James Wood’s three hits included an inside-the-park grand slam as the host Washington Nationals rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-6 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
With the bases loaded in the second, Wood sent a shot to the wall in left-center that hit off Mets rookie Nick Morabito’s glove and rolled past Tyrone Taylor toward center.
By the time they located the ball and got it in, Wood was sliding across home plate with his first career grand slam. Jose Tena also homered for the Nationals.
Bo Bichette hit a pair of two-run homers for the Mets, giving him three home runs in two games. Juan Soto also went deep and Carson Benge had three hits for the Mets, who had won three straight.
Brewers 5, Cubs 2
Jacob Misiorowski threw six shutout innings to lift visiting Milwaukee past Chicago for its 10th win in 12 games.
Misiorowski (4-2), who struck out eight, has tossed 24 1/3 consecutive shutout innings over four starts. Abner Uribe threw a scoreless ninth inning for his fifth save. Brice Turang homered and went 3-for-4.
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and an RBI for the Cubs, who have lost four in a row and eight of the past 10. Ben Brown (1-2) gave up three runs in five innings.
White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Chase Meidroth and Andrew Benintendi hit run-scoring singles in the ninth inning as Chicago rallied for a win at Seattle.
Four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the White Sox evened the series at one win apiece. Reliever Bryan Hudson (2-1) got the victory, and Grant Taylor struck out the side in the ninth inning for his first save.
The Mariners’ Luis Castillo (1-5), making his first regular-season relief appearance after 252 career starts, was charged with two runs in 2 1/3 innings. Bryce Miller tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings.
Rays 4, Orioles 1
Yandy Diaz hit the go-ahead home run, doubled and drove in two runs to lead Tampa Bay past Baltimore in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Richie Palacios added an RBI double and Jonny DeLuca chipped in an RBI single for the Rays, who have won seven of their past nine games. Tampa Bay relievers Kevin Kelly (3-1), Ian Seymour, Casey Legumina and Bryan Baker (13th save) combined for four scoreless innings.
Taylor Ward homered in the first inning for the Orioles, who managed only four hits and have lost four of their past five. Kyle Bradish (2-6) yielded two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Astros 2, Twins 1
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and that proved to be enough as Houston held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Jeremy Pena finished 2-for-4 for the Astros, who evened the series at one win apiece. Jason Alexander (1-0) allowed four hits in six scoreless innings after getting a late start in place of Lance McCullers Jr. (shoulder). Bryan Abreu recorded the final out for his third save.
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Twins, and Byron Buxton doubled twice. Zebby Matthews (1-1) gave up two runs in six innings.
Braves 8, Marlins 4
Matt Olson’s two-run single highlighted a three-run rally in the eighth inning that helped visiting Atlanta beat Miami.
Olson went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBIs. Michael Harris II added two RBIs and his ninth homer, which tied the game at 4. Atlanta starter Martin Perez worked five innings and allowed four runs on five hits, striking out a career-high 10 batters before Dylan Lee (2-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Marlins plated three of their four runs in the first inning. Xavier Edwards homered and Kyle Stowers hit a two-run double. Miami reliever Calvin Faucher (2-3) yielded three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Guardians 4, Tigers 3
Travis Bazzana hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and visiting Cleveland edged reeling Detroit.
Kyle Manzardo scored two runs and Steven Kwan scored a run and knocked in another as the Guardians won for the seventh time in eight games. Colin Holderman (1-0) tossed one inning of scoreless relief. Cade Smith got out of a ninth-inning jam for his 15th save.
Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer and Riley Greene scored twice for the Tigers, who have lost 12 of 14. Tyler Holton (0-3) allowed the game-winning RBI groundout from Brayan Rocchio that broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh.
Reds 4, Phillies 1
Chase Burns worked six terrific innings to guide visiting Cincinnati to a triumph over Philadelphia.
