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Tommy Edman and Lars Nootbaar hit solo homers for the Cardinals,
who erased a 3-2 eighth-inning deficit to win for the 12th time
in their last 15 games.
Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer for the Braves, whose
streak of five consecutive series victories came to an end.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed two runs on
eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Ryan Helsley (9-1) earned the
victory, and Giovanny Gallegos racked up his 13th save in 19
opportunities. Braves starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi allowed two
runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Reliever A.J. Minter (5-4)
took the loss after allowing two eighth-inning homers.
Dodgers 8, Marlins 1
Blazing-hot Mookie Betts homered for the third straight game,
leading Los Angeles over host Miami. Betts homered on the game's
third pitch, ending Edward Cabrera's scoreless streak at 22 2/3
innings.
Betts ended the day 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. With the
series finale to come on Monday, he is hitting 8-for-15 with
four homers, two doubles and seven RBIs in the first three
games. He has 31 homers this season, one short of his 2018
career high.
Cabrera (4-2), making just his 15th career appearance, allowed
five hits, three walks and six runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Rays 12, Red Sox 4
Isaac Paredes recorded his third multi-homer game of the season
to help Tampa Bay power past host Boston. Six players recorded
multiple hits and four scored at least two runs for the Rays,
who lost the first two games of the three-game series following
a six-game win streak.
Paredes went 2-for-2, scored three runs, drove in three and also
walked three times, while David Peralta and Randy Arozarena each
had three hits and two RBIs as Tampa Bay totaled 17 total hits.
Franchy Cordero, J.D. Martinez and Tommy Pham hit solo home runs
for the Red Sox, who were otherwise held scoreless as Corey
Kluber (9-7) went six innings.
Nationals 3, Reds 2
Ildemaro Vargas' tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning lifted
Washington to a victory over visiting Cincinnati.
Vargas' solo homer, combined with six surprisingly strong
innings from Patrick Corbin, prevented the Nationals from being
swept by the Reds, who had an early 2-0 lead. Corbin (5-17)
allowed two runs -- one earned -- on four hits with five
strikeouts and a walk. The Nationals had been outscored 13-5 in
the first two games of the series.
Jonathan India went 2-for-4 with a run and Stuart Fairchild had
a solo home run for the Reds, who lost for the fifth time in
their past seven games. Cincinnati rookie left-hander Nick
Lodolo (3-5) pitched well, allowing three runs on five hits with
five strikeouts and a walk before being relieved by Art Warren
to open the eighth.
Pirates 5, Phillies 0
Roansy Contreras and three relievers combined on a four-hitter
as visiting Pittsburgh snapped a seven-game losing streak with a
win over Philadelphia.
Contreras (4-4) allowed three hits with two walks and seven
strikeouts over five innings. Manny Banuelos, Duane Underwood
Jr. and Wil Crowe followed and yielded one hit over the final
four innings.
Matt Vierling had two hits for Philadelphia, which saw its
six-game winning streak come to an end.
Athletics 4, Yankees 1
Right-hander Adrian Martinez responded to a promotion from
Triple-A by pitching effectively into the sixth inning, Dermis
Garcia drove in two runs with a pair of singles and Oakland
salvaged a four-game series split with visiting New York.
Pitching in the majors for the first time in three weeks,
Martinez (3-3) limited the Yankees to three hits and one run in
5 1/3 innings. The rookie walked two and struck out a
season-high six.
For the second straight day in his Northern California
homecoming, Aaron Judge failed to hit his 50th home run of the
year, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Oakland wasted no
time jumping on Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt (5-3), scoring
twice with two outs in the first on an RBI double by Vogt and
Garcia's first run-scoring hit.
Mariners 4, Guardians 0
Robbie Ray pitched seven strong innings, Dylan Moore hit a
three-run home run after getting a key break and Seattle beat
visiting Cleveland.
Ray (11-8) won his season-high third straight start by holding
the Guardians to three hits. The left-hander struck out seven
and walked none. Ty France, who entered Sunday hitless in 20
at-bats, added a homer in the seventh.
Ray allowed one baserunner through the first five innings, when
Oscar Gonzalez singled in the second before getting caught
stealing. Guardians starter Aaron Civale (2-6) allowed four runs
on four hits in 6 1/3 innings as Cleveland lost a series for the
first time since dropping two of three to Kansas City July 8-10.
Angels 8, Blue Jays 3
Shohei Ohtani had a two-run homer among his three hits as
visiting Los Angeles earned a victory that completed a
three-game sweep of Toronto.
