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Dylan Carlson’s RBI single in the 12th inning helped the Tampa Bay Rays overcome a blown six-run lead and sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-7 win Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Carlson’s liner to left scored Alex Jackson and handed Justin Martinez (5-4) his second loss of the three-game series. Edwin Uceta (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless 12th.
Brandon Lowe had two hits, including a two-run homer. Christopher Morel was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and a walk, after replacing Yandy Diaz (left forearm contusion) in the first inning. Jose Caballero had a two-run double, a run and three stolen bases, giving him an American League-leading 35.
Arizona’s Corbin Carroll had two hits, including a two-run homer, and Adrian Del Castillo swatted a three-run shot, the latter coming in the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte reinjured his left ankle while pinch-hitting in the ninth.
Brewers 2, Guardians 0
Colin Rea allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep of visiting Cleveland.
Rea (11-4) struck out five, didn’t walk a batter and hit two. Bryan Hudson came in to get three outs in the eighth after Rea hit Jhonkensy Noel for the second time to lead off an inning. Brice Turang had two hits and scored a run for Milwaukee.
With closer Devin Williams unavailable, Brewers left-hander Jared Koenig, who blew his only two save opportunities earlier this season, pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first major league save. Cleveland starter Ben Lively (10-8) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, striking out five and walking two.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 2
Gunnar Henderson homered for the fourth time in five games and Albert Suarez threw six shutout innings as Baltimore ended a homestand by defeating Boston.
Adley Rutschman also homered as the Orioles forged a split of the four-game series between American League East playoff contenders. The Orioles won despite producing only three hits — compared to 11 for Boston — along with one walk and two hit batsmen.
Suarez (6-4) had been given an extra day of rest and took full advantage. He allowed seven singles and struck out six without a walk. Seranthony Dominguez worked 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts for his fourth save despite giving up Rob Refsnyder’s solo home run, his eighth of the season, with one out in the ninth.
Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1
Clayton Kershaw (2-2) threw six scoreless innings, holding St. Louis to four hits and a walk for visiting Los Angeles.
Michael Kopech closed out the victory to earn his 11th save, and Shohei Ohtanti hit his National League-leading 39th homer for the Dodgers.
Lars Nootbaar homered for St. Louis and Sonny Gray (11-8) took the loss.
Braves 3, Angels 1
Charlie Morton (7-7) gave up one run and two hits in 5 1/3 innings and got just enough offensive support for Atlanta in Anaheim, Calif.
Marcell Ozuna had two hits, Ramon Laureano homered and Raisel Iglesias pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save for the Braves, who won two of three in the series.
Los Angeles starter Jack Kochanowicz (1-3) took the loss.
Marlins 3, Mets 2
Derek Hill scored the tying run in the seventh inning and hit the go-ahead RBI single an inning later as visiting Miami salvaged the finale of a three-game series by edging New York.
Nick Fortes lofted a sacrifice fly in the third inning while Hill, Emmanuel Rivera and Otto Lopez had two hits apiece for the Marlins, who improved to 6-10 this month. Francisco Lindor laced an RBI single and Brandon Nimmo homered for the Mets.
Reed Garrett (7-5) issued three walks while recording two outs in the eighth before Hill greeted Phil Maton with an RBI single. Calvin Faucher worked around a pair of ninth-inning singles to preserve the win for Andrew Nardi (3-1).
Nationals 6, Phillies 4
Jacob Young hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift visiting Washington to a win over Philadelphia in the finale of a four-game series.
Washington loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Phillies reliever Matt Strahm (4-2). With one out, Young’s sacrifice fly helped the Nationals avoid a sweep. James Wood blasted a 417-foot solo home run in the ninth to complete the scoring.
Jacob Barnes (7-2) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief, and Kyle Finnegan picked up his 31st save. Trea Turner, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh belted solo homers as Philadelphia said goodbye to a four-game winning streak.
Rangers 6, Twins 5 (10 innings)
Adolis Garcia went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and scored the game-winning run as Texas knocked off Minnesota in 10 innings in Arlington, Texas.
