Soler, Braves end Giants’ win streak
ATLANTA — Jorge Soler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, Joc Pederson made a leaping catch at the wall for the final out, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat San Francisco 6-5 on Friday night to end the Giants’ five-game winning streak in a matchup of NL division leaders.
Wilmer Flores led off the ninth with a homer against Braves closer Will Smith to trim Atlanta’s lead to one.
Buster Posey hit a two-run homer in his return to San Francisco’s lineup. Adam Duvall also homered for the Braves.
A.J. Minter (2-4) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Losing pitcher Tony Watson (5-4) allowed three hits, a walk and three earned runs.
NATIONALS 2, METS 1: Paolo Espino struck out a career-high seven while also singling and scoring a run for the first time in the majors, leading Washington past host New York, which lost for the 19th time in 25 games this month. Only two players got beyond first base against Espino and four relievers. Francisco Lindor tripled with two outs in the first and was stranded when Javier Baez, who homered in the fourth, struck out.
CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 3: Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, and visiting St. Louis edged Pittsburgh. Edman went deep off Dillon Peters (0-2) to finish a three-run outburst in the fifth and the St. Louis bullpen kept J.A. Happ unbeaten since he arrived in St. Louis at the trade deadline.
RED SOX 4, INDIANS 3: Jonathan Arauz hit a threerun homer in the eighth inning after being recalled before the game due to a COVID-19 case, sending Boston past host Cleveland. Arauz drove a 3-2 pitch from James Karinchak (7-4) over the wall in right to rally the Red Sox.
TIGERS 2, BLUE JAYS 1: Victor Reyes hit a pinch-hit tiebreaking inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning as Detroit held on to win at home. Reyes, hitting for Zack Short, led off the inning with a sinking drive to center. Josh Palacios missed a diving attempt at the catch and the ball rolled to the wall. Reyes slid safely under a high relay throw to the plate.
RAYS 6, ORIOLES 3: Shane McClanahan won his fifth consecutive start, Mike Zunino hit a three-run homer, and Tampa Bay won at Baltimore for its sixth straight victory. McClanahan (9-4) allowed two runs and eight hits with four strikeouts over six innings against his hometown team.
REDS 6, MARLINS 0: Wade Miley pitched six-hit ball over seven innings, Tyler Naquin homered and extended his major league-leading hitting streak, and Cincinnati blanked host Miami. Miley (11-4) struck out five, walked one and hit a run-scoring double. Naquin had three hits to stretch his hitting streak to 16 games, the longest current run in the majors.
TWINS 2, BREWERS 0: Josh Donaldson’s two-run home run in the first inning stood up for well-traveled starter Andrew Albers, and Minnesota pitched a shutout at home.