Rendon leads Nationals past Rays

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anthony Rendon had four hits and drove in three runs, Tanner Roark pitched six innings and the Washington Nationals routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Wednesday to sweep the two-game series.

Michael A. Taylor had three hits and three RBIs, while Trea Turner and Juan Soto had two hits each for Washington, which has won 11 of its last 15 games.

Roark (3-6, 3.56 ERA) allowed two runs on six hits while enjoying a rare outpouring of support. The Nationals had scored 16 runs in the last seven games he started.

C.J. Cron hit his 13th homer and Brad Miller had three hits for the Rays, who have lost six straight and have scored six runs in their last four.

The Nationals reached starter Jonny Venters (1-1) for five runs in the first inning. A reliever being used to "open" the game -something the Rays have done eight times in their last 17 games -- Venters was starting his first game in his 245 appearances. He lasted only six batters as Rendon doubled home two runs and scored on Taylor's double.

Roark capped the inning with a two-run single off Ryan Yarbrough.

PADRES 3, BRAVES 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Matt Strahm and four other San Diego relievers combined on a four-hitter and the Padres beat Atlanta to take two of three from the Braves.

The Padres turned to their bullpen for the second time in 11 games because rookie lefthander Joey Lucchesi remains on the disabled list. The other time was a 6-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 27, also started by Strahm.

Strahm went 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run and two hits while striking out two and walking one. He gave up Freddie Freeman's home run with two outs in the first, his 11th.

Rookie lefty Jose Castillo (1-0) allowed one hit and struck out two in 1 2/3 innings. Adam Cimber struck out the side in the fifth. Kirby Yates walked two in two hitless innings.

Closer Brad Hand came on for the eighth and allowed a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies before striking out Dansby Swanson, Freeman and Nick Markakis. Hand then retired the side in the ninth for his 18th save.

INDIANS 3, BREWERS 1

CLEVELAND (AP) -Carlos Carrasco struck out 10 and allowed one run in seven innings, and the Indians defeated the Brewers.

Carrasco (7-4) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the second and threw inning-ending double play balls in the fifth and seventh.

Jose Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth when Cleveland scored three times.

Cody Allen got the final four outs for his 11th save and the Indians took both games of the brief series.