Verlander (16-3) allowed just one baserunner, and that came when
Nick Gordon struck out but reached on a wild pitch with one out
in the second inning. He fanned 10, moving past Pedro Martinez
and Max Scherzer into 13th place on the all-time strikeouts list
with 3,161.
The veteran right-hander exited after throwing 91 pitches, one
above his preset limit.
Down 4-0 entering the ninth, the Twins scored twice and pushed
the tying run into scoring position with two outs. Bryan Abreu
finally fanned Jake Cave to earn his second save and send
Minnesota to its fourth consecutive loss.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0 (Game 1)
Javier Assad grinded out four solid innings in his major league
debut as Chicago halted visiting St. Louis' winning streak at
eight games with a victory.
Though the right-hander did not qualify for the victory, he kept
the Cubs in the game. He allowed four hits and four walks while
pitching into the fifth. Chicago struck for the game's only runs
in the bottom of the third on Nico Hoerner's RBI groundout and a
run-scoring single from Seiya Suzuki. The runs snapped the Cubs'
16-inning scoreless drought.
The National League Central-leading Cardinals, who had won 17 of
their previous 20, left 11 men on base, wasted three leadoff
doubles and went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Their eight-game winning streak was a season high.
Cardinals 13, Cubs 3 (Game 2)
Nolan Arenado had three hits and homered along with Tyler
O'Neill during a five-run fourth inning as visiting St. Louis
beat Chicago to earn a doubleheader split.
Jake Woodford (3-0) yielded one run in 5 1/3 innings to get the
win in his first start of the season. Corey Dickerson matched a
career high with four hits while Tommy Edman also went deep and
had three RBIs for the Cardinals.
Cubs starter Adrian Sampson (1-4) gave up five runs on eight
hits in 3 1/3 innings. Nick Madrigal had two hits for Chicago.
Dodgers 10, Brewers 1
Trayce Thompson hit a home run and drove in four runs while
National League ERA leader Tony Gonsolin went five strong
innings as Los Angeles rolled to a victory over visiting
Milwaukee.
Freddie Freeman added three hits and four RBIs of his own as the
Dodgers rebounded from a defeat to the Brewers on Monday that
ended their nine-game home winning streak.
Gonsolin (16-1) gave one run on three hits. Brewers ace Corbin
Burnes (9-6) yielded a season-high seven runs on six hits while
matching a season low with 3 2/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Royals 3
Christian Walker and Alek Thomas each had three hits to help
visiting Arizona to a win against Kansas City in the opener of a
two-game series.
Jake McCarthy and Emmanuel Rivera each had two hits and an RBI
for the Diamondbacks, who ended a three-game losing streak.
Arizona starter Zach Davies allowed one run and two hits in 5
2/3 innings. He struck out one and walked two on 84 pitches but
did not factor into the decision.
Bobby Witt Jr. homered, tripled and scored twice for the Royals,
who have lost seven of nine. Royals starter Jonathan Heasley
became ill and was unable to finish the fifth inning. He had not
allowed a run through 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four hits,
striking out two and walking four.
Rockies 7, Rangers 6
C.J. Cron and Elias Diaz homered and had two hits apiece,
Charlie Blackmon and Wynton Bernard each had three hits and
Colorado beat Texas in Denver.
Randal Grichuk also had two hits, Justin Lawrence (2-1) pitched
one inning of relief and Daniel Bard notched his 26th save for
Colorado.
Marcus Semien homered and tripled, Nathaniel Lowe also went deep
and Adolis Garcia had a double and a single to extend his
hitting streak to 20 games for Texas. The Rangers had their
three-game winning streak snapped.
Braves 6, Pirates 1
Travis d'Arnaud homered during a five-run fifth inning and
left-hander Max Fried pitched eight strong innings in visiting
Atlanta's win over Pittsburgh.
Vaughn Grissom was 3-for-4. He, Robbie Grossman and Austin Riley
each had an RBI single for the Braves, who have won five of
their past six games and 13 of 15 while matching a season high
with their eighth straight road win.
Michael Chavis homered for the Pirates, who have dropped four in
a row and 10 of 12. Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker (3-11) gave
up six runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings, with eight
strikeouts and one walk.
Rays 11, Angels 1
Tampa Bay erupted for six runs in the seventh inning to blow
open a tight game and coast to a rout of Los Angeles in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
It was 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh when Christian
Bethancourt led off with a solo homer, opening the floodgates.
The Rays also got an RBI double from Yandy Diaz and a two-run
single by Taylor Walls in the inning before Bethancourt came to
bat again, driving in two more with a single.
Rays starter Corey Kluber (8-7) kept the Angels off the
scoreboard until Mike Trout homered with one out in the sixth.
It was Trout's first homer since returning from a back injury
that cost him 30 games, and his 25th of the season.
Yankees 4, Mets 2
Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI single with one out in
the seventh inning, Wandy Peralta retired Francisco Lindor with
the bases loaded in the ninth and the host New York Yankees hung
on for a victory over the New York Mets to earn a season split
of the Subway Series.
