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Back-to-back homers boost Orioles over Angels

Back-to-back homers boost Orioles over Angels

Cedric Mullins and Gary Sanchez, both fresh off the injured list, hit back-to-back home runs in a three-run sixth inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels for the second straight day, winning 6-5 on Saturday.

Jordan Westburg drove in two runs and Adley Rutschman, Coby Mayo and Mullins all racked up two hits as eight Orioles had at least one hit.

Keegan Akin (2-0) was the winning pitcher, giving up one run in 1 1/3 innings of relief. Felix Bautista notched his 14th save by pitching the ninth, needing a nine-pitch effort to strike out Logan O'Hoppe for the final out.

Luis Rengifo drilled two home runs and Mike Trout also homered for Los Angeles, while Taylor Ward picked up three hits and an RBI. Angels starter Tyler Anderson (2-4) was charged with six runs on nine hits in five-plus innings. He walked four and struck out two.

The Orioles, who've won three of their past four games, got all three runs in the sixth before the first out was recorded. The rally began with Ramon Laureano's walk before Mullins smacked his 11th homer and Sanchez followed with his first 2025 long ball in his first game since April 27.

Mullins returned Monday from a right hamstring strain, while Sanchez was activated Saturday after recovering from right wrist inflammation.

Baltimore starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano allowed three runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked a pair.

Trout's two-run homer went off the left field foul pole in the first inning. His first home run in nearly two weeks gave him 11 for the season.

The Orioles got one run in the bottom of the inning on Westburg's groundout. They pulled even with two outs in the third on Gunnar Henderson's single followed by Westburg's go-ahead single.

Ward's fifth-inning double tied the score in the fifth and Rengifo's leadoff home run put the Angels ahead in the sixth. Rengifo's eighth-inning solo blast off Andrew Kittredge was his third homer of the year.

Spencer Strider fans 13 as Braves shut down Rockies

Spencer Strider fans 13 as Braves shut down Rockies

Spencer Strider struck out a season-high 13 over six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Saturday for their third straight win.

The Braves lead the season series 4-1 and improved to 20-5 against the Rockies since the start of the 2022 season.

Colorado has lost seven of its last eight and dropped to 13-57, the worst start to a season in the modern era, one game worse than the 1932 Boston Red Sox (14-56).

Strider (1-5) allowed three hits and walked one to earn his first victory since missing nearly all of the 2024 season with Tommy John surgery. In his last start against the Rockies on Sept. 1, 2022, Strider set an Atlanta franchise record with 16 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings.

Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs and two RBIs and to pace the offense. He hit his seventh homer, a 410-foot two-run shot into the left field seats.

The Atlanta bullpen covered the final three innings. Rafael Montero pitched a perfect seventh and eighth, striking out four. Dylan Lee allowed an unearned run in the ninth following Austin Riley's fielding error.

The losing pitcher was Chase Dollander (2-7), who pitched six innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Dollander, who grew up near Augusta, Ga., has lost his last four decisions and hasn't won since beating the Braves on April 30 in Denver.

The Braves scored a run in the first inning. Acuna walked and later scored on Matt Olson's RBI single. Olson has reached base in 16 consecutive games.

Nick Allen singled with two outs in the second and scored on Acuna's blast to give the Braves a 3-1 lead.

Atlanta tacked on a run in the sixth. Acuna reached on an infield single and took second when third baseman Ryan McMahon's throw sailed high and into the camera well. Acuna scored on Riley's two-out single.

Brenton Doyle's two-out RBI single in the ninth scored Hunter Goodman, who had reached on Riley's error.

Rangers squander late lead, outlast White Sox in 11

Rangers squander late lead, outlast White Sox in 11

Adolis Garcia ripped a two-out single to score pinch runner Evan Carter with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the reeling White Sox on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

The Rangers captured their third straight win, their sixth in their last seven outings and guaranteed a third consecutive series victory. Chicago, conversely, has dropped four straight and suffered its second straight lost series.

Garcia's hit off of Tyler Alexander (3-7) came after Texas wasted a bases-loaded opportunity with one out in the 10th and made a winner out of Jacob Latz (1-0), its sixth pitcher of the game.

Jacob deGrom started for the Rangers and surrendered two runs on five hits and no walks over six innings while striking out six. The no-decision snapped a two-game winning streak for the former two-time Cy Young Award winner, but was the 11th consecutive outing he has allowed two or fewer runs.

The White Sox struck first as Kyle Teel's one-out sacrifice fly in the fourth drove home Chase Meidroth from third base. Luis Robert Jr. then singled to plate Miguel Vargas and expand Chicago's advantage to 2-0.

Texas swung back in the fifth off reliever Brandon Eisert. Josh Smith doubled to right field to lead off the frame and moved to third on a flyout by Wyatt Langford. Smith strolled home on a double to right field by Corey Seager and cut the Rangers' deficit to 2-1.

