Bryant hurts finger; Rays lose to A’s

ATLANTA — The Cubs believe Kris Bryant won’t miss a prolonged period of time after he suffered a sprained left little finger that forced him to leave the Cubs’ 8-2 victory over the Braves on Wednesday.

The Cubs say X-rays on Bryant were negative. His status is day to day and he will be monitored. “I think he’s doing fine,” said manager Joe Maddon. “... I don’t have any final conclusions but I think we really kind of dodged the bullet right there.”

Bryant doubled to center field off R.A. Dickey in the first inning. With two outs, he tried to advance to third base on a pitch in the dirt. He slid head-first into third base but was thrown out . Bryant remained face-down on the field for a few seconds before rising to his feet. He immediately looked at his left hand.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 1: Dustin Pedroia drove in three and Drew Pomeranz (10-4) pitched three-hit ball into the seventh for host Boston. Pomeranz hasn’t lost since June 11, and the Red Sox are 9-3 in his past 12 starts.

O’S 10, RANGERS 2: Adam Jones homered and scored three runs as host Baltimore won its third straight.

A’S 7, RAYS 2: Sonny Gray struck out six pitching into the seventh in what might have been his final home start in Oakland if the club tries to deal him before the trade deadline. Matt Joyce hit a towering homer to the rightfield seats in the eighth for Oakland. Gray (6-4) won his third straight start.

DODGERS 9, WHITE SOX 1: Kike Hernandez hit two home runs to lead surging Los Angeles to a victory in a rain-shortened game, spoiling the Chicago debut of top prospect Yoan Moncada.

ROCKIES 18, PADRES 4: Nolan Arenado lined three homers as part of his five-hit afternoon and tied a careerhigh with seven RBI, helping host Colorado complete a three-game sweep. Arenado had a pair of RBI singles to start the game, followed by solo shots in the fourth and fifth innings, and a three-run homer in the sixth.

PHILLIES 10, MARLINS 3: Daniel Nava tied a career high with four hits and visiting Philadelphia notched a seasonbest 20 hits. Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hit his 30th homer to forge a tie with Aaron Judge for the major-league lead.

MARINERS 4, ASTROS 1: James Paxton had another strong start against host Houston and rookie Ben Gamel hit a two-run homer for the Mariners. Paxton (9-3) allowed six hits and one run in seven innings, after not allowing a run in his previous two starts against Houston.

GIANTS 5, INDIANS 4: Buster Posey pinch hit a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth for San Francisco.