Yelich hits for third cycle in Brewers loss against Reds
CINCINNATI » Christian Yelich hit for a record-tying third cycle — all of them against Cincinnati — but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rally fell short in the ninth inning of a 14-11 loss to the Reds on Wednesday.
Tyler Stephenson drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Colin Moran hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati. Alexis Díaz (10) got four outs for the win.
The Reds, with the worst record in the majors, won their second straight series by topping the NL Central leaders.
Yelich became the sixth player in major league history to hit at least one home run, triple, double and single in the same game three times. He joined Trea Turner, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and John Reilly in accomplishing the feat.
Hunter Renfroe hit two solo homers for the Brewers. Jace Peterson and Mike Brosseau also went deep.
Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser (3-3) was charged with seven runs, three earned, in four innings.
YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 3 » Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays for their 15th win in 17 games.
DJ LeMahieu had two hits and scored twice for New York. Jameson Taillon (3-1) allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings, and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth for eighth save.
New York won its seventh straight series and improved to a major league-best 22-8, its best 30-game start since 2003. The Yankees are 13-0 when scoring five runs or more.
Toronto has lost a season-high four straight and seven of nine. José Berríos (2-2) gave up five runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 5.82.
NATIONALS 8, METS 3 » Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz homered and Washington sent New York right-hander Tylor Megill to the earliest exit of his career.
Soto hit a two-run homer in the Nationals’ five-run first inning and Cruz hit his 453rd career longball, a three-run blast to left-center in the second that traveled an estimated 436 feet. Staked to a big lead, Aaron Sanchez (22) pitched to contact.
Megill (4-2) recorded four outs while allowing eight runs on eight hits with a walk and a hit batter, losing his second straight start as his ERA swelled from 2.43 to 4.41. Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the first for the NL East-leading Mets.
RAYS 4, ANGELS 2, (10 INNINGS) » Vidal Bruján got an RBI double leading off the 10th inning for his first hit of the season, and Tampa Bay rebounded from its no-hit loss with a win over Los Angeles.
The game was a 1-0 pitchers’ duel until the eighth, with Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan barely outpitching Shohei Ohtani. McClanahan had a career high-tying 11 strikeouts over seven innings of three-hit ball.
Ohtani yielded two hits and two walks over six sharp innings for the Angels, striking out five on 92 pitches.
Pinch-hitter Taylor Ward hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth for the Angels.
Kevin Kiermaier hit a solo homer in the second for Tampa Bay. He scored from second base in the 10th when Bruján popped a double to left off Aaron Loup (0-2).
J.P. Feyereisen (30) pitched the ninth for the Rays, who snapped a three-game skid.
CUBS 7, PADRES 5 » Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning, leading the Cubs to the victory.
Rivas, who grew up in Tijuana and Chula Vista, came up with the bases loaded and singled to center off Luis Garcia (0-2).
One-time Padres pitcher Rowan Wick got a six-out save, striking out Manny Machado to end the eighth with a runner on second. It was his second save in as many chances.
PIRATES 5, DODGERS 3 » Daniel Vogelbach hit a goahead homer in the seventh inning, and the Pirates took a series from the Dodgers for the first time in nearly five years.
MARLINS 11, DIAMONDBACKS 3 » Jacob Stallings hit a goahead single during Miami’s eight-run ninth inning, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a threerun homer.
Miami controlled most of the game until the eighth, when pinch hitter Jordan Luplow connected for a tying two-run homer against Marlins reliever Steven Okert.
Miami responded quickly against Mark Melancon (0-4). Stallings’ single put the Marlins back in front. Chisholm then drove a low pitch out to left-center.
Avisaíl García and Joey Wendle also homered for the Marlins. Anthony Bass (1-1) got the win.
D-backs rookie Alek Thomas hit his first career homer in the third, a solo shot over the 413-foot sign in center.
PHILLIES 4, MARINERS 2 » Rhys Hoskins homered for the third straight game and provided all of Philadelphia’s offense with his second career grand slam.
ASTROS 5, TWINS 1, 4 INNINGS, SUSPENDED » Houston and Minnesota had their game suspended Wednesday night when a severe thunderstorm rolled through and halted play in the top of the fourth inning with the Astros leading the Twins 5-1 on Jeremy Peña’s three RBIs and Jose Altuve’s home run.
The teams will pick up where they left off Thursday afternoon and play the last six innings, before staging the series finale at Target Field about a half-hour after the first game concludes.
BRAVES 5, RED SOX 3 » Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Atlanta a win over Boston.
CARDINALS 10, ORIOLES 1 » Juan Yepez homered and Miles Mikolas pitched seven strong innings, leading St. Louis to a win over Baltimore.
ROYALS 8, RANGERS 2 » Local high school star Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run double and had his first threeRBI game in the majors, Whit Merrifield homered for the first time since last August and Kansas City beat Texas to snap a threegame losing streak.