Marcus Semien's double in the seventh drove home Langford and tied the game. Seager then scored the lead run from third base when White Sox reliever Grant Taylor uncorked a wild pitch.

Chicago tied the game in the eighth when Mike Tauchman's one-out single off Hoby Milner scored pinch runner Brooks Baldwin from second base. Texas took the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Smith, who had doubled with two outs, raced home on a throwing error by Meidroth.

But the White Sox responded in ninth, tying the game when Michael A. Taylor doubled in Teel with two outs off reliever Robert Garcia.

Chicago sent seven pitchers to the mound in a bullpen game. Mike Vasil started and went four scoreless innings in which he allowed two hits, walked four and struck out four.

Cam Smith, Astros walk off Twins in thriller

Cam Smith, Astros walk off Twins in thriller

Rookie Cam Smith bounced a first-pitch, walk-off single into center field, and the Houston Astros topped the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday to secure the three-game series.

Smith completed the rally started against Twins closer Jhoan Duran (4-2) by Christian Walker, who walked with one out in the ninth inning, and extended by Jake Meyers' two-out single. Smith recorded just the fourth hit of the game for the Astros to make a winner out of closer Josh Hader (3-0), who struck out two batters in the top of the ninth.

Astros right-hander Hunter Brown and his counterpart with the Twins, right-hander Joe Ryan, engaged in a riveting pitcher's duel.

Brown was precise early, needing only 35 pitches to complete one turn through the Twins' lineup. He struck out the side in the first inning and added four more strikeouts before surrendering a two-out single to Willi Castro in the top of the fourth. Brown responded with a strikeout of Matt Wallner to conclude that frame.

Ryan wasn't quite as sharp early, and he was the first to blink when Brendan Rodgers dumped a one-out single into shallow right field in the bottom of the third. Jeremy Pena replaced Rodgers on the bases with a fielder's choice grounder and scored when Yainer Diaz drove an 0-1 fastball the opposite way over the right-field wall. Diaz gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with his ninth homer.

Ryan responded by retiring 12 consecutive batters following the Diaz blast. Meyers snapped that string of dominance by working a two-out walk in the seventh, only for Ryan to record a called third strike against Smith to complete his outing.

The right-hander allowed two runs on two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over seven innings.

Brown finally faltered in the top of the fifth when Carlos Correa stroked a leadoff single to center and Brooks Lee followed with his sixth home run of the season, a game-tying two-run shot to left-center, extending his hitting streak to 14 games with the 345-foot shot.

Byron Buxton (hit by pitch) and Trevor Larnach reached in succession to open the sixth, but Brown followed by retiring the next six batters to conclude his seven-inning outing. In total, he allowed two runs on three hits and one walk with a career-high 12 strikeouts.

Buxton later departed with an elbow contusion.

Athletics shut out Royals to secure series win

Athletics shut out Royals to secure series win

Jacob Lopez allowed three hits and struck out nine across six scoreless innings, and Max Muncy clubbed a two-run homer Saturday, as the visiting Athletics won 4-0 over the scuffling Kansas City Royals, who have lost five straight.

Lawrence Butler also went deep, and Jacob Wilson recorded two hits to raise his average to .369. The A's took the first two of this set after losing 14 straight on the road. However, the day belonged to Lopez (1-4), who, making his seventh career start over three seasons, yielded two hits to Maikel Garcia, a Salvador Perez single and walked one for his second career quality start.

Having clinched their first winning road series since May 3-5, the A's are in position to sweep their second away set of 2025.

Michael Lorenzen (5-6) also recorded a quality start while lasting six innings, but gave up three runs, three walks and four hits.

The Royals went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position while being shut out for the eighth time this season and second time in three games. Kansas City, winless on this six-game homestand amid a 10-21 rut while dropping to three games below .500, managed a combined four hits and fanned 12 times versus Lopez, Michael Kelly, and Hogan Harris.

Kansas City has also dropped six consecutive series at home, where it's lost 13 of 16.

The Royals' frustrating trend of failing to drive runners home from scoring position continued in the first. Garcia opened with a double that drew chalk from the right-field line but was stranded.

Then, Lorenzen walked Tyler Soderstrom to open the A's second and Muncy, with four RBIs in the series, followed by lining a slider into his team's bullpen over the left-field fence for a 2-0 lead.

After Kansas City left runners on second and third in third inning, Soderstrom again walked to lead off the fourth. He then stole second and scored on Luis Urias' double that reached the left-field wall.

Butler sent a pitch from Daniel Lynch IV over the right-center field wall in the seventh.

Angels' Rule 5 pick Garrett McDaniels returns to Dodgers

Angels' Rule 5 pick Garrett McDaniels returns to Dodgers

Selected by the Los Angeles Angels in last December's Rule 5 draft, left-hander Garrett McDaniels cleared waivers and will rejoin the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 25-year-old thrived in the Dodgers' minor league system in 2024, posting a combined 3.19 ERA in 32 games. However, Double-A was still the highest level that he had pitched before this season.

