Harper and Schwarber spark the Phillies to a win over the reeling Yankees
Trea Turner drove in two runs and Edmundo Sosa also homered for the Phillies, who opened a 9-1 lead. Philadelphia started the day a half-game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.
Schwarber had six RBIs and Turner was 6 for 11 as Philadelphia outscored New York 21-9 in the first two games of the three-game series.
Ranger Suárez (8-4) allowed one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts and one walk, throwing a season-high 108 pitches.
BLUE JAYS 6, TIGERS 1
DETROIT (AP) — Bo Bichette's two-run single broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and Toronto defeated slumping Detroit.
Nathan Lukes, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in a four-run ninth as the Blue Jays won their fourth in a row and increased their AL East lead to 6 1/2 games over the New York Yankees.
The Tigers have lost six straight and 12 of 13, but still hold a comfortable lead in the AL Central. They've scored only 33 runs during that stretch (2.5 per game) and were held to a pair of Jake Rogers singles on Saturday.
Four Toronto pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts and one walk. The Blue Jays are 8-1 since the All-Star break and have won 21 of 26 overall.
Riley Greene's ninth-inning groundout plated Detroit's only run.
PIRATES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew Heaney and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, Oneil Cruz hit his team-leading 17th home run and Pittsburgh beat Arizona.
Heaney (5-9) pitched five innings and allowed two hits with four strikeouts and no walks. It might have been his last start for the last-place Pirates, with Heaney on an expiring contract and the trade deadline Thursday.
David Bednar worked a perfect ninth inning for his 100th career save and 16th this season.
Merrill Kelly (9-6) might have pitched his last game for the Diamondbacks, too, as he can become a free agent at the end of the season. Kelly gave up two runs — one earned — and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking one.
REDS 6, RAYS 2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to break open a tie game and Cincinnati went on to beat the Tampa Bay.
The Reds won their third in a row while the Rays have lost 12 of their last 15 on the road, including six straight.
With the score tied 2-2, De La Cruz's bloop single off Garrett Cleavinger with the bases loaded put the Reds ahead 4-2.
Graham Ashcraft (6-4) pitched the seventh for the win and Emilio Pagán pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 22nd save.
Yandy Díaz led off the sixth with his 18th home run to put the Rays ahead 1-0.
It was one of two hits off Reds starter Andrew Abbott, who walked three and struck out seven in six innings.
Rays starter Ryan Pepiot, an Indianapolis native who grew up a Reds fan and was facing them for the first time, allowed two runs in six innings, but neither was earned.
ORIOLES 18, ROCKIES 0
BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins
hit his 100th career home run and 14th this season
off starter Antonio Senzatela before the Orioles plated nine seventh-inning runs off two Rockies relievers in Baltimore's victory over Colorado.
Mullins joined Brady Anderson and Paul Blair among Orioles with 100 home runs and 100 steals in Baltimore's largest win of the season. He may have done so just in time; the 30-year-old is one of several potential trade pieces for a Baltimore club likely to be sellers at Thursday's deadline.
Tyler O'Neill homered for the second consecutive game, singled, walked twice and drove in three runs in the Orioles'
largest shutout in franchise history
. Gunnar Henderson and Coby Mayo added two-run doubles in the seventh. Ryan O'Hearn added two RBIs. Alex Jackson had a late solo shot off designated hitter-turned-pitcher Kyle Farmer.
Trevor Rogers (4-1) pitched seven innings of one-hit ball in his fourth consecutive quality start for Baltimore while lowering his ERA to 1.49 in eight starts. He made his season debut in late May after coming off the injured list (right knee).
Senzatela (4-14) allowed six runs on six hits and two walks over four innings in Colorado's worst defeat since a 21-0 loss to San Diego on May 10.
RANGERS 6, BRAVES 5, 10 INNINGS
ARLINGTONS, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Saturday night, seven innings after the second baseman took a 94.6 mph fastball to the helmet.
