Braves extend win streak to 7 games
Travis d’Arnaud celebrated his new contract with a two-run homer, Jorge Soler also went deep and the Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore 3-0 Friday night, extending their winning streak to seven games while handing the Orioles their 16th straight defeat.
Max Fried (11-7) allowed four hits in his first career nine-inning complete game, and the NL Eastleading Braves matched a modern-era, single-season franchise record with their 11th consecutive road win. The last time that happened was in 1956, when the team was based in Milwaukee. Fried struck out four, walked none.
Baltimore’s losing streak is its second-longest since moving from St. Louis in 1954, topped only by the 1988 team that started the season 0-21.
YANKEES 10, TWINS 2 >> Luke Voit finished with a homer, four hits and four RBIs, and surging New York beat Minnesota for its seasonhigh eighth straight win.
Voit tied a career high with his third four-hit game. He hit a two-run bases-loaded single in New York’s four-run first inning off rookie Charlie Barnes (0-3) and got another single in the second. He hit an RBI double in the fourth and homered to right-center to open the seventh.
WHITE SOX 7, RAYS 5, 11 INNINGS >> Tim Anderson had a game-tying homer in the ninth and a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th as Chicago beat Tampa Bay in a matchup of AL division leaders.
After Tampa Bay’s Andrew Kittredge (8-2) worked a perfect 10th, Anderson opened the 11th with a hit and scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by José Abreu to make it 7-5.
RED SOX 6, RANGERS 0 >> Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings in his second outing since Tommy John surgery to help Boston beat Texas.
Xander Bogaerts homered and the Red Sox pounded out six doubles.
ROYALS 6, CUBS 2 >> Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s five home runs in a win over Chicago, which has lost 11 straight home games.
Emmanuel Rivera hit his first career homer, and Andrew Benitendi and Cam Gallagher also connected. The Royals, who have won four of five, are last in the American League in home runs with 124.
REDS 5, MARLINS 3 >> Sonny Gray pitched one-hit ball through seven scoreless innings, Tyler Naquin and Joey Votto homered in the fifth, and Cincinnati beat Miami.
Gray (5-6) retired Miami in order in five of his seven innings and exited after throwing 89 pitches. He struck out five.
INDIANS 9, ANGELS 1 >> Franmil Reyes hit a towering three-run homer and tied his career high with five RBIs, powering Cleveland past Los Angeles.
TIGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 1, 10 INNINGS >> Pinch-hitter Harold Castro singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and Detroit beat Toronto.
Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera remained at 499 career home runs after going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts.
ASTROS 12, MARINERS 3 >> Yordan Álvarez homered and had four RBIs as Houston jumped on Yusei Kikuchi early and cruised to a win over Seattle.
PIRATES 4, CARDINALS 0 >> Mitch Keller struck out six over five solid innings, Gregory Polanco drove in two runs and Pittsburgh topped St. Louis to snap a five-game skid.
NATIONALS 4, BREWERS 1 >> Patrick Corbin pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Washington topped Milwaukee.
ROCKIES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 4 >> Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard hit a go-ahead RBI triple in the sixth inning, Garrett Hampson homered and Colorado beat Arizona.