Garcia, who began the bottom of the 10th on second, came around to score on Josh Jung’s one-out infield single and third baseman Jose Miranda’s throwing error. Marcus Semien went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Rangers. Their bullpen threw seven innings of one-run ball, as Andrew Chafin (4-2) picked up the win with a scoreless 10th.
Minnesota closer Jhoan Duran (6-6) recorded the loss, despite not allowing an earned run. Starter Pablo Lopez threw six scoreless innings for the Twins, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out three. Ryan Jeffers finished 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs as Minnesota had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Royals 8, Reds 1
Brady Singer tossed six shutout innings as visiting Kansas City completed a dominating three-game sweep by routing Cincinnati.
Singer (9-8), who snapped a personal two-game skid, was not bothered by a 45-minute rain delay, limiting the Reds to just five singles. He struck out six and walked one. Vinnie Pasquantino drove in three runs for the Royals, who had 41 hits and outscored the Reds 28-3 in the series, their eighth sweep of at least three games this season.
Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott (10-10) was charged with four runs and six hits over five innings, including a 413-foot homer to center by Dairon Blanco. The regular ninth-place hitter, Blanco entered the weekend with one homer and five RBIs. He belted three homers while driving in eight over the final two games.
Mariners 10, Pirates 3
Seattle’s offense came alive with 13 hits, including three home runs, to snap a five-game losing streak and avoid being swept with a win against host Pittsburgh.
Each of the Mariners’ nine starters had at least one hit. Cal Raleigh hit his 27th homer of the year, and Josh Rojas had two hits and two runs, including a home run. George Kirby (9-9) held Pittsburgh to two runs on four hits and struck out five across six innings.
Oneil Cruz had two of five hits for Pittsburgh, which had won its past two games. Joey Bart hit a two-run homer.
Astros 2, White Sox 0
Framber Valdez recorded his fourth scoreless start of the season and Yainer Diaz snapped a deadlock with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as host Houston claimed the rubber match of a three-game series with a win over Chicago.
Valdez (13-5) improved to 8-0 over his last 10 starts by limiting the White Sox to three hits and one walk while notching nine strikeouts over seven innings. He retired 11 consecutive batters after surrendering a leadoff single to Nicky Lopez in the first inning.
Jose Altuve provided the Astros an insurance run with his 16th home run leading off the eighth against White Sox reliever John Brebbia. Josh Hader recorded his 27th save with an 11-pitch ninth inning that featured strikeouts of Lopez and Luis Robert Jr.
Rockies 3, Padres 2
Jacob Stallings had two hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, and Colorado beat San Diego in Denver.
Angel Chivilli (1-1) picked up the win in relief of Bradley Blalock. Victor Vodnik notched his ninth save as the Rockies won the three-game series and finished 8-5 against the Padres this season.
Manny Machado homered for San Diego, which lost for just the sixth time since the All-Star break but also lost shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to a jammed right shoulder.
Blue Jays 1, Cubs 0
Bowden Francis held host Chicago to three hits over seven innings, and Joey Loperfido’s homer made the difference in Toronto’s win.
Loperfido’s third home run of the season, a shot to right, came in the second off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and was estimated at 409 feet. Francis (6-3) struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter in winning his second straight start and denying the Cubs a three-game sweep.
Imanaga (9-3) yielded just the one run on four hits and one walk. He struck out six but was pulled to start the sixth after throwing 97 pitches, 69 for strikes. It was his first loss since June 21.
Giants 4, Athletics 2 (10 innings)
Jerar Encarnacion and Michael Conforto hit back-to-back home runs in a three-run 10th inning for visiting San Francisco.
That gave the Giants a 2-2 split in the season series and the final Bridge Trophy, which goes to the winner of the series between the two Bay Area teams. The Athletics are scheduled to move to Sacramento next season.
The Giants’ Blake Snell struck out 10 in seven inning, and the Athletics’ JP Sears fanned nine in 7 2/3 innings. Each pitcher surrendered just one run. Ryan Walker (8-3) got the win, while Dany Jimenez (1-3) took the loss after giving up the late homers.
–Field Level Media
