PIRATES 3, CUBS 1
PITTSBURGH -- Joe Musgrove cruised through seven innings,
and Pittsburgh beat Chicago to snap a five-game skid.
Musgrove (5-7) allowed one run on five hits with seven
strikeouts. He has gone seven innings and surrendered two runs or fewer in four
of his past five starts.
Pittsburgh won for the second time in eight games. The
first-place Cubs had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Felipe Vazquez retired the side in order with two strikeouts
in the ninth inning for his 27th save.
The Pirates' three runs came in the second inning, when Adam
Frazier had an RBI double off Tyler Chatwood (4-6) after Josh Bell and
Francisco Cervelli walked to start the inning. That ended Pittsburgh's streak
of 24 innings without a run scored.
ATHLETICS 7, ASTROS 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Trevor Cahill pitched
one-hit ball for seven shutout innings and the Oakland
Athletics, far behind in the AL West standings earlier this summer,
tied Houston for the division lead by beating the Astros 7-1 Saturday.
Khris Davis, Matt Olson, Josh Phegley and Stephen
Piscotty each hit two of Oakland's team record-tying eight
doubles as the A's won for the sixth time in seven games. The Athletics trailed
the defending World Series champion Astros by 11 1/2 games on June 24 and were
still 10 out on July 10.
Houston has lost seven of eight and dropped 12 of 19 since
owning a six-game lead on July 24. The next day, reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve went
on the disabled list, and the star second baseman is still out.
Cahill (5-2) struck out seven, walked one and retired 14
straight batters during one stretch.
Tony Kemp homered
in the ninth for Houston's only other hit. Dallas
Keuchel (9-10) gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 3, 10 INNINGS
ATLANTA -- Colorado struck for three runs with two outs in
the ninth inning, and then DJ LeMahieu homered
over the center field wall in the 10th to help beat Atlanta.
Fill-in closer A.J. Minter came
in with a 3-0 lead to begin the ninth and retired the first two Colorado
batters. But the Rockies followed with four straight hits off him, including a
two-run double by Ian Desmond and
a tying single by pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra.
LeMahieu hit his 10th homer with one out in the 10th
off Luke Jackson (1-1). Gonzalez
followed with a double and scored on Nolan Arenado's
single.
The Braves stranded a runner at third base in the ninth
when Adam Ottavino (5-2)
struck out Dansby
Swanson to end the inning. Wade Davis pitched
the 10th for his 34th save.
The Rockies have won the first three games of the four-game
series to stay close to NL West-leading Arizona. The NL East-leading Braves
remained one-half game ahead of second-place Philadelphia.
YANKEES 11, BLUE JAYS 6
NEW YORK -- Giancarlo
Stanton hit one of New York's four homers, and Luis Severino struck
out eight while pitching into the sixth inning.
Didi
Gregorius, Miguel
Andujar and Greg Bird also
connected as New York moved 31 games over .500, matching a season high. Andujar
had three hits and three RBI, and Gregorius also drove in three runs.
Toronto has lost three straight and four of six. Billy
McKinney, who came over when the Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to
the Yankees last month, had two hits and two RBI against his former team,
but Sean
Reid-Foley (0-2) was hit hard in his second major league start.
Severino (16-6) won for just the second time in his last
seven starts. The All-Star right-hander allowed two runs and six hits in
five-plus innings.
CARDINALS 7, BREWERS 2
ST. LOUIS -- Marcell Ozuna homered, Miles Mikolas tossed
six effective innings and St. Louis beat Milwaukee to slide into position for
the second NL wild card.
St. Louis moved a half-game ahead of Milwaukee and within
four of the first-place Chicago Cubs in
the NL Central.
The Cardinals, who are a half-game behind wild card-leading
Philadelphia, have won 10 of their last 11 and captured their seventh straight
series after winning the opener of the three-game set on Friday.
Travis Shaw and Christian
Yelich homered for the Brewers, who have lost six of eight.
Ozuna hit his 15th homer of the season in the second
off Wade Miley (2-2).
