Emmanuel Rivera hit a game-winning two-run single in Baltimore’s four-run bottom of the ninth and the Orioles, who didn’t have a hit through 8 2/3 innings, rallied past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers for a 4-3 victory Saturday night.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto came within one out of throwing a no-hitter, but the Dodgers were saddled with their fifth consecutive loss. Jackson Holliday’s ninth-inning home run with two outs broke up the no-hit bid and Yamamoto came out of the game. The right-hander finished with 10 strikeouts and issued two walks.
Blake Treinen (1-3) replaced Yamamoto, but he didn’t record an out. Jeremiah Jackson doubled off Treinen and then Gunnar Henderson was hit by a pitch, so that allowed the potential tying and winning runs to come to the plate. Ryan Mountcastle drew a walk to load the bases and Colton Cowser’s walk forced in the second run of the inning.
Tanner Scott gave up Rivera’s single. A night earlier, he surrendered Samuel Basallo’s game-winning home run in the ninth in a 2-1 outcome. Mookie Betts drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who racked up 10 hits. Freddie Freeman and Miguel Rojas joined Betts with two hits. The Orioles extended their winning streak to five. Albert Suarez (1-0) was the winning pitcher in relief, giving up one run in three innings.
Tigers 6, White Sox 0
Tarik Skubal extended his franchise record with another scoreless outing as Detroit ended visiting Chicago’s six-game winning streak.
By pitching seven scoreless innings, Skubal (13-4) has 12 starts this season in which he has pitched at least six innings and allowed no runs, two more than previous record-holder Denny McLain notched in 1969. Skubal held the White Sox to two hits and one walk while striking out six, lowering his season ERA to 2.10.
Gleyber Torres delivered the big blow on offense, a three-run homer to cap the Tigers’ five-run fourth. Jahmai Jones had a solo homer and scored two runs for the AL Central-leading Tigers. Zach McKinstry added an RBI double.
Reds 6, Mets 3
Sal Stewart celebrated his first major league home run and Brady Singer battled through six innings for Cincinnati as it ended a three-game losing streak by beating visiting New York.
Matt McLain and Austin Hays added solo homers as the Reds try to stay in the National League wild-card race and chase down the Mets, who hold one of those three playoff spots. Those were also the only hits the home team got off Mets starter Jonah Tong (1-1) in the rookie right-hander’s six innings.
New York leadoff batter Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with two doubles. He scored from third on an Emilio Pagan wild pitch in the ninth. Pagan overcame two hits and the run in the inning by striking out three to get the Reds back to .500. Singer (13-9) allowed one run on four hits, struck out five and walked four.
Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1
Luis Gil pitched six effective innings in his longest start since returning from a strained lat that sidelined him for four months, and New York withstood a lengthy rain delay for a victory over visiting Toronto.
Gil (3-1) allowed one run before heavy rain delayed the game for one hour, 46 minutes. Gil was also aided by strong defense in right field when Cody Bellinger threw out Bo Bichette on a close play. It helped the Yankees win for the 10th time in 13 games and move three games behind Toronto for the AL East lead. Jasson Dominguez hit an RBI single in the second and Wells lifted a pair sacrifice flies as the Yankees eked out their fourth win in 12 meetings with Toronto.
Chris Bassitt (11-8) allowed two unearned runs on three hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three in an 80-pitch outing.
Brewers 4, Pirates 1
Brandon Woodruff threw six shutout innings, and Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio each hit two-run home runs to lead Milwaukee to a victory over host Pittsburgh.
Woodruff (6-2) allowed only two hits and struck out eight as he bounced back from his worst start of the season last Sunday at Toronto and helped the Brewers win for the third time in four games.
Reynolds and Triolo each had two hits to lead the Pirates, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 16-17. Oneil Cruz had Pittsburgh’s RBI on a ninth-inning groundout.
Phillies 4, Marlins 2
Bryce Harper belted a two-run homer and Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings against his former team, fueling Philadelphia to a victory over host Miami.
The Phillies’ Harrison Bader had an RBI single and scored on Bryson Stott’s sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Luzardo (13-6) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out eight batters to improve to 1-1 in three outings against the Marlins this season. He pitched for Miami in parts of the last four years.
Eric Wagaman had an RBI double, and Javier Sanoja added a run-scoring single for the Marlins, who have lost five in a row overall and seven of nine meetings with Philadelphia this season.
Guardians 3, Rays 2
Steven Kwan delivered a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the ninth as Cleveland won its second straight over host Tampa Bay.
Against Pete Fairbanks (4-5), Kwan grounded a two-bouncer between shortstop and third that was fielded, but he beat it out, scoring Daniel Schneemann in the process. Guardians closer Cade Smith then worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save in relief of Hunter Gaddis (2-2). Schneemann went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run. Starting pitcher Tanner Bibee hurled 6 2/3 innings and yielded two runs on five hits.