Burns (6-1) struck out nine before a trio of relievers combined for five more strikeouts to help the Reds win for just the second time in their past 12 road games. Burns gave up a run and three hits without a walk, lowering his ERA to 1.83.
Philadelphia, which had won eight of its previous nine games, did not record a hit after the third inning. Jesus Luzardo (3-4) gave up two runs and five hits in six frames, while Trea Turner’s homer accounted for all of the Phillies’ scoring.
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 4
Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning and New York hung on for a victory over visiting Toronto.
Ryan McMahon hit a tying three-run homer in the fourth for the Yankees, who saw starter Will Warren (6-1) allow three runs on six hits over five innings. Camilo Doval allowed a run in the ninth but stranded two for his first save of the season.
Daulton Varsho collected four hits for the Blue Jays, who jumped ahead 3-0 in the fourth on a trio of RBI singles. Dylan Cease (3-2) struck out nine to raise his AL-leading total to 84 but allowed five runs on four hits in five innings.
Red Sox 7, Royals 1
Jarren Duran clubbed a late three-run homer and Willson Contreras had two hits with three RBIs as Boston broke out for a victory at Kansas City.
Duran, who also doubled and walked twice, went deep with two on and two outs to highlight a four-run ninth inning. Boston snapped a nine-game stretch of failing to score more than three runs. Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock (3-1) tossed one scoreless inning.
Lane Thomas had two hits with an RBI for the Royals, who have totaled 25 runs during their ongoing 1-8 rut. Bailey Falter (0-1) allowed two runs in two innings.
Rangers 10, Rockies 0
Brandon Nimmo homered, singled twice and drove in three runs while Ezequiel Duran also had three hits and knocked in four as Texas beat Colorado in Denver.
Joc Pederson tied his career high with four hits and Jake Burger produced two hits for the Rangers, who had lost three of their previous four games. Kumar Rocker (2-4) struck out seven in a career-high 7 2/3 innings.
Troy Johnston finished with two of the Rockies’ three hits. Center fielder Brenton Doyle left the game after the first inning with a bruised left side sustained when he made a diving attempt on Duran’s double.
Cardinals 9, Pirates 6 (10 innings)
Ivan Herrera’s three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th lifted host St. Louis to a win over Pittsburgh.
Herrera’s 410-foot blast to left-center field off Pirates reliever Mason Montgomery (1-1) helped the Cardinals win for the fourth time in five games while dealing the Pirates their fourth consecutive loss. Nolan Gorman, JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson also went deep for St. Louis.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits. Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run double, and Jared Triolo went 3-for-4.
Athletics 14, Angels 6
Nick Kurtz had three hits and drove in five runs for the Athletics in a win against Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Zack Gelof also had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Brent Rooker homered and knocked in three runs for the A’s, who ended a three-game skid. A’s starter Jacob Lopez was staked to a 6-0 lead but couldn’t last long enough for the win, getting knocked out after 3 2/3 innings. Justin Sterner (2-3) retired the only batter he faced.
Angels starter Reid Detmers (1-5) allowed a career-high eight runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Mike Trout homered for Los Angeles.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3
Ketel Marte capped a four-run bottom of the ninth inning with a two-out, three-run home run, lifting Arizona to a walk-off win over San Francisco in Phoenix.
Arizona’s Jonathan Loaisiga (1-1) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth. The walk-off win was the Diamondbacks’ second of the season, while the Giants endured their fourth walk-off defeat of the young campaign.
Rafael Devers and Daniel Susac each had two hits for the Giants, who fell to 4-5 on their 10-game trip.
Dodgers 5, Padres 4
Andy Pages’ sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning lifted visiting Los Angeles to a win over San Diego.
Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings. Will Klein handled the bottom of the ninth for his first career save. Freddie Freeman homered twice as Los Angeles won for the sixth time in seven games.
San Diego’s Griffin Canning lasted five innings, yielding four hits and three runs.
–Field Level Media
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