AROUND THE HORN | Recaps of Wednesday’s other Major League Baseball games

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 8, Pirates 3

PITTSBURGH

Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in three runs Wednesday night, powering the Brewers to a three-game sweep of the Pirates. Hiura hit a two-run homer with two out in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead. He sent a fastball from Trevor Williams 388 feet over the wall in right-center. His second homer, the 13th of his rookie season, was a solo shot that made the score 6-1 in the fifth. He also had a double in the third inning. It was Hiura’s first multi-homer game, and came as he had just three hits in his first 21 at-bats in August.

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

LOS ANGELES

Russell Martin drove a two-run, two-out single up the middle for the Dodgers’ 10th walk-off win of the season, and Los Angeles swept the Cardinals with. Martin improbably delivered after a frustrating offensive day for the Dodgers, who have won five straight.

Nationals 4, Giants 1

SAN FRANCISCO

Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer against his former team, Joe Ross pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball and the Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Giants. Parra broke camp with the Giants but was designated for assignment on May 3.

Mets 7, Marlins 2

NEW YORK

Michael Conforto homered twice, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil hit two-run shots and the surging Mets beat the Marlins to complete a four-game sweep. The Mets took another early lead and posted their sixth straight victory, winning for the 13th time in 14 games. New York has swept the last-place Marlins three times this season.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 4, Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Reliever Brock Stewart allowed two hits over four scoreless innings in his Toronto debut as the Blue Jays withstood a late Tampa Bay rally to beat the Rays. Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette set a team record with a double in eight straight games, breaking the mark of seven set by Carlos Delgado in 2000. The 21-year-old Bichette also extended his career-opening hitting streak to 10 games.

White Sox 8, Tigers 1

DETROIT

Ivan Nova pitched eight scoreless innings, and the White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers. Nova (7-9) allowed five hits, walked three and struck out one as he picked up his third win in four starts. Former Tiger James McCann had three RBIs, while Tim Anderson reached base five times and scored three runs.

Yankees 14, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE

Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka each hit two home runs, and the Yankees’ long-ball outburst against the Orioles reached historical proportions Wednesday night in a blowout that extended New York’s winning streak to eight games.Urshela had a pair of two-run drives, and Higashioka totaled five RBIs with his two shots.

INTERLEAGUE

Braves 11, Twins 7

MINNEAPOLIS

Ozzie Albies homered twice in his second straight four-hit game, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman both went deep, and the Braves again powered their way past the Twins. Max Fried (13-4) used a season-high 10 strikeouts to win his fourth consecutive start.

Astros 14, Rockies 3

HOUSTON

Yuli Gurriel drove in a team record-tying eight runs, Gerrit Cole won his 10th straight decision and the Astros routed the Rockies for their sixth victory in a row. A day after homering twice with three RBIs, Gurriel again teed off for the AL West leaders. He hit a three-run homer in the first inning, a sacrifice fly in the third, a three-run double in the fourth and an RBI grounder in the sixth. Gurriel tied Houston’s RBI record set by J.R. Towles in 2007 against St. Louis.

Mariners 3, Padres 2

SEATTLE

Mallex Smith doubled leading off the eighth inning and scored when Daniel Vogelbach beat out a potential inning-ending double play, and the Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak. Anthony Bass pitched the ninth for his second save.

Cubs 10, Athletics 1

CHICAGO

Ian Happ hit his second career grand slam, Jose Quintana tossed two-hit ball through seven innings to win his sixth straight decision and the Cubs ripped the Athletics.

Associated Press