Blue Jays rally to beat slumping Phillies
Aledmys Diaz hit a goahead three-run double in the eighth inning and the host Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat Philadelphia 8-6 on Saturday, handing the slumping Phillies their sixth loss in seven games.
Philadelphia led 6-5 to begin the inning but Seranthony Dominguez (1-5) loaded the bases by giving up a hit, a walk, and hitting a batter. Victor Arano came on and struck out Teoscar Hernandez for the second out before Diaz cleared the bases with a double over the head of center fielder Odubel Herrera.
Toronto won its fifth straight, its longest streak since May 21 to 27, 2017.
Blue Jays designated hitter Kendrys Morales homered for the sixth con- secutive game, matching Jose Cruz Jr. (2001) for the franchise record. Morales hit a two-run shot off Nick Pivetta in the fourth, his team-leading 20th. Morales, who has hit seven home runs in his streak, matched St. Louis first baseman
Matt Carpenter for the longest streak in the majors this season.
Billy McKinney added a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, his second in two games. Both home runs came off Pivetta, who allowed five runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Joe Biagini (2-7) worked one inning for the win and Ken Giles finished for his 18th save in 18 opportunities.
Rhys Hoskins had three RBI and Roman Quinn had two hits and two RBI for the Phillies, who began the day three games behind Atlanta in the NL East and two games out in the wildcard race.
Making his first start since after missing more than two months because of an inured index finger on his pitching hand, Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez allowed six runs and a season-worst 10 hits in four-plus innings.
A Giants 5, Rangers 3: Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball and host San Francisco beat Texas.
Catcher Buster Posey will undergo hip surgery Monday in Colorado and will miss 6-8 months, ending what has been a painful and frustrating year for the six-time All-Star.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
A Yankees 10, Orioles 3: Miguel Andujar homered and had four RBI, J.A. Happ pitched six sharp innings to win his fifth straight start with the Yankees and New York beat host Baltimore in the opener of a split doubleheader.
Brett Gardner, Gleyber Torres and Aaron Hicks added solo shots for the Yankees, who have won six of seven games.
Giancarlo Stanton just missed joining the long-ball party. Seeking his 33rd homer of the season, Stanton was poised to break into a trot around the bases when his sixth-inning drive to center field ended up in the glove of a leaping Cedric Mullins, who reached over the 7-foot wall and snagged the ball in the webbing.
Happ (15-6) allowed two runs and five hits with nine strikeouts. Since coming from Toronto in a July 26 trade, the right-hander is
5-0 with a 2.37 ERA.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
A Cubs 10, Reds 6: Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber each hit a tworun homer, Javier Baez added a solo shot and host Chicago beat Cincinnati for its fourth consecutive win.
A Mets 3, Nationals 0: Bryce Harper and Washington were shut out for the third game in a row, something that had never happened since the team moved from Montreal, as Zack Wheeler and host
New York blanked the Nationals.
Not since they were the Montreal Expos and were shut out in three straight by the Florida Marlins at Olympic Stadium in 2004 had the franchise been held down like this. The Expos moved to Washington the next season.