2-1) surrendered two hits -- including Perez's eighth-inning homer -- and a walk.
Twins 4, Cubs 2
Matt Wallner had a pair of hits, including a home run, and Carlos Correa had an RBI double as Minnesota earned a win over Chicago in Minneapolis.
Wallner was 2-for-3 and Correa finished 2-for-4 for the Twins, who collected their second win in as many nights over the Cubs. Righty David Festa (3-3) allowed two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings, while closer Jhoan Duran pitched a perfect ninth to collect his 14th save of the season.
Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner responded with the RBIs for Chicago, which has dropped three of the last four outings. Cade Horton (3-3) gave up four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Guardians 4, Astros 2
Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead Cleveland past host Houston for a three-game series sweep.
Cecconi (4-4) carried a shutout into the eighth inning before the Astros finally broke through. He faced the minimum number of batters in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings, striking out the side in the bottom of the fifth. Cecconi was charged with two runs on five hits over seven innings.
Martinez and Ramirez homered off Houston left-hander Brandon Walter (1-2), who was impeccable after falling into that two-run hole. He retired the final 17 batters he faced and recorded seven strikeouts and no walks over six innings.
Nationals 8, Cardinals 2
Nathaniel Lowe's three-run home run in the top of the first inning was enough to power Washington over host St. Louis and give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory since replacing Dave Martinez on Monday.
Amed Rosario and James Wood added solo homers and Jacob Young had a pair of RBIs as the Nationals snapped a four-game losing skid. Starter MacKenzie Gore (4-8) surrendered one run on five hits with seven strikeouts over six innings to earn his first win since June 4.
Masyn Winn was 3-for-4 with a run batted in for the Cardinals, who dropped their sixth game in eight appearances. Andre Pallante (5-5) allowed seven runs on eight hits over six innings in the loss.

Ronald Acuna Jr. homers twice, Braves hammer A's
Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna also went deep as the Braves socked five homers off Athletics starter Mitch Spence. Acuna's power display came one night after he was a late scratch due to lower-back tightness.
Bryce Elder (3-6) gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings for the Braves. He struck out seven and walked one to help Atlanta snap a five-game losing streak and win for just the third time in its past 13 contests.
Gio Urshela and Lawrence Butler had RBIs for the Athletics, who lost for the fourth time in the past six games.
Jacob Wilson (left hand contusion) sat out for the Athletics. The American League's starting shortstop for next week's All-Star Game was hit by a pitch during Tuesday's opener of the three-game series.
Spence (2-5) was torched for eight runs and nine hits over six innings. He struck out three and walked one.
Acuna displayed his back was feeling good on the third pitch of the game when he drilled a sinker from Spence well over the fence in left.
Matt Olson followed with a single and Riley doubled before Baldwin launched a three-run blast to right center to make it 4-0.
Olson reached on an infield single with two out in the second before Riley ripped a homer to left-center to make it a six-run margin.
Acuna took Spence deep again with two outs in the fourth as he deposited a slider on to the grass beyond the wall in right-center.
The Athletics got on the board in the fifth as Zack Gelof singled with one out and moved to third on Denzel Clarke's double. Butler's infield groundout scored Gelof.
Ozuna kept the homer parade against Spence going when he hit the second pitch of the sixth inning over the wall in center to make it 8-1.
The Athletics strung consecutive two-out singles by Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and Urshela for a run in their half of the sixth.
Atlanta added a run in the seventh off Hogan Harris as Olson led off with a walk and later scored for the third time on Jurickson Profar's double.

Geraldo Perdomo's slam sends Diamondbacks past Padres
Pfaadt (9-6) looked nothing like a pitcher who entered the night with a 5.42 earned run average, going eight innings while allowing two runs on four hits. Pfaadt walked none and fanned four, slipping a called third strike past Fernando Tatis Jr. with his 99th and final pitch of the game.
Perdomo blew open a 2-0 game in the top of the fifth, lining his 10th homer of the year and Arizona's MLB-high ninth slam of the season into the right field seats. It was the longest of four homers for Arizona.
Dylan Cease (3-9) suffered his third straight loss, bitten by three long balls and three walks. Cease worked six innings and permitted five runs off six hits while striking out eight. Two of those free passes scored on Perdomo's slam.
Cease retired the first seven batters he faced before James McCann lashed a third-inning fastball an estimated 434 feet into the second deck in left for his second homer of the season. An inning later, Eugenio Suarez jumped on a hanging slider and lifted it just over the glove of Bryce Johnson into the left field seats for his 29th homer.
Tatis led off the first with a double into the left field corner, but Pfaadt mowed down the next 13 hitters before San Diego got a run in the fifth. Xander Bogaerts singled, Jake Cronenworth doubled and Johnson cashed in Bogaerts with a groundout to first.
Gavin Sheets led off the seventh with his 14th homer, a 437-foot rocket into the right field seats, to bring the Padres within 6-2.
Corbin Carroll, who fanned in his first four at-bats, capped the Diamondbacks' scoring in the ninth with a leadoff homer to right, his 21st of the season. Six of Arizona's eight hits went for extra bases.

