Gray, Reds slow down Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Jonathan India hit a three-run homer, Nick Castellanos also went deep and the Cincinnati Reds beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Sonny Gray allowed three hits in six scoreless innings for the Reds, who still trail the Brewers by 8½ games. Cincinnati does hold the second NL wild card spot.
Gray (6-6) struck out six while walking only two batters and didn’t give up his first hit until Avisail Garcia’s two-out single in the fourth. It was the second consecutive scoreless outing for Gray, who hasn’t allowed a run in his last 13 innings.
Brewers starter Brett Anderson (4-8) worked 42⁄3 innings before leaving the game with tightness in his right hip. He was charged with three runs on four hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts.
WHITE SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 7: Luis Robert hit a tworun home run, Carlos Rodon won in his return from the injured list and Chicago won at Toronto.
Jose Abreu, Cesar Hernandez and Eloy Jimenez each hit solo shots as the White Sox earned a split in the fourgame series. Rodon (10-5) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. Activated off the injured list before the game, Rodon hadn’t pitched since Aug. 7 because of a sore shoulder. Tim Anderson had three hits and two RBIS and Leury Garcia had two RBIS and scored twice as the White Sox held on after building a 9-2 lead.
Marcus Semien hit two home runs for the Blue Jays, a solo shot off Rodon in the first and a two-run blast off Michael Kopech as Toronto closed the gap with a five-run sixth. The homers were his 31st and 32nd. Ryan Tepera and Garrett Crochet each pitched one scoreless inning of relief and Craig Kimbrel finished for his first save with the White Sox, his 24th in 27 chances this season.
ORIOLES 13, ANGELS 1: A day after ending a 19-game losing streak, the Baltimore Orioles handled Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles again, getting a grand slam and six RBIS from Pedro Severino in a win at Baltimore.
Ohtani led off the game with a homer, his Mlb-leading 41st, but that was the only highlight for the Angels, who have lost five of six. Baltimore won two games in a row for the first time since July 30-31 and took its first series since a three-game sweep of Washington on July 23-25.
Keegan Akin (1-8) picked up his second career win. Elvis Peguero (0-1) was charged with five of the six runs the Angels allowed in the inning. Severino’s six RBIS are a career high.