Semien's solid shot up the middle off Enyel De Los Santos (3-3) gave the Rangers their fifth straight victory. It came after the Braves intentionally walked Corey Seager to start the 10th.
Atlanta took 5-4 lead in the ninth. Michael Harris II led off with an opposite-field triple for his fourth extra-base hit, and scored on Sean Murphy's pinch-hit sacrifice fly.
It was the second triple for Harris, who finished 4 for 4 and scored three times. The center fielder also had an RBI double and a solo homer in the sixth that tied it at 4.
Shawn Armstrong (4-3), the fourth Rangers pitcher, worked the final two innings.
ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 1
HOUSTON (AP) — Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler homered, Nick Kurtz followed his historic four-homer game with two hits and the Athletics won their third straight game, beating Houston.
A night after becoming the first major league rookie to hit four home runs in a game, Kurtz went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. He's batting .549 during the streak.
Langeliers led off the sixth inning by sending Bennett Sousa's 3-2 fastball into the Crawford Boxes in lerft for his 16th home run of the season and a 2-0 lead.
With two on and two out and the A's clinging to a 2-1 in the ninth, Butler launched a 1-2 fastball from Hector Neris 409 feet to right for his 15th home run.
NATIONALS 9, TWINS 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — CJ Abrams had a three-run double against Minnesota All-Star Joe Ryan, Alex Call homered and drove in three runs and Luis García Jr. also went deep as Washington beat the Twins.
Mitchell Parker (7-10) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings to win his second straight start for the Nationals. Luis García got four outs, and Jackson Rutledge allowed a run in the eighth before Andrew Chafin closed it out with a scoreless ninth.
Drew Millas went 3 for 4 and had a leadoff single against Ryan in the third before stealing second. Call had an RBI pinch-hit single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Call was called on to hit with the count 0-2 after Jacob Young was forced to leave when he took a pitch off his right index finger on a bunt that went foul.
CUBS 6, WHITE SOX 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered in the seventh inning, helping Cade Horton and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox.
There was no score when Happ's one-out shot off Jordan Leasure (3-6) went just over the wall in right-center for his 14th homer. Nico Hoerner hit a two-out single ahead of Shaw's drive over the home bullpen in left.
Shaw also walked with the bases loaded in the eighth. The rookie is batting .478 (11 for 23) with four homers and nine RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak since the All-Star break.
The Cubs (61-43) moved into a tie for the NL Central lead with Milwaukee, which lost
7-4
to Miami. They had dropped four of five, including a
12-5 loss
to the last-place White Sox on Friday.
MARLINS 7, BREWERS 4
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Heriberto Hernandez hit a go-ahead three-run homer and Miami beat Milwaukee.
Agustín Ramírez and Dane Myers also homered for the Marlins in their fourth straight win.
Janson Junk (5-2) allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings. Tyler Phillips pitched the final four innings for his first career save. He allowed three hits including Andrew Vaughn's eighth home run — a solo shot in the ninth.
Vaughn doubled leading off the second against Junk and advanced to third on Isaac Collins' single. Brice Turang struck out and Collins was caught stealing, but Caleb Durbin delivered a two-out single for a 1-0 lead. Durbin was thrown out trying to steal to end the inning.
RED SOX 4, DODGERS 2
BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and Boston beat Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles.
Boston rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI double off Kershaw as the Red Sox won for the third time in eight games since the All-Star break.
Boston won 10 in a row heading into the break
.
Crochet gave up two solo homers in the first. Shohei Ohtani went deep on the third pitch of the game for his 38th of the season, a day after
his streak of five straight games with a home run was stopped
. One batter later, Teoscar Hernández launched one over the Green Monster.
Crochet (12-4) quickly recovered, however, and allowed two runs or fewer for the 18th time in 22 starts this season. Aroldis Chapman got three outs for his 18th save, striking out pinch-hitter and former Red Sox star Mookie Betts to end it.
PADRES 3, CARDINALS 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis
cleared the benches
in the ninth inning in the Padres' victory over the Cardinals.