The Angels rolled the dice on the young prospect and gave him his first major league experience in March. In 10 games, McDaniels posted a 5.91 ERA over 10 2/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs, 13 hits and eight walks while striking out six.

McDaniels landed on the injured list with a biceps injury in May. On Monday, the Angels activated him and designated him for assignment.

As a Rule 5 pick, he was required to be offered back to the Dodgers for $50,000 if he went unclaimed.

Dansby Swanson's homer lifts Cubs over Pirates

Dansby Swanson's homer lifts Cubs over Pirates

Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings, and Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.

Boyd (6-3) allowed just one run on one hit -- Andrew McCutchen's solo homer in the first -- across six innings for the Cubs, who have taken two of three from the Pirates before the series finale on Sunday. Boyd also struck out three and walked one. Daniel Palencia allowed Nick Gonzales's two-out single in the ninth before striking out Ke'Bryan Hayes to secure the win and his sixth save in seven tries this season.

Pittsburgh rookie starter Mike Burrows allowed one run on five hits in his 5 1/3-inning stint, before Ryan Borucki (1-3) allowed Swanson's solo homer in the sixth. In just the fifth start of his career, Burrows struck out eight and walked none. McCutchen and Gonzales each recorded a pair of hits for the Pirates, who have mustered just five runs across the first three games of the series.

Pittsburgh struck first just two batters in as McCutchen connected on his seventh home run of the season, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead on the 10th pitch of the game.

After Nico Hoerner singled and stole second in the bottom of the third, Matt Shaw's groundout advanced him to third before Ian Happ knotted the score at one with a sacrifice fly to left.

Burrows got Seiya Suzuki to pop out to begin the bottom of the sixth before Borucki relieved the Pittsburgh starter after 81 pitches. Borucki retired Pete Crow-Armstrong but Swanson then launched his 13th homer of the year to give the Cubs a 2-1 edge.

Ryan Pressly replaced Boyd for the seventh, surrendering three singles in the inning but escaping without allowing a run.

Drew Pomeranz threw a scoreless eighth for the Cubs, while Braxton Ashcraft struck out two over a pair of perfect innings for the Pirates.

White Sox activate new additions RHP Aaron Civale, 1B Ryan Noda

White Sox activate new additions RHP Aaron Civale, 1B Ryan Noda

The Chicago White Sox activated newly-acquired right-hander Aaron Civale to the active roster Saturday and recalled first baseman Ryan Noda from Triple-A Charlotte.

In corresponding moves, left-hander Tyler Gilbert and first baseman Tim Elko were optioned to Charlotte.

Civale was acquired Friday from the Milwaukee Brewers for first baseman Andrew Vaughn after losing his spot in the starting rotation. He is set to make his White Sox debut Sunday as a starter.

Civale, who turned 30 on Thursday, has recorded all 122 of his regular-season appearances as a starter. He did come out of the bullpen in a Game 1 loss of the 2024 National League wild-card series against the New York Mets, throwing three scoreless innings.

Civale is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in five starts this season with Milwaukee. He is 40-37 with a 4.06 ERA in his MLB career with Cleveland (2019-23), Tampa Bay Rays (2023-24) and Brewers, who traded for him last July.

Noda, 29, was acquired off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Friday and set to make his White Sox debut after he batted .212 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs in 164 games the past two seasons with the Oakland Athletics.

Gilbert, 31, was 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 14 appearances (three starts) with the White Sox. Elko, 26, made his major league debut May 10 and batted .155 with four home runs and eight RBIs in his first 18 major league games.

Nationals' ninth-inning rally falls short in loss to Miami

Nationals' ninth-inning rally falls short in loss to Miami

Jesus Sanchez had two hits including a home run, Calvin Faucher retired James Wood with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.

Liam Hicks and Dane Myers had two hits each for Miami, which has won three of its last four.

Trailing 4-1, Washington challenged the Marlins in the ninth. Call led off with a double against Anthony Bender and went to third on defensive indifference. Josh Bell walked and Call scored on a wild pitch with Bell going to second. Luis Garcia, Jr. doubled to the wall in right-center with Bell, who was tagging up, stopping at third.

Robert Hassell III hit a grounder to first that Eric Wagaman booted as Bell scored to make it 4-3. With the infield in and no outs, Keibert Ruiz grounded to first and Hassell moved to second. CJ Abrams was intentionally walked to load the bases. Amed Rosario flied to left and Faucher came in to face Wood, who popped to shortstop Otto Lopez in short left.

Janson Junk (1-0) worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in a bullpen game, allowing two hits and striking out four. Faucher earned his seventh save.

Abrams and Call had two hits each for Washington, which has lost seven straight.

