Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 4–3 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.
Former Yankee Gary Sanchez produced an RBI double and Nick Gordon hit a run-scoring single as Minnesota won in New York for the first time since May 2019, snapping a 10-game losing streak that included two AL Division Series games.
After Sonny Gray threw six innings of two-run ball, Griffin Jax (6–3) tossed one scoreless inning for the win. Michael Fulmer escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning for his third save.
Marlins 6, Phillies 5
Brian Anderson hit a go-ahead RBI single off David Robertson in the ninth inning as Miami rallied for a victory at Philadelphia.Lewin Diaz and Joey Wendle each hit a solo home run for the Marlins, who snapped a season-worst, nine-game losing streak.
Nationals 11, Cardinals 6
Alex Call went 4–for–5 with a home run and a career-high five RBIs as visiting Washington defeated St. Louis to earn a split of a four-game series.Cesar Hernandez went 3–for–4 with three RBIs and Luke Voit went 2–for–3 with two walks and two runs for the Nationals, who won for the sixth time in nine games.
Brewers 2, Giants 1 (Game 1)
Corbin Burnes allowed just one run on three hits over eight innings with 14 strikeouts to pace Milwaukee to a win over visiting San Francisco in the first game of a doubleheader.Burnes (10–6) hit one batter but did not walk anyone in his 100-pitch outing. Christian Yelich and Hunter Renfroe had RBI doubles for the Brewers, and Devin Williams pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save.
Brewers 4, Giants 2 (Game 2)
The Milwaukee bullpen covered seven solid innings after Freddy Peralta departed with a shoulder issue as the Brewers completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting San Francisco.Peter Strzelecki (2–1) got the win with two innings of scoreless relief. Taylor Rogers struck out the side in the ninth for his 31st save.
Reds 4, Cubs 3
Alejo Lopez delivered a game-tying RBI triple in the ninth inning, then scored on Jonathan India’s two-out single as visiting Cincinnati beat Chicago.India had three hits for Cincinnati, which took two of three at Chicago to win a second straight series. Alexis Diaz (6–2) got the win in relief, and Ian Gibault earned his first career save.
Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each had a pair of hits for the Cubs, who have lost 13 of 18. Reliever Mark Leiter Jr. (2–7) took the loss.