Mariners slug 4 HRs to beat A’s, snap 3-game skid
OAKLAND » Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer, Jesse Winker followed with a solo drive and then Eugenio Suárez in a burst of three straight longballs by Seattle in the seventh, and the Mariners slugged past the Oakland A’s 8-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of stumbling AL West rivals.
Taylor Trammell connected leading off the third for Seattle, which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Mariners had dropped five of six and seven of nine but came out swinging to open a six-game road trip.
The A’s, who snapped a season-high eight-game home losing streak Sunday by beating the Royals, lost for the 16th time in 18 games.
A’s starter James Kaprielian (0-5) allowed two runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
RAYS 5, YANKEES 4 » Isaac Paredes homered in his first three at-bats and Tampa Bay beat New York, handing the Yankees only their third loss in 20 games.
Paredes, who had four RBIs, combined with Harold Ramirez for back-toback homers in the first off Nestor Cortes, then put the Rays ahead 3-2 in the third and added a tworun drive in the fifth on the first pitch after Clarke Schmidt relieved.
DODGERS 8, REDS 2 » Tony Gonsolin became the first pitcher in the majors to win nine games, Freddie Freeman drove in five runs and Los Angeles beat Cincinnati.
Gonsolin (9-0) gave up two runs on solo homers by Jonathan India and Albert Almora Jr. but only allowed one other hit through five innings and 87 pitches. The 28-yearold righty has a 1.58 ERA.
Four Dodgers relievers threw scoreless innings to wrap it up.
Tyler Mahle (2-6) was lucky to give up only four runs through six innings. He allowed 12 hits but manage to strand eight runners.
Freeman had a two-run double and a bases-loaded triple.
RED SOX 5, TIGERS 4 » Trevor Story hit a threerun homer out of Fenway Park, Christian Vázquez added a solo shot and Boston beat Detroit.
Boston went ahead 4-3 in the fourth when Story put a hanging a slider from rookie Beau Brieske (1-6) on Lansdowne Street for his 11th homer this season.
Vázquez lined Andrew Chafin’s first pitch into the Green Monster seats for a 5-3 lead in the seventh.
Rich Hill (3-4) gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings with six strikeouts.
John Schreiber got his second save this season when Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending groundout with a man on.
PIRATES 7, CUBS 1 » Bligh Madris hit his first major league home run and fellow rookie Roansy Contreras pitched five solid innings to lead Pittsburgh past Chicago.
Madris hit solo shot to right-center field off Mark Leiter Jr. in the sixth inning to close the scoring.
Contreras (2-1) allowed one run and four hits while striking out three and walking two.
Cubs rookie Matt Swarmer (1-3) permitted five runs — four earned — and five hits in four innings while losing his third straight start.
MARLINS 9, ROCKIES 8 » Garrett Cooper lined a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and Miami overcame a four-run deficit to beat Colorado.
NATIONALS 3, ORIOLES 0 » Erick Fedde allowed two hits over six innings, and Washington beat Baltimore for its second straight victory following an eight-game skid.
RANGERS 7, PHILLIES 0 » Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim hit consecutive homers off former teammate Kyle Gibson, Martín Pérez went six innings in his fifth scoreless start this season and Texas beat Philadelphia.
ASTROS 8, METS 2 » Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs to give Houston a win over New York in an interleague matchup between two of the top teams in the majors.
CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 2 » Nolan Gorman went 4 of 4 with two solo homers and four RBIs as St. Louis beat Milwaukee to regain a share of the NL Central lead.
GUARDIANS 6, TWINS 5 » Andrés Giménez had an RBI single in the 11th inning and Cleveland beat Minnesota to move into a tie with the Twins atop the AL Central Division.