Blue Jays’ Pillar suspended for slur

Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar was suspended two games for yelling an anti- gay slur at a Braves pitcher.

The Blue Jays suspended Pillar shortly after he apologized, saying he was “completely and utterly embarrassed” by his actions toward Jason Motte.

Pillar was angry at Motte for allegedly quick-pitching him to get a strikeout that ended the seventh inning in Atlanta’s 8- 4 victory Wednesday night.

Replays appeared to show Pillar using the slur as he shouted toward the mound. After what he described as a sleepless night, Pillar acknowledged his wrongdoing.

Braves’ Freeman out 10 weeks with broken wrist

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman suffered a fractured left wrist when he was hit by a pitch and is expected to miss 10 weeks. Freeman was Atlanta’s most productive hitter. He was hitting .341 and tied for the major- league lead with 14 homers.

MLB, union to meet to speed up games

Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged games have slowed even more this season, and MLB will meet with players in an attempt to find a solution. The average time of a nine- inning game is a record 3 hours, 5 minutes — up from 3 hours last year and 2: 56 in 2015, Manfred’s first season as commissioner. Manfred spoke after an owners meeting and said baseball has “probably gone backwards a little bit.”

Pirates 10, Nationals 4

Adam Frazier had a career- high four RBI, Josh Bell and John Jaso homered and the Pirates rolled past the visiting Nationals. Tyler Glasnow got the win despite allowing four runs — two earned — and three hits in five innings. Tanner Roark was tagged for seven runs in five innings to remain winless in his last four starts.

Brewers 4, Padres 2

Eric Sogard had his second four- hit game in three days and drove in three runs, leading the Brewers over the host Padres. Sogard is hitting .476 ( 10- for- 21) with two homers since he was called up from the minors last week. Zach Davies ( 5- 2) won his third straight start, allowing two runs and five hits in six innings.

Rockies 5, Twins 1; Twins 2, Rockies 0

Jose Berrios allowed two hits and struck out 11 in 7⅔ innings as the Twins beat the visiting Rockies, salvaging the second game of an interleague doubleheader between the first- place teams in the AL Central and NL West. In Game 1, Nolan Arenado homered and Mark Reynolds drove in two runs to lead the Rockies.