Trevor Williams (3-8) gave up two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Washington took the early 1-0 lead. Nathaniel Lowe walked to lead off the second, ending the afternoon for Marlins opener Cade Gibson, and Call singled. Ronny Henriquez retired the next two batters but then walked two straight to force in a run.

Sanchez doubled leading off the third, went to third on a fly out and scored the tying run when Hicks singled to center.

Hicks and Lopez singled leading off the sixth against Williams. Brad Lord replaced Williams and Wagaman singled, scoring Hicks to make it 2-1.

Sanchez homered to right against Lord with one out in the seventh to make it 3-1.

The Marlins added an unearned run in the eighth. Kyle Stowers led off with a single and Myers singled with one out. Connor Norby struck out, but Garcia dropped Javier Sanoja's pop up to short right and Stowers scored.

6-run explosion in the fifth inning pushes Reds over Tigers

6-run explosion in the fifth inning pushes Reds over Tigers

Tyler Stephenson blasted a grand slam, Brady Singer tossed six strong innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds powered past the Detroit Tigers, 11-1, on Saturday afternoon.

Matt McLain hit a three-run homer, while Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer also homered for the Reds. Singer (7-4) allowed one run and four hits while recording four strikeouts.

Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (5-7) surrendered seven runs on five hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings.

Flaherty got into some trouble in the third by issuing walks to Jose Trevino and TJ Friedl. With two out, Gavin Lux hit a grounder that deflected off the first base bag. First baseman Colt Keith snagged the ball with his bare hand and flipped it to Flaherty for the out.

Javier Baez led off the bottom of the inning with a walk and tried to score on Trey Sweeney's double but was thrown out at home. A pair of groundouts allowed Singer to escape that jam.

De La Cruz, leading off the fourth, clobbered a Flaherty fastball over the right field wall for his 15th homer.

The Tigers tied it in the bottom of the inning with Singer's aid. He gave up walks to Riley Greene and Keith before Wenceel Perez's RBI single got past diving first baseman Steer.

The Reds regained the lead with a fifth-inning eruption. Jake Fraley led off with a single and moved up on Friedl's one-out walk. Lux's single brought home Fraley and De La Cruz drew a walk to load the bases. Stephenson then jumped on a hanging curveball and deposited it over the left field wall. One out later, Steer powered a Flaherty slider over the left-center field wall to make it 7-1.

Kerry Carpenter was hit by a pitch and Keith had a two-out, ground-rule double in the sixth but Perez popped up, leaving them stranded.

McLain clubbed his three-run shot off John Brebbia in the eighth. Tigers catcher Jake Rogers pitched the ninth.

Reds acquire RHP Brian Van Belle from Red Sox

Reds acquire RHP Brian Van Belle from Red Sox

The Cincinnati Reds acquired right-hander Brian Van Belle from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations.

The Reds optioned Van Belle to Triple-A Louisville. The Red Sox had designated him for assignment on Wednesday.

Van Belle, 28, has yet to make his major league debut. He was 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 12 games (eight starts) this season at Triple-A Worcester.

Since breaking into Boston's system in 2021 out of Miami (FL), Van Belle is 37-19 with a 4.41 ERA in 115 games (84 starts) in the minor leagues. He has struck out 479 batters and walked 120 in 502 1/3 innings.

Astros place OF Jacob Melton (ankle) on injured list

Astros place OF Jacob Melton (ankle) on injured list

The Houston Astros placed outfielder Jacob Melton on the 10-day injured list in one of five roster moves on Saturday.

Melton, 24, sustained a sprained right ankle during Houston's 10-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

Including a triple and three RBIs on Friday, Melton is hitting .241 with six RBIs and three steals in 11 games.

A second-round draft pick out of Oregon State in 2022, Melton made his major league debut on June 1.

The Astros also optioned infielder/outfielder Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land and transferred right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) to the 60-day injured list.

To fill out Saturday's 26-man roster, Houston selected outfielder Cooper Hummel and infielder Luis Guillorme from Sugar Land.

Nationals place LHP Andrew Chafin (hamstring) on 15-day IL

Nationals place LHP Andrew Chafin (hamstring) on 15-day IL

The Washington Nationals placed left-hander Andrew Chafin on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain.

The move is retroactive to Wednesday.

Chafin, 34, recorded a 3.18 ERA without a decision in 16 relief appearances with Washington this season.

Also on Saturday, the Nationals recalled right-hander Ryan Loutos from Triple-A Rochester. He was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and optioned to the Red Wings.

Loutos, 26, posted a 2.75 ERA with three saves while recording 16 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings with three different Triple-A teams.

He allowed five runs on four hits in three innings over two relief appearances with the Dodgers this season.

