Jose Ramirez’s RBI doubled an eighth inning with three runs as the Cleveland Guardians earned a 4-3 win in Seattle on Saturday, the night Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Mariners’ Hall of Fame.
The Mariners, who got homers from Eugenio Suarez, rookie Julio Rodriguez and Jake Lamb, lost for the first time this season when they took the lead in the eighth inning, the last team in the major leagues to lose in that situation . They had been 51-0.
Guardians right-hander Zach Plesac (3-11) won for the first time in eight decisions since June 5. He allowed three hits – all solo homers – over seven innings, no walks and six strikeouts. Emmanuel Clase worked the ninth for his majors-leading 30th save.
Mariners starter Luis Castillo lined up for the win ahead of the late Cleveland rally. Castillo allowed a four-hit run over six innings, with a walk and 10 strikeouts.
Marlin 2, Dodger 1
Sandy Alcantara hit 10 and threw up just six to lead hosts Miami to a win over Los Angeles.
Alcantara tricked Joey Gallo into landing with the bases loaded in ninth position and ending the game. Alcantara almost hit him a pitch before the final, which would have tied the race.
Mookie Betts led the Dodgers with a homer, his 30th of the season. In the first two contests of this four-game series, Betts is batting 5-on-10 with three homers, a double and five RBIs.
Angel 2, Blue Jay 0
Right-hander Shohei Ohtani hit nine over seven scoreless innings, Andrew Velazquez hit a solo homer and the Los Angeles visit beat Toronto.
Ohtani (11-8) allowed two shots and a walk up the mound, also going to the plate twice. Angels right fielder Ryan Aguilar led the fifth with a double down right for his first major league hit but tried to extend it to a treble.
Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah (12-7) allowed a run for four hits and two walks over seven innings with eight strikeouts. Anthony Bass allowed Velazquez’s eighth home run of the season with two outs in the ninth.
Mets 3, Rockies 0
Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff homer and four New York pitchers combined a five-hitter on the fade while visiting Colorado.
David Peterson (7-3) allowed four hits over six innings for the Mets, who won the first three games of the four-game series. Nimmo, who hit Kyle Freeland’s second pitch from behind the right midfield fence, drove on a double in another run and walked and also scored.
Freeland (7-9) allowed two runs with four hits and a walk while striking out two over five innings. The Rockies have lost 10 of their last 13 games.
Red Sox 5, Rays 1
Rich Hill hit 11 batters in seven shutout innings and Boston scored four goals in the first inning of a win over the Tampa Bay visit.
Hill (6-5) was the first Red Sox pitcher to knock out up to 11 batters in a game at age 40 or older. The 42-year-old southpaw allowed just three hits and a walk as he went seven innings for the first time this season.
Tommy Pham and Alex Verdugo each had two hits and one run as Boston won its second installment of the three-game series.
Phillies 6, Pirates 0
JT Realmuto hit a three-run double and Kyle Gibson threw seven scoreless innings to lead surging Philadelphia to a win over visiting Pittsburgh.
Nick Castellanos hit a homer to put the third inning ahead, and Rhys Hoskins and Alec Bohm hit one run each for the Phillies, who took an early 6-0 lead in the second game in a row. Bryce Harper reached base three times (once, two intentional walks) and scored a run in his second game since missing about two months with a broken left thumb.
Tyler Beede (1-4) hit six carries with five hits in three innings to level the loss for the Pirates in his third straight game.
Athletics 3, Yankees 2 (11 innings)
Shea Langeliers raced home from second base due to a throwing error by DJ LeMahieu with two outs in the 11th inning, allowing host Oakland to defeat New York.
The Yankees finished with just one hit. Her winning streak ended at five while it was Oakland’s third walk-off win in the last eight days. Each team scored two goals in 10th place and Joel Payamps (3-3) kept the Yankees scoreless at the top of 11th place. Lou Trivino (2-8) was marked with the loss when the winning run scored on the faulty throw in a possible double play.
The Yankees scored the first two runs of the game with two outs in the 10th on a wild pitch by AJ Puk and a subsequent throwing error by catcher Murphy. But Oakland pinch hitter Stephen Vogt equalized with a double-barreled homer from Ron Marinaccio late in the inning.
Reds 6, Nationals 2
TJ Friedl hit a three-run tie home run in the sixth inning to lead Cincinnati to a win over host Washington.
