Rookie pitcher Peralta helps Brewers blank Reds
MILWAUKEE Rookie Freddy Peralta tossed seven scoreless innings and drove in a run with his first career hit, combining with two relievers on a five-hitter to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Wednesday.
Christian Yelich homered and finished a triple shy of the cycle, reaching base five times and driving in two runs for Milwaukee.
NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7
WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Washington over Philadelphia.
Juan Soto’s two-double against Seranthony Dominguez (1-4) set up Zimmerman. His drive landed just above the right-field wall and required review before the umpire crew acknowledged the homer. Zimmerman has 11 walk-off home runs for his career.
CUBS 8, TIGERS 2
DETROIT — Jon Lester pitched into the sixth inning and Chicago homered three times in a win over Detroit.
The Cubs had scored exactly one run in each of their previous five games. David Bote ended that streak with a tworun homer in the fifth, and Lester (14-5) allowed a run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
BRAVES 2, PIRATES 1
PITTSBURGH — Ronald Acuna Jr. hit another leadoff home run and Freddie Freeman had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift Julio Teheran and Atlanta past Pittsburgh for a three-game sweep.
RED SOX 10, INDIANS 4
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit two solo homers, Andrew Benintendi had a three-run double to cap a big fourth inning and Boston beat Cleveland to halt a three-game losing streak.
YANKEES 9, MARLINS 3
MIAMI — Hours after All Star closer Aroldis Chapman went on the disabled list with left knee tendinitis, Lance Lynn gave up five runs in the sixth inning and New York lost to last-place Miami.
ASTROS 10, MARINERS 7
SEATTLE — Martin Maldonado and Tyler White each homered and had three hits, helping Houston beat Seattle.
Maldonado had three RBIs and White had two. The Astros led 9-1 before the Mariners got one back in the fifth and added five more in the sixth.
Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth to earn his 10th save and first as an Astro. The closer was acquired from Toronto last month and joined the team a week later after finishing a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mike Minor pitched six scoreless innings of one-hit ball to win his fourth straight, Joey Gallo hit his 33rd home run and Texas beat Oakland.
METS 5, GIANTS 3
NEW YORK — Todd Frazier homered and hit an RBI double, Noah Syndergaard pitched six effective innings and New York beat San Francisco.
Dominic Smith and Jose Bautista also went deep for New York.
RAYS 6, ROYALS 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Lowe and Mallex Smith drove in two runs each, and Tampa Bay beat Kansas City to move five games over .500 for the first time this season.
WHITE SOX 7, TWINS 3
CHICAGO — Adam Engel broke a tie with a two-run homer in a five-run fifth, Carlos Rodon continued his torrid stretch with six strong innings and Chicago beat Minnesota.