Braves face Nationals in division showdown.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered against Sean Doolittle in the top of the 10th, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday to take two of three in the series and pad their NL East lead to 6 1/2 games.
After the Nationals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, Donaldson swatted a fastball from Doolittle over the center-field wall for his 25th homer of the season.
Adam Duvall homered for the fourth time in five games. Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Tyler Flowers also drove in runs for the Braves, who won consecutive series in Washington for the first time since 2013. They also won two of three in late June.
Atlanta got another quality road start from Mike Soroka, who pitched seven innings and allowed just three hits, including a leadoff homer to Juan Soto in the second.
Washington starter Aníbal Sanchez could not keep pace, allowing four runs on 10 hits in five innings of work.
The Nationals rallied against the Braves' bullpen. Matt Adams hit a pinch-hit home run against Anthony Swarzak in the eighth to pull within 4-2. In the ninth, Kurt Suzuki and Gerardo Parra drove in runs against the combination of Luke Jackson and Sean Newcomb.
Newcomb (5-1) earned the win after working out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for the Braves. Josh Tomlin pitched a scoreless inning in the 10th for Atlanta.
Doolittle (6-3) took the loss for the Nationals.
DODGERS 5, ROCKIES 1
DENVER (AP) — Will Smith hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning to break open a scoreless game and lead the Dodgers past the Rockies.
Kristopher Negrón also went deep during the rally and Alex Verdugo had four hits. Joe Kelly (5-3) pitched the eighth inning to earn the win.
Rockies starter German Márquez was helped off the field at the start of the seventh inning with what the team said was fullbody cramping. The righthander fanned 10 through six innings, the ninth time in his career with double-digit strikeouts.
The Rockies lost because of a bad ninth inning on Wednesday. Closer Wade Davis (1-5) walked Cody Bellinger and gave up a single to Corey Seager with one out. Smith followed with a homer to center, his fifth of the season. Verdugo then singled and Negrón homered for the second straight game.
Nolan Arenado had an RBI single in the bottom of the inning.
YANKEES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Romine hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Yankees beat Arizona.
Prior to being traded to Houston, Zack Greinke gave the Yankees an impressive first-hand look, striking out seven and pitching five innings of two-run ball. He was in line for the win before Romine's shot off Yoshihisa Hirano (3-5).
Romine's homer brought a spark to the Bronx on a gray, rainy day that started with the AL East leaders placing slugger Luke Voit on the injured list with a sports hernia that could require surgery.
Greinke allowed a two-run homer to Mike Tauchman in the second inning but settled after that.
Arizona took a 3-2 lead when Jake Lamb hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off reliever Chad Green in the fifth and center fielder Aaron Hicks airmailed his throw to third base.
The ball bounced into the visiting dugout, allowing a second run to score.
Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela was shaken up on the play but remained in the game.
Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka made his first start since allowing 12 runs in 3 1/3 innings against Boston last Thursday.
He was charged with three runs in four-plus innings. He allowed two singles to start the fifth before handing off to Green.
Arizona's Tim Locastro hit his first major league homer leading off the ninth against Nestor Cortes Jr.
Aroldis Chapman replaced Cortes, allowed another run and brought the go-ahead run to the plate before finishing out his 27th save.
All-Star Ketel Marte grounded into a fielder's choice with two on to ended it.
Adam Ottavino (4-3) got the win with a scoreless inning.