After Jonathan India was flown out, Kyle Farmer scored with a single and Donovan Solano with a double ahead of Friedl’s exploits. Two batters to Friedl’s second blast of the season, homer by Colin Moran to extend the lead to 5-1.
Friedl went 3-for-4 and Farmer also hit a homer for the Reds, who have gone on to win back-to-back after a four-game slack.
Diamondbacks 10, White Sox 5
Carson Kelly and Geraldo Perdomo each had three runs, Jake McCarthy had four hits and scored three runs, and Merrill Kelly threw in the eighth inning to lead the Arizona visit to a win over struggling Chicago.
Arizona won for the third time in four games and sent Chicago to their eighth loss in their last 10. The White Sox drew to 7-5 in the eighth inning and put the tie on the plate before Daulton Varsho caught an Eloy Jimenez bat on the Warning track to end the threat.
Merrill Kelly (11-5) allowed four runs with five hits in 7 1/3 innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Padres 4, Royals 3
Yu Darvish survived a shaky first inning and then drove on as San Diego defeated host Kansas City for a second straight game.
Darvish (11-7) pinned the second- and third-place runners with an out in the first inning, then left the second- and third-place runners with two outs in the second before finding his groove. He allowed three runs with five hits in seven innings while walking two and striking out six.
The Royals loaded the bases in the first inning with an out on Darvish. Hunter Dozier lined a single to the right and scored for Bobby Witt Jr. Nick Pratto then lined a double off the center wall for Salvador Perez and Ryan O’Hearn.
Orioles 3, Astros 1
Dean Kremer recorded a career-best 7 2/3 innings while Anthony Santander and Austin Hays both hit homers in the third inning as Baltimore secured a series win over host Houston.
Kremer (6-4) dominated throughout while recording his second straight start in which he allowed just one run. He was perfect through three innings and faced the minimum through six.
Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy (12-5) allowed four hits, three runs and three walks while fanning out five over five innings.
Cardinals 6, Braves 5
Tyler O’Neill’s walk-off lifted St. Louis beyond his Atlanta visit.
The Cardinals completed their comeback from a 4-0 deficit by scoring two runs in the ninth inning against Braves closer Kenley Jansen (5-1).
Brendan Donovan hit a one-out double and finished third on a wild pitch. Jansen went to Paul Goldschmidt and beat Nolan Arenado to load the bases. Corey Dickerson tied the game with an RBI infield single before O’Neill went five fields.
Brewers 7, Cubs 0
Christian Yelich’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run seventh inning that helped Milwaukee end a three-game losing streak with a shutout of the Chicago visit.
Starting pitchers, Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff and Chicago’s Drew Smyly, largely dominated before leaving after six innings each. Woodruff provided four of the Cubs’ five hits and hit 10 with a 97-pitch walk. Smyly, meanwhile, gave up five hits and gave up a base on balls and recorded two strikeouts on 86 pitches.
Kolten Wong hit a solo homer and Willy Adames a two-run smash against Michael Rucker in the eighth as Milwaukee won for a ninth time in their last 24 games. Brewers relievers Taylor Rogers (2-6), Matt Bush and Brent Suter held the Cubs on one hit and three walks.
Tiger 11, Ranger 2
Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase hit two run homers and drove three runs each, Eduardo Rodriguez threw six strong innings and visited Detroit, which rolled past Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Candelario added a double and scored two runs. Javier Baez contributed two hits, two carries and two RBIs, and Victor Reyes provided two hits, scored two goals and drove in one run. Rodriguez (3-3) allowed a run and six hits in six innings. It was his first game after a long absence from the club. He last had it on the 18th.
Texas starter Dallas Keuchel (2-8) gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Adolis Garcia had a solo homer and Nathaniel Lowe added two hits and drove in one run.
Twins 3, Giants 2 (10 innings)
Gilberto Celestino hit a four-pitch walk with an out in the 10th inning for host Minnesota, who rallied against San Francisco in the ninth to force extra innings.
Minnesota won its second series after a six-game losing streak by making a comeback in the ninth game against Camilo Doval, who botched his third save. Carlos Correa, who had four hits, and Jake Cave had inning runs.
Nick Gordon started the rally in the 10th inning ahead of Dominic Leone (4-5) with a brood of sacrifices that put the automatic runner in third place. An accidental walk was followed by an intentional one, but San Francisco’s strategy backfired when Leone failed to throw a strike to Celestino.
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