Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 batters in his first career complete game, a one-hit gem, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday.
Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee, but the standout star for the Brewers was clearly Misiorowski (8-2), whose previous career highs were seven innings and 12 strikeouts. He has posted a 0.17 ERA over his last eight starts, having allowed one earned run in 54 1/3 innings.
Misiorowski faced the minimum and needed only 95 pitches (74 strikes). He did not walk a batter while lowering his season ERA to 1.34. The right-hander also threw a 104.5 mph fastball — a record for a starting pitcher in the pitch-tracking era.
Kyle Schwarber’s fourth-inning single was the only hit for Philadelphia, which had won seven of its previous nine games. Phillies opener Tanner Banks (0-4) allowed a run in the first inning.
Astros 10, Royals 8
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and grand slam during a nine-run first inning for Houston, which then hung on for a victory at Kansas City.
Alvarez joined Lee May (1974) and Jeff Bagwell (1994) as the only Astros to homer twice in one inning. According to ESPN, Alvarez and David Ortiz (2008) are the only players since 1920 to hit two home runs and post six RBIs in a first inning. Christian Walker and Brice Matthews also homered for Houston.
The Royals responded with a five-run first of their own as neither team’s starters made it out of the opening inning. Kansas City’s Luinder Avila (1-3) allowed eight runs on five hits over two-thirds of an inning, while Houston’s Tatsuya Imai gave up five runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Mets 7, Braves 5
Bo Bichette hit two homers and tied a career high with six RBIs for host New York in a victory over Atlanta.
Juan Soto also homered for the Mets, who have won two straight. Reliever Cionel Perez (3-3) earned the victory, and Devin Williams handled the last 1 1/3 innings to notch his 10th save.
Matt Olson went deep for the Braves, who matched their worst run of the season with a third straight loss. Spencer Strider (4-2) surrendered seven runs on six hits over three-plus innings.
Marlins 8, Pirates 3
Liam Hicks belted a two-run homer among his three hits and Sandy Alcantara won his third straight start, fueling Miami to a win at Pittsburgh.
Alcantara recorded the 1,000th strikeout of his career when he caught Tyler Callihan looking to end the fourth inning. He finished the night with 1,002 strikeouts to supplant Ricky Nolasco (1,001) as the franchise’s career leader. Owen Caissie ripped a two-run double to highlight a four-run seventh inning, helping the Marlins extend their season-high winning streak to six games.
Pittsburgh’s Endy Rodriguez went deep to lead off the fifth inning. Brandon Lowe added his team-leading 17th homer in the eighth inning for the Pirates, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Guardians 3, Tigers 2
Tanner Bibee struck out eight over seven-plus innings in a combined two-hitter and Brayan Rocchio had an RBI triple as Cleveland never trailed in a victory over visiting Detroit.
Patrick Bailey and Steven Kwan added run-scoring singles for Cleveland, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The Guardians moved within percentage points of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central.
The Tigers only managed two hits off Bibee (2-7) on solo homers from James Outman in the third and Spencer Torkelson leading off the eighth. The right-hander walked two and threw 91 pitches, winning his second start in a row.
Diamondbacks 5, Reds 2
Cincinnati left fielder Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth that scored the go-ahead run as visiting Arizona beat Cincinnati.
Geraldo Perdomo came up with runners on first and second against Reds reliever Brock Burke (2-3) and hit a sinking liner to Dunn in left that was misplayed for an error, scoring Gabriel Moreno for a 3-2 lead. Jordan Lawlar followed with a two-run single to make it 5-2.
Five relievers combined to blank Cincinnati over the final 6 1/3 innings with Kevin Ginkel (2-2) earning the win and Paul Sewald recording his 16th save. Noelvi Marte homered for the Reds, who have lost seven of eight.
Orioles 7, Padres 3
Samuel Basallo’s two-run home run in the first inning gave Baltimore the lead for good en route a win over visiting San Diego.
Gunnar Henderson also homered among his three hits and Shane Baz (4-6) allowed two earned runs over five innings for the Orioles, who scored six of their runs in the first two innings to open a 6-2 lead.
Gavin Sheets drove in two runs with two hits and Manny Machado also had two hits for the Padres. Griffin Canning (0-5) allowed seven runs over five innings.
