| Taillon (6-1) lost his bid for the 24th perfect game in baseball 
				history when Jared Walsh hit an 0-2 curveball up the middle 
				leading off the eighth. Walsh came around to score on Kurt 
				Suzuki's two-out single to left.
 
 In the bottom of the inning, Miguel Andujar doubled and Isiah 
				Kiner-Falefa and Aaron Hicks walked. Rizzo put the Yankees in 
				front when he grounded a fastball up the middle.
 
 Taillon allowed one run on two hits in eight innings. He struck 
				out five, walked none and threw 64 of 101 pitches for strikes. 
				Clay Holmes escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the ninth for 
				his seventh save.
 
 Yankees 6, Angels 1 (Game 1)
 
 Nestor Cortes pitched seven shutout innings, Aaron Judge hit his 
				major league-leading 19th homer and host New York homered three 
				times off Shohei Ohtani to beat Los Angeles in the opener of a 
				day-night doubleheader.
 
 Before heavy rain resulted in an 88-minute delay after the 
				eighth, Cortes (5-1) held the Angels to five hits and lowered 
				the AL's second-best ERA to 1.50. The left-hander struck out 
				seven, walked two and posted his 19th straight outing of 
				allowing three runs or fewer.
 
 Judge hit his latest homer in the third inning, after Matt 
				Carpenter capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a 410-foot homer into 
				the second deck to open the game. Gleyber Torres also homered in 
				the first and DJ LeMahieu connected in the fifth. Ohtani (3-4) 
				lasted three-plus innings and allowed four runs on eight hits.
 
 Tigers 3, Twins 2
 
 Daz Cameron blasted a go-ahead, two-run home run and host 
				Detroit won its third straight game over Minnesota.
 
 Eric Haase smacked a one-out single off Emilio Pagan (1-2) in 
				the eighth inning before Cameron drilled a 1-0 cutter over the 
				left-center-field wall for his first homer of the year. Alex 
				Lange (3-1) picked up the victory with one inning of scoreless 
				relief, and Gregory Soto notched his 10th save by recording the 
				last three outs.
 
 Nick Gordon had two hits, a run scored and an RBI for Minnesota, 
				which had been shut out the previous two games.
 
 Rays 3, Rangers 1
 
 Tampa Bay has struggled to score recently, but Corey Kluber 
				didn't require much support against Texas in Arlington as the 
				Rays salvaged a four-game series split after dropping the first 
				two games.
 
 The last time Kluber (2-2) faced the Rangers in Arlington -- on 
				May 19, 2021 -- he threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees. 
				On Thursday, the right-hander gave up one run in six innings, 
				with four strikeouts.
 
 Rangers starter Taylor Hearn (3-4) ran up a high pitch count and 
				was replaced after four innings. The left-hander was charged 
				with three runs on six hits and was finished after 89 pitches. 
				Marcus Semien homered for Texas.
 
 Blue Jays 8, White Sox 3
 
 Santiago Espinal had three hits and three RBIs, Teoscar 
				Hernandez homered and Toronto defeated visiting Chicago for an 
				eighth straight win.
 
 Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah (6-1) allowed three runs, six 
				hits and one walk while striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. 
				White Sox right-hander Johnny Cueto (0-2) allowed four runs 
				(three earned) and seven hits and struck out five in six 
				innings.
 
 Chicago scored three runs in the eighth, but Toronto responded 
				with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Teoscar Hernandez 
				led off with a ground-rule double against Reynaldo Lopez. 
				Alejandro Kirk walked and Cavan Biggio hit an RBI double. After 
				Matt Chapman was hit by a pitch, Aaron Bummer replaced Lopez and 
				got two outs before allowing Santiago Espinal's two-run single. 
				Jimmy Lambert then gave up Bo Bichette's RBI single.
 
 Reds 8, Nationals 1
 
 Joey Votto and Kyle Farmer belted three-run home runs and rookie 
				Graham Ashcraft allowed just one run over seven innings as 
				Cincinnati beat visiting Washington in the opener of a four-game 
				series.
 
