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Alvarez produced the 15th three-homer game in club history. He
joins Jeff Bagwell (three times) and Glenn Davis (twice) as the
only players to accomplish the feat at least two times for
Houston.
The left fielder tagged Oakland rookie right-hander Adrian
Martinez (4-5) for solo homers in the first, third and fifth
innings. He upped his season total to 36 homers to become the
first Houston player with three home runs in a game since George
Springer did so against the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 22,
2019.
Verlander (17-3) struck out nine and walked one. He had been
sidelined since sustaining a calf injury on Aug. 28.
Cardinals 6, Reds 5
Albert Pujols hit his 698th career homer as St. Louis edged
visiting Cincinnati. Nolan Arenado went 2-for-4 with two RBIs
and a run and Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two
runs for the Cardinals.
Chris Stratton (9-4) earned the win in relief. Ryan Helsley
struck out the side in the ninth inning on nine pitches for his
18th save -- the Cardinals' first immaculate inning since Jason
Isringhausen accomplished the feat in 2002.
Jake Fraley hit a two-run double and Kyle Farmer hit a solo
homer for the Reds.
Braves 7, Phillies 2
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Seranthony
Dominguez as part of a six-run eighth inning that lifted host
Atlanta past Philadelphia.
William Contreras also homered, singled twice and knocked in two
runs for the Braves, who remain one game behind the first-place
New York Mets in the National League East. Ozzie Albies
contributed a two-run double in the eighth.
Braves starter Max Fried tossed six innings and allowed two runs
on four hits. Jesse Chavez (4-1) retired the only batter he
faced to earn the win. Kyle Schwarber hit his NL-leading 39th
homer for the Phillies.
Mets 4, Pirates 3
Taijuan Walker pitched into the eighth inning for the second
time this season and Daniel Vogelbach homered against his former
team as host New York beat Pittsburgh.
Tomas Nido, Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo also had RBIs for the
Mets, who have won the first two games of the four-game series.
Walker (12-4) yielded three runs, two earned, on five hits in 7
1/3 innings.
Oneil Cruz homered and Mitch Keller (5-11) tossed six innings of
three-run ball for the Pirates, who fell to 6-9 this month.
Dodgers 5, Giants 0
Dustin May threw five no-hit innings and Los Angeles recorded
its 99th win of the season by beating host San Francisco.
Chris Taylor, Cody Bellinger and Trea Turner stroked RBI singles
in a three-run fourth inning, helping the Dodgers open the
three-game series by defeating the 2021 NL West champs for a
13th time in 17 meetings this season.
In just his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery,
May (2-2) faced the minimum 15 batters. He walked one and struck
out four. The Giants finished with two hits and three
baserunners.
Red Sox 2, Royals 1
J.D. Martinez's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning
propelled Boston to a win over visiting Kansas City.
With Kansas City ahead 1-0, Boston's Enrique Hernandez and pinch
hitter Abraham Almonte drew back-to-back walks to begin the
eighth before Royals closer Scott Barlow replaced Dylan Coleman
(4-2) with one out.
After Rafael Devers walked to load the bases and Xander Bogaerts
struck out, Alex Verdugo worked a four-pitch free pass to bring
in the tying run. Martinez then lined the go-ahead single past
diving Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. on the first pitch he saw
from Barlow.
Nationals 5, Marlins 4
Joey Meneses hit an inside-the-park homer and Ildemaro Vargas
stroked the go-ahead RBI double as host Washington rallied to
beat Miami.
Washington trailed 4-0 until Meneses' homer in the seventh
sparked the team. Later in the seventh, CJ Abrams' two-run
triple tied the score, and Vargas put Washington on top with his
ground-rule double in the eighth.
Perhaps the game's most spectacular defensive play came in the
top of the eighth, when Nationals right fielder Lane Thomas'
no-hop throw nailed Miguel Rojas trying to reach third base.
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 3
Matt Chapman hit two home runs and had three RBIs and George
Springer hit a three-run homer, leading host Toronto over
Baltimore.
The loss dropped Baltimore 4 1/2 games out of the final American
League wild-card spot. Toronto leads the AL wild-card race.
