Streaking Braves win 11th straight
Adam Duvall homered twice off Jose Quintana, William Contreras and Matt Olson also connected, and the Atlanta Braves won their 11th straight game, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The defending World Series champion Braves began the day having trimmed five games off the New York Mets’ division lead since the winning streak started June 1. They were 5½ games back in the NL East. This stretch is the club’s best since it won 14 in a row from July 26 to Aug. 9, 2013. During the streak, Atlanta has outscored opponents 74-30 with 22 homers. The pitching staff has a 2.32 ERA over the same span. Pittsburgh has lost a seasonhigh six straight games.
Diamondbacks 13, Phillies 1: Christian Walker had three hits and three RBIS, Jake Mccarthy homered and Arizona ended Philadelphia’s nine-game winning streak, giving interim manager Rob Thomson his first loss.
Brewers 4, Nationals 1: Willy Adames homered and drove in three runs, helping Milwaukee snap an eight-game losing streak.
Astros 9, Marlins 4: Justin Verlander earned his major league-leading eighth win, Jeremy Pena and Jose Altuve homered and Houston snapped its three-game losing streak.
Giants 2, Dodgers 0: Carlos Rodon pitched two-hit ball over six strong innings and San Francisco completed a threegame sweep of the divisionleading Dodgers, beating Los Angeles.
Guardians 6, Athletics 3: Jose Ramirez had three RBIS,
including a two-run double in the first inning, to continue his torrid production and Cleveland defeated Oakland.
Rangers 8, White Sox 6, (12): Jonah Heim hit a two-run single in the 12th inning and Texas turned a double play on a ball hit to the warning track to end a win over the Chicago White Sox.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered, Ross Stripling pitched one-hit ball for six innings and Toronto beat Detroit.
Reds 7, Cardinals 6: TJ Friedl hit a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning and Tommy Pham added a solo homer as Cincinnati beat St. Louis to snap a fourgame losing streak.
Rays 6, Twins 0: Jeffrey Springs threw two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Randy Arozarena stole two bases after twice getting hit by pitches and Tampa Bay beat Minnesota.
Rockies 4, Padres 2: Ryan Mcmahon hit a go-ahead, tworun double with two outs in the eighth and German Marquez pitched seven strong innings to lead Colorado past San Diego.
Orioles 10, Royals 7: Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Rougned Odor hit solo home runs, leading Baltimore past Kansas City.