Red Sox avoid sweep by A’s
Bogaerts, Dalbec hit home runs; Richards sharp on the mound
Xander Bogaerts and Bobby Dalbec each hit a two-run home run, and the Boston Red Sox avoided a sweep with an 8-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.
The Red Sox jumped on A’s left-hander Sean Manaea, pounding out 10 hits and seven runs in the first three innings on the way to snapping a threegame skid. Boston finished with 13 hits on the night.
Garrett Richards (3-2) took advantage of the early support and allowed no runs and five hits, striking out four over six innings. He’s won three of his past four starts.
Cardinals 2, Brewers 0: St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty became the major leagues’ first seven-game winner this year with a victory over Milwaukee as the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes extended his streak to 58 consecutive strikeouts before his first walk. Flaherty (7-0) allowed four hits in six innings, struck out six and walked two to help the Cardinals win a three-game series that featured dominant starting pitching.
Blue Jays 8, Braves 4: Bo Bichette
hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning and Toronto rallied yet again to beat Atlanta and sweep six games from the Braves this season. Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. left in the seventh inning after jamming his left ankle. X-rays were negative and he has not been ruled out of the Braves’ game at Milwaukee on Friday night.
Giants 3, Pirates 1: Anthony Desclafani allowed one hit over five scoreless innings and Steven Duggar hit his first home run in nearly two years to lead San Francisco past Pittsburgh. Desclafani (3-1) struck out five and walked one.
White Sox 4, Twins 2: Tim Anderson and Jake Lamb homered, Billy Hamilton made a leaping catch at the wall to end a bases-loaded threat and Chicago beat Minnesota for its sixth straight win.
Nationals 5, Phillies 1: Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber hit two-run homers in the first inning, Patrick Corbin continued his resurgence with seven solid innings and Washington beat Philadelphia to end a four-game slide.
Tigers 4, Royals 3: Michael Fulmer shut down Kansas City’s ninth-inning rally for his second save, and Detroit extended the Royals’ losing streak to 11 games.