Jacob Wilson homered during a three-hit outing, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes also went deep and the Athletics broke a 10-game slide with a 15-1 beatdown of the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
J.T. Ginn (8-6) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Athletics, who bounced back from a 23-4 loss in Friday’s opener of the three-game set.
Shea Langeliers drove in three runs and Wilson, Soderstrom, Cortes, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Jeff McNeil each drove in two for the Athletics, who lost their previous four games by a cumulative score of 47-6. McNeil had three hits.
Keibert Ruiz had two of the Nationals’ four hits as the club lost for the seventh time in its past 10 games. Washington received a sacrifice fly in the ninth from Jorbit Vivas to score at least once for the 69th straight game.
Red Sox 7, Rays 6
Wilyer Abreu homered twice to help Boston extend its winning streak to 12 games by beating visiting Tampa Bay.
Abreu hit a solo home run in the third, then a two-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) that erased a 6-5 deficit in the seventh. Reliever Ryan Watson (1-0) gave up a run on one hit in two innings. Boston also received a two-run home run from Jahmai Jones.
Victor Mesa Jr. and DeLuca each hit a solo home run for Tampa Bay. Mesa’s homer was part of a three-run fourth inning that gave the Rays a 5-3 lead. DeLuca’s home run made it 6-3 in the seventh.
Cubs 6, Twins 2
Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings and Nico Hoerner delivered the fifth four-hit game of his career to help Chicago even its two-game series with visiting Minnesota.
Boyd (6-1) allowed one run on three hits, striking out four and walking one for the Cubs, who won their sixth game in nine tries. Michael Busch homered while Pedro Ramirez and Miguel Amaya each drove in a pair of runs.
Taj Bradley (9-4) allowed five runs on seven hits across five innings for the Twins, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Kody Clemens hit two solo home runs in the loss.
Pirates 7, Guardians 1 (Game 1)
Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez both hit two-run homers and Nick Gonzales had a solo shot as visiting Pittsburgh handily beat Cleveland in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Pirates starter Jared Jones (2-1) struck out a season-high nine over five innings, giving up one run on three hits. His streak of 30 straight batters retired across three starts ended after he retired the first eight batters of this game when Steven Kwan singled.
Travis Bazzana’s third-inning RBI triple provided the only run of the game for the Guardians, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Gavin Williams (10-5) tied his career high by allowing three home runs in six innings, while matching his season best with 11 strikeouts. He gave up five runs on seven hits.
Guardians 5, Pirates 3 (Game 2)
Rookie Travis Bazzana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Cleveland a comeback win over visiting Pittsburgh.
It was the first career walk-off hit for Bazzana, an All-Star second baseman, as Cleveland rallied from three runs down in the final two innings to salvage a split of the interleague twinbill. All-Star Cade Smith (3-1) pitched a clean ninth with two strikeouts for the victory. Cleveland pulled into a virtual tie for first place in the American League Central Division with the Chicago White Sox.
Pittsburgh’s Santana (2-5) recorded only one out and allowed two runs on three hits. The Pirates had their four-game winning streak snapped and are one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins for the third and final National League wild-card spot.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
Shane Bieber pitched six strong innings and George Springer delivered the winning hit as Toronto edged visiting Chicago.
Bieber (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in his fifth start of the season. Springer drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the fourth inning against Davis Martin (9-5). Despite shouldering the loss, Martin struck out five and surrendered four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Louis Varland pitched a perfect ninth with one strikeout to earn his 20th save and end Toronto’s three-game losing streak. The White Sox had won four straight. The teams have split the first two of a three-game series, with the White Sox leading the season series 4-1.
Rockies 10, Reds 3
TJ Rumfield went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBIs as Colorado ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Cincinnati in Denver.
Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak each had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado while Cole Carrigg added two hits with an RBI and three runs scored. Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing three runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Jose Trevino hit a pair of solo homers among his three hits for Cincinnati, which trailed 8-1 after three innings and lost for the third time in its last four games.
Rangers 7. Braves 6
Brandon Nimmo had three RBIs, including two that gave Texas the lead in the crucial four-run sixth inning, helping the visiting Rangers come from behind to beat Atlanta.
Nimmo went 2-for-5 to lead the Rangers’ 12-hit attack and secure a bounce-back win after Friday’s 15-1 loss. Texas batted around in the sixth inning to take a 7-5 lead. Evan Carter hit a two-run homer, his eighth, off reliever Tyler Kinley (5-4), to tie the game.
