MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits HR, steals base in win

Shohei Ohtani led off with one of many Dodgers’ 4 house runs within the first inning and Tommy Edman went deep twice within the recreation as host Los Angeles held off the Chicago Cubs for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday.

Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy belted house runs within the opening inning, all in succession in opposition to left-hander Jordan Wicks, because the first-place Dodgers averted a three-game sweep by the hands of the Cubs. Edman hit one house run from either side of the plate.

Ohtani, who additionally stole a base, has 47 house runs to go together with 48 steals as he closes in on the primary 50-50 season in main league historical past.

The Cubs (75-71) tied the sport at 7-7 within the fifth, the important thing hit a Cody Bellinger three-run homer. The Dodgers (87-59) received the tiebreaking hit from Gavin Lux within the seventh off Shawn Armstrong (3-3).

Mets 6, Blue Jays 2

Francisco Lindor ended Bowden Francis’s no-hitter with a leadoff homer to ignite a six-run ninth inning as visiting New York defeated Toronto.

Francisco Alvarez added a three-run house run within the Mets’ explosive ninth as New York took the rubber match of the three-game collection with Toronto.

It was the second time in 4 begins that Francis misplaced a no-hitter on a leadoff homer within the ninth. The Blue Jays’ solely no-hitter was pitched by Dave Stieb at Cleveland on Sept. 2, 1990.

Mariners 5, Padres 2

Bryan Woo took an ideal recreation into the seventh inning as Seattle defeated visiting San Diego.

The Mariners gained for the fifth time in seven video games to tug inside 3 1/2 video games of division-leading Houston within the American League West. Woo’s good recreation, no-hitter and shutout had been spoiled when Fernando Tatis Jr. lined a 1-0 fastball simply contained in the left discipline foul pole with one out within the seventh. Woo (8-2) was charged with two runs on two hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Tatis homered for the Padres, who misplaced for the fourth time of their previous six video games and dropped a half-game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks atop the Nationwide League’s wild-card standings. Padres starter Michael King (12-9) went 5 innings and gave up three runs — one earned — on 4 hits.

Phillies 3, Rays 2

One evening after he was hit by a pitch and each benches emptied, Nick Castellanos received his revenge on Tampa Bay, hitting a two-run homer and later scoring the go-ahead run as host Philadelphia accomplished a three-game sweep.

Zack Wheeler (15-6) logged six stable innings for Philadelphia (88-58) to win his third straight begin. The majority of the harm in opposition to him was inflicted by Jonathan Aranda, who doubled and homered for the Rays (71-75).

With the rating tied at 2-2, the Phillies put collectively a two-out rally within the sixth in opposition to Drew Rasmussen (0-1). Castellanos walked and superior to 3rd on a base hit by Brandon Marsh. Weston Wilson then hit a gradual curler into no-man’s land on the left facet for an infield single, permitting Castellanos to attain.

Pirates 3, Marlins 1

Bailey Falter threw 7 1/3 shutout innings to assist Pittsburgh full a season sweep of visiting Miami.

Falter (8-7) allowed simply two hits after carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning. The left-hander struck out 5 and walked three for the Pirates, who’ve gained 4 in a row and all seven in opposition to Miami this season.

Jonathan Bermudez (0-1) made his first main league begin after two reduction appearances and went two innings, permitting three runs and three hits with no strikeouts and one stroll for the Marlins, who’ve dropped three straight.

Nationals 5, Braves 1

Proper-hander Jake Irvin continued to mystify Atlanta, throwing six robust innings to assist host Washington earn a cut up of the two-game collection.

The loss drops Atlanta one recreation behind the Mets within the pursuit of the ultimate wild-card spot within the Nationwide League. Washington gained the season collection 8-5 in opposition to the Braves. Irvin (10-12) allowed one run on two hits with one stroll and 5 strikeouts. He didn’t permit a success till Michael Harris II doubled with two outs within the sixth.

The shedding pitcher was Max Fried (9-9), who pitched six innings and allowed 4 runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts and no walks for the Braves.

Tigers 7, Rockies 4

Trey Sweeney blasted a three-run homer to cap a six-run first inning as host Detroit prolonged its successful streak to 4 video games by defeating Colorado.

Kerry Carpenter equipped 4 hits, scored a run and drove in one other for the Tigers. Riley Greene added two hits, together with a solo homer, and knocked in two runs. Tyler Holton (6-1) tossed two innings of scoreless reduction to select up the win. Jason Foley received the final three outs, together with a pair of strikeouts, for his twenty second save.

Ezequiel Tovar drove in two runs and Ryan McMahon added a solo homer for the Rockies. Starter Tanner Gordon (0-6) gave up all seven runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out one and didn’t stroll a batter.