Mikolas (13-3) gave up one run on five hits. He struck out
seven and did not walk a batter in winning his fifth consecutive decision.
METS 3, PHILLIES 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched
his first complete game of the season and lowered his major league-leading ERA
to 1.71.
DeGrom (8-7) allowed only an unearned run, the result of his
own error. He struck out nine and walked none.
It appeared that deGrom's day might be cut short due to a
41-minute rain delay that began in the middle of the fourth. But the
right-hander came back after the stoppage as strong as before it.
Philadelphia's Jake Arrieta (9-8)
allowed one run and four hits in six strong innings.
Rhys Hoskins and Maikel Franco each
doubled among their two hits for the Phillies, who began the day a half-game
behind Atlanta in the NL East and leading the NL wild-card race.
RED SOX 5, RAYS 2
BOSTON -- David Price pitched
seven solid innings, J.D. Martinez hit
his major league-leading 38th homer, and Boston jumped to a quick lead to beat
Tampa Bay for its 17th victory in 20 games.
Mitch
Moreland added an RBI double during Boston's four-run first
inning. The Red Sox improved to a season-high 52 games over .500 and maintained
their 10+-game lead over the second-place New York
Yankees in the AL East.
C.J. Cron hit
a two-run homer for the Rays.
Price (13-6) gave up two runs on five hits, striking out
eight, walking two and hitting a batter. He is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in his five
starts since the All-Star break.
Tyler Glasnow (0-1),
making his fourth start since being acquired from Pittsburgh at the non-waiver
trading deadline, gave up five runs, four earned, and three hits. He walked
three and struck out four in 6 2/3 innings.
Craig Kimbrel got
the final three outs for his 37th save.
MARINERS 5, DODGERS 4, 10 INNINGS
SEATTLE -- Cameron
Maybin scored with one out in the 10th inning when Los
Angeles' Dylan Floro was
called for a balk, giving Seattle the win.
Seattle loaded the bases with one out, and with a one-strike
count on Kyle Seager,
Floro initiated his delivery before stepping off the mound. First base umpire
Andy Fletcher called him for the game-ending balk. There was little argument
from Floro, although Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts sought an explanation as
Seattle celebrated the odd victory.
Seattle led 4-1 entering the eighth inning, but Justin Turner, Cody
Bellinger and Max Muncy all
hit solo home runs to force extra innings. Seattle improved to 12-1 in
extra-inning games this season.
Adam Warren (2-1)
allowed a leadoff walk but finished off the 10th untouched to get the victory.
ANGELS 11, RANGERS 7
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Albert Pujols drove
in a season-high four runs, Shohei Ohtani hit
a three-run homer and Los Angeles beat Texas on a rainy night.
Pujols hit a solo home run in the second inning and a
two-run single in the third against Rangers starter Martin Perez.
He singled home another run in the seventh against losing pitcher Eddie Butler (2-3)
for a 7-6 lead.
Ohtani then came on as a pinch hitter and homered to center
field before Taylor Ward hit
his first major league homer to complete the five-run inning.
Winning pitcher Cam Bedrosian (5-2),
the second of five Angels pitchers, got two outs in the sixth.
MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 5, 10 INNINGS
WASHINGTON -- Isaac
Galloway hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, JT Riddle homered
and drove in four runs and Miami beat Washington.
The Nationals intentionally walked Riddle to load the bases
with two outs in the 10th. Galloway delivered with a hit to center off Koda Glover (0-2).
Both teams scored in the ninth. Riddle's drive into the
right-field stands off Nationals reliever Justin Miller put
Miami up 5-4. Washington's Adam Eaton tied
it with a homer off Drew
Steckenrider leading off the bottom of the inning.
Trea Turner homered
and drove in three runs for the Nationals.
Steckenrider (4-2) blew the save but finished the ninth to
pick up the win. Graves recorded the final three outs for his first career
save.
