Harper drives in five runs; Phillies rally past Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after pinch-hitter Matt Beaty hit a three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying the Phillies to a 9-8 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp hit a double with one out in the bottom of the ninth and Cesar Hernandez singled. Scott Kingery followed with a bloop single to center that scored Knapp to get the Phillies within a run. Harper then ripped a ball to the gap that bounced off A.J. Pollock’s glove and went to the wall.
Cody Bellinger hit his major leagueleading 34th homer and Max Muncy, A.J. Pollock and Joc Pederson also went deep for the Dodgers.
Harper hit a three-run homer and drove in five RBIs, Brad Miller and Kingery also connected for the Phillies.
YANKEES 8, RAYS 3
In New York, Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, Didi Gregorius followed with a grand slam as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay after another surly clash between CC Sabathia and the Rays.
Judge smashed a 3-2 pitch from lefthander Colin Poche (2-3) into the right-center field seats to make it 4-3. It was Judge’s 10th homer.
Gregorius took a curtain call after hitting a long grand slam. Edwin Encarnación hit his 28th homer, DJ LeMahieu also went deep, and New York stretched its AL East lead over Tampa Bay to six games.
Yandy Díaz hit a solo homer and an RBI double, and Austin Meadows hit his 14th homer for Tampa Bay.
Benches cleared during the sixth inning amid a shouting match between Sabathia and hitter Avisaíl García. After Sabathia struck out García looking to strand two runners, the 38-year-old barked and pointed at García.
Sabathia was restrained by Gregorius and never got close to García while both benches and bullpens emptied. No punches were thrown.
David Hale (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings for New York.
BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 4
In Boston, Teoscar Hernández hit a threerun homer off new Red Sox starter Andrew Cashner, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits to lead Toronto.
Gurriel had a single, double and triple, and Justin Smoak also homered for Toronto, which lost three of its previous four games.
Cashner (9-4) was acquired from the Orioles on Saturday. He failed to get an out in the sixth, allowing six runs — five earned — on eight hits and two walks, striking out two.
He also gave up two homers, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch on a third strike.
Xander Bogaerts had a single, double and home run, and Mookie Betts also had three hits for Boston, which fell 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East.
NATIONALS 8, ORIOLES 1
In Baltimore, Matt Adams and Juan Soto homered and rookie Austin Voth extended a streak of strong performances by Washington’s rotation in a win over the neighboring Orioles. Washington has won 13 of 16. Voth (1-0) allowed one run and four hits over six innings. He walked one and hit two batters, all in an eventful but scoreless first inning.
MARLINS 12, PADRES 7
In Miami, Brian Anderson hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Marlins dealt San Diego its fourth straight loss.
The Padres (45-49) fell four games under .500 for the first time this season.
Harold Ramirez had two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Garrett Cooper hit his 11th homer and a two-run single, and Starlin Castro had a bases-loaded triple to make it 11-3 in the sixth.
PIRATES 3, CARDINALS 1
In St. Louis, Colin Moran drove in the goahead run with an infield single and Pittsburgh scored twice in the ninth to beat the Cardinals.
Francisco Liriano (4-1) pitched the eighth and earned the victory. Felipe Vazquez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 21st save.
Carlos Martinez (2-1) worked one inning of relief and took the loss.
DIAMONDBACKS 9, RANGERS 2
In Arlington, Texas, rookie Alex Young allowed one run in 5⅓ innings to help Arizona beat the Rangers.
Young (3-0) gave up three hits and one walk to defeat Lance Lynn (12-5), who went into the game with an 8-0 home record this season and led the majors in wins. Young struck out four and was lifted following 79 pitches.
The Diamondbacks have won five of seven.
ROYALS 11, WHITE SOX 0
In Kansas City, Mo., Glenn Sparkman pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game, Whit Merrifield and Hunter Dozier each had three hits including a home run as the Royals blanked Chicago.
Sparkman (3-5) walked one and had a career-high eight strikeouts in the Royals’ first complete-game shutout since June 2, 2017, when Jason Vargas beat Cleveland 4-0.
Kansas City improved to 4-1 since the All-Star break and dropped the White Sox to 0-5.
METS 3, TWINS 2
In Minneapolis, Michael Conforto went 4 for 4 and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the fifth inning, helping New York over the Twins.
Conforto even made the defensive play of the game, a graceful leaping grab at the top of the wall in left-center to end the third with a runner on and take away a potential homer from Nelson Cruz.
Jonathan Schoop homered for the Twins.
In Cleveland, Oscar Mercado hit a tworun homer and Zach Plesac and three relievers combined for a one-hitter as the Indians beat Detroit.
Nicholas Castellanos accounted for the Tigers’ only hit with a leadoff single up the middle in the fifth inning off Tyler Clippard. Detroit had two baserunners and sent 28 batters to the plate — one above the minimum.
Plesac worked the first three innings, while Clippard, Nick Goody and Tyler Olson pitched two innings apiece. Plesac walked Victor Reyes to begin the game, then erased him with his MLB-leading fifth pickoff.
CUBS 4, REDS 3 (10 INNINGS)
In Chicago, Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally the Cubs past Cincinnati.
Schwarber stroked a 1-1 pitch from closer Raisel Iglesias (2-8) into the basket in front of the left field bleachers for his 21st homer.
Robel Garcia and Kris Bryant also connected for the NL Central leaders, who have won six of eight.
BREWERS 13, BRAVES 1
In Milwaukee, Christian Yelich hit his second career grand slam, Keston Hiura and Lorenzo Cain each had a solo homer and the Brewers routed Atlanta.
Brandon Woodruff (11-3) gave up one run and five hits in 6 ⅔ innings for the Brewers, who had lost eight of their previous 10 games. He walked one and struck out seven.
Mike Moustakas picked up his 1,000th career hit with a single to right-center field in the seventh.
GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 4, (10 INNINGS)
In Denver, Alex Dickerson had a careerbest four hits, including the go-ahead RBI single in San Francisco’s four-run 10th inning.
Mike Yastrzemski homered and doubled among his three hits and had three RBIs for the Giants, who have won seven of eight, including four in a row.
Trevor Story and Ian Desmond homered for the Rockies, who have lost 10 of 12.