Aaron Judge hit his major-league-leading 48th homer in the
fourth and a run-scoring single later in the seventh off former
Yankee Adam Ottavino. Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk in the
fourth inning for his first career RBI and also got his first
outfield assist.
Starling Marte hit an RBI single, but the Mets only got one run
on his hit in the fifth when Cabrera made a perfect throw from
right to nab Brett Baty at the plate. Jeff McNeil hit an RBI
double in the sixth as Alonso scored after stumbling around
third when Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres did not throw
home.
Giants 3, Tigers 1
Evan Longoria homered for the second consecutive game, Carlos
Rodon struck out 10 in seven innings and visiting San Francisco
held off Detroit.
Longoria, who blasted a grand slam against the Colorado Rockies
on Sunday, clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth. Joc Pederson
reached base three times, drove in a run and scored another for
the Giants, who have won two straight after a four-game losing
streak.
Rodon (12-6) limited the Tigers to one run on five hits and no
walks. He produced a double-digit strikeout total for the eighth
time this season and his second start in a row.
Orioles 5, White Sox 3
Ryan Mountcastle's three-run home run in the first inning helped
carry Baltimore past visiting Chicago in the opener of a
three-game series.
Baltimore starter Austin Voth (4-1) went 5 2/3 innings and
surrendered two runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck
out three while notching his fourth straight winning decision.
Five Orioles relievers followed him to the mound, with Felix
Bautista getting the last five outs for his ninth save.
Eloy Jimenez hit a two-run, first-inning homer for the White
Sox, and Luis Robert went 3-for-5. White Sox starter Dylan Cease
(12-6) yielded four runs on three hits and three walks in 5 1/3
innings. He fanned four to take his second loss in three outings
after winning five starts in a row.
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 3
An eight-run third inning provided more than enough offense for
Toronto as it defeated host Boston to begin a three-game series.
Eight straight Toronto batters reached base with two outs in the
third, capped by a three-run triple from George Springer. Blue
Jays center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. went 2-for-3 with an RBI
and two runs in his first-ever appearance against his longtime
club.
Rafael Devers went 3-for-4 with a ninth-inning RBI single and
Kevin Plawecki was 2-for-3 with a run for the Red Sox, who have
lost back-to-back games and four of five. Boston left fielder
Tommy Pham and shortstop Xander Bogaerts both left the game
early with back spasms.
Phillies 7, Reds 6
Nick Maton hit a walk-off RBI single to right field off Alexis
Diaz with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and host
Philadelphia rallied to defeat Cincinnati.
J.T. Realmuto hit a triple and drove in two runs and Matt
Vierling homered for the Phillies, who won their second straight
game. Philadelphia starter Ranger Suarez tossed 5 2/3 innings
and allowed six hits and three runs with five strikeouts and
four walks, two with the bases loaded.
Mike Moustakas hit a single, double and had an RBI, Aristides
Aquino added two hits and two RBIs and Donovan Solano had three
hits for the Reds. Starter Nick Lodolo took a no-hitter into the
sixth inning but wound up allowing three hits and four runs with
five strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Mariners 4, Nationals 2
Mitch Haniger and Eugenio Suarez hit two-run homers and Robbie
Ray pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as Seattle beat visiting
Washington.
Carlos Santana had two hits as the Mariners halted a two-game
slide. The Nationals have lost three straight games, scoring
just four total runs. They managed just five hits on Tuesday.
Ray (10-8) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before
Washington's Joey Meneses led off the frame with a homer. Paul
Sewald gave up a run in the ninth inning but still recorded his
16th save.
Marlins 5, Athletics 3
Pablo Lopez threw six shutout innings, Jerar Encarnacion broke
open a close game with a two-run double and visiting Miami beat
Oakland.
Brian Anderson homered, and Jesus Aguilar and Jacob Stallings
chipped in with RBI singles for the Marlins, who won the series
opener 3-0 on Monday night behind Edward Cabrera's eight-inning
gem.
The A's avoided a shutout and made things interesting against
Cole Sulser in the ninth, getting a one-out RBI single from
Stephen Vogt that prompted the Marlins to summon closer Tanner
Scott from the bullpen. Shea Langeliers greeted Scott with a
run-scoring double. Scott got Jonah Bride for the second out on
a sacrifice fly, allowing the A's to pull within 5-3.
Guardians 3, Padres 1
Mike Clevinger gave up two hits over six innings against his
former Cleveland teammates, but both were solo homers, lifting
the Guardians to a win over San Diego.
Oscar Gonzalez and Andres Gimenez went deep and five Cleveland
pitchers held San Diego to six hits and struck out 13 in the
opener of a two-game interleague series. Jose Ramirez singled
home the Guardians' final run in the eighth inning.
San Diego's Trent Grisham struck out four times, twice for the
final out of an inning with two on. The Padres went 1-for-8 with
runners in scoring position, leaving them 7-for-57 (.123) over
the past eight games.
--Field Level Media
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