RED SOX 2,
PHILLIES 1, 13INNGS
BOSTON -- Blake Swihart doubled
into the Red Sox bullpen to score Eduardo Nunez in
the 13th inning and Boston beat the Philadelphia
Phillies 2-1 on Monday night to move a season-high six games
ahead of the New York
Yankees in the AL East.
Boston announced after the game it had acquired Ian Kinsler from
the Angels to fill in for injured second baseman Dustin
Pedroia.
Hector
Velazquez (7-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win
and Austin Davis (1-1)
took the loss after pitching a perfect 12th before allowing Nunez's leadoff
single in the next inning. Luis Garcia,
the 12th pitcher of the night, struck out Brock Holt but
allowed Nunez to steal second.
Swihart lined the first pitch he saw toward the gap and into
the bullpen on one hop for his first career walk-off RBI.
The Red Sox have won 19 of their last 23 games and matched
their biggest lead in the division of the season. At 75-33, they have the best
record in baseball and are 42 games above .500 for the first time since the end
of the 1946 season. They have won 19 of their last 21 interleague games.
MARINERS 2, ASTROS 0
SEATTLE -- James Paxton excelled
in his return from the disabled list, Nelson Cruz had
a two-run double in the sixth inning and Seattle beat Houston.
Astros starter Gerrit Cole (10-3)
carried a no-hitter into the sixth, but Jean Segura ended
it with a two-out infield single. Two batters later, Cruz lined his double down
the left-field line.
Cole was perfect through four innings while locked in a duel
with Paxton (9-4), who was making his first start since leaving a July 12 game
in Anaheim because of lower back inflammation.
Cole retired the first 12 batters he faced, striking out
six, until he hit Cruz with a pitch leading off the fifth. After Segura's
single, Denard Span hit
a clean single to right-center, and Cruz hit a first-pitch slider inside third
base. Segura scored easily, and the ball caromed off the protruding side wall,
allowing Span to narrowly beat catcher Max Stassi's
tag after a strong throw by left fielder Marwin
Gonzalez.
Paxton was brilliant for Seattle, scattering three hits --
two of them infield singles -- over seven innings. He struck out eight, did not
walk a batter, and threw 59 of his 82 pitches for strikes.
BREWERS 5, DODGERS 2
LOS ANGELES -- Eric Thames hit
a three-run home run and Christian
Yelich extended his hitting streak to 14 games as Milwaukee
overcame a brief power outage delay and beat Los Angeles.
Manny Machado homered
in the ninth inning in his first home game with the Dodgers. Machado went 1 for
3 with two walks, delivering his 26th home run to center field off reliever Corey Knebel.
He struck out in the fourth inning with two runners in scoring position.
Machado made his Dodgers debut July 20 at Milwaukee after he
was acquired in a trade from the Baltimore
Orioles. He scored the Dodgers' first run Monday on Max Muncy's
triple in the third inning.
Josh Hader (4-0)
had three strikeouts over two scoreless innings of relief as the Brewers won
for the seventh time in 10 games to follow a seven-game losing streak that
ended July 21.
Kenta Maeda (7-6)
lasted just 4 2/3 innings, throwing 102 pitches. He gave up four runs and seven
hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
TWINS 5, INDIANS 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Mitch Garver drove
in the winning run with a one-out double in the ninth inning for Minnesota,
capping a victory over Cleveland after the Twins traded away reliever Zach Duke and
starter Lance Lynn.
Jose Ramirez hit
two home runs to match Boston's J.D. Martinez for
the most in the majors with 32, but the Indians couldn't hold a 3-2 lead.
Miguel Sano,
who hit an RBI single earlier and went 2-for-3 for his first hits in the majors
since June 12, drew a walk to start the ninth against Neil Ramirez (0-1). Jake Cave advanced
pinch-runner Ehire
Adrianza with a sacrifice bunt, and Garver delivered the deep
drive to left-center field to trigger an infield celebration from a weary Twins
team.
Fernando
Rodney (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out Yonder Alonso with
runners at second and third.
BRAVES 5, MARLINS 3
ATLANTA -- Freddie
Freeman hit a go-ahead homer in the third inning, Ronald Acuna
Jr. also went deep and Atlanta beat Miami.
Brian
Anderson's two-run homer off Julio Teheran (8-7)
in the first gave Miami a lead Wei-Yin Chen (3-8)
couldn't hold. The Braves pulled even in the second when Tyler Flowers walked,
moved to third on Johan Camargo's
double and scored on Ender
Inciarte's fly ball. Camargo scored on Teheran's two-out single up
the middle.
Freeman's homer, his 18th, in the third gave Atlanta the
lead. Flowers walked and scored from first on another double to left by
Camargo.
A.J. Minter pitched
the ninth for his sixth save in six chances.
CARDINALS 5, ROCKIES 4, 10 INNINGS
ST. LOUIS -- Marcell Ozuna hit
his first career game-ending homer in the 10th inning, and St. Louis snapped
Colorado's four-game winning streak.
Ozuna connected against Jake McGee (1-4),
sending a one-out drive deep to center for his 13th homer. The slugger also
extended his homer streak to three straight games.
Dakota Hudson (1-0)
got three outs for his first career win.
Colorado opened a 4-0 lead when Nolan Arenado hit
his fifth career grand slam in the fifth inning off Daniel
Poncedeleon, who replaced Carlos
Martinez when the right-hander departed with a mild shoulder
strain with two outs.
ATHLETICS 10, BLUE JAYS 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Edwin Jackson pitched
scoreless ball into the sixth for his 100th career victory and Oakland
rediscovered its offense to thump Toronto.
Jonathan
Lucroy drove in three as the A's used their signature power to
clear the fences and get back on track after being swept in a three-game
weekend series at Colorado, scoring four total runs at Coors Field following a
season-best six-game winning streak.
Mark Canha hit
a solo homer in the second to give Jackson (2-2) the lead on the way to the
right-hander's first victory in exactly a month -- since June 30 against
Cleveland. Jackson struck out five, gave up three hits and walked three in 5
2/3 innings.
Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada (4-8)
came off the disabled list from a left glute strain and allowed four runs over
four innings in his first start since July 3.
RANGERS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 5
PHOENIX -- Shin-Soo Choo homered
twice and had four RBI, helping Texas rally after a power outage delay to beat
Arizona.
Choo hit a three-run homer off Robbie Ray in
the fifth inning and added a solo shot against Matt Andriese (0-1)
in the eighth for his sixth 20-homer season.
A thunderstorm outside Chase Field caused some of the lights
to go out in the sixth and, after a 21-minute delay, pinch-hitter Willie
Calhoun lined a run-scoring single to right to put the Rangers
up 5-4.
Eddie Butler (2-1)
got the final out in the sixth inning and Rougned Odor hit
a solo homer off Andriese in the seventh for the go-ahead run.
GIANTS 5, PADRES 3, 12 INNINGS
SAN DIEGO -- Gorkys
Hernandez hit a go-ahead home run leading off the 12th inning
and San Francisco gave free-falling San Diego its straight loss.
The Padres had runners on first and third with one out in
the 11th and failed to score. Instead, they dropped to 2-8 since the All-Star
break and lost for the 13th time in 15 games. San Diego is 5-19 in July.
Will Smith (1-1)
came on with runners on second and third and two outs in the 11th and struck
out Carlos Asuaje.
He then struck out the side in the 12th.
Hernandez homered to left on a 1-2 pitch from Matt Strahm (2-3),
his 13th. The Giants got another run on Buster Posey's
fielder's choice blooper.
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