Blue Jays 8, Yankees 5
Alejandro Kirk had three hits, a walk and two RBIs on his return from a fractured thumb as Toronto defeated visiting New York.
Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer each hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have won four of their past six. Trey Yesavage (3-3) gave up five runs on four hits and six walks in five-plus innings. Louis Varland pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save.
Cody Bellinger hit a two-run blast for the Yankees, whose four-game winning streak ended. Ryan Weathers (2-5) permitted six runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Red Sox 10, Rangers 1
Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to lead Boston to a runaway victory over visiting Texas.
Contreras, Abreu and Rafaela each had three hits in the win. Sonny Gray (8-1) pitched six innings for the Red Sox, holding Texas to one run on five hits as Boston snapped a four-game skid and improved to 11-21 at home this season.
Rangers starter Jack Leiter (3-6) lasted five innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits. Texas received two hits from both Joc Pederson and Wyatt Langford, with the latter providing the only RBI on a first-inning single.
White Sox 8, Dodgers 2
Tristan Peters punctuated a seven-run fifth inning with a two-run triple and Anthony Kay pitched five strong innings as surging Chicago defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Bryan Hudson, Trevor Richards and Chris Murphy combined for four innings of perfect relief after Kay (6-1) scattered two runs and four hits in five innings. Chase Meidroth and Miguel Vargas had three hits apiece for the White Sox, who outhit the Dodgers 10-4.
Miguel Rojas collected two hits for the Dodgers, including an RBI double. Roki Sasaki (3-4) allowed seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Shohei Ohtani sat after leaving the Thursday game with left knee inflammation, but he isn’t expected to go on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said.
Twins 9, Cardinals 8
Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee homered in the eighth inning, lifting Minnesota to a victory over St. Louis in Minneapolis.
Kody Clemens belted a three-run home run for the Twins, who won the opener of a three-game series for just their second victory in six games. Byron Buxton doubled twice and hit a solo homer.
Jordan Walker hit a three-run double and Alec Burleson homered and drove in a pair for the Cardinals, who have lost two in a row immediately after a six-game winning streak.
Mariners 10, Nationals 2
Dominic Canzone homered for the second straight game to go with a two-run triple, Bryce Miller pitched eight strong innings and visiting Seattle beat Washington.
Colt Emerson and Josh Naylor also homered for the Mariners, who had lost two straight but took control early in this game with a five-run second inning. Miller (3-0) allowed two runs on four hits. He has gone five or more innings in each of his six appearances this season and has given up two or fewer runs each time.
James Wood had two hits, including a homer, and Dylan Crews also homered for the Nationals, who fell back to .500 after their fourth straight home loss. Washington starter Zack Littell (6-5) allowed five runs on four hits over 1 2/3 innings, taking his first loss since April 28.
Athletics 6, Rockies 4
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz slugged back-to-back mammoth homers and Lawrence Butler scored the tiebreaking run on an error and later added an RBI single as the Athletics recorded a victory over Colorado in Las Vegas.
The Athletics won their third straight game and improved to 3-1 on their six-game Las Vegas “homestand.” A’s reliever Mason Barnett (1-0) allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings, and Hogan Harris retired all four batters he faced for his sixth save.
Cole Carrigg hit a three-run homer for the Rockies, who lost for the sixth time in eight contests. Colorado reliever Zach Agnos (0-2) permitted four runs, three earned, in 2 2/3 innings.
Cubs 5, Giants 1
Michael Busch bombed a three-run homer into the San Francisco Bay, Javier Assad combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and Chicago opened a three-game road series with a victory.
Assad (4-1) yielded three hits in six scoreless innings. Seiya Suzuki had two doubles and an RBI as the Cubs won their second game in a row.
Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-7) was charged with four runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. Bryce Eldridge collected three of San Francisco’s four hits, including a ninth-inning homer.
Angels 4, Rays 3
Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple and Logan O’Hoppe had two hits and an RBI to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Tampa Bay in Anaheim, Calif.
Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run for the Angels, who won their third straight game. Angels starter Sam Aldegheri (2-1) allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits over five innings. Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Cedric Mullins with the bases loaded in the ninth to pick up his second save.
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-5 with three RBIs for the Rays, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan (6-4) gave up four runs on eight hits in four innings.
–Field Level Media
