Wright’s tough: Braves ace first to post 20 wins

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Wright became the majors’ first 20-game winner this season as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game skid.

William Contreras and rookie Michael Harris II each homered and had three hits for the Braves (94-58), who moved within 1½ games of the New York Mets atop the National League East.

Wright (20-5) ran a high pitch count but didn’t allow a hit until Rhys Hoskins doubled with one out in the sixth. Bryce Harper followed with his 18th homer of the season to chase Wright after 5⅓ innings.

Wright, a 24-year-old right-hander, became Atlanta’s first 20-game winner since Russ Ortiz won 21 in 2003. Wright is the seventh 20-game winner for the Braves since they moved from Milwaukee in 1966, joining Denny Neagle and four Hall of Famers: John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro and Tom Glavine.

Atlanta took advantage of Bailey Falter’s early inability to keep the ball out of the middle of the plate. The Braves got six runs on 10 hits in 3⅔ innings off Falter (5-4), handing the left-hander his first loss since July 24.

The Phillies scored an unearned run in the seventh and had the potential tying run at the plate with two outs when A.J. Minter struck out Hoskins on a full-count fastball.

■ Yankees 7, Red Sox 5: At New York, Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the New York seventh. Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk, going homerless for a fourth straight game to remain at 60 this season.

■ Athletics 10, Mets 4: At Oakland, Calif., Conner Capel homered among his three hits and totaled four RBIS for Oakland, which tagged Jacob degrom (5-3) for five runs on six hits and four walks in four innings.

■ Marlins 4, Nationals 1: At Miami, Bryan De La Cruz homered, doubled twice and singled for Miami to back Sandy Alcantara (14-8), who allowed one run while striking out 11 in eight innings.

■ Astros 11, Orioles 10: At Baltimore, Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run single to cap Houston’s fourrun ninth. Dusty Baker became the fourth manager to have a 100-win season in each league.

■ Pirates 6, Cubs 0: At Pittsburgh, Ji-hwan Bae hit a two-run double for his first major league RBIS, backing Johan Oviedo (4-2), who allowed three hits in seven shutout innings.

■ Diamondbacks 5, Giants 2: At Phoenix, Merrill Kelly (13-7) allowed two runs in seven innings, improving to 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in five 2022 starts against San Francisco.

■ Guardians 4, Rangers 2: At Arlington, Texas, Oscar Gonzalez led off the fifth and ninth with homers to back Cal Quantrill (14-6), who won hits 10th straight decision.

■ Mariners 6, Royals 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Cal Raleigh had a tying two-run homer as a pinch hitter in the Seattle sixth and a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth.

■ Blue Jays 3, Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer in the seventh to back Alek Manoah (15-7), who pitched seven shutout innings.

■ Tigers 7, White Sox 2: At Chicago, Javier Baez and Harold Castro each had three hits, including a homer, and three RBIS.

■ Brewers 10, Reds 2: At Cincinnati, Hunter Renfroe had two two-run homers among his four hits and totaled five RBIS.

■ Twins 8, Angels 4: At Minneapolis, Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer and totaled four RBIS for Minnesota.

■ Padres 9, Rockies 3: At Denver, Jake Cronenworth drove in three runs with two singles for San Diego.

Chris Szagola The Associated Press Kyle Wright (20-5) held the Phillies hitless into the sixth inning Saturday and became the Braves’ first 20-game winner since Russ Ortiz in ’03 as they won 6-3 at Citizens Bank Park.