Led by Mike Trout's 2 HRs, Angels power past Rangers
It was the 29th multi-homer game of Trout's career and third of the season. Travis d'Arnaud also homered and had two hits and two runs scored and Zach Neto added two hits and two runs scored for Los Angeles. Jose Fermin (2-0) picked up the win with a hitless inning of relief and Kenley Jansen notched his 16th save with a scoreless ninth.
Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs, Kyle Higashioka homered and had two hits and two RBIs, Josh Smith had two doubles and two runs scored and Wyatt Langford added two hits, two runs scored and also stole two bases for Texas, which lost for the third time in four games.
Luke Jackson (2-5) was charged with the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in an inning of relief.
Texas took a 1-0 lead in the first when Smith led off with a double into the right field corner, advanced to third on a flyout to right by Corey Seager and scored on a ground out by Semien.
The Rangers extended the lead to 3-0 in the third on a leadoff homer by Higashioka and a sacrifice fly by Semien but the Angels answered with four runs in the bottom half to take a 4-3 lead highlighted by a two-run homer by Trout, a 426-foot drive to center.
Texas took a 5-4 lead in the fourth when Langford led off with a single, stole second and third and scored on a fielder's choice by Burger, who took second on a throwing error to the plate by Angels starter Kyle Hendricks. One out later, Smith drove in Burger with a single.
Los Angeles tied it, 5-5, in the bottom of the fourth on d'Arnaud's sixth home run, a 397-foot drive to right-center, and took a 6-5 lead an inning later on Trout's second homer of the game and 394th of his career, a 378-foot line drive to right-center.
Texas tied it, 6-6, in the sixth on an RBI single by Higashioka and then took an 8-6 lead in the seventh on Semien's 10th homer, a 423-foot two-run drive to left-center.
Los Angeles tied it, 8-8, on a two-run single by Taylor Ward and then scored three times in the eighth off Jackson, highlighted by Soler's towering 421-foot two-run homer down the left field line.

Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa power Twins past Cubs
Carlos Correa finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Minnesota, which won its second straight game against the Cubs. Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner drove in one run apiece for Chicago.
Twins right-hander David Festa (3-3) allowed two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Cubs right-hander Cade Horton (3-3) surrendered four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and fanned five.
Twins closer Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth to collect his 14th save. He needed only eight pitches, including five strikes, to get through the inning.
The Twins jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first.
Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch, swiped second base and came around to score on Jeffers' single to left. Correa followed with an RBI double.
Wallner led off the second with a solo shot to put the Twins on top 3-0. He pulled a 390-foot fly ball down the line in right for his ninth homer of the season and second in five days.
Chicago cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fourth.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out for Swanson, who drove in the team's first run with an RBI infield single. Hoerner followed with a fielder's choice to pull the Cubs within one.
Minnesota used a delayed double steal to increase its lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Royce Lewis took a leadoff from third base as Wallner took a leadoff from first base. Wallner tried to steal second and was thrown out in a rundown between the bases, but Lewis took off from third and crossed the plate.

Slade Cecconi dominant as Guardians sweep Astros
The Guardians recorded their first series sweep of the Astros since May 19-21, 2017, and produced their first series sweep since April 18-20 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Astros suffered their second series sweep at home, the first coming against the San Francisco Giants during their first homestand. The Astros were swept for a second time overall.
Cecconi (4-4) carried a shutout into the eighth inning before the Astros finally broke through. He faced the minimum number of batters in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings, striking out the side in the bottom of the fifth. Cecconi induced Jose Altuve to ground into an inning-ending double play in the first inning and struck out Cooper Hummel and Taylor Trammell to cap the third after surrendering consecutive one-out singles to Victor Caratini and Yainer Diaz.
Cecconi retired 11 of 12 batters before Trammell worked a leadoff walk in the eighth and Mauricio Dubon followed with a run-scoring double to left-center field that pulled the Astros to within 4-1. Dubon later scored when Altuve doubled off Guardians reliever Jakob Junis.
Cecconi was charged with two runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings. He threw 98 pitches and recorded eight groundball outs to pair with his nine strikeouts. Before the Dubon double, the Astros managed to hit only three balls in the air, all to Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan.
Walter was impeccable after falling into that two-run hole. He retired the final 17 batters he faced and recorded seven strikeouts over six innings.
Jonathan Rodriguez produced a two-run single off Astros reliever Bennett Sousa in the seventh.

