Bumgarner ejected, but D’backs beat Marlins
Pavin Smith hit a tworun homer in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 8-7 on Wednesday after left-hander Madison Bumgarner was ejected.
Bumgarner gave up a leadoff homer to Jon Berti in the first, and then retired the next three batters. As he was walking to the dugout, the pitcher gestured with his arm before holding his hand out for a foreign-substance check by first base umpire Dan Bellino.
Bumgarner said something to Bellino as the check was ending, and the umpire threw him out. Bumgarner then started yelling at Bellino and had to be restrained by some coaches.
BRAVES 9, METS 2 >> Adam Duvall hit a two-run double during Atlanta’s sevenrun sixth inning.
Dansby Swanson and Ronald Acuña Jr. added RBI singles in Atlanta’s biggest inning of the season. Travis d’Arnaud walked with the bases loaded, and Matt Olson capped the outburst with a run-scoring groundout.
Interleague
PADRES 5, GUARDIANS 4 >> San Diego’s Mike Clevinger had an impressive first start since undergoing elbow surgery in 2020, and Manny Machado hit a tworun homer in the first game of a doubleheader.
Machado connected in the third inning off Zach Plesac (1-3), and Austin Nola delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth as the Padres won for the sixth time in seven games — all on the road.
TIGERS 3, PIRATES 2 >> Willi Castro and Akil Baddoo scored on third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes’ twoout error during Detroit’s three-run fifth inning, and the Tigers edged the Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader.
CARDINALS 10, ROYALS 0 >> Adam Wainwright pitched seven sharp innings for St. Louis, and Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBI.
American League
ASTROS 7, MARINERS 2 >> Justin Verlander pitched fivehit ball into the seventh inning, helping Houston close out a three-game series sweep.
Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBI for the Astros, and Michael Brantley drove in two runs.
Verlander permitted two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA in five starts this season in his return from Tommy John surgery.
RAYS 3, ATHLETICS 0 >> Manuel Margot hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Rays blanked the Athletics to complete a three-game sweep.
Margot came up with the bases loaded and two outs against Zach Jackson (01) and served an oppositefield single to right, scoring Brett Phillips and Randy Arozarena.