Josh Lowe hit a solo homer for the Rays. Tristan Gray was 2-for-2 with a double and a run. Starter Shane Baz allowed two runs on five hits in five innings while striking out eight.
Diamondbacks 5, Red Sox 1
James McCann had three hits and scored twice, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings to earn his 13th victory and Arizona beat Boston in Phoenix.
Adrian Del Castillo had two hits and Jake McCarthy had two RBIs for the D-backs, who have won four in a row and eight of 10. Pfaadt (13-8) gave up one run on six hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks. Arizona moved over .500 for the first time since July 1 and closed to within 4 1/2 games of the New York Mets for the final NL wild-card spot.
Masataka Yoshida had an RBI single and Romy Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to nine games for the Red Sox, who have lost three in a row. Boston fell to 4 1/2 games behind Toronto in the AL East and 1 1/2 behind the New York Yankees for the first AL wild-card position.
Royals 11, Twins 2
Salvador Perez’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run first inning against Minnesota All-Star Joe Ryan, who had never previously lost to Kansas City, as the host Royals rolled to a victory.
Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek (5-5) yielded two runs on six hits and one walk over seven strong innings in his second start since arriving from the San Diego Padres at the trade deadline on July 31.
Ryan (13-8) gave up five runs in two innings, while walking a season-high four against the Royals, who have won three straight to continue their American League wild-card push.
Mariners 10, Braves 2
Julio Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs and Cal Raleigh slugged his major league-leading 52nd homer as Seattle beat host Atlanta.
Rodriguez hit his first home run in the first to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead and then broke a 2-2 tie with another two-run blast in the seventh. Eugenio Suarez also hit a solo home run and Josh Naylor added a three-run shot as Seattle scored seven runs combined in the seventh and eighth innings.
Matt Olson hit a solo homer for the Braves. Starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep went five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and five walks with five strikeouts. Daysbel Hernandez (4-3) took the loss in relief after yielding three runs on three hits, including two homers.
Cardinals 3, Giants 2
Jordan Walker snapped an 0-for-25 slump with a walk-off two-run double to lift St. Louis to a win over visiting San Francisco.
The Cardinals trailed 2-0 in the ninth inning before scoring three times against Giants closer Ryan Walker (5-5). Kyle Leahy pitched two scoreless innings and reliever Riley O’Brien (3-0) pitched the top of the ninth to earn the victory.
Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for the Giants, who missed an opportunity to gain ground on the New York Mets in the NL wild card race. Verlander held the Cardinals to three hits while striking out six batters. He climbed into eighth on baseball’s all-time strikeout list with 3,536, passing Gaylord Perry.
Nationals 2, Cubs 1
Rookie Daylen Lile homered to lead off the fourth and Brad Lord tossed 5 2/3 strong innings, lifting visiting Washington to a victory over Chicago.
Lile collected two hits to improve to 9-for-19 with five extra-base hits, six RBIs and six runs in five games this month. Jorge Alfaro had an RBI single in the first inning to highlight his two-hit performance for the Nationals, who have won four of their last five games.
Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong had a double and scored on a groundout in the second inning before exiting in the sixth after fouling a ball off his right knee. Matthew Boyd (12-8) settled for the hard-luck loss despite permitting two runs on seven hits in seven innings.
Astros 11, Rangers 0
Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez blasted solo home runs to back the splendid start from pitcher Hunter Brown as Houston walloped Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Brown (11-7) outdueled Rangers ace Jacob deGrom, producing six shutout innings while allowing four hits and three walks and striking out eight in his 107-pitch outing. Enyel De Los Santos and rookies Jayden Murray and Logan VanWey followed Brown to the mound for the Astros in the shutout.
deGrom (11-7) allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings, surrendering five hits and walking two while striking out eight. He was pulled with two on in the sixth for reliever Cole Winn, who allowed an RBI double to Yainer Diaz.
Padres 10, Rockies 8
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and singled to reach 700 career hits, Freddy Fermin had two hits and drove in three runs, and San Diego beat Colorado in Denver.
Luis Arraez and Ryan O’Hearn had three hits apiece and Ramon Laureano finished with two hits to help San Diego notch 16 hits and end a five-game skid. The Padres gained a game on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost at Baltimore and saw their National League West lead cut to one game.
Hunter Goodman set a Colorado record for home runs by a catcher with his 29th, Jordan Beck and Mickey Moniak also went deep, Ezequiel Tovar, Warming Bernabel and Beck each had three hits and Moniak contributed two hits for the Rockies, who had 14 hits.
Athletics 17, Angels 4
Nick Kurtz, Colby Thomas, Carlos Cortes and JJ Bleday each homered and Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to lead the Athletics to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Thomas went 2-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs while Jacob Wilson and Shea Langeliers each had three hits for the Athletics, who finished with 21 hits while scoring a season-high in runs. The win moved the A’s to within a half-game of Los Angeles for fourth place in the American League West.
Jo Adell and Matthew Lugo hit home runs and Yoan Moncada had an RBI triple for Los Angeles, which lost its third straight game.
