Bryant has 2 hits in return, Cubs top Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings, Javier Baez notched his NL-leading 99th RBI and Kris Bryant doubled and had two hits in his return from the disabled list to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Saturday night.
Ian Happ homered and Baez had three hits for the NL Central-leading Cubs, who have won nine of 11.
Bryant had been sidelined since July 23 with left shoulder inflammation. The 2016 NL MVP doubled and scored in the third and singled in the eighth.
Hendricks (11-10) allowed one run on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks. RANGERS 7, TWINS 4
In Arlington, Texas, Adrian Beltre hit his 470th career homer after 23-year-old sluggers Nomar Mazara and Ronald Guzman went deep, helping the Texas stop a five-game losing streak with a win over Minnesota. DODGERS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
In Los Angeles, Matt Kemp slugged a goahead, two-strike, three-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting Los Angeles over Arizona and into a tie atop the NL West.
Kemp took two quick strikes from Archie Bradley before launching his 19th homer into center field for a 3-2 lead. BRAVES 5, PIRATES 3
In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking, RBI double in the four-run eighth inning, and NL East-leading Atlanta rallied to snap a three-game skid and beat Pittsburgh. MARINERS 8, ATHLETICS 7
In Oakland, Calif., James Paxton returned from the disabled list to strike out 10 batters over five innings, Ben Gamel hit a two-run double and Seattle held off Oakland. YANKEES 2, TIGERS 1
In New York, Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings for his first win since July, rookie Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer and New York beat Detroit. ASTROS 7, ANGELS 3
In Houston, Tyler White hit a go-ahead two-run double in a five-run eighth inning, Alex Bregman homered and Houston beat Los Angeles. RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX 1
In Chicago, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 12 in 5⅔ innings in his return from an ankle injury, leading Boston past Chicago. RAYS 5, INDIANS 3
In Cleveland, Blake Snell moved into a tie for the major league lead with his 17th win as Tampa Bay beat Cleveland. NATIONALS 5, BREWERS 4 In Washington, Juan Soto’s two-run single highlighted a four-run eighth inning, and Washington rallied past Milwaukee. ROCKIES 4, PADRES 2
In San Diego, D.J. LeMahieu homered and Jon Gray pitched six solid innings as Colorado snapped San Diego’s season-high four-game winning streak. METS 2, GIANTS 1, 11 INNINGS
In San Francisco, Steven Matz struck out a career-high 11 batters, and New York went on to beat San Francisco. REDS 4, CARDINALS 0
In St. Louis, Luis Castillo and two relievers combined on a two-hitter to lead Cincinnati past St. Louis. The Reds snapped a three-game losing streak. ROYALS 5, ORIOLES 4
In Kansas City, Mo., Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, giving Kansas City a back-and-forth victory over Baltimore.
The Orioles went ahead off Jake Newberry (1-0) in the top of the ninth, when Trey Mancini homered to lead off and Tim Beckham added a two-run double. MARLINS 6, BLUE JAYS 3
In Miami, Martin Prado hit a bases-clearing double in his first game in three weeks, WeiYin Chen pitched eight strong innings and Miami beat Toronto.
J.T. Realmuto hit his 18th home run and rian Anderson knocked in two for the Marlins, who snapped a four-game skid.