SOLER, PEDERSON LEAD BRAVES TO WIN
Jorge Soler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, Joc Pederson made a leaping catch at the wall for the final out and the host Braves rallied to beat the
Giants 6-5 to end the Giants’ fivegame winning streak in a matchup of National League division leaders.
Wilmer Flores led off the ninth with a homer against Braves closer
Will Smith to trim the deficit to one.
Buster Posey hit a two-run homer in his return to the Giants’ lineup.
Adam Duvall homered for the Braves.
A.J. Minter (2-4) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Losing pitcher Tony Watson (5-4) allowed three hits, a walk and three earned runs.
pinch-hit, inside-the-park homer lifts tigers
Victor Reyes hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit insidethe-park home run in the eighth inning, and the host Tigers held off the Blue Jays 2-1.
Reyes led off the inning with a sinking drive to center. Josh Palacios missed a diving attempt at the catch, and the ball rolled to the wall. Reyes slid safely under a high relay throw to the plate.
He became the first major-leaguer since 1961 (expansion era) to have a go-ahead, pinch-hit insidethe-park home run, the Tigers said. Ben Oglivie is the only other Tigers player to hit a pinch-hit insidethe-park home run, on June 2, 1976.
late call-up lifts bosox with blast
Jonathan Araúz hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning after being recalled before the game because of the Red Sox’ COVID-19 case, sending the visitors to a 4-3 victory over the Indians.
Araúz drove a 3-2 pitch from James Karinchak (74) over the wall in right to rally the Red Sox, who began the series by placing infielders Kiké Hernández and Christian Arroyo on the COVID-19 injured list.
The Red Sox were down 3-1 and had managed one hit through seven innings off starter Logan Allen and reliever Alex Young before storming back in the eighth against Karinchak.
in other action ...
Shane McClanahan won his fifth consecutive start, Mike Zunino hit a three-run homer and the Rays beat the host Orioles 6-3. They improved to 16-1 against the Orioles, setting the team record for victories in a season against an opponent.
Wade Miley pitched six-hit ball over seven innings and Tyler Naquin homered to extend his major-league-leading hitting streak to 16 games in a 6-0 victory by the Reds over the host Marlins.
Paolo Espino struck out a career-high seven while singling and scoring a run for the first time in the majors as the visiting Nationals tripped the free-falling Mets 2-1.