Reds defeat Nats for 20th win in 24 games
WASHINGTON >> Nick Senzel made a leaping catch to save a run in the ninth inning, then hit a tworun homer leading off the 10th to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals 5-4 Thursday for their 20th win in 24 games.
Cincinnati (49-39) stretched its winning streak to five and maintained a two-game lead over the second-place Brewers in the NL Central heading into a weekend series at Milwaukee.
Senzel preserved a 3-3 tie when he made the leaping catch on CJ Abrams with a runner on second, then hit a leadoff two-run homer in the 10th off Hunter Harvey (34). Tony Santillan (1-0) got the win and Alexis Díaz earned his 25th save after allowing Lane Thomas' RBI single.
BREWERS 6, CUBS 5 >> Victor Caratini homered off Michael Fulmer (0-5) to break a 5-5 tie in the eighth
Cody Bellinger was 4 for 4 with three RBIs for the Cubs, finishing a triple shy of the cycle and raising his average to .298.
Milwaukee led 4-1 in the sixth inning and 5-3 in the eighth before Yan Gomes' two-run homer off J.C. Mejía (1-0). Joel Payamps got his third save.
ORIOLES 14, YANKEES 1 >> Gunnar Henderson set career highs with two homers, four hits and five RBIs — all in the first four innings. Henderson hit his first leadoff homer before the Orioles sent 21 batters to the plate in the third and fourth innings, opening a 13-0 lead with 11 hits, three walks and one hit batter.
Luis Severino (1-4) allowed seven runs and 10 hits over 2 2/3 innings and has a 7.38 ERA with a .315 opponents' batting average and .560 slugging percentage.
Baltimore scored its most runs since a 15-10 win over Boston last Aug. 19 and had 20 hits. Kyle Bradish (5-4) allowed three hits over six innings.
PHILLIES 3, RAYS 1, 11 INNINGS >> Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner had RBI singles off Ryan Thompson (1-2), in the 11th inning and Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep that extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to a season-high five.
Matt Strahm (3-3) worked two innings for Philadelphia, which has won 12 straight road games, one shy of the team record set in 1976.
Tampa Bay was swept at home for the first time this season.
CARDINALS 3, MARLINS 0 >>
Nolan Arenado homered in the sixth inning off Eury Pérez (5-3), Jack Flaherty pitched shutout ball for his second straight start and St. Louis won the series finale to avoid a four-game sweep.
Luis Arraez had his 12th three-hit game and his batting .389.
BLUE JAYS 6, WHITE SOX 2, 11 INNINGS, GAME 1 >> George Springer and Bo Bichette hit RBI singles off Aaron Bummer (3-2) during a sixrun 11th inning of a doubleheader opener.
Jordan Romano (4-4) got the win as José Berríos and four relievers combined on a four-hitter.
RED SOX 10, RANGERS 6 >>
Kiké Hernández blooped a bases-loaded, brokenbat single in the seventh to give the Red Sox the lead and then drove in another run on an infield hit later in the six-run inning as Boston rallied to beat former pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.
MARINERS 5, ASTROS 1 >>
Eugenio Suárez homered twice with three RBIs and J.P. Crawford added a solo shot to lead Seattle past Houston.
GUARDIANS 6, ROYALS 1 >>
José Ramírez and Josh Naylor homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, powering Cleveland to a victory over Kansas City.