The Cardinals' Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch for a second straight game, leading to Machado being plunked for the first time by Matthew Liberatore leading off the fifth.
Andre Granillo hit Machado again in the top of the ninth leading to the benches clearing and the ejection of Cardinals coach Jon Jay.
Contreras was hit again in the bottom of the ninth by Robert Suarez before Suarez finished off his 30th save in 33 opportunities as the Padres ended a four-game losing streak.
Jake Cronenworth was hit by Liberatore with one out in the second, then scored from first on a fielding error by center fielder Victor Scott II on a two-out single by Bryce Johnson for a 1-0 lead.
Nolan Arenado drew a 10-pitch walk off Randy Vásquez with one out in the Cardinals' second. He scored from first on a two-out double by Jordan Walker to tie it.
Cronenworth doubled leading off the fourth, advanced on a groundout and scored when he beat Contreras' throw home on a grounder to first by Johnson for a 2-1 lead. Johnson scored on Fernando Tatis' groundout in the ninth for an insurance run.
Vásquez allowed just one hit and one run but fell an out shy of qualifying for the victory. He has made 11 straight starts without a decision. Jeremiah Estrada (4-4) pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings for the win.
Liberatore (6-8) allowed two runs — one earned — on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
ROYALS 5, GUARDIANS 3, 10 INNINGS, 1ST GAME
GUARDIANS 6, ROYALS 4, 2ND GAME
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Steven Kwan hit a two-run home run, Tanner Bibee struck out eight in five innings, and Cleveland beat Kansas City to earn a doubleheader split.
Kansas City
won the first game 5-3
with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning. The Guardians have not swept the Royals in a doubleheader since April 24, 2008.
Kwan's 431-foot home run into the right field fountains of Kauffman Stadium gave the Guardians a 6-2 lead.
The Guardians drew four straight walks in the first with Carlos Santana drawing the RBI walk to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Johnathan Rodríguez extended the lead with a two-run double in the first. Daniel Schneemann hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the third.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Freddy Fermin each hit two-run home runs for Kansas City.
Bibee (7-9) allowed four runs on seven hits for his third straight win. After taking the loss in game one, Emmanuel Clase earned his 24th save of the season.
Kris Bubic (8-7) gave up four runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings of work with four walks and one strikeout. Bubic got off to a slow start, throwing 42 pitches in the first inning. The four walks matched a season-high.
METS 2, GIANTS 1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Vientos laced a two-run double, All-Star lefty David Peterson pitched out of trouble for six effective innings and the New York Mets held off the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
First baseman Pete Alonso robbed Patrick Bailey of a tying double with a leaping catch for the final out. Alonso, never known for his defense, also made several terrific plays in the field early in
Friday night's series-opening victory.
Starling Marte doubled twice and Alonso reached base three times as the Mets maintained their half-game lead in the NL East over Philadelphia.
Jung Hoo Lee had three hits for the Giants, who have lost eight of 10.
New York stranded four runners in scoring position before Vientos came through with a clutch hit off starter Robbie Ray (9-5) to give the Mets a 2-1 lead in the sixth.
Ray gave up two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
MARINERS 7, ANGELS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cal Raleigh became the first player to hit 40 homers this season with a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth inning of the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Raleigh hammered a 97-mph fastball from José Fermin (2-2) 416 feet into the right field bleachers for only his second homer in eight games
since winning the Home Run Derby
.
Julio Rodríguez hit his fourth solo homer in three games at Angel Stadium, and Randy Arozarena also connected for the Mariners.
George Kirby (5-5) struck out nine over six difficult innings of five-hit ball to earn his fourth win in five starts despite not matching
his 14-strikeout performance at Angel Stadium
last month. Kirby fanned Luis Rengifo on a slider with the bases loaded to end the sixth.
Taylor Ward hit his 24th homer for the Angels, who have lost five of six.
Tyler Anderson yielded six hits and two runs while pitching inefficiently into the fifth. The veteran left-hander and Angels trade candidate has a 5.66 ERA in his last four starts.
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