Ozuna’s homer in 8th rescues Braves
Tie-breaking blast comes after Atlanta blows three-run lead
Marcell Ozuna hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves recovered after blowing a three-run lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night.
Travis d’Arnaud led off the seventh with a double to left field off Brusdar Graterol (2-3). Ozuna followed with his 14th homer to center field.
Dodgers designated hitter Will Smith tied the game at 3 with a homer to left field off A.J. Minter (4-1) to open the eighth.
Rays 6, Pirates 5: Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer in the eighth inning and a two-run single with two outs in the ninth, sending Tampa Bay to a victory over Pittsburgh. Ji-Man Choi and Vidal Brujan reached on two-out walks before Jonathan Aranda’s pinchhit single loaded the bases against David Bednar (3-2). Paredes then hit an opposite-field liner to right for his game-ending single.
Orioles 6, White Sox 2: Jorge Mateo homered and doubled to lead the Orioles over Chicago, giving Baltimore its first fourgame winning streak this season. Lance Lynn (1-1) retired eight straight batters before Mateo lifted a solo homer just over the left-center fence to put Baltimore ahead in the third. Baltimore coughed up its advantage on two errors in the bottom of the inning, but Mateo struck back by belting his 10th double off the left-field wall. He scored to make it 2-1 on the next at-bat, when Leury Garcia erred on Cedric Mullins’ infield grounder.
Brewers 5, Blue Jays 4: Corbin Burnes pitched into the eighth inning, Andrew McCutchen and Mike Brosseau homered, and Milwaukee beat Toronto. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner extended his winning streak to a season-high three games, but he wasn’t as crisp as in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Monday.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3: Ivan Herrera hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning for his first career RBI and St. Louis beat Chicago. Juan Yepez lined a one-out double to the left-field wall off Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr. (1-2) in the eighth, and pinchrunner Edmundo Sosa advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring the go-ahead run on
Herrera’s fly.
Twins 6, Rockies 0: Chris Archer kept his strong June going with five scoreless innings, and three Minnesota relievers closed out a one-hitter to beat Colorado.
Giants 9, Reds 2: Logan Webb pitched six innings of two-hit ball and San Francisco backed its ace with four home runs.
Rangers 3, Nationals 2: Adolis Garcia homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Texas a victory over Washington.
Athletics 9, Royals 7: Tony Kemp hit a two-run homer, Seth Brown and Sean Murphy combined for four RBIs, and Oakland beat Kansas City.
Notes: Dodgers right-hander Daniel Hudson was placed on the injury list with a season-ending torn left ACL . ... Mark Appel is a big league ballplayer nine years after he was selected No. 1 overall in the amateur draft. Appel has been promoted by the Phillies. The right-hander, who turns 31 on July 15, went 5-0 with a 1.61 ERA in 19 appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Appel is stepping in for right-hander Connor Brogdon, who has been placed on the COVID-19-related injury list. Appel was selected by Houston with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft after a standout college career at Stanford. He was an Astros fan growing up in West Houston and received a $6.35 million signing bonus from the team.