Reds’ power tops Brewers
Cincinnati holds second wild card
Jonathan India hit a three-run homer and Nick Castellanos also went deep as the Cincinnati Reds beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Sonny Gray allowed three hits in six scoreless innings for the Reds, who still trail the Brewers by 8½ games. Cincinnati does hold the second NL wild-card spot.
“It’s huge for us,” India said of Cincinnati’s 70th victory this season. “That’s a really good team over there so it was good to get this one and hope for the best. Hopefully they go cold and we can stay hot.”
Gray (6-6) struck out six while walking only two batters and didn’t give up his first hit until Avisail Garcia’s two-out single in the fourth. In the sixth, he loaded the bases with two outs but got Rowdy Tellez to ground out to first.
It was the second consecutive scoreless outing for Gray, who hasn’t allowed a run in his past 13 innings.
“An excellent start and came at a great time,” Reds manager David Bell said.
Other games
Giants 3, Mets 2: Kris Bryant launched an early two-run homer as visiting San Francisco beat plummeting New York for a threegame sweep.
Diamondbacks 8, Phillies 7: Carson Kelly went 2 for 5 with three RBIs and visiting Arizona held off a five-run Philadelphia rally in the ninth for the win.
Marlins 7, Nationals 5: Jorge Alfaro homered and singled and rookie Bryan De La Cruz had three hits as Miami beat visiting Washington.
White Sox 10, Blue Jays
7: Luis Robert hit a two-run home run and Carlos Rodón won in his return from the injured list as visiting Chicago beat Toronto.
Orioles 13, Angels 1: A day after ending a 19-game losing streak, major leagueworst Baltimore handled visiting Los Angeles again, getting a grand slam and six RBIs from Pedro Severino in the victory.
Indians 10, Rangers 6: Bradley Zimmer hit a tworun homer to highlight a four-run first inning as Cleveland beat visiting Texas.
Red Sox 12, Twins 2: Bobby Dalbec homered twice as host Boston beat Minnesota. Dalbec drove in seven runs.