Guardians hold Yankees to one hit
Triston McKenzie shut down New York's big-bashing lineup over seven innings in a combined one-hitter and closer Emmanuel Clase survived a harrowing ninth, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 2-0 win over the visiting Yankees on Sunday.
Franmil Reyes drove in both Cleveland runs — homering in the fourth and hitting an RBI single in the eighth — as the Guardians salvaged the series finale.
McKenzie (5-6) allowed only a broken-bat single to Josh Donaldson in the fourth.
Eli Morgan worked a 1-2-3 eighth before giving way to Clase, the AL's top reliever in June. The Yankees loaded the bases with two outs on two walks — one to a pinch-hitting Aaron Judge — before Clase got Aaron Hicks to ground to second for the final out and his 19th save.
The Yankees lost for just the sixth time in 32 games since May 31.
McKenzie walked one and struck out seven.
WHITE SOX 13, GIANTS 4 >> Lucas Giolito (5-4) gave up three hits in six innings as Chicago finished a three-game sweep at San Francisco.
Selby Zavala had three hits and three RBIs, and Gavin Sheets drove in three runs as the White Sox improved to 7-1 at Oracle Park.
The Giants have lost 11 of their last 13.
PHILLIES 4, CARDINALS 0 >> Zack Wheeler threw seven innings of four-hit ball and Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto homered as host Philadelphia beat St. Louis.
Since Rob Thomson took over as interim manager following the firing of Joe Girardi on June 3, the Phillies have gone 20-9 and moved within 11/2 games of the Cardinals for the NL's third wild card.
Wheeler didn't allow more than one Cardinals baserunner to reach in an inning, scattering four singles while striking out five and walking one in improving to 7-4 with a 2.66 ERA.
Adam Wainwright (6-6) allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking one. RAYS 7, BLUE JAYS 3 >> Shane Baz pitched six innings for his first win of the season, Harold Ramírez and Randy Arozarena hit tworun home runs in a six-run fifth inning and Tampa Bay won at Toronto.
Ji-Man Choi added a solo home run in the seven-hit fifth. All of the damage came against Blue Jays righthanders Ross Stripling (4-3) and Trent Thornton.
Baz (1-1) allowed one run and seven hits to win for the first time in his five starts in 2022. He walked two and struck out seven.
REDS 4, BRAVES 3 >> Albert Almora Jr. slapped a basesloaded single past a drawnin infield in the bottom of the ninth to give Cincinnati a win over Atlanta.
Not only did the Reds avoid a series sweep, but they also snapped a 10game losing streak at Great American Ball Park — the longest home losing streak for the team since losing 11 straight at Riverfront Stadium in April-May 1986.
In the ninth, Braves reliever A.J. Minter (4-2) allowed a single to Tommy Pham before walking Joey Votto and hitting Jonathan India to load the bases with no outs. Almora delivered his base hit past a diving third baseman Austin Riley.
The Reds had been held to just one hit through seven innings by Braves starter Charlie Morton. The 38-year-old struck out 10 and issued a walk.
The Reds went up 3-1 in the eighth in part with a two-run double to right field from Brandon Drury. The Braves tied it in the ninth on homers by Marcell Ozuna — his second of the afternoon — and Michael Harris II.
METS 4, RANGERS 1 >> Eduardo Escobar homered for the third straight game, Carlos Carrasco rebounded from a pair of poor starts and New York won at home against Texas.
Starling Marte went deep for the second consecutive day to give the Mets 15 wins in their last 20 home games.
The win was No. 1,600 as a major league manager for Buck Showalter, who passed Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda for 22nd place.
Carrasco (9-4) struck out eight and walked one in 5 2/3 innings. He was coming off consecutive losses to Houston, which tagged him for a combined 11 runs and 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings.
BREWERS 2, PIRATES 0 >> Brandon Woodruff struck out eight in six innings, steering Milwaukee past host Pittsburgh.
Omar Narváez gave the Brewers their two runs by driving a cutter from Pirates starter Zach Thompson (3-6) over the right-field wall in the fifth inning.
ROCKIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5>> C.J. Cron hit a pair of three-run homers, including a go-ahead shot in the eighth, and Colorado rallied past visiting Arizona.