Interim manager Miguel Cairo gets 1st win as Nationals down Cards
Jacob Young drove in two runs and Amed Rosario and James Wood hit homers as the Nationals snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore (4-8) held the Cardinals to one run on five hits in six innings to earn his first victory since June 4. He struck out seven batters and walked one.
Cairo, who had been the team's bench coach, began his stint as interim manager on Tuesday against the Cardinals, who won 4-2. Cairo replaced Dave Martinez, who was fired along with general manager Mike Rizzo on Sunday.
Masyn Winn went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Cardinals, who lost for the sixth time in eight games.
St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (5-5) allowed seven runs on eight hits in six innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out one batter.
Washington broke out to a 3-0 first-inning lead on a double by CJ Abrams, a walk to Josh Bell and Lowe's homer.
The Cardinals cut their deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the inning. Willson Contreras hit a two-out double and scored on Alec Burleson's single.
The Nationals extended their lead to 6-1 in the fourth inning. Bell hit a double leading off, then moved to third on Lowe's infield single and scored on Alex Call's double.
Brady House loaded the bases with an infield single, then Young popped a two-run single down the first base line.
The Cardinals threatened with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Yohel Pozo walked and Lars Nootbaar followed with a single, but Gore struck out Pedro Pages to strand them.
Rosario's fifth-inning homer, measured at 434 feet, increased Washington's lead to 7-1, and Wood's 433-foot homer in the seventh inning made it 8-1.
St. Louis got a run back in the seventh inning when Nootbaar hit a double and scored on Winn's single.

Salvador Perez's 2 homers help Royals edge Pirates
Perez's second homer broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, helping the Royals complete the three-game sweep and extend the club's winning streak to four.
Kris Bubic allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings for Kansas City, striking out six and walking two. Rookie Jac Caglianone demolished a two-run homer to center field in the win.
Lucas Erceg (4-2) threw a perfect eighth for Kansas City, while closer Carlos Estevez worked around a one-out single in the ninth to seal the win and earn his 25th save of the season.
Bailey Falter allowed three runs and six hits in his 4 2/3-inning stint, while striking out three and walking two for Pittsburgh. Ke'Bryan Hayes drove in a pair of runs and Tommy Pham went 3-for-4 for the Pirates, who dropped their sixth straight game. Isaac Mattson (2-1) surrendered two hits -- including Perez's eighth-inning homer -- and a walk.
Kansas City struck first in the bottom of the second, as Perez turned around Falter's first-pitch sinker with his 12th home run of the season -- a 444-foot solo shot with no outs.
After Maikel Garcia doubled to begin the fourth, Falter retired Perez before surrendering Caglianone's 466-foot, two-run shot, which extended the Royals' lead to 3-0.
With two outs in the fifth inning, Falter was replaced by Braxton Ashcraft, who threw 2 1/3 scoreless frames.
Pham singled to begin the sixth for Pittsburgh, before Andrew McCutchen walked and Bryan Reynolds singled to load the bases. Bubic retired Nick Gonzales before Oneil Cruz's run-scoring groundout plated the Pirates' first run. Hayes then laced a two-run single to knot the score, forcing Bubic to be relieved by John Schreiber.

Andrew Abbott leads struggling Reds over Marlins
Fellow All-Star Elly De La Cruz had a pair of RBI doubles for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided falling under .500 for the first time since June 7. Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson followed De La Cruz with run-scoring singles in the first before Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer to spark a three-run fourth. Will Benson added a solo shot in the eighth.
Heriberto Hernandez spoiled Abbott's shutout bid with an RBI single for the Marlins, who lost for just the fourth time in 16 games. Connor Norby homered in the ninth.
Abbott (8-1), who was selected to replace Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Tuesday, allowed six hits and two walks while striking out four. The lefty has surrendered one run or fewer in 12 of his 16 starts this season.
Tony Santillan got the final out of the eighth following Ramirez's double before Emilio Pagan surrendered Norby's homer in a non-save situation in the ninth.
Marte had two hits for the Reds, who received a hit from every starter. Matt McLain added a stolen base.
Five players had one hit each for the Marlins, who recorded fewer than six hits for just the fifth time in their last 35 games dating back to June 1.
Sandy Alcantara (4-9) took the loss after giving up six runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings. The former National League Cy Young Award winner has a 7.22 ERA in his first season following Tommy John surgery and has allowed at least five runs in eight of his 18 starts.

