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Mariners 18, Braves 2
Seattle crushed five homers and hung eight in the third and seven in the ninth to clinch the series in style. Eugenio Suárez went deep twice (Nos. 44 & 45), Cal Raleigh launched No. 53, and Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor went back-to-back as the Mariners set a season high for runs. Luis Castillo reset after four rough starts, working efficiently behind the blowout. Raleigh’s ninth-inning three-run blast puts him one shy of Mickey Mantle’s single-season mark for a switch-hitter (54).
Dodgers 5, Orioles 2
Shohei Ohtani powered L.A. with two homers and four RBIs, while Clayton Kershaw (10–2) carried a shutout into the sixth to help the Dodgers avoid a sweep. Mookie Betts added a homer and an RBI single in the ninth as L.A. snapped a 1–5 road trip. Tomoyuki Sugano (10–8) was tagged early and Baltimore’s five-game win streak ended with 15 strikeouts at the plate.
Marlins 5, Phillies 4
Otto Lopez picked a good time for his first career multi-homer game, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs to spark Miami. The Marlins sent 10 men to the plate in a four-run first against Taijuan Walker, then held on as Brandon Marsh (3-for-3) tried to rally Philly. Trea Turner homered before exiting with a hamstring strain.
Nationals 6, Cubs 3
Down 3–1 in the ninth, Washington flipped the game: Robert Hassell III homered, two more reached, and Josh Bell crushed a go-ahead three-run shot on the first pitch from Daniel Palencia (1–6). Mason Thompson (1–0) earned the win and José Ferrer grabbed save No. 7. Carson Kelly’s two solo homers weren’t enough for Chicago.
Padres 8, Rockies 1
San Diego stayed a game behind the Dodgers thanks to four homers and a three-hit day from Jackson Merrill. Manny Machado (HR, 2B), Ramón Laureano, and Gavin Sheets also went deep as the Padres controlled it wire-to-wire in Denver. Colorado tied the franchise record for losses (103) while Warming Bernabel collected two of the Rockies’ hits.
Guardians 2, Rays 1
Rookie Parker Messick (2–0) beat Tampa Bay for the second time in 12 days, allowing one run across six tidy frames. Angel Martinez came off the bench for two hits and a run, and Cleveland took the four-game road set. Drew Rasmussen dealt five scoreless for the Rays, but Cleveland scratched late; Carson Williams’ homer was Tampa Bay’s lone tally.
Brewers 10, Pirates 2
Andrew Vaughn stacked four hits and an RBI, while phenom Jacob Misiorowski (5–2) fanned eight over seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball. Brice Turang and Jake Bauers each posted two hits and two RBIs as Milwaukee rolled. Top prospect Bubba Chandler (first MLB start) was tagged for nine runs in 2 2/3 innings for Pittsburgh.
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Reds 3, Mets 2
Hunter Greene (6–4) looked every bit the ace: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 12 K, matching his season-high strikeouts and going seven for the first time since April. Austin Hays drove in two. New York’s Brandon Sproat no-hit the Reds for 5 1/3 in his MLB debut; homers from Brett Baty and Juan Soto gave the Mets late life before a game-ending double play.
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3
Max Fried (16–5) continued his course correction with seven solid frames (3 R) as New York pulled within two games of Toronto in the AL East. Ben Rice’s three-run first-inning homer set the tone, and Cody Bellinger’s RBI double in the third stood up as the difference. Max Scherzer (5–3) yielded four runs in 4 1/3 for the Jays.
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Red Sox 7, Diamondbacks 4
Nick Sogard delivered a two-out, pinch-hit, two-run double to snap a ninth-inning tie, then Carlos Narváez followed with an RBI single to seal it. Aroldis Chapman notched his 29th save and extended his franchise-record run to 17 straight hitless appearances, striking out four in the ninth (one reached on a wild pitch). Gabriel Moreno had two hits and an RBI for Arizona.
White Sox 6, Tigers 4
Lenyn Sosa did it all: a homer, the eighth-inning go-ahead two-run single, and three RBIs as Chicago won for the seventh time in eight. Chase Meidroth and Mike Tauchman set up the rally with back-to-back singles; Grant Taylor (2–4) got the win and Mike Vasil earned his fourth save. Detroit’s Charlie Morton lasted three innings (3 ER, 3 BB).
Twins 5, Royals 1
Bailey Ober (5–7) secured his first win since May 3 with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, and Minnesota bookended the day with homers from Byron Buxton (No. 30) and Kody Clemens. Buxton joined Kirby Puckett as the only Twins with a 30-HR/20-SB season, then exited after a HBP on the knee. Vinnie Pasquantino’s RBI single accounted for KC’s scoring.
Cardinals 4, Giants 3
Lars Nootbaar scored and drove one in, and Sonny Gray (13–8) retired the first 11 Giants he faced en route to 5 1/3 innings (3 R, 2 H). St. Louis has won four of five, while San Francisco has still taken 11 of 14 overall after the narrow loss. Kai-Wei Teng (2–4) allowed four runs with eight strikeouts in four innings.
Rangers 4, Astros 2
Jake Burger’s opposite-field, two-run homer in the sixth (just beyond Cam Smith’s reach) proved decisive in the rubber game. Framber Valdez (12–9) went seven (4 R, 3 ER), but a clean Texas bullpen closeout made Phil Maton (3–5) the beneficiary of Burger’s blast. The Rangers snag a key divisional series to keep pressure on the AL West leaders.
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Angels 4, Athletics 3
After starting catcher Logan O’Hoppe exited (backswing to the jaw), Travis d’Arnaud entered and promptly ripped the go-ahead ground-rule double in the eighth. It capped a night where the Angels were hit by five pitches—a franchise record. Jo Adell homered, Reid Detmers (5–3) got the win in relief, and Kenley Jansen logged save No. 26 (career 473).
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