Cubs top Braves, long streaks end for both teams
The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more game while ending an opponent's winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves 1-0 Friday at Wrigley Field to halt Atlanta's 14-game run.
Rookie Christoper Morel hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth, helping the Cubs stop a 10-game slide, their longest since 12 straight losses from last Aug. 5-16.
Atlanta's 14 consecutive wins were the most for the Braves since their post-1900 record of 15 from April 16 to May 2, 2000.
A pair of double-digit streaks had not ended in the same game since Philadelphia beat Houston on Sept. 15, 1999, ending the Phillies' skid at 11 and the Brewers' winning streak at 12.
A.J. Minter (2-1) walked pinch-hitter Jonathan Villar leading off the eighth, advanced on Andrelton Simmons' sacrifice, stole third without a throw on Minter's 2-1 pitch in the dirt to Morel and scored on Morel's 277-foot fly to center with the wind blowing in.
Atlanta loaded the bases against closer David Robertson in the ninth on two walks and a hit batter before Orlando Arcia grounded out. Robertson got his eighth save in 10 chances, completing a two-hitter on a day both teams combined for just five hits.
Cubs starter Keegan Thompson struck out nine while allowing two hits and two walks in six-plus innings.
The Braves' Charlie Morton struck out nine, walked none and allowed three hits in seven innings.
BREWERS 5, REDS 4 >> Keston Hiura hit a tiebreaking home run off Ross Detwiler in the seventh inning, and visiting Milwaukee beat Cincinnati in a battle of long balls.
Hunter Renfroe's three-run homer in the fourth and Willy Adames' solo shot in the fifth built a 4-0 Brewers lead against Hunter Greene on a night every run scored on a homer.
Albert Alomar Jr. hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham followed with solo drives in the sixth on Eric Lauer's first two pitches of the inning to tie the score 4-4.
ORIOLES 1, RAYS 0 >> Dean Kremer pitched six scoreless innings and rookie Adley Rutschman singled home the game's only run in the seventh as Baltimore handed visiting Tampa Bay its fourth straight loss.
Kremer allowed five hits and matched the six shutout frames thrown by Tampa Bay's Shane Baz.
ANGELS' RENDON OUT FOR SEASON >> Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo surgery for a right wrist injury and miss the rest of the season.
Rendon reaggravated a previous injury to the wrist during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and has not played since.