Lester, Cubs 1-hit Pirates for 11th win in 13 games
CHICAGO — Jon Lester combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Cubs took advantage of a firstinning slip by center fielder Starling Marte in a 2-0 victory Saturday over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago’s 11th win in 13 games.
Lester (7-2) allowed a two-out triple in the third to Austin Meadows, then retired Starling Marte on a groundout. Lester struck out five and walked two in seven innings, improving to 5-1 in his past six starts.
Justin Wilson and Steve Cishek each pitched a perfect inning. Cishek got his second save as the Cubs remained a half-game behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
YANKEES 4, METS 3
In New York, Aaron Judge hit a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning and the Yankees won a game of home run derby, beating the Mets for their sixth straight victory in the Subway Series.
Rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar also homered at Citi Field, ensuring the Empire State Building would sparkle in Yankees team colors for 10 minutes after the win. The Yanks have won four in a row overall and nine of 10.
The Mets built a 3-0 lead on first-inning homers by Todd Frazier and Asdrubal Cabrera, but still lost their eighth in a row.
BREWERS 12, PHILLIES 3
In Philadelphia, Ji-Man Choi hit a goahead, pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning, and Jesus Aguilar and Jonathan Villar also went deep in Milwaukee’s victory over the Phillies.
Aguilar also doubled and drove in three runs and Christian Yelich had three hits for the Brewers, who won their second straight over the Phillies while outscoring Philadelphia 24-7 to keep hold of first place in the NL Central.
NATIONALS 7, GIANTS 5
In Washington, Bryce Harper hit his National League-leading 19th homer, and the Nationals beat San Francisco.
Harper’s 437-foot blast to right-center came off reliever Ty Blach in the fourth inning.
Adam Eaton scored two runs in his return from the disabled list for Washington.
CARDINALS 6, REDS 4
In Cincinnati, Yadier Molina doubled with the bases loaded, and Michael Wacha pitched two-run ball into the sixth inning, leading St. Louis to its 13th straight win over the Reds.
The Cardinals also homered three times as they extended their second-longest streak of domination in a rivalry that goes back to the 1800s. They beat them 18 times in a row in 1930-31.
St. Louis has also won 11 straight in Cincinnati, its longest such streak since it first visited the city in 1892.
RED SOX 4, WHITE SOX 2
In Boston, J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, David Price pitched six solid innings to win his fifth straight decision and the Red Sox rebounded from a series-opening loss to beat Chicago.
Jackie Bradley Jr. added a solo shot for Boston, which avoided tying its seasonhigh three-game losing streak.
ROYALS 2, ATHLETICS 0
In Oakland, Calif., Danny Duffy pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Kansas City beat the Athletics to snap a six-game skid. Duffy (3-6) struck out a season-high 10 and walked three.
Chris Bassitt (0-1) also allowed three hits in seven innings in his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 6, 2016. He struck out six and walked one, allowing one run — on Paulo Orlando’s RBI single in the second inning.
ANGELS 2, TWINS 1
In Minneapolis, Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and tied Stan Musial for seventh on the career RBI list with 1,951, helping Los Angeles beat Minnesota after a four-hour rain delay. Pujols’ solo home run in the sixth proved to be the difference as Tyler Skaggs (5-4) allowed one run in seven innings and matched a season best with eight strikeouts.
TIGERS 4, INDIANS 2, 12 INNINGS
In Detroit, Jeimer Candelario’s two-run homer in the 12th inning gave the Tigers the victory over Cleveland.
Miguel Cabrera singled off Cody Allen (2-3) with two outs, and Candelario drove a 2-0 pitch deep into the right-field stands for the first game-ending homer of his career.
Warwick Saupold (4-1) worked two scoreless innings of relief.
RAYS 7, MARINERS 3
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Blake Snell overcame occasional wildness to go six effective innings, and Tampa Bay stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating Felix Hernandez and Seattle.
Snell (8-3), who was born in Seattle, gave up two runs and seven hits. The lefthander walked two, recorded one strikeout, hit a batter and had two wild pitches.
PADRES 5, MARLINS 4
In Miami, Travis Jankowski hit a goahead bases-loaded single in the eighth inning to lift San Diego over the Marlins.
Jankowski hit a line drive with two outs off reliever Drew Rucinski (1-1) that scored Hunter Renfroe, who had reached on a two-out double and advanced following walks to Raffy Lopez and Matt Szczur.
BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 3, 10 INNINGS
In Toronto, Luke Maile drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, and the Blue Jays beat Baltimore.
Maile walked on four pitches from Baltimore’s Mychal Givens (0-2) to score Justin Smoak as the Blue Jays improved to 7-1 in extra innings. Randal Grichuk homered and Yangervis Solarte had two hits and an RBI for Toronto, which is 5-1 against Baltimore this season.
STORM CHASERS 2, ISOTOPES 0
In Papillion, Neb., Jake Kalish allowed just two hits over five innings, leading the Omaha Storm Chasers over Albuquerque.
The Isotopes were blanked for the fourth time this season, while the Storm Chasers’ staff recorded their third shutout of the year.