Gunnar Henderson homers as Baltimore Orioles edge Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O’Hearn hit a home run as the AL East leaders Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday to secure three of four games in a weekend series.
The Orioles have a two-game lead over the Rays after winning for the 12th time in 15 games.
Mike Baumann (7-0) scored the win in 2 2/3 innings without a hit. Félix Bautista conceded singles to Manuel Margot and Yandy Díaz in the ninth inning before earning his 28th save.
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Four Baltimore pitchers combined a three-hitter. The Baltimore pitchers went six and hit two batters.
Díaz hit a home run for the Rays, who were down 4:14 in the AL in July. Colin Poche (7-3) had to get the defeat.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 36th major league home run in the two-way superstar’s last home game before the close and the Angels hit a strong home run.
Ohtani is eligible for free agency this winter and could be on the road before the August 1st trade deadline. But general manager Perry Minasian said the Angels (51-49) are highly unlikely to be able to handle Ohtani if they remain in playoff contention.
Tyler Anderson (5-2) scored eight hits while pitching in the seventh inning for the Angels. Carlos Estévez scored the ninth goal for his 23rd save.
Bryan Reynolds scored for the Pirates, who lost seven of nine games at the break. Mitch Keller (9-6) had to get the defeat.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras each hit a two-run double and the Rangers defeated Max Muncy’s grand slam in the first inning.
Heim cut LA’s lead to 4-2 by the end of the first set before RBI singles from Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung put Texas ahead in the second set.
Missing All-Star hitters Corey Seager (sprained right thumb) and Adolis García (sore right hand) saw the Rangers avoid a three-game win in a division-leaders’ duel.
Texas left-hander Martín Pérez (8-3) allowed six hits in six innings. Dodgers freshman Emmet Sheehan (3-1) allowed eight runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since May 20, going 4-4 as the Yankees wrapped up their third straight win of the season.
Gleyber Torres’ two-run home run set off New York’s first four-run inning against Jordan Lyles (1-12). Torres extended his winning streak to 13 games and was eliminated in the seventh game with a strain in his left hip.
Luis Severino (2-4) won for the first time in four starts since June 24.
It was Rizzo’s 15th four-hit game of his career and first since August 4, 2019.
Salvador Perez, Michael Massey, Freddy Fermin and Kyle Isbel earned Kansas City a fifth straight loss.
BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a home run, Adam Duvall drove in two runs and Boston beat New York, clinching two runs from three in their weekend streak.
Boston opened a third inning with four runs with seven straight hits, chasing an ineffective Carlos Carrasco (3-4). Connor Wong had three goals for the Red Sox, who ended up scoring 15.
The win kept Boston (53-47) level with the rival last-place Yankees in the rough AL East. Both are two games away from a playoff spot.
Boston pitched seven pitchers, with Chris Murphy (1-0) throwing 3 2/3 innings to offload opener Brennan Bernardino for his first major league win.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Atlanta star Ozzie Albies hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, ending Milwaukee’s bullpen dominance.
Albies’ 407-foot shot to left center following a first-pitch sinker by Elvis Peguero (1-3) ended a run of 28 2/3 straight innings scoreless by Brewers-Reliefs.
Atlanta slugger Austin Riley went 0-4 and ended his five-game streak with a Braves-record home run.
Daysbel Hernández (1-0) scored a goalless seventh to secure victory on his big league debut after being called up by Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day. Raisel Iglesias knocked the team out of the field for the 18th time in the ninth round.
SEATTLE (AP) — Pinch hitter Santiago Espinal hit the winning goal in the seventh inning and Toronto closer Jordan Romano avoided a jam in the ninth inning.
Seattle took the runners to second and third with an out in the ninth, but Romano knocked out Julio Rodríguez with a 2-2 slider and knocked out Eugenio Suárez with a flyout for his 27th save.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Brandon Belt each hit home runs for the second straight season and helped the Blue Jays recover from late leads in one-run losses on Friday and Saturday. Tim Mayza (2:1) got the win.
Mike Ford scored a two-run shot for the Mariners. Bryan Woo (1-3) was blamed for the loss.
PHILLIES 8, GUARDIANS 5, 10 ININGS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Bryce Harper started with a single in the 10th inning and put on more solid defense in his second career start at first base, leading Philadelphia to the win.
Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel (6-1) failed with his first save in 17 chances of the season when David Fry hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth game.
Kyle Schwarber started the 10th as an automatic runner on second base. Trea Turner went for a walk before Harper hit a single in the middle against Tim Herrin (1-1). JT Realmuto hit a sacrifice fly and Alec Bohm had a two run single to make it 8-4.
Cleveland threatened to come back all the way in the bottom half. Steven Kwan’s single against Jeff Hoffman hit a run and a walk to Tyler Freeman loaded the bases with no outs. Yunior Marte replaced Hoffman and got out of trouble with his second save.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lane Thomas equaled a Nationals record with four stolen bases and Washington recorded its first series sweep in nearly two years.
Riley Adams hit a home run and MacKenzie Gore (6-7) threw five shutout innings for Washington, completing his first sweep since taking on two games against Toronto in August 2021. It was the Nationals’ first three-game series sweep since June 2021 against Pittsburgh.
Joc Pederson hit a home run for San Francisco, which lost its fifth straight game. Scott Alexander (6:1) had to get the defeat.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his first career leadoff home run and Nick Senzel scored for a two-run shot, helping the Reds finish the three-game sweep.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two hits and two RBIs as Cincinnati earned their fifth straight overall win. It was the Reds’ first win over the Diamondbacks since July 6–8, 2007 at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati (55-46) was just a half game ahead of NL Central leaders Milwaukee. The Reds open a three-game set at the Brewers on Monday night.
Derek Law (4-4) secured the win with a scoreless inning. Lucas Sims got two outs for his second save.
Corbin Carroll hit his 21st home run for the Diamondbacks and Ketel Marte went 2 for 2 with three walks. Tyler Gilbert (0-1) suffered the loss.
CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a home run and drove three runs for the Cubs, and Jameson Taillon threw a pitch in the sixth inning.
Dansby Swanson had two hits and Yan Gomes had two runs as Chicago completed a 6-4 home draw. The Cubs won the last three games of their four-game set against the Cardinals.
Taillon (4-6) was burdened with one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Nolan Arenado scored three for the disappointing Cardinals, who could be one of baseball’s most active sellers before the Aug. 1 close. Jordan Montgomery (6-8) allowed seven runs, five earned and six hits in six innings.
MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 2, 10 INNINGS
MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez scored the winner in the 10th inning with loaded bases and the Marlins ended an eight-game losing streak.
With the Rockies playing five infielders, Arraez hit a line drive into an empty right field in front of Pierce Johnson (1-5). Arraez went 3 for 4, taking his top major league average to a .379.
Huascar Brazoban (4-2) secured the win for Miami, who picked up their first win since the All-Star break.
Randal Grichuk and Brenton Doyle hit home runs for Colorado.
TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 4, 12 ININGS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning to cap a late upswing by the Twins that gave them a series win over the White Sox.
Jesse Scholtens (1-3) loaded bases with no one out before enticing Christian Vázquez to hit a 2-0 fastball in a shortstop-to-home-to-first doubleplay. That left a third-place runner for Jeffers, who gave the Twins (53-48) a three-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central, their widest lead in more than five weeks.
Emilio Pagán (5-1) scored a perfect 12th for the win, leaving the automatic runner in his last solid performance in third after a difficult season and a half early in his Twins career.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mauricio Dubón hit a home run with two outs in the ninth inning to give Houston the win.
Yainer Diaz hit his 11th home run for the Astros, who have won four of five and remain three games behind AL West leaders Rangers. Hector Neris (6-2) secured the win and Bryan Abreu made his third save.
Jeremy Pena grabbed a one-out walk against Chad Smith (1-2) but was caught trying to grab second place. Subsequently, Dubón hit his fifth home run of the season.
JJ Bleday hit a home run and two goals for the last-place A’s.
DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibañez hit a home run and the Tigers avoided a weekend win.
Alex Faedo (2-4), who started with a 6.98 ERA, threw six shutout innings for Detroit. The right-hander allowed one hit and went four.
Beau Brieske and Jason Foley each worked an inning before Alex Lange hit a rainy ninth for his 17th save. With the runners in second and third place, Lange flyballed Gary Sánchez in the middle for the final out.
San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove (9-3) lost for the first time since May 20 in a 10-start span. He allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.
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