Around the majors
Cubs 3, White Sox 1: Chris Sale (14-4) threw six effective innings, but John Lackey (8-7) outpitched him and Aroldis Chapman got the final four outs to save the Cubs’ victory against the White Sox at Wrigley Field. Lackey allowed one run in six innings for his first win since June 8. Chapman struck out two and consistently hit 102 mph in his first save for his new team.
Cardinals 5, Marlins 4: Aledmys Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs against childhood pal Jose Fernandez (12-5), helping visiting St. Louis beat Miami. Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park. Ichiro Suzuki doubled as a pinch hitter in the seventh for Miami and needs two hits for 3,000. Michael Wacha (6-7) allowed three runs in six innings.
Rockies 2, Mets 1: New York closer Jeurys Familia (2-3) stumbled for a second game in a row, allowing two runs in the ninth as visiting Colorado beat the Mets at Citi Field for its seventh win in eight games. Familia entered in the top of the ninth with a 1-0 lead and couldn’t hold it for the Mets.
Brewers 6, Diamondbacks 4: Hernan Perez hit a two-run homer, singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth and Zach Davies (84) pitched 61⁄3 innings as Milwaukee beat visiting Arizona. Davies allowed three runs —two earned— on six hits.
Phillies 7, Braves 5: Aaron Altherr and Maikel Franco homered and Aaron Nola (6-9) won for the first time in eight starts as Philadelphia won in Atlanta. Altherr returned to the lineup after missing the first 103 games of the season with a broken left wrist. He went 3 for 4 with two RBIs.
Rangers 3, Royals 2: Mitch Moreland’s second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth and Cole Hamels (12-2) earned his 12th win of the season as Texas beat visiting Kansas City.
Twins 6, Orioles 2: Rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as Minnesota rallied to beat visiting Baltimore at Target Field. Minnesota’s Ryan Pressly (5-5) combined with two other relievers to allow just two hits the final three innings.
— By The Associated Press