MLB roundup: A's top Royals to halt 14-game road skid

MLB roundup: A's top Royals to halt 14-game road skid

Luis Severino continued his dominance on the road by allowing just one run in 7 2/3 innings as the Athletics snapped their 14-game road losing streak with a 6-4 win over the scuffling Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Severino (2-6) owns a 7.10 ERA and an 0-6 record in nine home starts, but he is 2-0 with a 0.93 ERA in six road outings.

The veteran right-hander surrendered only a first-inning run and six hits on Friday while also reaching 1,000 career innings. He struck out one and walked two while helping the A's post their first road win since May 13.

Austin Wynns and Luis Urias homered for the Athletics, who snapped a three-game overall skid.

Nick Loftin had a two-RBI triple during a three-run ninth off Mason Miller for Kansas City, which has dropped four straight as part of a 10-20 rut. Royals starter Michael Wacha (3-6) was charged with five runs and allowed nine hits with two walks over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five.

Pirates 2, Cubs 1 (10 innings)

Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning to lift Pittsburgh to a win against host Chicago.

Kiner-Falefa hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off reliever Drew Pomeranz (2-1) to bring in Adam Frazier, the automatic runner, as Pittsburgh evened the four-game series. Reliever Dennis Santana (2-1) was perfect through 1 2/3 innings in the eighth and ninth innings for the Pirates, who have won six of their past eight games.

The Cubs have lost four of their past six. Rookie starter Cade Horton gave up three hits, walked one and fanned four in 5 2/3 innings for the Cubs, who have lost four of their past six. Dansby Swanson had the hosts' lone RBI on a fielder's choice.

Phillies 8, Blue Jays 0

Ranger Suarez scattered four singles over seven innings and Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer to lead Philadelphia over visiting Toronto in the opener of a three-game series.

Suarez (5-1) walked one and struck out six while matching his longest outing of the season. It was the seventh consecutive quality start for Suarez, who has allowed just six earned runs over 46 2/3 innings in his last seven starts for an ERA of 1.16.

Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (5-5) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on four hits over five innings. Alejandro Kirk had two hits for the Blue Jays, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1 (10 innings)

Carlos Narvaez's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in David Hamilton with the game-winning run as Boston beat visiting New York in the opener of a three-game series.

Narvaez's game-winning hit came against Tim Hill (3-2) with two outs in the inning. Garrett Whitlock (5-0) earned the win for pitching a scoreless 10th.

The Yankees trailed 1-0 until Aaron Judge hit a solo home run off Garrett Crochet with one out in the ninth. Judge, who has 26 home runs this season, had struck out in his three previous at-bats.

Tigers 11, Reds 5

Riley Greene homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres blasted a pair of solo homers and host Detroit rolled past Cincinnati.

Torres drove in three while Javier Baez had three hits, including a homer, scored three runs and drove in two more. Jake Rogers added two hits and drove in two. Keider Montero (3-1) gave up two runs in five innings to pick up the win.

TJ Friedl and Elly Da La Cruz homered for Cincinnati. De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson each had three hits and two RBIs. Nick Martinez (4-7) gave up four runs in five innings.

Rays 7, Mets 5

Danny Jansen's two-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning as Tampa Bay handed New York a rare home loss in the opener of a three-game set.

Jansen's sixth homer of the year scored Kameron Misner and made a winner of former New York pitcher Eric Orze (1-0), who earned his first MLB win with an inning of scoreless relief.

Max Kranick (3-2), making his first appearance for the Mets after being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier Friday, was tagged with the loss. It was just New York's eighth defeat in 35 games at Citi Field this year and snapped its six-game winning streak.

Braves 12, Rockies 4

Michael Harris II and Marcell Ozuna both hit three-run homers to help Atlanta come back and defeat visiting Colorado in the opener of their three-game series.

Atlanta has won three of four and Colorado has lost six of its last seven. Atlanta leads the season series 3-1. Atlanta tied the game 4-4 in the sixth when Harris hit a three-run homer. Ozuna gave the Braves the lead in the seventh with his three-run blast off reliever Victor Vodnik (1-2) to make a winner of Enyel De Los Santos (2-2).

For Colorado, Ryan McMahon caught a center-cut changeup in the first inning and drove it 441 feet to dead center for a two-run homer and a 2-0 lead. He went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Brewers 3, Cardinals 2

William Contreras drove in two runs, Freddy Peralta allowed one run in six innings and Milwaukee held on against visiting St. Louis, which dropped its sixth consecutive game.

Peralta (6-4) allowed one run on four hits. Jared Koenig and Abner Uribe followed with a scoreless inning apiece, marking Uribe's eighth straight scoreless outing.

Cardinals starter Erick Fedde (3-6) allowed three runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Rangers 3, White Sox 1

Josh Smith homered and scored all three runs for Texas as the surging Rangers defeated Chicago in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

The Rangers won for the fifth time in their past six games while Chicago dropped its third straight. Reliever Jacob Webb (4-3) threw two shutout innings, and Robert Garcia escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his fifth save.

