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The victory gave the Braves a 3-1 series win and cut the Mets'
lead in the National League East to 3 1/2 games. It is the first
time the Mets have lost a series to a division opponent this
season.
Atlanta starter Max Fried (11-4) returned from the concussion
injured list and threw seven innings of two-run ball. Kenley
Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 28th save.
Mets starter Jacob deGrom (2-1) retired 12 straight batters
before giving up a two-out since to Vaughn Grissom in the
seventh. Seth Lugo then replaced deGrom and yielded Harris' hit
that scored Grissom all the way from first base.
Nationals 3, Padres 1
Nelson Cruz drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded walk from Padres
closer Josh Hader with one out in the ninth inning to break a
tie, leading visiting Washington to a win over San Diego.
Keibert Ruiz followed with a sacrifice fly for the Nationals'
final run in the opener of a four-game series.
Cesar Hernandez opened the inning with a single to right off
Padres starter Yu Darvish, who then retired Joey Meneses on an
infield popout. Alex Call singled to center, prompting Padres
manager Bob Melvin to replace Darvish with Hader. The
left-hander hit former Padre Luke Voit with a full-count pitch
to loaded the bases before walking Cruz to force in Hernandez.
Call scored on Ruiz's flyout.
Astros 21, White Sox 5
Alex Bregman clubbed a pair of two-run homers and had a
career-high six RBIs as Houston routed host Chicago.
Bregman belted a two-run homer during a six-run fourth inning
and another in the sixth. The Astros set a season high for runs
and matched the club record with 25 hits to split the four-game
set after losing the first two. Bregman finished 4-for-6, adding
two doubles.
Houston's Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez also posted four
hits apiece and combined for five RBIs. Chas McCormick hit a
three-run homer and had five RBIs as Houston made history in the
ballpark by posting the most runs ever by an opponent.
Cardinals 13, Rockies 0
Albert Pujols hit a grand slam for his 690th career homer and
drove in five runs as St. Louis rolled past visiting Colorado.
Pujols' 16 career grand slams are tied for 10th most all-time
with Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Dave Kingman. Lars Nootbaar went
2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three runs for the Cardinals,
who completed a three-game sweep.
Adam Wainwright (9-8) fired seven shutout innings and struck out
seven for the win. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (3-7) gave
up five runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Rays 7, Royals 1
Luis Patino turned in his best start of 2022, Yandy Diaz homered
and drove in three runs, and Tampa Bay beat Kansas City in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Recalled from Triple-A Durham after being demoted on July 23,
Patino (1-0) tossed 5 2/3 scoreless frames in his fourth start.
He allowed four hits, walked two and fanned four over a
season-high 86 pitches.
Diaz went 2-for-4 with three RBIs before leaving after rounding
third base awkwardly in the seventh inning. Tampa Bay's
Christian Bethancourt homered, and Kansas City's Michael Massey
hit his first major league home run.
Pirates 8, Red Sox 2
Bryan Reynolds homered twice and Kevin Newman matched Reynolds'
3-for-4 night as Pittsburgh won the finale of a three-game
series against visiting Boston.
Reynolds tagged Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski (5-6) for
two-run shots in the first and fifth innings (his third and
fourth homers in the last three games), drove in four runs and
scored three. Ben Gamel's two-run double in the third also
helped Pittsburgh snap a six-game skid.
JT Brubaker (3-10) backed up his team's 10-hit effort by dealing
seven shutout innings. Tommy Pham and Rafael Devers drove in
runs for Boston, which had won its previous three games.
Brewers 5, Dodgers 3
Andrew McCutchen homered twice and scored three runs to help
Milwaukee to a win against visiting Los Angeles.
Hunter Renfroe had a two-run homer among his three hits for the
Brewers, who earned a split of the four-game series.
Milwaukee starter Corbin Burnes (9-5) allowed three runs and six
hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked two. Devin
Williams struck out the side in the ninth to earn his eighth
save.
Blue Jays 9, Yankees 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run
second inning and spoil the home debut of Frankie Montas as
Toronto opened a pivotal four-game series with a victory over
slumping New York.
Toronto beat the Yankees for the fifth time in 13 meetings this
season and moved within nine games of New York's American League
East lead.
Blue Jays leadoff man George Springer had five singles,
including an RBI single that preceded Guerrero's 26th homer.
Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double along with a bases-loaded
sacrifice fly.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 0
Zac Gallen struck out a career-high 12 batters as visiting
Arizona salvaged a split of its four-game series against San
Francisco.
Gallen (9-2) ran his unbeaten streak to 12 games with 7 1/3
innings of four-hit ball. He has not allowed a run in 21 1/3
innings. Josh Rojas and Jake McCarthy led a 13-hit attack with
three hits apiece for the Diamondbacks.
Evan Longoria had two of the four hits for the Giants. Logan
Webb (11-6) was charged with all five runs, just three of which
were earned, in 4 2/3 innings.
Rangers 10, Athletics 3
Texas snapped out of a collective batting slump, getting home
runs from Mark Mathias and Nathaniel Lowe in a victory over
Oakland to split a four-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Mathias hit a two-run homer and finished with two hits and two
runs in his first start with the Rangers. He was acquired from
Milwaukee this month as part of the Matt Bush trade. Texas
starter Dane Dunning (3-6) picked up the win, giving up two runs
on four hits in six innings.
Sheldon Neuse belted a two-run home run for the Athletics. Zach
Logue (3-7) was tagged for seven runs on six hits in 4 1/3
innings.
Cubs 3, Orioles 2
Willson Contreras homered twice and Adrian Sampson threw 5 2/3
shutout innings to lift Chicago to a victory over host Baltimore
in a makeup game.
Baltimore starter Spenser Watkins was stellar for 5 2/3 innings
other than issuing Contreras' first long ball. Watkins (4-3)
allowed five hits and didn't issue a walk.
With an error and a Jorge Mateo single, the Orioles put two
runners on base with one out in the ninth against Brandon
Hughes. Cedric Mullins lined into a double play to end the game
as Hughes, a rookie, recorded his first career save.
--Field Level Media
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