Marlins score first victory

Six-run first inning powers Miami past St. Louis

The Miami Marlins ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted them against the host St. Louis Cardinals, 103, on Sunday.

Miami had been the first team to start 0-9 since Atlanta and Minnesota in 2016. The Marlins avoided becoming the first team to lose its first 10 games since the 2002 Chicago White Sox began 0-11.

Max Meyer (1-0), a 25-yearold right-hander, got his first major league win in his fourth start and appearance. Meyer allowed one run and three hits in six innings, striking out three and walking one.

Other games

Braves 5, Diamondbacks 2: Michael Harris II hit a goahead homer in the fourth inning, left-hander Chris Sale gave Atlanta’s rotation a boost in his first home start, and the Braves beat visiting Arizona to cap a three-game sweep. Nationals 3, Phillies 2:

MacKenzie Gore pitched fivehit ball into the sixth inning, and Washington beat visiting Philadelphia to avoid a series sweep. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3:

Giancarlo Stanton hit a loud tiebreaking grand slam in the third inning, and host New York beat Toronto for its eighth win in 10 games.

Athletics 7, Tigers 1: Zack Gelof had four hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs to help Oakland beat host Detroit and held the Tigers to just one run for the second straight game.

Mets 3, Reds 1: Francisco Lindor hit a home run and ended an 0-for-24 skid as visiting New York beat Cincinnati to win the series. Lindor was 1 for 31 this season coming into the game.

Royals 5, White Sox 3: MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as host Kansas City rallied to beat Chicago for a fourgame sweep. Brewers 12, Mariners 4:

William Contreras hit two home runs, Willy Adames also homered and Milwaukee pounded Seattle with 14 hits in the game.

Cubs 8, Dodgers 1: Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and Chicago beat Los Angeles.

Rays 3, Rockies 2: Ryan Pepiot struck out a careerhigh 11 batters in six shutout innings, and Tampa Bay held on to beat Colorado to get back to .500.

Giants 3, Padres 2: Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led host San Francisco against San Diego for its first series win this season. Red Sox 12, Angels 2: Chase McGuire drove in five runs, Tyler O’Neill hit his third home run of the series and visiting Boston finished off an opening 10-game trip with a victory versus Los Angeles to take the series win. Astros 3, Rangers 1: Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run home run, Ronel Blanco went six innings with four strikeouts and visiting Houston outlasted Texas for its second win on the season.

Notes

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement, ending the 2019 World Series MVP’s injury- filled career. Since leading Washington to its only World Series title five years ago, the 35-year-old Strasburg pitched just 31 1/3 innings over eight starts.

“I realized after repeated attempts to return to pitching, injuries no longer allow me to perform at a major league level,” Strasburg said in a statement. His retirement had been listed on Major League Baseball’s transaction page Saturday.

• Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo will have surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

• The Atlanta Braves placed ace right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list and recalled righthander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett.

• The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins had their game postponed by rain and rescheduled as a split doubleheader on Aug. 9.