White Sox starter Adrian Houser (2-2) went five innings and allowed three runs. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and doubled home Chicago's lone run.

Orioles 2, Angels 0

Charlie Morton struck out 10 in five innings and Baltimore withstood two lengthy weather delays to win the opener of a three-game series against visiting Los Angeles.

Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano homered for the Orioles, who are 2-2 on their six-game homestand.

Morton (3-7) was sharp from the get-go, but he didn't return following a rain delay in the bottom of the fifth. He allowed five hits and issued one walk, becoming the first pitcher in Orioles history to produce two games with 10 or more strikeouts in five or fewer innings.

Astros 10, Twins 3

Jeremy Pena recorded a four-hit game, and Jose Altuve drove in three runs in support of rookie left-hander Colton Gordon, who produced a second consecutive strong start as Houston claimed a victory over visiting Minnesota.

Gordon (2-1) notched his second career victory and first quality start by limiting the Twins to two solo home runs over six innings. Cam Smith and Jacob Melton finished a combined 4-for-6 with five RBIs.

Willi Castro and Royce Lewis homered for the Twins. Right-hander Chris Paddack (2-6) allowed nine runs (eight earned) on a career-high-tying 12 hits over four innings.

Mariners 7, Guardians 2

Randy Arozarena broke a tie with an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as Seattle defeated visiting Cleveland in the opener of a three-game series.

Rowdy Tellez and Jorge Polanco each had a double and a homer for the Mariners, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their past 10 games. Mariners reliever Carlos Vargas (2-5) got the victory.

Nolan Jones and Steven Kwan hit back-to-back homers for the Guardians, who have lost six of eight.

Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1

Josh Naylor and Corbin Carroll homered as Arizona beat San Diego in Phoenix during the first meeting between the National League West rivals this season.

Geraldo Perdomo and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had two hits and an RBI and Ketel Marte extended his on-base streak to 25 with a single and a walk for the D-backs, who have won four in a row and eight of 11. Ryne Nelson (3-2) gave up six hits and an unearned run in five innings.

Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits and scored the lone run for the Padres, who have lost three of four and six of nine. His fifth-inning single was the last of San Diego's six hits. Stephen Kolek (3-2) permitted five runs (four earned) in 4 1/3 innings.

Giants 6, Dodgers 2

Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam and visiting San Francisco earned a victory over Los Angeles as the longtime rivals met for the first time this season.

San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb (6-5) gave up two runs on two hits over seven innings as the Giants moved into a tie with the Dodgers atop the National League West. Willy Adames and Andrew Knizner each hit solo shots for the Giants.

Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-5) struggled with his control, allowing five runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings. Teoscar Hernandez homered and singled for Los Angeles' only two hits.

Marlins 11, Nationals 9

Rookie Agustin Ramirez had three hits, including two solo home runs, and Miami held on to win at Washington in a game delayed more than two hours by rain in the fourth inning.

Dane Myers had three hits and two RBIs for the Marlins, and Eric Wagaman had two hits and drove in three. Tyler Phillips (1-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning in relief, and Calvin Faucher tossed a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.

James Wood had three hits, including a homer, scored three runs and drove in four for the Nationals, who lost their six straight game. Mitchell Parker (4-7) allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Mariners ride 4-run 7th to victory over Guardians

Mariners ride 4-run 7th to victory over Guardians

Randy Arozarena broke a tie with an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Rowdy Tellez and Jorge Polanco each had a double and a homer for the Mariners, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their past 10 games.

Nolan Jones and Steven Kwan hit back-to-back homers for the Guardians, who have lost six of eight.

Mariners reliever Carlos Vargas (2-5) got the victory.

With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh, Cal Raleigh drew a leadoff walk against Tim Herrin (4-2) and Polanco doubled to left field. The Guardians brought in Hunter Gaddis to face Arozarena, but he lined a single past diving third baseman Jose Ramirez to put Seattle ahead.

With one out in the inning, Dominic Canzone grounded a two-run single through a drawn-in infield, Ben Williamson singled off Kolby Allard and rookie Cole Young hit a run-scoring double to left to make it 6-2.

Polanco homered to left with one out in the eighth to cap the scoring.

The Guardians broke a scoreless tie in the third. With one out, Jones just cleared the fence in right-center field and Kwan then hit a ball to nearly the same spot that bounced off the top of the wall and over.

The Mariners tied the score in the fourth. Tellez led off with a blast off the facade of the second deck in right field. With one out, Williamson grounded a double into the left field corner, advanced to third on Young's flyout to the warning track in center and scored on J.P. Crawford's line-drive single to left.

Neither starter factored into the decision.

The Mariners' Luis Castillo made his seventh quality start in his past nine outings, going six innings and allowing two runs on three hits. The right-hander walked three and struck out a season-high seven.

Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams lasted just four innings as he struggled with his command. He gave up two runs on six hits, with three walks and one strikeout.

