Brewers outhit Braves 19-9, still fall
ATLANTA — As he watched hitter after hitter reach base for the Brewers, manager Brian Snitker felt like his Braves were always behind. Way behind. Instead, the Braves stayed close despite being outhit 19-9 and took advantage of Ozzie Albies’ tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Sunday.
“I’m so proud of the way the guys fought today,” Snitker said. “At one point I felt like we were about eight runs down. There’s a lot of grit in these guys.”
Red Sox: Chris Sale celebrated his return from the DL by striking out 12 over five innings, and the Red Sox moved 50 games over .500 by completing a sweep of the Orioles with a 4-1 victory in Baltimore. Sale (12-4) was placed on the DL on July 28 with left shoulder inflammation. The Red Sox have won 10 of 11 to improve to 85-35.
Yankees: CC Sabathia threw six shutout innings, Giancarlo Stanton homered again and the Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games by defeating the Rangers 7-2 in New York.
Indians: Carlos Carrasco struck out nine in seven innings, and the Indians held on for a 9-7 win over the host White Sox.
Albies’ homer was one of three hit by the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Dansby Swanson added two-run shots as the Braves took two of three in a matchup of playoff contenders.
The Brewers had two or more hits in each of the first seven innings.
“It was tough when they keep getting hits but we have to keep fighting through it and that’s what we did today,” Albies said. “We never give up.”
Jesus Aguilar drove in four runs with three hits, including a three-run homer for the Brewers, who left 13 runners on base to only four for the Braves.
Mariners: Ryon Healy hit a tying HR with two outs in the ninth, Mitch Haniger delivered an RBI double in the 10th and the Mariners swept a four-game series from the Astros in Houston with a 4-3 win in 10 innings.
Rockies: Chris Iannetta drew a bases-loaded, two-out walk in the ninth from Dylan Floro, and the Rockies beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Denver. It was the second walk-off win in as many days for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon lined a three-run homer in the ninth on Saturday.
Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt hit two of their five homers, and the Diamondbacks avoided a sweep by defeating the Reds 9-2 in Cincinnati.
“It was a crazy game,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “When you strand 13, you always think you’ve left runs out there.”
The Brewers’ inability to deliver with runners on base reached a peak in the seventh. Facing Jonny Venters (2-1), Ryan Braun hit into a bases-loaded double play to end the inning.
Albies gave the Braves the lead by lining his 21st homer over the left-field wall on a slider from Dan Jennings (4-4) to lead off the seventh.
The Brewers also left the bases loaded in the fourth.
A.J. Minter pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances.
Cardinals: Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh, and the Cardinals matched a season high with their fifth consecutive win, an 8-2 victory over the Royals in Kansas City, Mo. ... Cardinals pitcher Luke Weaver cut his finger while opening a food tray in the clubhouse Saturday night. He had been scheduled to pitch Sunday.
Padres: Freddy Galvis hit a grand slam, Travis Jankowski stole four bases and scored three times, and the host Padres beat the Phillies 9-3. Galvis connected against Jake Arrieta in the third for his first career slam. It was Galvis’ third homer in his last seven games and No. 8 on the season.