Lucas Giolito, Red Sox bats overpower Rockies
Giolito (6-1) surrendered four hits and struck out six without a walk. He has allowed three earned runs in his last six starts (38 2/3 innings) and pitched at least six innings in each of those outings.
Narvaez hit a solo home run off Colorado starter Antonio Senzatela in the bottom of the second inning and Abreu added a two-run homer against Senzatela in the fifth. Seth Halvorsen gave up a two-run homer to Gonzalez in the eighth and then Duran hit a three-run homer against Halvorsen later in the inning.
Senzatela (3-13) was pulled after five innings. He gave up four runs on eight hits, struck out three and walked one.
Kyle Farmer's two-run home run in the eighth was the highlight for the Colorado offense.
Boston received three hits from Masataka Yoshida, who made his season debut after being activated from the 60-day injured list earlier in the day. Yoshida missed Boston's first 93 games while recovering from offseason surgery on his right shoulder.
The Red Sox have won six in a row and eight of their last nine.
Tyler Freeman, Jordan Beck and Michael Toglia each collected two hits for the Rockies, who have lost three in a row.
Narvaez opened the scoring by hitting his eighth home run of the season. The Red Sox led 2-0 after Yoshida's RBI single in the fourth drove in Narvaez.
Abreu's 18th home run of the season came with Roman Anthony on first and increased the lead to 4-0.
It was 5-0 after David Hamilton drove in Gonzalez with a single in the sixth.
Farmer's home run came against Isaiah Campbell and made it a 5-2 game in the eighth, but Boston regained a five-run lead when Gonzalez homered in the eighth. Duran's three-run home run capped the scoring.
Boston outscored Colorado 29-7 in the series.

Jazz Chisholm's two homers, four RBIs lead Yankees past Mariners
Chisholm hit his ninth and 10th homers since returning from an oblique injury on June 3 - a stretch of 31 games. The All-Star second baseman went deep in the third and fifth against Seattle's Logan Evans (3-3) and added a fourth RBI with a groundout to help the Yankees win three straight for the first time since a three-game sweep June 10-12 in Kansas City.
The 24-year-old Schlitter (1-0) allowed three runs, including solo homers to J.P Crawford and Jorge Polanco. He registered two of his seven strikeouts against Cal Raleigh -- getting the major league home run leader on fastballs in the first and fifth.
Called up to replace Clarke Schmidt, who is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery, Schlitter threw 52 of 75 pitches for strikes and averaged 97.9 mph with his fastball.
Jasson Dominguez collected three hits, including an RBI single, and Aaron Judge had a two-run double in the sixth. Those hits occurred after center fielder Julio Rodriguez committed a two-base error on a liner by Oswald Peraza.
Schlitter exited to a loud ovation after fanning Raleigh in the sixth, then Jonathan Loaisiga gave up a two-run homer to Randy Arozarena on the next pitch. Loaisiga also surrendered a two-run shot in the seventh that marked Cole Young's first career homer.
Luke Weaver struck out three in 1 2/3 innings and Devin Williams pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save.
The Yankees jumped ahead 3-0 as their first four hitters reached. Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hit RBI singles ahead of Chisholm's run-scoring groundout. After Crawford homered down the right field line in the third to cut the margin to 3-1, Chisholm homered onto the netting above Monument Park in center field.
Polanco reached the second deck in right field for a solo homer in the fourth, but the Yankees expanded their lead to 6-2 when Chisholm hit a curveball into the right-afield seats. After Young homered, Weaver retired Crawford and Rodriguez to end the seventh and notched two strikeouts in the eighth with a runner on first.

Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. (back) returns; A's SS Jacob Wilson (hand) out
Acuna said after Tuesday's 10-1 loss that he hurt the back while working out prior to the contest in West Sacramento, Calif.
Acuna, 27, is batting .331 with nine homers and 18 RBIs in 40 games after missing nearly 12 months due to an ACL injury.
Acuna is a starting outfielder for next Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta. He is also slated to participate in the Home Run Derby next Monday.
This is the fifth All-Star nod for the 2023 National League MVP.
Also, Athletics rookie standout Jacob Wilson (left hand contusion) is not in Wednesday's lineup after being hit by a pitch from Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes on Tuesday. Wilson exited after the first-inning at-bat and X-rays were negative.
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay termed Wilson as day-to-day prior to Wednesday's game.
Wilson is slated to be the starting shortstop for the American League. The 23-year-old is batting .335 with nine homers and 42 RBIs in 85 games.
Max Muncy is starting at shortstop for the A's on Wednesday.
Fuentes, 20, served up three first-inning homers and was charged with eight runs in one-plus innings on Tuesday. The Braves optioned Fuentes (0-3, 13.85 ERA) to Triple-A Gwinnett following the contest and recalled right-hander Nathan Wiles on Wednesday.
Wiles, 27, is 4-7 with a 3.33 ERA in 15 starts for Gwinnett. His lone major league appearance came on April 22 when he allowed three runs and four hits in one inning of 10-4 home loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Athletics activated infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar (oblique) from the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Colby Thomas to Triple-A Las Vegas.
Andujar, 30, is batting .296 with three homers and 20 RBIs in 46 games. He last played for the A's on June 1. Thomas, 24, was 1-for-11 (.091) in five games for the Athletics.

Rays rally past Tigers, snap Detroit's five-game winning streak
Junior Caminero had a solo homer and scored two runs as the Rays salvaged the finale of the three-game series. Jonathan Aranda had three of the team's 16 hits. Zack Littell (8-7) gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Zach McKinstry, named as an All-Star replacement on Wednesday, had two doubles and an RBI for Detroit. Tigers starter Reese Olson gave up two runs and six hits in five innings.
The Rays grabbed a quick 2-0 lead. Aranda, the second batter of the game, doubled and moved to third on Caminero's single. Josh Lowe's groundout to first brought home Aranda. Caminero scored on Jake Mangum's two-out single to left field.
The Tigers took the lead with three runs in the fourth. Gleyber Torres led off with a double and moved to third on a Wenceel Perez single. Spencer Torkelson knocked in the first run with a single to left and McKinstry doubled to right to score Perez. After Matt Vierling walked to load the bases, Parker Meadows hit into a fielder's choice as Torkelson crossed the plate.
The Rays drew two walks in the fifth but Olson kept his team on top by inducing a double play ball from Caminero.
Tampa Ray rallied for four runs in the sixth against relievers Brant Hurter and Chase Lee to gain a 6-3 advantage. Mangum sparked it with a one-out single and steal of second. After Lee (4-1) entered, Kim doubled to center to knot the score and he would come home on Taylor Walls' single. Jansen's two-bagger to left brought in Walls and Yandy Diaz finished it off with a run-scoring single.
Caminero blasted his 22nd homer of the season over the left field wall off Lee while leading off the seventh. The Tigers had a chance to rally in the bottom of the inning as they loaded the bases with two out. Garrett Cleavinger then struck out All-Star Riley Greene to snuff out the threat.

Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez pulls out of All-Star Game
Ramirez opted out of the contest "to focus on recovery and preparation for the second half of the season," according to the Guardians. Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes was tabbed to replace him.
Ramirez became a seven-time All-Star when he was voted to start this season's game for the American League. The 32-year-old is batting .299 with 16 homers, 44 RBIs and 24 steals in 87 games.
Paredes has 19 homers and 49 RBIs in his first season with the Astros. He is batting .255 in 88 games.
This is Paredes' second All-Star nod. He also made the team in 2024 for the Tampa Bay Rays.
That's not the American League's first roster move at third base. The Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman (quadriceps) pulled out earlier this week. He was replaced by Rays rookie Junior Caminero, who's batting .252 with 21 homers and 57 RBIs in 86 games.
Caminero said Wednesday he will take part in Monday's Home Run Derby. He is the sixth contestant, joining Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, James Wood of the Washington Nationals, Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins and Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"I'm going to put on a show. I'm going to try to put on a show just to give the fans the opportunity to get to know me, see my power," Caminero said before Wednesday's game against the host Detroit Tigers. "Just being there with all those other All-Stars, it's going to be something very special."
Tigers infielder Zach McKinstry was added to the AL team to replace Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena (ribs). McKinstry is batting .284 with seven homers and 28 RBIs in 85 games.
Milwaukee Brewers right-handed closer Trevor Megill was added to the National League roster to replace right-handed teammate Freddy Peralta. Megill is 2-2 with a 2.41 ERA and 21 saves in 36 appearances.
"This is what I was striving for," Megill said of the All-Star bid after Wednesday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I put in a lot of hard work."
Cincinnati Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA) also was added to the team because Dodgers left-hander Yoshinobu is slated to start on Sunday.
San Diego Padres right-hander (2-4, 3.72 ERA, 26 saves) was added to replace Braves left-hander Chris Sale (rib).