There was a scary moment in the bottom of the fifth when Tellez hit a 106.6-mph liner off the bill of the cap of Guardians reliever Cade Smith, with the ball ricocheting into shallow right-center field as Tellez lumbered into second with a double. There appeared to be a slight welt on Smith's forehead as a trainer came out to attend to him, but the right-hander completed the inning.

Casey Schmitt's first grand slam lifts Giants past Dodgers

Casey Schmitt's first grand slam lifts Giants past Dodgers

Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam and the visiting San Francisco Giants earned a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday as the longtime rivals met for the first time this season.

San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb (6-5) gave up two runs on two hits over seven innings as the Giants moved into a tie with the Dodgers atop the National League West. He struck out four and walked three.

Tyler Rogers and Ryan Walker each followed with a hitless inning.

Schmitt had made a costly ninth-inning error in the Giants' Tuesday loss to the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco's lone defeat in the past nine games.

Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-5) struggled with his control, allowing five runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings with five walks and four strikeouts. Teoscar Hernandez homered and singled for Los Angeles' only two hits.

The first meeting of the season between the teams during the second week of June is the latest it has happened on the schedule since 1999.

The Giants got to Yamamoto early when Willy Adames hit a home run to right-center field as the second batter of the game. After a slow start to the season, Adames has three socked of his eight home runs over the past four games.

The Dodgers got even in the second inning without the aid of a hit. Will Smith walked, went to second on a wild pitch and to third on a Max Muncy groundout. He scored on a shallow fly ball to right from Andy Pages, but only after Giants catcher Andrew Knizner dropped the ball after trying to apply the tag on Smith.

The Giants took charge in the third. Yamamoto loaded the bases on walks to Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos and Wilmer Flores. With two outs, Schmitt hit his grand slam deep into the seats in left field on a 1-1 splitter, his second home run of the season.

The Dodgers got their first hit off Webb when Hernandez singled in the fourth inning. Their only other hit was Hernandez's home run in the seventh, his 12th on the season.

Knizner hit his first home run of the year in the eighth inning.

Homers guide D-backs past Padres in season-series opener

Homers guide D-backs past Padres in season-series opener

Josh Naylor and Corbin Carroll homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday in Phoenix during the first meeting between the National League West rivals this season.

Geraldo Perdomo and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had two hits and an RBI and Ketel Marte extended his on-base streak to 25 games with a single and a walk for the D-backs, who have won four in a row and eight of 11.

Ryne Nelson (3-2) gave up six hits and an unearned run in five innings, with three strikeouts and a walk, and the D-backs' bullpen held the Padres hitless over the final four innings.

Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits and scored the lone run for the Padres, who have lost three of four and six of nine. His fifth-inning single was the last of San Diego's six hits.

Stephen Kolek (3-2) permitted five runs (four earned) in 4 1/3 innings, exiting in the D-backs' three-run fifth that included Carroll's homer. He struck out five and walked two.

Carroll reached the 20-homer mark for the third time in his three full major league seasons.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead two batters into the game. Tatis hit a leadoff double and scored when center fielder Alek Thomas threw past third as Tatis attempted to advance on Luis Arraez's flyout.

San Diego appeared to score another run in the second, after Gavin Sheets and Jake Cronenworth singled to put runners on the corners with one out. With Cronenworth running, Elias Diaz fanned for the second out.

Cronenworth stole second and Sheets came home when catcher Gabriel Moreno's throw went into center field, but plate umpire Jansen Visconti called umpire's interference on the throw and sent the runners back. Tyler Wade then flied out to end the inning.

Naylor homered to lead off the bottom of the second, and the D-backs scratched out a run to take a 2-1 lead in the third. Carroll struck out but reached on a passed ball on what would have been the third out. Marte walked before Perdomo hit an RBI single to center.

After Carroll led off the fifth with an opposite-field homer to left, Marte and Perdomo singled. Naylor drove in one with a sacrifice fly, and Gurriel singled in another to make it 5-1.

The contest was the opener of a three-game series.

Charlie Morton whiffs 10 as Orioles shut out Angels

Charlie Morton whiffs 10 as Orioles shut out Angels

Charlie Morton struck out 10 in five innings and the Baltimore Orioles withstood the visiting Los Angeles Angels and two lengthy weather delays to win 2-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano homered for the Orioles, who are 2-2 on their six-game homestand.

Morton (3-7) was sharp from the get-go, but he didn't return following a rain delay in the bottom of the fifth. He allowed five hits and issued one walk, becoming the first pitcher in Orioles history to produce two games with 10 or more strikeouts in five or fewer innings.

Yennier Cano, Gregory Soto, Bryan Baker and Felix Bautista each worked an inning from the bullpen in the combined eight-hitter -- all singles. Bautista picked up his 13th save, striking out two.