Guardians 6, White Sox 4

Lane Thomas had three hits and 4 RBIs and Austin Hedges homered as Cleveland defeated host Chicago to cap a three-game sweep.

Cleveland prolonged its lead atop the American League Central to 4 1/2 video games over the Kansas Metropolis Royals. 5 Guardians pitchers mixed for 18 strikeouts. Cleveland’s bullpen contributed 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, with Nick Sandlin (8-0) tossing 1 1/3 scoreless frames.

Chicago stretched its franchise-record house shedding streak to fifteen video games. Chicago right-hander Davis Martin, who returned from 2022 Tommy John surgical procedure in July, struggled by means of his shortest of eight begins this season. Martin (0-4) allowed 5 runs on six hits with one stroll and 4 strikeouts over three innings.

Crimson Sox 5, Orioles 3 (10 innings)

Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run house run — his fifth in his final 5 video games — within the backside of the tenth inning to present Boston a victory over visiting Baltimore.

The Orioles (83-64) took a 3-2 lead within the prime of the tenth when Emmanuel Rivera’s one-out single scored Austin Slater from third. Rivera hit his third house run and Anthony Santander added his forty first homer for Baltimore, which has failed to attain greater than three runs in six of its previous seven video games.

Masataka Yoshida had two hits for Boston, which gained twice within the three-game collection. The Crimson Sox (74-72) prevailed 12-3 on Monday and the Orioles earned a 5-3 victory Tuesday.

Diamondbacks 14, Rangers 4

Eugenio Suarez hit two house runs and Randal Grichuk, Ketel Marte and Adrian Del Castillo additionally went deep as Arizona accomplished a two-game sweep in opposition to Texas in Phoenix.

Marte completed with three hits, together with a double, and drove in 4 runs for Arizona (82-64), which gained its third straight recreation and scored in each inning apart from the third and recorded a season-high 13 extra-base hits in opposition to Texas (70-76).

Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on 4 hits with two walks and three strikeouts earlier than exiting the sport with proper hamstring cramping with a runner on and no outs within the fifth inning.

Yankees 4, Royals 3 (11 innings)

Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled in pinch runner Jon Berti from third base with one out within the backside of the eleventh inning to present New York a walk-off victory over Kansas Metropolis within the rubber recreation of their three-game collection at Yankee Stadium.

Juan Soto joined Aaron Choose (126) as the primary pair of Yankees teammates to have 100-plus RBIs in a season since 2011 when Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira all achieved the feat.

Michael Massey homered and Tommy Pham went 3-for-4 with a stroll for the Royals, who dropped 4 1/2 video games behind first-place Cleveland within the AL Central. Kris Bubic (0-1) suffered the loss.

Giants 13, Brewers 2

Jerar Encarnacion, Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman homered as a part of a 17-hit assault, main San Francisco to a blowout win over visiting Milwaukee.

Blake Snell (3-3) rebounded from a poor outing with 5 robust innings because the Giants (72-74) leveled the three-game collection at one win apiece. After Snell pitched a 1-2-3 prime of the primary, the Giants wasted no time leaping on Brewers starter Colin Rea scoring 4 runs in every of the primary two innings.

Rea (12-5) gave up 10 runs on 11 hits, with one stroll and one strikeout, in 4 innings for Milwaukee (83-62).

Twins 6, Angels 4

Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and Minnesota held on to beat Los Angeles in Minneapolis.

Brooks Lee additionally drove in a pair of runs for the Twins, who gained the rubber match of the three-game collection. Matt Wallner hit a solo house run.

Nolan Schanuel went 3-for-4 with a house run and two RBIs for the Angels. Taylor Ward and Jordyn Adams additionally clubbed solo house runs.

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking RBI double within the eighth inning and Nolan Arenado added a homer to raise St. Louis previous visiting Cincinnati.

In his first recreation since coming back from the 15-day injured checklist, beginning pitcher Lance Lynn allowed one run on 5 hits in 5 innings for the Cardinals (73-72). He struck out seven and walked one whereas reaching the two,000-inning milestone in his profession.

Reds beginning pitcher Brandon Williamson allowed one run on three hits in 5 innings. He struck out 5 and walked two. Buck Farmer (3-1) took the loss for the Reds (71-76), whose three-game successful streak ended.

Athletics 5, Astros 4

Kyle McCann slugged a go-ahead two-run house run within the prime of the sixth inning to help Joey Estes, who pitched successfully into the seventh inning as visiting Oakland beat Houston.

The Athletics scratched throughout two runs within the third to erase a 2-0 deficit. Brent Rooker and JJ Bleday drove house Max Schuemann and Ryan Noda, respectively. Rooker reached 100 RBIs this season along with his run-scoring single.

Astros nine-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve left within the backside of the fifth inning with facet discomfort. The leadoff batter was 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his final at-bat, throughout which he appeared to injure himself.

–Subject Stage Media