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The Royals won despite having to leave 10 players home because
they did not meet Canada's COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Eaton
was one of eight players added to replace the regulars. His
homer was the first hit of his major league career and came in
his debut.
Royals left-hander Angel Zerpa (2-0), making his second career
major league start and third appearance, allowed one run in five
innings. He gave up four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Matt Chapman hit a home run for the Blue Jays in the opener of a
four-game series.
Mariners 6, Rangers 5
Ty France's two-run single in a three-run eighth inning rallied
Seattle to an 11th straight victory, in Arlington, Texas.
The Mariners, who last lost on July 1, entered the eighth inning
trailing by two runs. With the bases loaded, Julio Rodriguez was
hit by a pitch from Dennis Santana, making it a one-run game.
Left-hander Brock Burke was brought in to face France and
surrendered the two-run single.
Seattle's Sam Haggerty went 3-for-4 and had an inside-the-park
home run in the fourth inning. Corey Seager drove in two runs
for Texas.
Brewers 3, Giants 2 (10 innings)
Jonathan Davis' two-out, two-strike chopper down the third-base
line resulted in an RBI single that broke a 10th-inning tie and
sent visiting Milwaukee over San Francisco.
Trevor Gott (2-2), who struck out the last two Giants in the
bottom of the ninth, was credited with the win. Devin Williams
worked a hitless bottom of the 10th for his sixth save,
stranding Mike Yastrzemski at third after he had stolen the base
with one out.
Giants All-Star Carlos Rodon left with a 2-1 lead after five
innings, having held down the Brewers despite giving up eight
hits and three walks. Rodon struck out seven.
Astros 3, Angels 2 (10 innings)
Jeremy Pena's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning drove
home the go-ahead run to lift Houston over Los Angeles in
Anaheim, Calif.
Korey Lee pinch-ran for Martin Maldonado as the designated
baserunner on second base to begin the 10th. He tagged and went
to third on Mauricio Dubon's flyout to right field, then scored
when Pena laced a single to right field off Angels reliever
Aaron Loup (0-3).
Pena led the Astros' offense with two hits while Taylor Ward had
two hits for the Angels.
Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0
Tyler Anderson and three relievers combined for a five-hitter as
visiting Los Angeles shut out St. Louis.
Gavin Lux hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who won for the
13th time in 15 games. Will Smith went 2-for-3 with an RBI
double, and Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.
Freeman is 13-for-16 with two walks, a hit by pitch, two homers,
four doubles, four RBIs and five runs in his past four games.
Anderson (10-1) breezed through six scoreless innings while
allowing just three hits and two walks. He struck out four.
Yency Almonte, Evan Phillips and Craig Kimbrel worked an inning
each to complete the shutout.
White Sox 12, Twins 2
Luis Robert belted a grand slam to highlight his third straight
three-hit performance as Chicago cruised to an easy win over
Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Robert added an RBI single, Seby Zavala launched a three-run
homer and Andrew Vaughn and Jose Abreu each drove in two runs to
propel the White Sox to their third straight win. Johnny Cueto
(4-4) improved to 4-0 in his career against Minnesota. He
allowed one run on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts
in six innings.
Gio Urshela had an RBI double in the second inning and Kyle
Garlick added a solo homer in the ninth for the Twins, who have
lost five of their past seven games.
Mets 8, Cubs 0
Brandon Nimmo finished a triple shy of the cycle and Carlos
Carrasco threw six solid innings as visiting New York handed
Chicago a seventh consecutive loss.
Pete Alonso clubbed a late two-run homer while Starling Marte
and Eduardo Escobar each had two hits with an RBI for the Mets.
Carrasco (10-4) yielded five hits and two walks while striking
out six.
Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits for the
scuffling Cubs, who totaled eight hits -- all singles. Keegan
Thompson (7-4) yielded five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Reds 7, Yankees 6 (10 innings)
Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the 10th
inning as visiting Cincinnati recovered from blowing a three-run
lead to beat New York.
Votto also hit an RBI single and Kyle Farmer added a two-run
single off Jonathan Loaisiga in the eighth to give the Reds a
short-lived 4-1 lead.
The Reds won for the sixth time in seven games after Jeff
Hoffman allowed Aaron Judge's major-league-leading 31st homer
and a tying two-run homer to Gleyber Torres.
Guardians 4, Tigers 0
Right-hander Triston McKenzie dominated Detroit and Josh Naylor
and Andres Gimenez hit home runs as host Cleveland ended a
five-game losing streak to the Tigers.
McKenzie (7-6) did not give up a run over eight innings, with a
career-best 12 strikeouts. He allowed five hits with no walks.
McKenzie's 109 pitches were a career high, and he matched his
career high in innings pitched. The third-year starter has won
his last three starts heading into the All-Star break.
Guardians All-Star Jose Ramirez drove in his AL-leading 69th
run.
Marlins 3, Pirates 2 (11 innings)
Brian Anderson delivered a two-run, walk-off triple in the 11th
inning to lift Miami to a win against visiting Pittsburgh in the
finale of their four-game series.
The Pirates took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 11th, but Avisail
Garcia opened the bottom of the inning with a single that moved
automatic runner Jesus Aguilar to third, and Anderson followed
through with a hit to the gap in right-center.
Wil Crowe (3-6) pitched the 11th for Pittsburgh. Richard Bleier
(2-1) pitched the 11th for the Marlins, who won the final two
games of the series to earn the split.
Rays 5, Red Sox 4
Taylor Walls and Yandy Diaz each drove in two runs during a
five-run seventh inning as Tampa Bay rallied to complete a
four-game sweep of Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tampa Bay trailed 3-0 before sending nine batters to the plate
and scoring five runs on six hits in the seventh. The Rays have
won their last six meetings against the Red Sox and are 9-1 in
their last 10 games vs. AL East opponents.
Rafael Devers homered among his two hits for Boston, which has
dropped 12 of its last 17 games and was swept for the second
time this season.
Rockies 8, Padres 5
Randal Grichuk doubled twice and drove in three runs, C.J. Cron
and Yonathan Daza had two hits apiece and Colorado beat visiting
San Diego.
Nabil Crismatt (5-2) earned the loss, allowing three runs on
three hits with one walk and a strikeout. Colorado's Jhoulys
Chacin (4-2) tossed two innings of scoreless relief and Carlos
Estevez worked the ninth for his first save.
San Diego is now 1-6 in Colorado and 2-9 this season against the
Rockies.
Braves 5, Nationals 4
Kyle Wright pitched seven solid innings and Atlanta smacked
three home runs to beat host Washington.
The Braves spoiled Anibal Sanchez's first appearance in the
majors since 2020. After sitting out the 2021 season, he signed
with the Nationals but sustained a nerve impingement in his neck
at the end of spring training. Sanchez (0-1) gave up four runs
on four hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five.
Wright (11-4) yielded two runs on seven hits while walking one
and striking out four. Dansby Jansen allowed a homer and a
single in the ninth before securing his 21st save and Atlanta's
seventh straight win against Washington.
--Field Level Media
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