Farmer, who received a cortisone shot for his sore back on
Sunday, missed the first three games of the series before
returning to the lineup to face left-handed starter Justin
Steele. Farmer went 4-for-4 and matched a career high with five
RBIs.
The Reds shellacked the Cubs for 20 runs on 20 hits, more than
enough to end the six-game personal losing streak of Cincinnati
rookie starter Hunter Greene (2-6). The right-hander battled
through five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and home
runs to Nico Hoerner, Willson Contreras and Ian Happ. Greene
walked two and struck out six.
Steele (1-5) failed to retire any of the five batters he faced
in the third, getting knocked from the game when Tyler
Stephenson drove home two runs with a single that snapped a 3-3
tie. Nick Senzel had four hits and three runs, and Stephenson
and former Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and
three runs. Almora drove in three runs and Stephenson two.
Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham also drove in three runs apiece for
the Reds.
Dodgers 14, Diamondbacks 1
Freddie Freeman went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and five
RBIs as Los Angeles recorded a season-high 24 hits in a rout of
Arizona in Phoenix.
Chris Taylor went 3-for-6 with a homer, a double and three RBIs;
Cody Bellinger had three hits and three RBIs; and Mookie Betts
had three hits and three runs for Los Angeles, which led 6-0
after two innings. The Dodgers set a season high for runs scored
and won for the 10th time in the past 12 games. Trea Turner went
2-for-4 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.
Christian Walker homered for Arizona, which has lost six of its
first eight meetings with the Dodgers this season.
Blue Jays 6, Angels 3
Home runs by George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Danny
Jansen helped lift Toronto over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Blue Jays starter Hyun Jin Ryu (2-0) outpitched Angels starter
Shohei Ohtani. Ryu gave up two runs and six hits in five
innings.
Ohtani (3-3) gave up the homers to Springer and Guerrero and
five runs in six innings overall. Ohtani struck out 10,
including three in the third inning. But he also gave up three
runs on three hits and one walk in the inning, which proved to
be decisive.
Red Sox 16, White Sox 7
Trevor Story hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to
continue his tear, Alex Verdugo had four hits and three RBIs and
visiting Boston beat Chicago.
Enrique Hernandez hit his second leadoff homer of the series as
the Red Sox won for the seventh time in eight games. Story hit
his ninth homer this month and has 32 RBIs in his past 21 games.
Verdugo had a pair of RBI doubles before adding an RBI single in
Boston's five-run eighth.
Chicago's Andrew Vaughn drove in a career-high five runs. He hit
a two-run double and a three-run homer.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3
Josh Hader returned from a family medical emergency to earn his
16th save in 16 tries as visiting Milwaukee edged St. Louis.
Hader, who had not allowed a run since last July 28, was away
from the Brewers for the previous three games to be with his
wife, Maria Macias, after she experienced pregnancy
complications. Luis Urias hit a solo homer for the Brewers, who
won for the sixth time in eight games.
Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals with a homer, a
walk and two runs while extending his hitting streak to 17 games
and his on-base streak to 31 games.
Tigers 4, Guardians 3
Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs, including
the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Detroit
edged visiting Cleveland.
Cabrera knocked in Jonathan Schoop, who smacked a one-out double
off Trevor Stephan (2-2) and moved to third on a wild pitch
prior to Cabrera's walk-off hit. Robbie Grossman had two hits
and scored two runs for Detroit in the opener of a four-game
series. Detroit starter Tarik Skubal allowed three runs on five
hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked one.
Owen Miller drove in two runs for the Guardians and Oscar
Gonzalez had two hits in his major league debut. Konnor
Pilkington, making his second major league start, gave up three
runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Eli Morgan didn't allow a
hit in three innings of scoreless relief.
Phillies 4, Braves 1
Aaron Nola pitched 8 1/3 innings and won his first game since
Opening Day to help Philadelphia beat host Atlanta and earn a
split of the four-game series.
Nola (2-4) allowed one run on five hits and struck out a
season-high 10 to end a four-game losing streak. He leads the
National League with 74 strikeouts. Losing pitcher Kyle Wright
(4-3) went 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on three hits
and two walks, with five strikeouts.
Odubel Herrera had two hits and drove in two runs for the
Phillies, and J.T. Realmuto homered and scored twice. Nick
Castellanos drove in Philadelphia's other run. The Braves scored
on a wild pitch by Corey Knebel in the ninth, after he relieved
Nola.
Nationals 7, Rockies 3
Cesar Hernandez and Dee Strange-Gordon had two hits each,
Patrick Corbin earned his first win of the season, and host
Washington beat Colorado.
Yonathan Daza and Elias Diaz had two hits each and German
Marquez pitched six innings for the Rockies, who have dropped
three of four to start their seven-game road trip.
The Nationals jumped in front with a big first inning. Hernandez
led off with a walk, Keibert Ruiz singled and, after Juan Soto
lined out, Nelson Cruz singled to drive in Hernandez. Josh Bell
followed with a double to bring in Ruiz, and Yadiel Hernandez
doubled to make it 4-0.
Yankees 7, Rays 2
Nestor Cortes allowed four hits over eight-plus innings, Aaron
Judge drove in two runs and New York pounded Tampa Bay in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
In winning his third straight start, Cortes (4-1) gave up a
first-inning single and then retired 14 straight before Isiah
Kiner-Falefa's throwing error opened the sixth inning. Cortes
allowed one run, struck out five and walked one.
Judge (1-for-3) notched a single, walk, run, two RBIs and a
stolen base as the Yankees won their third straight game.
Royals 3, Twins 2
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-out RBI double to cap a three-run
eighth-inning rally as Kansas City snapped a six-game losing
streak with a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Witt's hit drove in Whit Merrifield, whose two-run double had
tied the game. Josh Staumont (2-1) got the win, and Scott Barlow
pitched two scoreless innings for his fifth save of the season.
Barlow entered with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth
but escaped the jam.
Twins starter Devin Smeltzer allowed no runs on two hits in a
career-high seven innings. Tyler Duffey (2-3) took the loss.
Rangers 4, Athletics 1
Adolis Garcia doubled home pinch runner Eli White from first
base in the ninth inning and Nathaniel Lowe followed with a
two-run home run as Texas beat Oakland to open a four-game
series between the American League West rivals.
Jonah Heim singled with one out in the ninth against A's
reliever Lou Trivino. White then replaced Heim and was on the
move for second when Garcia slashed a double into the left-field
corner.
Winning pitcher Matt Bush (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth
inning. Joe Barlow earned his eighth save of the season and
converted his 16th straight going back to 2021. The Rangers have
won two straight since dropping three in a row. Trivino (1-3)
took the loss as the Athletics had a two-game winning streak
snapped.
--Field Level Media
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