Escobar leads Nats past Padres
Player rallies team after Saturday’s game stopped due to shooting
Alcides Escobar homered in the eighth inning and hit a winning single in the ninth Sunday as the Washington Nationals wrapped up a disturbing weekend with an 8-7 win over the San Diego Padres.
A day after the game was suspended in the sixth inning because of a shooting outside Nationals Park, the Padres completed a 10-4 victory. Washington then came back to end a six-game losing streak.
Brad Hand (5-2) earned the victory. Juan Soto joined Josh Harrison with three hits and added a two-run homer.
In the completion of Saturday’s suspended game, Fernando Tatis Jr. had his third four-hit game of the season and scored twice for the Padres.
White Sox 4, Astros 0: Carlos Rodon allowed one hit through seven dominant innings, Yoan Moncada and Tim Anderson hit solo homers and Chicago topped Houston.
Mariners 7, Angels 4: Ty France hit a three-run homer, Logan Gilbert struck out a career-high nine and Seattle defeated Los Angeles despite Shohei Ohtani’s 34th homer of the season. Ohtani added to his major leagueleading home run total in the ninth inning, hitting his first since the All-star break.
Phillies 4-7 Marlins 2-4: J.T. Realmuto followed a two-run walk-off homer in the completion of a suspended game with a 3-for-5 performance with two RBIS and Philadelphia beat Miami.
Blue Jays 5-10 Rangers 0-0: Hyun
Jin Ryu threw a three-hitter in the opener, and Steven Matz and two relievers combined for another shutout in the second game as Toronto blanked Texas in both halves of a doubleheader.
Indians 4, Athletics 2: Bradley Zimmer had three hits, including a home run on All-star Chris Bassitt’s first pitch, to help Cleveland beat Oakland.
Rays 7, Braves 5: Yandy Diaz homered during a four-run rally in the seventh inning and Tampa Bay beat Atlanta. A.J. Minter (1-4) took the loss.
Rockies 6, Dodgers 5 (10): Charlie Blackmon hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading Colorado over Los Angeles.
Cardinals 2, Giants 1: Harrison Bader put St. Louis ahead with a checkedswing single off the glove of first basemen Lamonte Wade Jr. in the seventh inning in a win over San Francisco.
Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 4: Merrill Kelly threw eight solid innings, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer and Arizona avoided a three-game sweep with a win over Chicago.
Brewers 8, Reds 0: Corbin Burnes pitched sharply into the ninth inning, leading Milwaukee over Cincinnati.
Tigers 7, Twins 0: Jeimer Candelario homered, drove in three runs and started two double plays as Detroit finished a weekend sweep of Minnesota.
Orioles 5, Royals 0: Matt Harvey ended his nine-game losing skid, pitching six crisp innings to lift Baltimore.