Rockies escape late jam, top Cubs 5-3 for sixth win in row
Swanson hustles double, Ruiz lifts Braves past Mets
CHICAGO, June 10, (AP): Rockies closer Greg Holland walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning before escaping as Colorado held off the Chicago Cubs 5-3 in Major League Baseball on Friday for their season-high sixth win in a row.
After three straight one-out walks, Holland retired Ben Zobrist on a short flyball and struck out Jason Heyward for his major league-best 23rd save. The Rockies posted their National League-leading 40th win this season and have their longest winning streak since 2014.
Chris Rusin (3-0) won in relief. Seth Frankoff (0-1) lost in his major league debut.
Cubs shortstop Addison Russell returned to the team a day after the club told him not to come to Wrigley Field while Major League Baseball investigates a domestic abuse claim. Russell, who didn’t play, had been accused of hitting his wife in a social media post that has since been deleted. Russell denied the allegation.
Braves 3, Mets 2 In Atlanta, Dansby Swanson turned a normal grounder up the middle into a hustle double, then dashed home on a single by pinch-hitter Rio Ruiz in the ninth inning to lift Atlanta over New York.
With one out in the ninth, Swanson hit a bouncer through the infield and ran hard out of the batter’s box. As center fielder Curtis Granderson took a casual approach to the ball, Swanson never let up as he
rounded first base and slid head-first into second.
Josh Edgin then relieved Fernando Salas (0-2), and Ruiz followed with a single to left. Swanson skipped out of the way of the ball, sped home and slid in safely.
Marlins 12, Pirates 7
In Pittsburgh, Giancarlo Stanton smashed a home run over the batter’s eye at PNC Park, Tyler Moore went deep twice as Miami pounded reeling Pittsburgh.
Moore hit a two-run homer off Tyler Glasnow (2-6) in the second and took reliever Dovydas Neverauskas deep over the left field wall in the seventh.
Dustin McGowan (4-0) won in relief. The Marlins have won 11 of 15, the Pirates have lost four straight to drop into last in the NL Central division.
Rangers 5, Nationals 2
In Washington, Andrew Cashner quieted the National League’s top-hitting lineup, Jonathan Lucroy and Rougned Odor homered, and Texas topped Washington.
The Rangers advantage of three errors and won for just the fourth time in 15 games.
Cashner (3-5) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings. Matt Bush got two outs for his seventh save. Tanner Roark (6-3) took the loss.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 2
In St Louis, Aledmys Diaz hit a solo home run and Michael Wacha pitched six strong innings as St. Louis ended a sevengame losing streak. Earlier in the day, the Cardinals reassigned some members of the coaching staff and released veteran infielder Jhonny Peralta.
Philadelphia lost its third straight game.
Yankees 8, Orioles 2
In New York, Aaron Hicks homered twice and rookie Jordan Montgomery pitched seven stellar innings to lead New York over Baltimore.
Starlin Castro also connected for the American League East leaders, who won their third straight. The Yankees have outscored rivals Boston and Baltimore 25-3 over the last three nights.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 In Boston, Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a tworun homer in the eighth inning to lift Boston over Detroit.
The Red Sox rallied for three runs in the inning, capped by Bradley’s two-out shot off Alex Wilson (1-3).
Matt Barnes (4-2) pitched one inning and Craig Kimbrel picked up his 18th save. The Tigers have lost three straight.
Angels 9, Astros 4 In Houston, Cameron Maybin starred in his return from the disabled list, finishing with three hits and a career-high four steals to help Los Angeles beat Houston.
Maybin missed nine games with an oblique injury. He doubled, had two infield singles and scored four times while moving into first place in the American League with 17 steals.
Indians 7, White Sox 3 In Cleveland, Edwin Encarnacion hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Corey Kluber won his second straight start since coming off the disabled list as Cleveland beat Chicago. Encarnacion had three hits. Chicago slugger Jose Abreu left in the seventh inning after being hit on the left leg by Andrew Miller’s pitch. Abreu fell to the ground and couldn’t put any weight on his leg while being helped to the dugout.
Rays 13, Athletics 4 In St Peterburg, Florida, Tampa Bay tied a season-high with five home runs and Alex Cobb went six strong innings in a win over Oakland.
Steven Souza Jr., Mallex Smith, Logan Morrison, Tim Beckham and Corey Dickerson all homered for the Rays.
Cobb (5-5), coming off a start Saturday at Seattle in which he allowed nine runs and 14 hits over five innings, gave up one run and four hits.
Twins 4, Giants 0 In San Francisco, Ervin Santana pitched a four-hitter for his third shutout of the season and hit a three-run double to lead Minnesota to a victory over the Giants.
Santana (8-3) recovered from a sevenrun shelling last Saturday against the Angels to shut down the Giants in an efficient 91-pitch outing. He struck out five, walked one and started 26 of the 31 batters he faced with first-pitch strikes.
Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 6 In Phoenix, Manny Pina had three hits two doubles and two RBIs and the Brewers ended Arizona’s nine-game home win streak.
Jake Lamb hit a three-run homer for the Diamondbacks, losers at home for only the ninth time in 33 games this season.
David Peralta added three hits and an RBI.
Dodgers 7, Reds 2 In Los angeles, Justin Turner hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat off the disabled list, Enrique Hernandez added a solo shot and Rich Hill and Kenta Maeda combined on a five-hitter to lead the Dodgers to a victory over the Reds.
Reds starting pitcher Amir Garrett (35) left the game in the second inning after taking a shot to his bare left hand.
Hill (3-2) started and went five innings for the Dodgers, holding the Reds to one run on two hits. He walked three and struck out five.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2 In Seattle, Danny Valencia and Jarrod Dyson had RBI singles as part of Seattle’s seventh-inning rally, and the Mariners beat the Blue Jays for their 10th win in 12 games.
The Mariners rallied with two runs in the seventh after struggling to get anything started all night against Toronto starter Joe Biagini (1-5).
Padres 6, Royals 3 In San Diego, pinch-hitter Matt Szczur hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Padres beat the Royals to end a five-game losing streak.
Szczur was pinch-hitting for starter Jhoulys Chacin (5-5), who had given up a tying two-run homer to Salvador Perez in the fifth.