Chapman had three hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a
first-inning single for Toronto to extend his hitting streak to
10 games in the opener of a three-game series. Adley Rutschman
hit a two-run home run for Baltimore, and Gunnar Henderson added
a solo shot.
Guardians 4, Twins 3
Pinch runner Ernie Clement scored from second base on a wild
pitch to score the winning run in the eighth inning as Cleveland
rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat visiting Minnesota in the
opener of a five-game series.
Trevor Stephan (6-4), who tossed a hitless eighth, picked up the
win. Emmanuel Clase allowed just an infield single while
retiring the Twins in the ninth for his major-league-leading
36th save.
Jhoan Duran (2-4) took the loss, capping a poor performance by
the Twins' bullpen. Jake Cave homered for Minnesota, which now
trails Cleveland by five games in the American League Central.
Brewers 7, Yankees 6
Rookie Garrett Mitchell hit a game-ending single with two outs
in the ninth inning as Milwaukee rallied from an early five-run
deficit, blew a late lead and earned a victory over visiting New
York.
The Brewers won for the sixth time in eight games and got their
ninth walk-off win. Milwaukee closer Taylor Rogers (4-7) allowed
Josh Donaldson's tying homer to open the top of the ninth, but
he stranded Oswaldo Cabrera at third to set it up for Mitchell's
game-winner.
Aaron Judge remained at 57 homers for the Yankees but went
2-for-4 with a walk to extend his on-base streak to 16 games.
New York went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and saw
a four-game winning streak end.
Padres 12, Diamondbacks 3
Brandon Drury homered twice and Blake Snell threw a season-high
seven innings as San Diego routed Arizona in Phoenix.
Snell (7-9) allowed one run -- the first of two home runs by
Christian Walker -- on four hits and no walks with seven
strikeouts. Ten players contributed to San Diego's total of 17
hits.
Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner (6-15), who has yet to
post a win against the Padres in three seasons with the
Diamondbacks, gave up five runs on eight hits in five innings.
Tigers 3, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
Victor Reyes hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as
host Detroit edged Chicago to snap a four-game losing streak.
Javier Baez reached base four times and scored a run for the
Tigers, while Jonathan Schoop contributed a solo homer. Detroit
starter Matt Manning tossed seven scoreless innings, giving up
just three hits.
Jose Abreu drove in both White Sox runs, while Elvis Andrus had
three hits and scored a run. Chicago starter Lucas Giolito
allowed one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Rangers 4, Rays 3
Nathaniel Lowe's career-high 25th home run highlighted a
four-run third inning as Texas earned a series-opening win over
Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Corey Seager doubled, had two RBIs and scored a run and Marcus
Semien was 2-for-4 with a run for Texas. Over 5 1/3 innings,
Martin Perez (12-6) allowed three runs and nine hits to earn the
win.
Tampa Bay's Francisco Mejia went 3-for-4 with two doubles and
three RBIs. After his shortest outing of the season in New York
against the Yankees, Rays starter Corey Kluber (10-9) yielded
nine hits over 5 2/3 innings, allowing all four of the runs
against him in the third.
Cubs 2, Rockies 1
Marcus Stroman didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning and
recorded his first home win of the season as Chicago won its
fourth in a row, beating Colorado.
Stroman (4-7) gave up his first hit of the day after Ryan
McMahon drove the ball into the left-center field bleachers with
two outs in the sixth. The veteran right-hander yielded just two
other hits and two walks while striking out five in seven
innings.
Colorado starter German Marquez (8-11) also lasted seven
innings, giving up two runs on six hits with two walks and four
strikeouts. Yonathan Daza had two of the four hits for the
Rockies, who have dropped three of four.
Angels 8, Mariners 7
Luis Rengifo homered from both sides of the plate, singled,
drove in four runs and scored three during Los Angeles' victory
over Seattle in Anaheim, Calif.
The teams combined for seven home runs in the game, Mike Trout
hitting No. 36 of the season for Los Angeles while Seattle got
two homers from Carlos Santana and one each from Julio Rodriguez
and Ty France.
Angels starter Michael Lorenzen (7-6) earned the victory after
pitching five innings. He allowed three runs on four hits and
two walks while striking out six. Mariners starter Robbie Ray
(12-10) gave up five runs on eight hits in five innings.
--Field Level Media
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