ORIOLES 4, INDIANS 2
CLEVELAND -- Alex Cobb pitched
a five-hitter for his first complete game in five years, and Baltimore snapped
Cleveland's six-game win streak.
Cobb (4-15), the major league leader in losses, struck out
three and walked one in his fourth career complete game. The right-hander threw
100 pitches, 69 for strikes, while going the distance for the first time since
Aug. 31, 2013, for Tampa Bay against Oakland.
Jonathan
Villar hit a three-run homer in the third for Baltimore.
Rookie Cedric
Mullins hit his first major league home run in the eighth.
Cleveland right-hander Adam Plutko (4-3)
allowed three hits in seven innings. He was called up from Triple-A Columbus to
step into the rotation for Trevor Bauer,
who is out with a stress fracture in his right leg.
The Indians retired Hall of Famer Jim Thome's No. 25 before
the game, drawing a crowd of 35,003 for Cleveland's eighth sellout of the
season.
PADRES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6
SAN DIEGO -- Christian
Villanueva had a walk-off pinch-hit single in the ninth inning,
and San Diego beat Arizona to end a five-game skid.
Travis
Jankowski led off the ninth with a walk against Andrew Chafin (1-4)
and advanced to second on a groundout by Eric Hosmer.
Villanueva hit for Craig Stammen (6-2)
and drove a 2-2 pitch into left field to score Jankowski and give San Diego its
first win against Arizona at Petco Park this season. Stammen worked two
scoreless innings.
Paul
Goldschmidt had four hits and drove in four runs while tying a
Diamondbacks record by reaching base safely in nine straight plate appearances.
Goldschmidt also extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
The Diamondbacks' three-game winning streak ended, and their
NL West lead over the Colorado
Rockies fell to one-half game.
REDS 7, GIANTS 1
CINCINNATI -- Matt Harvey took
a no-hit try into the sixth inning, Jose Peraza and Dilson
Herrera backed him with home runs and the Cincinnati
dominated Madison
Bumgarner and San Francisco.
Scooter
Gennett had three hits for the second straight night and scored
three runs, Peraza had two hits and scored twice and Brandon Dixon drove
in two runs with a bases-loaded double. Cincinnati sent the Giants to their
third straight loss after winning three in a row.
Harvey (6-7) didn't give up a hit until there were two outs
in the sixth, when Joe Panik beat
out a grounder that shortstop Peraza backhanded deep in the hole.
Harvey threw 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits and a
walk with five strikeouts.
Bumgarner (4-5) turned in the worst of his 14 starts this
season, setting season highs by allowing six runs and eight hits in six
innings.
ROYALS 3, WHITE SOX 1
CHICAGO -- Alex Gordon homered, Jorge
Bonifacio had a go-ahead RBI single in the decisive sixth
inning, and Kansas City rallied past Chicago.
Rookie Brad Keller pitched
five solid innings for the Royals, who won for the third time in their past
nine games. The White Sox had their win streak stopped at three.
Nicky
Delmonico homered in the second inning off Keller (6-5),
driving a changeup over the right-center field fence. That was the only blemish
against Keller, who allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked none.
Dylan Covey (4-10)
returned to the form he had displayed the first 2+ months of the season but
remained winless in five starts since July 21. The right-hander allowed two
runs on four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Five Royals relievers combined for four scoreless innings.
The last, Wily Peralta,
worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save in as many tries.
TIGERS 7, TWINS 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Mikie Mahtook hit
a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning, rookie Ryan
Carpenter earned his first big league win and Detroit beat
Minnesota.
Joe Mauer, Tyler Austin, Miguel Sano and Mitch Garver homered
for the Twins, who had won four straight.
Mahtook's homer was his second of the year and came off
reliever Tyler Duffey (1-2).
Carpenter (1-1) was making just his fifth major league start
and first since May 31. The Twins had him on the ropes early, as the first
three batters reached base, but Carpenter limited the damage and survived to
pitch into the sixth.
Four relievers combined to close it out, with Shane Greene picking
up the last four outs for his 26th save in 29 chances.
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