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The Braves, who defeated the Astros in six games last year to
clinch their first title since 1995, have won 10 of their past
11 games. The Astros lost for just the third time in nine games.
Kyle Wright (15-5) earned the win after allowing two runs over
six innings. Dansby Swanson finished with three hits, and Ronald
Acuna Jr., Riley and Eddie Rosario had two hits apiece for
Atlanta.
Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1) gave up three runs in five
innings. Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez left the game in the
bottom of the fifth inning because he was feeling ill. The team
announced that he was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
Guardians 5, White Sox 2
Triston McKenzie recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and Amed
Rosario had a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, fueling
host Cleveland past Chicago.
McKenzie (9-9) allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings.
Jose Ramirez belted a solo homer and rookie Steven Kwan had an
RBI triple and scored on Rosario's single. Andres Gimenez added
a two-run single for the Guardians, who have won 10 of their
last 13 games.
Jose Abreu and Yoan Moncada each had an RBI single in the first
inning for the White Sox, who have lost three in a row following
a five-game winning streak.
Angels 1, Tigers 0
Patrick Sandoval outdueled Matt Manning and tossed the first
shutout of his career as Los Angeles blanked host Detroit.
Sandoval (4-8) held Detroit to four hits and didn't walk a
batter for the first time in 20 starts this season. He notched
nine strikeouts and required only 97 pitches to finish his gem.
Manning (0-1) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out
six in seven innings.
Jared Walsh's second-inning home run held up as the game-winning
blow. Perennial All-Star Mike Trout was activated from the
injured list (back) and played for the first time since July 12.
He went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Orioles 15, Red Sox 10
Anthony Santander and Adley Rutschman each delivered home runs
among their three hits to help Baltimore to a victory over
visiting Boston.
Jorge Mateo, Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias also homered for
the Orioles, who had seven players with multi-hit games in the
opener of the three-game series. Baltimore right-hander Jordan
Lyles lasted four innings, allowing four runs and nine hits.
Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford (3-5) was tagged for nine runs
and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings. Alex Verdugo, Christian Arroyo and
Rob Refsnyder had three hits each for Boston.
Rockies 7, Giants 4
Elehuris Montero homered twice and drove in five runs, Connor
Joe also went deep and finished with two hits and Colorado beat
San Francisco in Denver.
Wynton Bernard added two hits for the Rockies, who snapped a
five-game losing streak. Jose Urena tossed 6 2/3 effective
innings for the win, and Daniel Bard struck out three in the
ninth for his 25th save.
Joc Pederson homered among his two hits for the Giants, who have
lost three straight.
Royals 3, Rays 2 (10 innings)
Michael Massey's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Kansas
City to a win over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run homer for the Royals in the third
inning. The Rays' Randy Arozarena responded with a two-run
single in the sixth.
Scott Barlow (5-4) tossed two scoreless innings and struck out
two for the win. Jalen Beeks (2-3) lost for the second time in
three days, both in extra innings.
Cubs 8, Brewers 7
Rookie Christopher Morel hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the
sixth inning to lift host Chicago to a win over Milwaukee.
Michael Rucker (2-1), Mark Leiter Jr. and Brandon Hughes didn't
yield a run over the final three innings as Chicago won its
fourth straight game. Rucker retired all three batters he faced,
Leiter fanned all three he encountered and Hughes worked around
one hit to pick up his second save.
Patrick Wisdom also clubbed a two-run homer and Nick Madrigal
had three hits for Chicago. Andrew McCutchen, Rowdy Tellez and
Hunter Renfroe homered for the Brewers.
Mariners 10, A's 2
Eugenio Suarez bombed two- and three-run home runs and Marco
Gonzales beat Oakland for the third time this season as Seattle
routed the A's to open a three-game road series.
Suarez, Julio Rodriguez and Mitch Haniger scored two runs apiece
and Ty France drove in two runs, helping the Mariners extend
their winning streak to four games.
Oakland designated hitter Shea Langeliers had a sacrifice fly in
his home debut. Chad Pinder had two hits for the A's, who lost
for the 11th time in 13 games.
