MONDAY’S GAMES
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ROCKIES 2, Pirates 0: Kyle Freeland pitched five scoreless innings before leaving with an apparent leg injury suffered while running the bases, and Elías Díaz homered for Colorado. Yonathan Daza had an RBI triple.
REDS 12, Phillies 4: Nick Castellano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and drove in a career-high seven runs for Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s seventh-inning rally was sparked by Alejo Lopez, who pinch-hit with one out and singled on the first pitch.
NATIONALS 8, Mets 4:
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, becoming the first player in major league history to hit 15 home runs in a 17-day span. Schwarber socked a fastball from Jared Eickhoff an estimated 439 feet into the upper deck in right field in the first inning.
Angels 5, YANKEES 3: Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season, and José Suarez pitched
51⁄3 innings of one-run relief after Dylan Bundy threw up on the mound because of heat exhaustion.
CLEVELAND 13, Tigers 5: José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, Austin Hedges had a two-run shot and Cleveland won. Ramírez connected for a three-run drive in the fourth inning off rookie Matt Manning (1-2).
RED SOX 6, Royals 5: Hunter Renfroe homered twice, the second a 434-foot solo shot over the Green Monster to break a sixth-inning tie and help Boston rally from a four-run deficit.
Orioles at ASTROS, late: Houston has hit 103 home runs this season, sixth in the American League. Jose Altuve leads the team with 17. The Orioles are 12-28 on the road.
Cubs at BREWERS, late: Milwaukee ranks last in the National League in hitting with a .215 batting average. Omar Narvaez leads the club with an average of .301. The Cubs are 19-14 in division matchups.
CARDINALS 7, Diamondbacks 1: Paul DeJong homered to cap a six-run burst in the seventh inning for St. Louis. The Diamondbacks, who have won just once on the road since April 25, have lost 22 of 24 overall.
Giants at DODGERS, late: Los Angeles’ team on-base percentage of .333 leads the National League. Max Muncy leads the team with an OBP of .406. The Giants are 20-11 against the rest of their division.
Twins at WHITE SOX, ppd.: The opener of a scheduled four-game series was postponed because of rain. The teams will play a doubleheader on July 19.