WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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Cardinals 5, REDS 4 (G1): Paul Goldschmidt gave St. Louis the lead with his second homer of the game as the Cardinals tightened up the NL wildcard race with a win in the opener of a doubleheader.

Rockies 9, RANGERS 5: Brendan Rodgers’ two-run double put Colorado ahead during a five-run ninth inning, and the Rockies rallied from an early 5-0 deficit. Rodgers doubled to the gap in left-center off Joe Barlow.

DIAMONDBACKS 8, Padres 3: Josh VanMeter homered in a six-run third inning as Arizona chased Yu Darvish in the third inning. Luke Weaver, making his first start in 31⁄ months, took a

2 shutout into the sixth inning.

MARINERS 1, Astros 0: Rookie righthander Logan Gilbert and four relievers combined to shut out Houston for the second straight day and J.P. Crawford scored the lone run on a sacrifice fly to lift Seattle.

Cardinals at REDS (G2), late: Jon Lester allowed one hit while pitching into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt homered and the Cardinals inched closer to the slumping Reds in the NL wild-card race with a 3-1 win Monday.

Orioles at BLUE JAYS, late: egan Akin allowed one run through five innings and won consecutive starts for the first time, Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, and the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-2 Tuesday night.

Yankees at ANGELS, late: Shohei Ohtani stole home, Jared Walsh hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels hung on late to send the New York Yankees to their fourth straight loss, 6-4 Tuesday night.

Athletics at TIGERS, late: Matt Chapman hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning and cleared the fences again in the ninth, helping the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 Tuesday night.

Red Sox at RAYS, late: Randy Arozarena, rookie Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays won their ninth straight game, breaking away from Boston 8-5 Tuesday night soon after Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled because of a positive COVID-19 test.

Cleveland at ROYALS, late: Amed Rosario became the first player on record to go 5 for 5 with five RBIs, an inside-the-park homer and a drive over the fence, and Cleveland beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Tuesday night.

Cubs at TWINS, late: Frank Schwindel homered for the second straight game, Ian Happ added a towering homer into the third deck, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Pirates at WHITE SOX, late: Yasmani Grandal and Jose Abreu homered, and five relievers combined for 42⁄ innings

3 of two-hit ball as the Chicago White Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Brewers at GIANTS, late: Lorenzo Cain homered and added an RBI single, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their second straight over San Francisco, beating the Giants 6-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of division leaders.

Braves at DODGERS, late: Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in a matchup of playoff contenders Tuesday night.

Phillies at NATIONALS, ppd.

Marlins at METS, ppd.