Luis Rengifo also hit a two-run home run for the Angels, while
Kurt Suzuki and Mike Trout added solo shots. George Springer hit
a solo home run for Toronto. Blue Jays right-hander Ross
Stripling (6-4) allowed three runs and seven hits while striking
out six in six innings.
The Blue Jays' Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernandez walked with two
out in the fourth and Matt Chapman hit an RBI double off the
center field wall to plate Toronto's first run of the series.
Rockies 1, Mets 0
German Marquez combined with two relievers on a three-hitter,
and Brian Serven's seventh-inning sacrifice fly provided the
only run as Colorado edged host New York.
Marquez (7-10) allowed one hit -- Jeff McNeil's clean single to
right leading off the fifth -- and walked two while striking out
five over seven innings. He lasted at least six innings for the
10th straight start.
Max Scherzer (9-4) fell short in his second attempt at earning
career win No. 200 despite allowing just the one run on four
hits and one walk while striking out 11 in seven innings.
Diamondbacks 3, White Sox 2
Jake McCarthy delivered a go-ahead RBI double with two outs in
the ninth inning and Stone Garrett and Sergio Alcantara homered
as visiting Arizona edged Chicago to earn a three-game sweep.
Ian Kennedy notched his ninth save in 13 opportunities to help
Arizona to its first series sweep since July 25-27 against San
Francisco. Elvis Andrus hit a one-out double in the ninth, but
the White Sox couldn't capitalize, as Kennedy fanned Leury
Garcia and Romy Gonzalez with two runners on to end the game.
The White Sox squandered a sterling start from right-hander
Dylan Cease, who allowed two runs and two hits in a career-high
eight innings with one walk and eight strikeouts.
Royals 15, Padres 7
Salvador Perez swatted a two-run homer, Michael A. Taylor added
a solo shot and drove in four runs and host Kansas City survived
a big day from Manny Machado to defeat San Diego.
Perez's homer, his 18th, highlighted a three-run sixth inning
against Padres reliever Nabil Crismatt that extended the Kansas
City lead to 9-4. Hunter Dozier had four hits and three runs for
the Royals. Perez and Taylor had three hits apiece among the
team's 18. The Padres finished with 10 hits.
Machado went 4-for-5, adding a single and double to a pair of
homers. Padres starter Sean Manaea (7-7) went four innings,
allowing six runs on 10 hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
Astros 3, Orioles 1
Yuli Gurriel delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning
and Houston averted a three-game sweep at the hands of visiting
Baltimore.
The Astros won despite losing right-hander Justin Verlander
after three innings because of right calf discomfort.
Right-hander Austin Voth gave up one run over six innings for
the Orioles, who entered with five victories in their previous
six games.
Brewers 9, Cubs 7
Garrett Mitchell delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the
fourth inning for his first career hit while Christian Yelich
and Kolten Wong each homered with a man on as Milwaukee beat
visiting Chicago.
Yelich and Wong each had three of Milwaukee's 16 hits. Mitchell,
in his second career at-bat, singled to center in the fourth,
giving the Brewers a 3-2 lead and helping them win their first
series of at least three games since July 29-31.
Meanwhile, Nico Hoerner clubbed a two-run home run for one of
his three hits as Chicago dropped to 3-6 since winning five
straight. Franmil Reyes got the Cubs within two with his two-run
homer in the ninth, and they had the tying run at plate when
Milwaukee's Devin Williams (ninth save) fanned Yan Gomes and got
Willson Contreras to bounce into a double play.
Twins 8, Giants 3
Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs to help
Minnesota down visiting San Francisco and complete a three-game
sweep.
Carlos Correa and Max Kepler each had two hits and an RBI for
the Twins, who had lost six in a row heading into the series.
Minnesota starter Aaron Sanchez allowed two runs and six hits in
3 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked one.
Brandon Crawford had three hits and Austin Wynns had two for the
Giants, who have lost four in a row.
Tigers 9, Rangers 8
Harold Castro drove in five runs and Jeimer Candelario belted a
two-run home run as Detroit held on for a victory over Texas in
Arlington, Texas.
The Tigers stormed out to a nine-run lead, but the Rangers,
staged a comeback behind two home runs by Corey Seager. Seager's
two-run homer in the ninth inning made it 9-8. The Rangers had
the tying run at second base, but Joe Jimenez locked down his
second save.
Texas outfielder Adolis Garcia had his 23-game hitting streak
snapped. Rangers starter Kohei Arihara (1-2) had a rough outing,
allowing six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. The
right-hander walked two and struck out three.
--Field Level Media
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