Harvey impressive again, O’s beat Nats
Former Mets ace goes six scoreless innings for win
Matt Harvey allowed one hit in six scoreless innings in another outstanding performance and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the fading Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday night.
Harvey (5-10) allowed only one baserunner — Trea Turner hit a double in the fourth. The righthander struck out four. Harvey went 12 straight starts without a win, but now he’s thrown six scoreless innings in each of his past two starts.
Trey Mancini and Ryan Mountcastle each hit a solo homer, and the Orioles added three more runs in the sixth. Washington, which scratched ace Max Scherzer before the game because of triceps discomfort, has lost 14 of its past 19.
Rays 8, Indians 2: Austin Meadows hit a pair of two-run homers, Ji-man Choi had three RBIS and Tampa Bay beat Cleveland, extending its winning streak over the Indians to 11 games. The Rays moved into a first-place tie with Boston in the AL East. They have not lost to the Indians since May 24, 2019. The franchise’s longest winning streak against an opponent is 12 against Baltimore in 2008.
Braves 15, Phillies 3: Atlanta used the long ball in a big way as Freddie Freeman, Abraham Almonte, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and Joc Peterson all homered to lead the Braves past Philadelphia in a rout. The win allowed the Braves to move back into a tie for second place in the National League East with Philadelphia with identical 48-49 records. It is the fourth time this year that the Braves have hit five or more homers in a game.
Astros 4, Rangers 1: Framber Valdez and the Houston bullpen took a no-hit try into the eighth inning and the Astros sent
Texas to its season-worst 11th straight loss. Isiah Kiner-falefa hit a leadoff single against reliever Ryne Stanek in the eighth. Center fielder Myles Straw sprinted in and made a diving attempt to catch the ball, but it bounced just in front of his glove.
Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 3:
Daulton Varsho homered in his third straight game and hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run seventh inning, leading Arizona over struggling Chicago.
Brewers 6, White Sox 1:
Rowdy Tellez hit his first two homers as a Brewer, Corbin Burnes pitched six strong innings and Milwaukee beat Chicago. Tellez went 3-for-4 with three RBIS, with solo shots off Jose Ruiz in the sixth inning and Reynaldo Lopez in the eighth. The Brewers acquired the slugging first baseman from the Toronto Blue Jays on July 6.
Reds 5, Cardinals 3: Jesse Winker homered, doubled and drove in four runs, Luis Castillo pitched seven effective innings and Cincinnati beat St. Louis.
Angels 2, Twins 1: Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker, and Los Angeles beat Minnesota. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13.
Marlins 3, Padres 2: Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his Nl-leading 30th homer for an early lead but Miami rallied late and defeated San Diego. Jesus Aguilar lined a go-ahead, two-run single to center with one out in the seventh inning after reliever Tim Hill (5-5) walked pinch hitter Sandy Leon and allowed consecutive singles to Miguel Rojas and Starling Marte. Aguilar’s single scored pinch runner Magneuris Sierra and Rojas.
Royals 9, Tigers 8: Salvador Perez and Carlos Santana hit three-run homers in Kansas City’s victory over Detroit.