Suzuki, Bellinger power the Cubs to sweep of the Giants
By The Associated Press
Seiya Suzuki hit a threerun double, Cody Bellinger homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2 on Wednesday to earn their fourth consecutive win.
Suzuki, Bellinger and Ian Happ each had two hits as Chicago completed a three-game series sweep to move a season-high 12 games above .500 at 76-64. The Cubs also moved within 1 1/2 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Chicago left-hander Jordan Wicks improved to 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in his first three big league starts. He allowed two runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.
José Abreu hit a grand slam and a three-run homer, those among five more long balls for Houston in the pivotal three-game AL West series, and the Astros completed a sweep over slumping Texas. Houston hit 16 homers in the series — its most ever in any three-game span — while outscoring Texas 39-10.
ASTROS 12, RANGERS 3 >>
CARDINALS >>
11, BRAVES 6
Paul Goldschmidt, Masyn Winn, Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman went deep as St. Louis hit four home runs for the second straight game and beat Mlb-leading Atlanta to take the first two games of the three-game series.
Tyler Glasnow tied a career high with 14 strikeouts as Tampa Bay beat Boston. Glasnow (8-5) allowed one run and three hits over six innings in a season-high, 103-pitch outing.
RAYS 3, RED SOX 1 >>
J.P. Crawford hit a three-run home run and Cal Raleigh added a solo shot during Seattle’s five-run fourth inning as the Mariners ended a three-game losing streak.
MARINERS 8, REDS 4 >>
ATHLETICS 5, BLUE JAYS 2 >>
Carlos Pérez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and Oakland avoided a three-game sweep.
Kyle Schwarber hit another eyepopping home run at Petco Park — this one a 465-foot leadoff shot almost halfway up the batter’s eye beyond the center field wall — and Zack Wheeler and three Philadelphia relievers held San Diego to three hits.
PHILLIES 5, PADRES 1 >>
GUARDIANS 2, TWINS 1
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Rookie Gavin Williams and four relievers cooled off Minnesota’s offense and Cleveland avoided a three-game sweep.
DIAMONDBACKS 12, ROCKIES 5 >>
Alek Thomas homered and drove in five runs, Tommy Pham had three RBIS as Arizona overcame an early four-run deficit to beat Colorado.
Jasson Domínguez broke a third-inning tie with his first Yankee Stadium home run, and New York got back over .500 for the first time in three weeks.
YANKEES 4, TIGERS 3 >>
NATIONALS >>
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3, METS
Rookie Jacob Young grounded a game-ending single through a drawn-in infield, and Washington rallied ended a six-game skid.
WHITE SOX 6, ROYALS 4 >>
Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored two as Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak.
PIRATES 5, BREWERS 4
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Rookie Ji Hwan Bae’s first career triple highlighted a seventh-inning rally as Pittsburgh slipped past Milwaukee.
Miami placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (forearm strain) and star slugger Jorge Soler (oblique strain) on the injured list, dealing a blow to Miami’s postseason hopes . ... Pittsburgh designated hitter Andrew Mccutchen is heading to the 10-day injured list after partially tearing his left Achilles tendon while legging out a double against Milwaukee on Monday . ... Atlanta placed pitcher Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list. The team listed his injury as right forearm inflammation.