Carpenter snaps out of slump as Cards sweep Rockies, 11-4

ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter broke out of his slump with a homer and three hits, Dexter Fowler drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals cruised to an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies after a long rain delay Sunday.

St. Louis, which has won seven of eight and 13 of 16, swept the four-game series by a combined score of 31-12.

MARLINS 3, PHILLIES 2

MIAMI — Starlin Castro’s tworun double in the sixth inning capped a comeback by the Miami Marlins, who rallied against Aaron Nola to beat the Philadelphia Phillies.

BRAVES 2, METS 1

NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson hit two more home runs against the Mets, Dallas Keuchel pitched his best game of the season and the Atlanta Braves won their eighth in a row, holding off New York.

PIRATES 9, REDS 8

PITTSBURGH — Trevor Bauer had another rocky outing for Cincinnati, allowing eight runs in three innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Reds to sweep a three-game series.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, BREWERS 2

MILWAUKEE — Robbie Ray returned from the injured list and pitched five scoreless innings, Eduardo Escobar and Christian Walker each homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a series sweep.

NATIONALS 7, CUBS 5

CHICAGO — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs for their fifth straight victory.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX 2, RANGERS 0

CHICAGO — Reynaldo López pitched five no-hit scoreless innings before leaving with dehydration and flu-like symptoms, and the Chicago White Sox went on to beat the Texas Rangers

Aaron Bummer replaced López to start the sixth. The first batter he faced, Shin-Soo Choo, lined a single to left on a 1-0 pitch for the Rangers’ only hit.

ROYALS 9, INDIANS 8, 10 INNINGS

CLEVELAND — Ryan O’Hearn led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the game, sending the Kansas City Royals to a wild 9-8 win Sunday over the Cleveland Indians, whose playoff hopes were rocked by losing third baseman Jose Ramírez to a broken right hand.

ASTROS 11, ANGELS 2

HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered to cap a seven-run eighth inning, Framber Valdez grinded through six gritty innings and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels.

TWINS 7, TIGERS 4

MINNEAPOLIS — C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop homered, Martín Pérez pitched six solid innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the last-place Detroit Tigers to win two of three in the weekend series.

ORIOLES 8, RAYS 3

BALTIMORE — Anthony Santander went 5 for 5 with a homer, Renato Núñez drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays for a split of the four-game series.

MARINERS 3, BLUE JAYS 1

SEATTLE — Marco Gonzales (14-10) pitched three-hit ball over seven innings to get his career-best 14th win, Dylan Moore hit a solo homer and Seattle beat Toronto.

INTERLEAGUE GIANTS 5, ATHLETICS 4

OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Longoria homered early and hit a goahead, two-run single in the seventh inning as San Francisco rallied late again to beat Oakland for a twogame sweep.

PADRES 3, RED SOX 1

SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer — his first in more than three weeks — and lefthander Joey Lucchesi pitched five decent innings for San Diego in a victory over Boston to avoid a threegame sweep.

YANKEES 5, DODGERS 1

LOS ANGELES — DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Mike Ford homered, Domingo Germán outdueled Clayton Kershaw for his major league-leading 17th win, and New York defeated Los Angeles.