Texas starter MacKenzie Gore (6-8) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits. He struck out seven. Jacob Latz got the final four outs to earn his 19th save.
Orioles 4, Astros 2 (11 innings)
Tyler O’Neill and Leody Taveras delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles with two outs in the 11th inning as visiting Baltimore outlasted Houston.
Orioles lefty Trevor Rogers posted his fifth consecutive start allowing one run or fewer and notched a season-high eight strikeouts. He surrendered one run on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti allowed one hit in five innings but issued four walks.
Phillies 6, Mets 1
Trea Turner had a home run among his three hits, scored three runs and stole a base as Philadelphia beat visiting New York.
Kyle Schwarber gave the Phillies a lead they’d never relinquish with a two-run homer in the first inning. Turner homered in the fifth — his second round-tripper in as many games — and Alec Bohm followed with an RBI single in the same inning before Bryce Harper capped the scoring with a two-run single in the sixth. All-Star Jesus Luzardo (9-4) gave up one run on two hits over five innings.
Tyrone Taylor homered in the second and had two hits for the Mets, who have lost eight of 13 this month. A.J. Ewing singled for New York’s only other hit.
Diamondbacks 5, Cardinals 3
Nolan Arenado drove in two runs and moved within two hits of 2,000 for his career to lead Arizona to a win over St. Louis in Phoenix.
Arenado was 2-for-4 and Ketel Marte was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for the Diamondbacks, who saw starter Brandon Pfaadt (4-1) win his fourth straight start as he allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. Paul Sewald allowed a homer in the ninth but recorded his 23rd save.
Jimmy Crooks homered and J.J. Wetherholt was 2-for-5 with a run scored for the Cardinals, who have lost two of their last three. St. Louis starter Dustin May (5-7) gave up five runs and eight hits over five innings.
Royals 6, Padres 1
Salvador Perez moved closer to franchise history with his two-run homer, Lane Thomas also clubbed a two-run shot and spot-starter Randy Dobnak allowed one run as Kansas City beat visiting San Diego.
Thomas set the tone with his homer in the first, and Perez added some insurance with a sixth-inning shot. Perez also moved within two of tying George Brett’s franchise record of 317 home runs. Dobnak, making his first start since 2021 and third appearance of the season, yielded four hits but just one run over 4 1/3 innings.
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s third-inning homer plated the Padres’ only run of the game as they finished 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Griffin Canning (1-8) allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings on five hits.
Brewers 8, Marlins 6
Garrett Mitchell’s two-run double capped a four-run rally and Shane Drohan pitched effectively for six innings to pace Milwaukee to a comeback victory over visiting Miami.
Drohan (5-3) gave up three runs in the second, but none the rest of the way, retiring the final nine hitters he faced and 13 of the last 14 while finishing with a career-high nine strikeouts. Mitchell finished with three hits, and Yelich added an insurance two-run double.
The Marlins, whose fifth straight loss matched their season high, closed the gap in the ninth inning thanks to Griffin Conine’s three-run homer off Craig Yoho. Trevor Megill got the final three outs for his 15th save in 17 opportunities.
Mariners 4, Giants 3 (10 innings)
Julio Rodriguez, activated from the seven-day concussion injured list earlier in the day, hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give host Seattle a walk-off win over San Francisco.
Cole Young added a three-run homer for the Mariners, who won for just the second time in their past eight games. After the Giants failed to score in the top of the 10th off Jose A. Ferrer (3-1), Victor Robles started the bottom of the inning as the automatic runner at second base. He advanced to third on Colt Emerson’s sacrifice bunt and, following a walk to J.P. Crawford, scored on Rodriguez’s liner to left off Dylan Smith (0-2).
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hit solo shots for San Francisco, who had its winning streak snapped at three games.
Tigers 7, Angels 0
Tarik Skubal scattered five hits over seven innings and Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Detroit Tigers to a series-clinching victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Skubal (6-5) struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter while allowing only one runner past first base. Colt Keith went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, and Kevin McGonigle had a double among his two hits and two runs scored for the Tigers, who won for the 11th time in their last 14 games.
Logan O’Hoppe had two hits for Los Angeles, which lost its fourth straight game and for the 12th time in its last 14 games. Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) gave up six runs on seven hits in four innings.
–Field Level Media
