Acuña, Olson star as Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies
ATLANTA, Ga. — Ronald Acuña Jr. drove in three runs with four hits, including a two-run single in Atlanta’s seven-run first inning, and the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 on Sunday night to split the four-game series.
Matt Olson hit a pair of two-run homers for Atlanta, and Spencer Strider (5-2) became the fastest pitcher in modern history to reach 100 strikeouts in a season.
Acuña hit a run-scoring triple in the fifth before Olson’s second homer to center. Acuña had two singles in the first when the Braves sent 11 batters to the plate, collected seven hits and opened a 7-0 lead. Led by Acuña and Olson, who had three hits, the Braves set a season high with 20 hits.
Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber each hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia. Dylan Covey (0-1) got the loss.
RAYS 11, DODGERS 10
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Isaac Paredes homered and drove in four runs as the Mlb-best Rays topped the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Luke Raley beat out an infield single leading off the seventh and scored on Wander Franco’s grounder, giving the Rays an 11-10 advantage.
Chris Taylor homered twice, and Max Muncy, Trayce Thompson and J.D. Martinez also connected for the Dodgers. Victor González (1-2) was charged with the loss.
Muncy left in the third with a left hamstring cramp, which occurred running the bases. He will have an MRI exam on Monday.
Jalen Beeks (2-2) got the win, and Jason Adam earned his seventh save. Rays closer Pete Fairbanks was warming up in the bullpen but left for the dugout after his hip locked up.
YANKEES 10, PADRES 7
NEW YORK — Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead RBI single in New York’s seven-run third inning before injuring his neck on a pickoff play.
Rizzo was injured when Kyle Higashioka picked off Fernando Tatis Jr. to end the sixth. As the first baseman leaned back to apply the tag, Rizzo collided with Tatis. Rizzo stayed on the ground for a few minutes and headed back to the clubhouse as the Yankees batted.
The team said Rizzo’s exit was for precautionary reasons.
Aaron Judge and Harrison Bader homered for New York. Higashioka had three hits and two RBIS.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole (6-0) allowed six runs, five earned, and four hits in sixplus innings.
San Diego’s Yu Darvish (3-4) was tagged for seven runs and seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Jake Cronenworth and Rougned Odor went deep for the Padres.
BLUE JAYS 3, TWINS 0
MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto’s José Berríos pitched around a season-high five walks and into the sixth inning, beating his old team.
Alejandro Kirk hit a tworun single in the second that held up for Berríos (5-4), who has allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his last nine turns after a rough start.
Daulton Varsho scored from first base on Kirk’s hit and was solid in the outfield, a day after he twice had a leaping catch attempt turn into a Twins home run.
Playing center, Varsho assisted on the third out of the fourth when he fielded a single and threw out Alex Kirilloff trying to go from first to third. Then in the eighth, Varsho jumped above the wall to take a homer away from Carlos Correa.
Jordan Romano recorded his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.
Bailey Ober (3-2) struck out seven while working five innings of two-run ball for Minnesota.
ROCKIES 11, METS 10
DENVER — Ryan Mcmahon homered for the third straight game and drove in five runs, powering Colorado to the victory.
Mcmahon hit a three-run double in a four-run fourth inning against Tylor Megill and a 437-foot, two-run homer to center field off Stephen Nogosek (0-1) an inning later. Colorado erased a 6-2 deficit to take two of three in the series and complete a 5-2 homestand.
Charlie Blackmon also went deep for Colorado, and Peter Lambert (1-1) got the win.
Francisco Álvarez and Francisco Lindor homered for the Mets. Tommy Pham finished with three hits and four RBIS.
D’BACKS 4, RED SOX 2
PHOENIX — Merrill Kelly struck out 10 and Corbin Carroll hit a two-run homer, helping Arizona to the win.
Carroll hit a two-run homer off Tanner Houck (3-4) in the first. Geraldo Perdomo added a solo shot in the second to stake Kelly to a 4-0 lead.
Kelly (6-3) matched a career high by striking out six batters looking, one short of the Diamondbacks’ record. He allowed a run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Justin Turner hit a solo homer for Boston in the eighth inning against Kyle Nelson, but Miguel Castro worked around an infield single in the ninth for his fifth save in six chances.
BREWERS 7, GIANTS 5
MILWAUKEE — William Contreras homered and drove in three runs, powering the Brewers to the win.
Owen Miller had two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs as Milwaukee salvaged the finale of the four-game series. Brian Anderson had two RBIS, and Christian Yelich walked twice and scored two runs.
The NL Central leaders were shut down by the Giants in the previous three games, only managing two runs and 13 hits.
Mike Yastrzemski and Blake Sabol homered for San Francisco.
REDS 8, CUBS 5
CHICAGO — Matt Mclain had a career-high four hits in his 12th big league game, and Cincinnati completed a three-game series sweep.
Spencer Steer hit a tworun homer in Cincinnati’s fourth win in its last five games. Kevin Newman reached five times on two singles and three walks, and Nick Senzel had two hits and two RBIS.
Cincinnati outscored Chicago 25-10 in the weekend set. The Reds totaled 14 hits in the finale against their NL Central rival.
Patrick Wisdom homered twice and drove in five runs in Chicago’s fourth straight loss. Drew Smyly (5-2) permitted five runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
MARLINS 2, ANGELS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Fortes homered, rookie Eury Pérez pitched five innings and Miami concluded its 10-game road trip with a series sweep of the Angels.
Pérez (2-1) and five Miami relievers combined on a five-hitter that ended the Angels’ majors-best streak of 94 consecutive games without a shutout loss since Aug. 21, 2022.
JT Chargois allowed two hits and a walk in the ninth, but he retired Mike Trout on a game-ending popup to second with two runners in scoring position. Chargois earned his first save in 173 appearances during a major league career that began in 2016.
The Marlins have won four of five. They finished 5-5 on their trip.
Patrick Sandoval (3-4) pitched six innings of two-run ball for Los Angeles.
MARINERS 6, PIRATES 3, 10 INNINGS
SEATTLE — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Mariners beat the Pirates for their sixth win in seven games.
The Mariners opened a 3-1 lead with the help of solo homers by Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh, but blew it in the eighth with an error and a wild pitch.