Suter’s strong outing lifts Brewers past Cubs
MILWAUKEE » Brent Suter tossed seven scoreless innings and the Milwaukee Brewer slipped past the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday night to move within one-half game of first place in the National League Central.
Suter (2-1) limited the Cubs to four hits. He struck out five and walked one in a career-long outing.
Milwaukee pushed across a run in the second on Manny Pina’s run-scoring groundout.
In the fourth, Hernan Perez led off with a sharp grounder to the right side that Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo fielded cleanly. Rizzo was slow to get to his feet, however, and his feed to Jose Quintana covering the base was late. Initially called out, Perez was awarded first after a brief review.
Perez later scored on a choice. CARDINALS 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0 » St. Louis starter Michael Wacha pitched six innings and Jedd Gyorko drove in the lone run with fielder’s one of his Cardinals
Wacha (8-4) allowed three hits. He has won five of his last six starts and improved to 7-1 in 12 starts at Busch Stadium this season.
Trevor Rosenthal, the third reliever for St. Louis, earned his fifth save with two innings of work.
Arizona starter Robbie Ray left the game in the second inning after getting hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of rookie Luke Voit. The ball caromed in the air into foul territory where third baseman Daniel Descalso caught it for the out.
Ray lay prone on the mound for several minutes before sitting up with his teammates surrounding him. He was driven off the field on a cart and was taken for an examination. MARLINS 7, REDS 4 » J.T. Realmuto had three hits, including a tie-breaking home run, to spark a four-run seventh inning and help Miami to a victory over reeling Cincinnati. three hits, leading the to a victory over Arizona.
Mike Aviles added a pinch-hit two-run homer and Tyler Moore had an RBI double in the pivotal seventh for the Marlins, who have won six of eight. YANKEES 6, RAYS 1 » Masahiro Tanaka took a perfect game into the sixth inning and struck out a career-high 14, pitching New York Yankees past Tampa Bay.
Brett Gardner hit a leadoff home run, Aaron Judge lined his AL-leading 33rd homer and Clint Frazier added a three-run shot to boost Tanaka (8-9).
On Thursday, Gardner won the opener of this four-game set between playoff contenders with a homer in the 11th. Judge wound up losing half of his front left tooth in the celebration — he got a temporary fix earlier in the day. ANGELS 7, BLUE JAYS 2 » Parker Bridwell pitched a career-high 7 1/3 innings to win his third straight decision, C.J. Cron hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles beat Toronto.
After being swept in a threegame series at Cleveland and falling a season-worst five games below .500, the Angels snapped their slump by winning for the 12th time in 16 games in Toronto.
Mike Trout had two RBIs and Yunel Escobar had two doubles and an RBI for the Angels. ASTROS 6, TIGERS 5 » Josh Reddick hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting Houston over Detroit.
The Astros trailed 5-3 when Detroit brought in reliever Bruce Rondon (1-2) to start the eighth. He allowed singles to Derek Fisher and Jose Altuve before Reddick’s drive sailed well beyond the wall in right field. ROYALS 4, RED SOX 2» Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas homered off emergency starter Rick Porcello, who took over when David Price went back on the disabled list because of inflammation in his left elbow, and Kansas City beat the Red Sox for its season-high ninth straight win.
Boston has lost five of six and nine of 14, dropping out of the AL East lead for the first time since June 29 and falling a half-game behind the New York Yankees.
Price started the season on the DL and didn’t make his first start until May 29. The 31-year-old lefthander, winner of the 2012 AL Cy Young Award, is 5-3 with a 3.82 ERA.