The game marked the major league debut for Angels second baseman Christian Moore, who went 0-for-3 with one strikeout from the No. 9 spot in the batting order. A year ago, Moore was playing in the College World Series and helping Tennessee win a national championship. He was the No. 8 overall selection in last summer's draft.

Joe Adell and Luis Rengifo each had two hits for the Angels.

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz (3-8) also didn't return following the fifth-inning stoppage. Two of the four hits he surrendered in 4 1/3 innings went for solo home runs.

The game began after a 70-minute delay. The game's first two batters reached base before Morton struck out the next three, including Mike Trout.

O'Hearn's 10th homer of the season led off the second. He added a double in the eighth.

Laureano's eighth homer opened the fifth. With one out and one on, the game entered a rain delay that lasted slightly more than an hour.

The Orioles loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth and didn't convert.

On long night in D.C., Marlins hand Nats 6th straight loss

On long night in D.C., Marlins hand Nats 6th straight loss

Rookie Agustin Ramirez had three hits, including two solo home runs, and the Miami Marlins held on to beat the host Washington Nationals 11-9 on Friday in a game delayed more than two hours by rain in the fourth inning.

For Miami, Dane Myers had three hits and two RBIs and Eric Wagaman had two hits and drove in three.

James Wood had three hits, including a two-run home run, scored three runs and drove in four for Washington, which has lost six straight. CJ Abrams (three runs) and Keibert Ruiz each had three hits.

The teams combined for 33 hits.

Miami starter Edward Cabrera pitched three innings and left after colliding with Wagaman and Abrams on a play at first in the bottom of the third. Cabrera allowed two runs on two hits and struck out five.

Tyler Phillips (1-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning for the win and Calvin Faucher tossed a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.

Washington starter Mitchell Parker (4-7) allowed six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out three.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead two batters into the game on Ramirez's first homer of the night.

In the second, Miami loaded the bases with one out, but settled for one run on Nick Fortes' sacrifice fly.

Ramirez led off a four-run third with another homer to left, his 10th of the season, and Miami's lead was 3-0. Otto Lopez singled and scored on Wagaman's double. After Connor Norby walked, Myers doubled home Wagaman and Norby to make it 6-0.

In the bottom half, Abrams reached on an infield single after first baseman Wagaman collided with Cabrera at the bag. Abrams also made contact with Cabrera on the play. Wood followed with his 17th home run and the Nationals were within 6-2.

Cabrera finished the inning but did not come out for the fourth.

Back-to-back RBI singles in the fifth by Fortes and Xavier Edwards (three hits) made it 8-2.

Robert Hassell III and Abrams singled leading off the seventh and Wood doubled them home. Nathaniel Lowe singled home Wood, then Luis Garcia Jr. reached on a fielder's choice and scored on Alex Call's single. Keibert Ruiz's single scored Bell to bring Washington within a run at 8-7.

Miami answered in the eighth, getting a two-run single from Wagaman to make it 10-7 and added a run on a fielder's choice.

In the Washington eighth, Abrams scored on Lowe's groundout and Wood crossed the plate to make it 11-9 when Bell hit into a fielder's choice.

Freddy Peralta sharp as Brewers extend Cards' skid to 6

Freddy Peralta sharp as Brewers extend Cards' skid to 6

William Contreras drove in two runs, Freddy Peralta allowed one run in six innings and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-2 victory Friday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, who dropped their sixth consecutive game.

Milwaukee snapped a 1-all tie with two runs in the sixth. Sal Frelick singled to open the inning, stole second and took third on Jackson Chourio's single. William Contreras' sacrifice fly to the warning track in right scored Frelick, chasing starter Erick Fedde.

Steven Matz relieved and Chourio scored from third on Christian Yelich's fielder's choice bouncer to second, narrowly sliding home ahead of the throw.

The Cardinals pulled within 3-2 in the ninth against closer Trevor Megill when Nolan Gorman doubled with one out and scored on Victor Scott II's two-out single to right. Megill struck out Lars Nootbaar for his 14th save in 16 opportunities.

Peralta (6-4) allowed one run on four hits, striking out six and walking one in a 93-pitch outing. Jared Koenig and Abner Uribe followed with a scoreless inning apiece, marking Uribe's eighth straight scoreless outing.

Fedde (3-6) allowed three runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking one.

Milwaukee, 32-7 when scoring four or more runs, improved to 6-26 when scoring three or fewer.

The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Fedde retired the first nine before Frelick opened the inning with a line single that hit the right-hander just above the glove on his non-throwing arm. Frelick scored from first on William Contreras' one-out double into the left field corner.

St. Louis answered in the fifth when Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado opened with back-to-back doubles.

The Cardinals threatened in the sixth when Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch with two outs and advanced to third on Burleson's single. But Peralta got Arenado on a foul pop to first.

Peralta retired the first 11 hitters before Ivan Herrera's two-out single to left in the fourth.

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