MLB roundup

MLB roundup

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 7, Tigers 2

DETROIT

Dylan Moore homered and Kyle Seager drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers. Mallex Smith stole two bases, giving him 34, the most in the majors. The Mariners won two of three after losing eight of their previous nine. After Seattle opener Matt Wisler pitched a scoreless first, Tommy Milone (2-7) took over as the primary pitcher and allowed two runs and six hits in four innings. Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull (3-11) allowed three runs and six hits in five innings. Turnbull struck out seven batters in the first three innings, but only retired the side in order in the first.

Twins 13, Rangers 6

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Luis Arraez hit the first of three more homers by the slugging Minnesota Twins, putting them ahead to stay. Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario also went deep for Minnesota (73-48), which maintained a half-game lead over Cleveland for the AL Central lead. After C.J. Cron reached on a one-out error on the second, rookie second baseman Arraez homered to right for a 2-0 lead. Arraez’s third homer was part of a five-run inning. Jake Cave had an RBI double before a throwing error by shortstop Elvis Andrus allowed two runs to score.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 13, Dodgers 7

MIAMI

The Miami Marlins turned the tables on the Los Angeles Dodgers in their rout-filled season series, winning despite giving up four home runs, including Cody Bellinger’s 40th. The Dodgers increased their homer total this week at pitcher-friendly Marlins Park to 14, a franchise record for a three-game series. Max Muncy hit his 29th, Corey Seager his 12th and Kyle Garlick his third. Brian Anderson, Starlin Castro, Jorge Alfaro and Lewis Brinson each had three RBIs for Miami, and Jon Berti scored three times.

Reds 2, Cardinals 1

CINCINNATI

Sonny Gray struck out 10 while pitching five scoreless innings, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the St. Louis Cardinals. Gray, Robert Stephenson, Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias combined for a two-hitter. Iglesias surrendered Kolten Wong’s check-swing RBI double in the ninth before retiring pinch-hitter Matt Wieters on a fly ball to center to finish his 24th save. Nick Senzel and Eugenio Suarez each drove in a run for Cincinnati, which stopped a four-game slide.

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

PHILADELPHIA

Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs. Cubs starter Yu Darvish struck out 10, silencing Philadelphia’s bats for seven innings a night after the Phillies scored 11 runs in former manager Charlie Manuel’s debut as hitting coach. Pinch-hitter Brad Miller chased Rowan Wick with an RBI single in the ninth that cut it to 5-2 and Roman Quinn greeted Pedro Strop with an RBI single to make it a two-run game. Strop (2-5) hit Rhys Hoskins to load the bases with one out. Derek Holland entered to face Harper and got ahead 0-2 in the count. Harper fouled off a 2-2 pitch before launching his 25th homer way out to right. Ranger Suarez (4-1) tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win.

Mets 10, Braves 8

ATLANTA

Pete Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a three-run homer that helped lead to Julio Teheran’s shortest career start, and the New York Mets held on in the ninth inning. Alonso’s first-inning homer carried 451 feet before making a splash landing in the pool behind the center-field wall. Alonso set career highs for hits and RBIs. The Mets had a season-high 23 hits. Amed Rosario’s career-high five hits included two doubles, two singles and a triple. Wilson Ramos had four hits.

Associated Press