MLB SCOREBOARD
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS 1 – Miami 0… Yadier Molina singled home Paul Goldschmidt with the game’s only run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Cardinals over the Marlins. Ryan Helsley (4-4) pitched the final 1-1/3 innings to get the win. Starter Jose Oviedo scattered six hits over seven innings. Miami starter Sandy Alcantara (4-6) went the distance in the loss.
Cincinnati 2 – MILWAUKEE 1… Tyler Naquin doubled home a tying run in the top of the fourth inning and Tucker Barnhart added an RBI double in the seventh as the Reds clipped the Brewers. Tyler Mahle (7-2) allowed a run on three hits and struck out 12 over six innings.
COLORADO 8 – San Diego 7… Charlie Blackmon singled home Trevor Story with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Rockies fought off the Padres. Story produced a pair of run-scoring doubles for Colorado. C.J. Cron homered with a runner aboard and Elias Diaz smacked a solo shot.
WASHINGTON 3 – Pittsburgh 1… Josh Bell’s two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning proved to be the difference in the Nationals’ win over the Pirates. Yan Gomes also went deep. Paolo Espino (1-2) limited Pittsburgh to three hits over five innings in recording his first major-league victory at age 34.
N.Y. METS 6 – Chi. Cubs 3… Kevin Pillar and Domonic Smith both homered and knocked in two runs as the Mets doubled up on the Cubs. New York starter Jacob deGrom fanned eight over just three innings but left with a shoulder injury he claimed isn’t serious.
SAN FRANCISCO 13 – Arizona 7… Buster Posey and Brandon Belt blasted three-run homers and the Giants dealt the Diamondbacks their 22nd straight road loss, tying a record that was shared by the 1963 New York Mets and 1943 Philadelphia Athletics. LaMonte Wade Jr., Steven Dugger and pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores also went deep for San Francisco.
Philadelphia 2 – L.A. DODGERS 0… Zack Wheeler (5-3) pitched five-hit ball over six innings and two relievers held the Dodgers hitless the rest of the way. Rhys Hoskins provided all the offense Philadelphia needed with a first-inning homer. J.T. Realmuto added a run-scoring double in the third.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6 – KANSAS CITY 5… Willi Castro hit a game-tying two-run homer during a three-run top of the seventh inning and the Tigers scored a pair of runs on wild pitches in putting away the Royals. Nomar Mazara had two hits, including an RBI single.
CHI. WHITE SOX 8 – Tampa Bay 7 (10 innings)… The White Sox recovered to outlast the Rays after blowing a five-run lead. Yasmani Grandal singled home Vaughn with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Andrew Vaughn doubled home a run and scored in the fifth. Jose Abreu opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.
OAKLAND 8 – L.A. Angels 4… The Athletics erased an early four-run deficit in downing the Angels. Matt Chapman’s RBI single sparked a six-run bottom of the sixth inning. Ramon Laureano homered with the bases empty.
N.Y. Yankees 3 – TORONTO 2… Gary Sánchez came through with a pinch-hit two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning and the Yankees held off the Blue Jays. Gerrit Cole (8-3) gave up two runs on four hits over eight innings.
CLEVELAND 8 – Baltimore 7… Cesar Hernandez’ two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning proved decisive in the Indians’ win over the Orioles. Jose Ramirez homered in the first and singled home two runs in the third. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale (10-2) became the majors’ first 10-game winner despite a rocky five-inning effort. Baltimore has lost 18 in a row on the road.
HOUSTON 8 – Texas 4… Jose Altuve and Chas McCormick each homered twice and the Astros cruised past the Rangers. Martin Maldonado and Matt Straw also homered.
Minnesota 7 – SEATTLE 2… Nelson Cruz cracked a three-run homer and Ryan Jeffers followed with a solo shot in the top of the fifth inning as the Twins put away the Mariners. Jorge Polanco had three hits and scored three runs.
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 10 – ATLANTA 8… Pinch-hitter Christian Arroyo unloaded a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to power the Red Sox past the Braves. Hunter Renfroe had a couple of hits, including a two-run single in the top of the first inning. Xavier Bogaerts went 3-for-5 and knocked in a run.