Yelich hits for cycle in loss
Christian Yelich hit for a record-tying third cycle — all of them against Cincinnati — but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rally fell short in the ninth inning of a 14-11 loss to the Reds on Wednesday.
Tyler Stephenson drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Colin Moran hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati. Alexis Díaz got four outs for the win.
Yelich became the sixth player in major league history to hit at least one home run, triple, double and single in the same game three times. He joined Trea Turner, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and John Reilly in accomplishing the feat.
CUBS 7, PADRES 5 >> Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning, leading the Cubs to the victory.
The Padres announced during the game that manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 1 >> Brandon
Crawford homered, and the Giants earned their 10th straight win over the Rockies.
NATIONALS 8, METS 3 >> Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz homered and Washington sent New York right-hander Tylor Megill to the earliest exit of his career.
Soto hit a two-run homer in the Nationals’ five-run first inning and Cruz hit his 453rd career longball, a three-run blast to left-center in the second that traveled an estimated 436 feet. PIRATES 5, DODGERS 3 >> Daniel Vogelbach hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, and the Pirates took a series from the Dodgers for the first time in nearly five years.
MARLINS 11, DIAMONDBACKS 3>> Jacob Stallings hit a goahead single during Miami’s eight-run ninth inning, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a threerun homer.
American League
YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 3 >> Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays for their 15th win in 17 games.
DJ LeMahieu had two hits and scored twice for New York.New York won its seventh straight series and improved to a major leaguebest 22-8, its best 30-game start since 2003. The Yankees are 13-0 when scoring five runs or more. ATHLETICS 9, TIGERS 0 >> Zach Logue pitched seven sharp innings in his second major league start and Oakland spoiled the debut of Joey Wentz by thumping Detroit.
RAYS 4, ANGELS 2 >> Vidal Bruján got an RBI double leading off the 10th inning for his first hit of the season, and Tampa Bay rebounded from its no-hit loss with a win over Los Angeles.
Interleague
PHILLIES 4, MARINERS 2 >> Rhys Hoskins homered for the third straight game and provided all of Philadelphia’s offense with his second career grand slam.
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