Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Reds surge in ninth again to slip past Cubs
CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz hit a tying RBI single and newcomer Hunter Renfroe beat out a double-play ball to drive in the winner as Cincinnati rallied for two runs in the ninth inning for a second straight night, beating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.
In a matchup of National League playoff contenders, Javier Assad pitched eight shutout innings and Jeimer Candelario launched his career-best 20th homer to help Chicago take a 1-0 lead into the ninth.
Jake Fraley led off with a double against Mark Leiter Jr. (1-3), and pinch runner Harrison Bader stole third. T.J. Friedl walked and Spencer Steer was hit by a pitch before De La Cruz singled to right.
Nick Martini flied out, keeping the bases loaded, and Jose Cuas entered to face Renfroe — claimed off waivers Thursday from the Los Angeles Angels. He hit a grounder to shortstop, and the Cubs tried to turn an inning-ending double play. Renfroe barely beat the relay to first, allowing Friedl to score the winning run.
■ Tigers 10, White Sox 0: At Chicago, Andre Lipcius’ first hit in the majors was a two-run homer in a four-run first that backed fellow rookie Reese Olson (3-6), who pitched seven shutout innings.
■ Rockies 8, Blue Jays 7: At Denver, Brenton Doyle hit a go-ahead three-run triple in Colorado’s four-run fifth, and Charlie Blackmon had three hits and three RBIS on his bobblehead night.
■ Athletics 2, Angels 1: At Oakland, Calif., Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth to back Paul Blackburn (4-4), who allowed one run in five innings.
■ Marlins 11, Nationals 5: At Washington, Jesus Sanchez and Bryan De La Cruz each hit a three-run homer, and Jake Burger added two solo shots for Miami.
■ Guardians 7, Rays 6: At Cleveland, Steven Kwan hit a tying RBI single with two outs in the ninth and a walkoff sacrifice fly in Cleveland’s two-run 10th.
■ Brewers 7, Phillies 5: At Milwaukee, Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer, and fellow Milwaukee trade-deadline acquistion Mark Canha doubled twice.
■ Padres 6, Giants 1: At San Diego, four homers backed Blake Snell (12-9), who struck out eight in six shutout innings to lower his majors-best ERA to 2.50.
■ Twins 9, Rangers 7: At Arlington, Texas, Carlos Correa and Max Kepler each had an RBI single off Aroldis Chapman (5-4) in Minnesota’s three-run 10th.
■ Red Sox 9, Royals 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Alex Verdugo tripled, doubled and singled for Boston, which halted a five-game skid.
■ Pirates 7, Cardinals 6: At St. Louis, Pittsburgh pinch hitter Josh Palacios had a goahead two-run homer in the ninth.
■ Yankees 5, Astros 4: At Houston, Aaron Judge homered for New York, which got six shutout innings from its bullpen.
■ Orioles 7, Diamondbacks 3: At Phoenix, Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer in Baltimore’s six-run fourth.
■ Mariners 8, Mets 7: At New York, J.P. Crawford led off the ninth with a tiebreaking homer for Seattle.
PCL
■ Aviators 5, Bees 1: At Las Vegas Ballpark, Cody Thomas, Yohel Pozo and Kyle Mccann hit consecutive homers in a five-run third by the Aviators (68-61, 34-21 second half) in a doubleheader opener for their fifth straight win. Salt Lake (57-72, 20-25) lost its seventh in a row.