Big 6th inning lifts Padres past Cubs
Jurickson Profar delivered a two-run single and Luis Campusano added a three-run double to power an explosive sixth inning that propelled the visiting San Diego Padres to a 6-3 win against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Campusano, Jake Cronenworth, Xander Bogaerts and Donovan Solano each had two hits for the Padres. San Diego starter Yu Darvish (2-1) allowed three hits and a walk while striking out five over five shutout innings. Christopher Morel and Yan Gomes each hit a home run for the Cub.
Phillies 6, Giants 1: Bryce Harper homered, singled and drove in three runs, Zack Wheeler tossed seven strong innings and host Philadelphia defeated San Francisco to complete a four-game series sweep. Kyle Schwarber ripped a solo home run among his two hits and Nick Castellanos added two hits, two walks and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won six straight overall and 10 in a row at home. Whit Merrifield contributed an RBI single and J.T. Realmuto had two hits.
Pirates 4, Angels 1: Mitch Keller pitched his second career complete game and Edward Olivares hit his first career grand slam as Pittsburgh opened a threegame series against visiting Los Angeles with a victory. Keller (3-3) allowed one run on five hits to go along with one walk and five strikeouts for Pittsburgh, which won its third straight.
Rays 8, White Sox 2: Jonny DeLuca added to his torrid start with a homer and four RBIs and Tampa Bay beat Chicago in St. Petersburg, Fla., for its season-high fourth straight win. A starter in every game during a three-game weekend sweep of the New York Mets, DeLuca went 2for-4 on Monday as the Rays improved to 4-0 on their nine-game homestand. DeLuca has 10 RBIs in his four appearances for the Rays, who reached the .500 mark through 36 games.
Twins 3, Mariners 1: Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, and Minnesota held on for a win over Seattle in Minneapolis. Christian Vazquez and Manuel Margot had one RBI apiece for the Twins, who won the opener of a four-game series. Minnesota has 13 wins in its past 14 games. Twins right-hander Griffin Jax (3-2) earned the win in relief. Jax was the first pitcher out of the bullpen to follow starter Simeon Woods Richardson, who allowed one hit, walked one and struck out eight in six scoreless innings.
Guardians 2, Tigers 1: Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking solo homer off the right-field foul pole in the sixth inning, and Cleveland sent visiting Detroit to a fourth straight defeat.
Royals 3, Brewers 2: Maikel Garcia hit a go-ahead, two-run single up the middle in the seventh inning as host Kansas City rallied to beat Milwaukee in the opener of a threegame series.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 3: Shohei Ohtani hit a home run for the third consecutive game and Los Angeles beat visiting Miami for its fifth straight win. Mets 4, Cardinals 3: Brandon Nimmo hit a homer and scored twice to lead visiting New York past St. Louis.
Rangers 4, Athletics 2: Corey Seager launched a two-out, two-strike, threerun home run in the eighth inning, rallying visiting Texas to a victory over Oakland in the opener of a four-game series.