 Matt Reynolds also connected for his first home run in the 
				majors in over five years. Four batters had two hits apiece for 
				the Reds, who opened their eight-game homestand with a win and 
				have won six of eight.
 
 Ashcraft (2-0) continued his impressive rookie season. The 
				right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings 
				before allowing a home run in the seventh against Josh Bell. The 
				homer ended Washington's scoreless drought at 27 innings, but 
				the Nationals have lost their last four games by a combined 36-6 
				score.
 
 Marlins 3, Giants 0
 
 Sandy Alcantara pitched seven scoreless innings, leading host 
				Miami over San Francisco in the opener of a four-game series.
 
 Alcantara (6-2) allowed just three hits -- one double and two 
				singles -- and a pair of walks, striking out eight and throwing 
				111 pitches. He has won four straight starts, throwing at least 
				100 pitches in each, and he lowered his ERA to 1.81. Jacob 
				Stallings, Jesus Aguilar and Miguel Rojas had RBIs for Miami.
 
 Giants starter Alex Wood (3-5) took the loss, allowing four 
				hits, two walks and two runs in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out 
				five.
 
 Cubs 7, Cardinals 5
 
 Willson Contreras, Frank Schwindel and Ian Happ homered as 
				Chicago beat visiting St. Louis in the opener of a five-game, 
				four-day series.
 
 Schwindel went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Cubs, who won their 
				third straight game. Keegan Thompson (6-0) allowed three runs on 
				five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out 
				three.
 
 Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 24 games for St. 
				Louis, which trailed 7-3 with one out in the ninth before Mychal 
				Givens yielded Harrison Bader's two-run homer.
 
 Brewers 5, Padres 4
 
 Andrew McCutchen snapped an 0-for-32 skid with a walk-off single 
				as Milwaukee rallied with four runs in the ninth inning against 
				visiting San Diego.
 
 The Brewers rallied against Taylor Rogers (0-3). Keston Hiura 
				singled, and Rogers hit Kolten Wong and Victor Caratini with 
				pitches to load the bases. Jace Peterson followed with a 
				bases-clearing triple to tie it 4-4. Nabil Crismatt took over 
				for Rogers, and McCutchen lined the game-winning single to 
				center.
 
 The Padres, who lost their fourth straight game, wasted a strong 
				start by Sean Manaea, who allowed one run on five hits in six 
				innings. He struck out eight and walked two.
 
 Braves 13, Rockies 6
 
 Travis d'Arnaud hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and 
				drove in a career-high six runs to help Atlanta defeat Colorado 
				in Denver. d'Arnaud went 3-for-5 and scored three times.
 
 The Braves recorded 18 hits, with six players getting multiple 
				hits. Austin Riley tallied three hits and extended his hitting 
				streak to 11 games, and rookie Michael Harris II had a 
				career-high three hits.
 
 The Rockies had 13 hits, four of them from Charlie Blackmon and 
				two from Connor Joe, who also walked twice and extended his 
				on-base streak to 29 games. Brendan Rodgers (20 games) and Jose 
				Iglesias (13 games) extended hitting streaks.
 
 Dodgers 2, Mets 0
 
 Mookie Betts and Justin Turner drove in runs to help Tony 
				Gonsolin get the better end of a pitchers' duel as Los Angeles 
				beat visiting New York.
 
 Gonsolin (6-0) lowered his National League-best ERA to 1.59. The 
				right-hander gave up two hits over six scoreless innings, with a 
				walk and five strikeouts. Craig Kimbrel earned his 11th save 
				with a perfect ninth.
 
 Taijuan Walker (3-1) allowed two runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 
				innings, with one walk and two strikeouts.
 
 Mariners 7, Orioles 6 (10 innings)
 
 Abraham Toro's run-scoring triple in the 10th inning held up as 
				the winning hit, leading Seattle past host Baltimore.
 
 Diego Castillo (2-0) pitched two perfect innings for the 
				victory. Luis Torrens and Jesse Winker both went 3-for-5 for the 
				Mariners.
 
 Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays each had two hits and two RBIs 
				for the Orioles. Jorge Lopez (3-3) took the loss, going 2 1/3 
				innings and allowing one unearned run.
 
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