Newcomb shines in win by Braves
ATLANTA — Sean Newcomb pitched six scoreless innings, Charlie Culberson homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Saturday.
A winner in eight of his past nine decisions, Newcomb (8-2) allowed two hits, walked one and struck out seven. He retired the last 13 batters he faced.
YANKEES 4, RAYS 1: Luis Severino pitched eight sharp innings and jumped to steal away a popup from Gary Sanchez as host New York got its 13th win in 16 games.
TWINS 9, INDIANS 3: Cleveland pitcher Carlos Carrasco was pulled after he was struck on the right arm by a line drive, and visiting Minnesota got four hits from Eddie Rosario in a victory.
TEXAS 5, ROCKIES 2: Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the eighth inning as host Texas stopped a seven-game slide.
BLUE JAYS 2, NATIONALS 0: Max Scherzer lost his second straight start for the first time since 2015 when Marco Estrada pitched 62⁄3 shutout innings to lift host Toronto over Washington.
TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 5: Jose Iglesias hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Detroit's two-run eighth, helping beat host Chicago for its fourth straight win.
PIRATES 6, REDS 2: Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer as host Pittsburgh pulled away from Cincinnati.
PHILLIES 4, BREWERS 1: Rhys Hoskins and Andrew Knapp homered as Philadelphia won at Milwaukee.
MARINERS 1, RED SOX 0: Wade LeBlanc pitched into the eighth inning, and Seattle won at home.
ATHLETICS 6, ANGELS 4: Stephen Piscotty hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the sixth, and Oakland held on to beat visiting Los Angeles.
DODGERS 3, GIANTS 1: Enrique Hernandez and Matt Kemp each homered for the second consecutive game, and Los Angeles topped visiting San Francisco. CUBS 6,
CARDINALS 3: Ian Happ's double broke a 3-all tie as Chicago rallied to win at St. Louis.
MARLINS 5, ORIOLES 4: J.T. Realmuto homered twice and had four RBIs as Miami won at Baltimore.
METS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1: Michael Conforto homered and drove in four runs as New York won at Arizona.