Marlins finish Phillies' win streak at 7 games
Edward Cabrera pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Tanner Scott worked in and out of trouble in the ninth, and the visiting Miami Marlins ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ seven-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory on Thursday.
Scott struck out pinch-hitter J.T. Realmuto with two men on to end the eighth. In the ninth, he loaded the bases on two singles and a walk, but he struck out Edmundo Sosa and Matt Vierling and got Brandon Marsh to weakly ground out, earning his 16th save in a 39-pitch outing.
Cabrera (3-1) struck out six and walked two in 5 2/3 innings and combined with three relievers on a seven-hitter.
The Phillies, who hold the second NL wild-card spot, finished their homestand 6-1 and are 12-2 in their last 14 games.
In the sixth, Kyle Gibson (7-5) retired the first two batters but then gave up two straight hits and threw a run-scoring wild pitch. Lewin Diaz then hit an RBI double to make it 3-0.
ASTROS 7, RANGERS 3 » Framber Valdez threw seven shutout innings, Martín Maldonado and Alex Bregman homered with three RBIs each, and host Houston beat Texas.
The Astros (72-41) moved onehalf game ahead of the slumping New York Yankees for the AL’s best record.
Valdez (11-4) allowed four singles and struck out eight to get his third straight win.
Houston roughed up rookie Cole Ragans (0-1) for five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
ROCKIES 8, CARDINALS 6 » Brendan Rodgers and Ryan McMahon hit back-to-back home runs in a sixrun seventh inning, and Colorado held off visiting St. Louis.
The Rockies overcame three more hits from Paul Goldschmidt, including his 27th home run.
Former Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado hit his 24th homer, but struck out looking with two on in the ninth to end it for the Cardinals.
Jordan Hicks (3-6) walked two with one out in the seventh and was relieved by Génesis Cabrera. Charlie Blackmon pulled a grounder
through the right side to snap a 2-all tie and José Iglesias followed with an RBI single up the middle.
Rodgers then belted a firstpitch changeup for a three-run homer. McMahon’s shot to right ended the day for Cabrera, who threw just 13 pitches.
RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 3 » Eric Hosmer hit a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth just after Baltimore rallied to tie it, and Boston downed the Orioles to snap a four-game losing streak.
Tommy Pham and Alex Verdugo also had RBI doubles for the Red Sox, who had lost six of seven and were in danger of carrying a fivegame skid into a weekend series with the AL East-leading Yankees.
Terrin Vavra hit a two-run triple for the Orioles, who were off to a 7-1 start in August.
GUARDIANS 4, TIGERS 3, 10 INNINGS »
Oscar Gonzalez knocked in the goahead run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th and Cleveland topped Detroit to extend its winning streak to five games.
Gonzalez’s hit off Gregory Soto (2-7) allowed the Guardians to escape after they squandered a tworun lead in the ninth.
Cleveland reliever Trevor Stephan opened the ninth by allowing a walk, a single and Jonathan Schoop’s RBI double that got Detroit within 3-2. Enyel De Los Santos (3-0) came in with one out and gave up Eric Haase’s tying fielder’schoice grounder.
Guardians starter Zach Plesac limited Detroit to one run and four hits while striking out seven in 6 1/3 innings.
Steven Kwan hit a solo homer and Andres Gimenez scored two of Cleveland’s runs.
ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 3 » Zack Greinke worked out of trouble to hold Chicago scoreless into the seventh inning, and host Kansas City beat Dylan Cease and the White Sox.
Greinke allowed nine hits but didn’t walk a batter, striking out five in 6 1/3 innings.
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Nicky Lopez had a two-run single for the Royals.
Cease (12-5) allowed three hits and one run — on Pasquatino’s homer leading off the second — in six innings. He has not given up more than one earned run in a game since May 24, a span of 14 starts.