Nationals 6, Padres 3
Closer Josh Hader's rough beginning with the Padres continued as
visiting Washington scored three runs in the ninth inning to
defeat San Diego.
The big blow was a two-run homer by Alex Call, the first long
ball of his career. Since the Padres acquired the four-time
All-Star from the Milwaukee Brewers, Hader (2-5) is 1-1 with a
blown save and a 16.20 ERA.
Erasmo Ramirez (4-1) threw one scoreless inning for the win.
Kyle Finnegan tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save in as
many nights against the Padres, his seventh of the season.
Dodgers 2, Marlins 1
Mookie Betts led off the eighth inning with a triple and scored
the go-ahead run on a Will Smith ground ball as Los Angeles
pulled off a victory over visiting Miami.
Trayce Thompson also drove in a run and Evan Phillips earned his
second save as the Dodgers returned from a 4-3 road trip to win
their seventh consecutive home game.
It was a battle of left-handers as the Dodgers' Tyler Anderson
gave up one run on five hits over seven innings while the
Marlins' Jesus Luzardo allowed one run on four hits over 6 1/3
innings. Luzardo's innings total and pitch total (100) were
season highs.
Mets 7, Phillies 2
Pete Alonso homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Brett Baty
added a two-run single and the New York defeated host
Philadelphia.
Francisco Lindor contributed three hits and Starling Marte had
two for the Mets, who had lost three of four games to the
Atlanta Braves to start the week. New York starter Chris Bassitt
(11-7) tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and two runs.
After struggling with a strained right calf, Kyle Schwarber
returned to the Phillies' starting lineup and had two singles
and two RBIs. Aaron Nola (8-10) allowed eight hits and five runs
to go along with nine strikeouts and one walk in five innings.
Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0
Kevin Gausman pitched seven stellar innings as visiting Toronto
inched closer in the American League East race with a victory
over scuffling New York.
The Blue Jays moved within eight games of the Yankees by winning
their third straight game. It is Toronto's closest deficit in
the division since it was eight back on June 13.
Teoscar Hernandez's two-run homer helped Toronto send the
Yankees to their 14th loss in 18 games.
Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 1
Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in two runs, Nolan Arenado
went 4-for-5 with a two-run double and Miles Mikolas pitched
eight strong innings as St. Louis defeated Arizona in Phoenix.
Mikolas (10-9) gave up one run and two hits. The Cardinals'
Yadier Molina had his first three-hit game of the season to move
into fifth place among primary catchers with 2,152 career hits.
Molina passed New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra (2,150).
Josh Rojas had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who lost for just
the fifth time in the past 13 games.
Twins 2, Rangers 1
Luis Arraez and Jose Miranda hit back-to-back homers in the
first inning to lead Minnesota to its fourth straight victory in
the opener of a four-game series with Texas in Minneapolis.
Dylan Bundy (7-5) allowed one run on two hits over 5 1/3 innings
to pick up the win for the Twins, who remained one game behind
Cleveland in the AL Central race. Jorge Lopez pitched around two
walks in the ninth to pick up his 22nd save.
Nathaniel Lowe had an RBI and Bubba Thompson stole a base and
scored a run for Texas. Adolis Garcia also had a single to
extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games for the
Rangers. Martin Perez (9-4) settled down after allowing the two
homers. In six innings, he allowed two runs on five hits.
Pirates 5, Reds 4
Michael Chavis' walk-off single capped a two-run rally in the
ninth inning that gave host Pittsburgh the win over Cincinnati.
With Cincinnati up 4-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, Bligh
Madris led off with a single against Joel Kuhnel (2-2). After a
bunt moved the runner to second, Kevin Newman hit a game-tying
double. Ross Detwiler replaced Kuhnel and intentionally walked
Bryan Reynolds, then hit Ben Gamel with a pitch to load the
bases and set up Chavis' heroics.
Wil Crowe (5-7) served up Farmer's go-ahead hit, letting in an
inherited runner, but he got the win after tossing 1 1/3
scoreless innings. Nick Senzel and TJ Friedl hit home runs for
the Reds.
--Field Level Media
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