Newcomb shines in Braves’ victory

ATLANTA — Sean Newcomb pitched six scoreless innings, Charlie Culberson homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Saturday.

The NL East-leading Braves improved to 25-7 when their starter pitches at least six innings, and Newcomb has been a big reason for the success.

A winner in eight of his last nine decisions, Newcomb (8-2) allowed two hits, walked one and struck out seven. He retired the last 13 batters he faced.

YANKEES 4, RAYS 1: Luis Severino pitched eight sharp innings and also jumped to steal away a popup from catcher Gary Sanchez, leading host New York to its 13th win in 16 games.

TWINS 9, INDIANS 3: Cleveland pitcher Carlos Carrasco was pulled after he was struck on the right arm by a line drive, and visiting Minnesota got four hits from Eddie Rosario in a victory. Cleveland said Carrasco was diagnosed with a forearm contusion and is expected to give an update on his status Sunday.

TEXAS 5, ROCKIES 2: Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the eighth inning, and host Texas stopped a seven-game slide.

BLUE JAYS 2, NATIONALS 0: Max Scherzer lost his second straight start for the first time since 2015 when Marco Estrada pitched 62⁄ shutout innings to lift host 3 Toronto over Washington.

TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 5: Nicholas Castellanos homered twice, and Jose Iglesias hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Detroit's two-run eighth, helping beat host Chicago for its fourth straight win.

PIRATES 6, REDS 2: Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer, and host Pittsburgh pulled away from Cincinnati.

PHILLIES 4, BREWERS 1: Rhys Hoskins and Andrew Knapp hit home runs as Philadelphia, despite stranding 15 runners, won at Milwaukee.

ATHLETICS 6, ANGELS 4: Stephen Piscotty hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the sixth, and Oakland held on to beat visiting Los Angeles.

MARLINS 5, ORIOLES 4: J.T. Realmuto homered twice and had four RBIs off Alex Cobb as Miami won at Baltimore.