Giancarlo Stanton hit his 350th career homer and lifted a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning as the host New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5–2 on Wednesday.
Stanton reached the milestone in his 1,341st career game when he hit a two-run homer off Tyler Wells four batters in. He entered the night with four hits in his previous 31 at-bats and no homers in his prior 14 games.
Stanton joined Alex Rodriguez and Babe Ruth as the third player to get his 350th career homer with the Yankees. He helped the Yankees win their fifth straight and seventh in the last eight games.
White Sox 7, Royals 3
Andrew Vaughn belted a tiebreaking three-run home run in the seventh inning and Jake Burger added his own homer as Chicago defeated visiting Kansas City to end an eight-game losing streak.Chicago scored four unanswered runs after the Royals’ Whit Merrifield tied the game 3–3 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Vaughn connected on the first pitch he saw from Scott Barlow, who entered after Collin Snider (2–1) allowed consecutive two-out singles.
Cardinals 10, Mets 5
Nolan Arenado drove in three runs before getting ejected and St. Louis rallied past visiting New York in a contentious game.Corey Dickerson and Dylan Carlson drove in two runs each as the Cardinals erased a 4–1, second-inning deficit and snapped their three-game losing streak.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1
Arizona scored twice in the eighth inning to beat Los Angeles in the rubber match of a three-game series in Phoenix.Nick Ahmed homered for the Diamondbacks, who recorded their first series win against the Dodgers since Aug. 29–Sept. 1, 2019. Ian Kennedy (2–1) earned the victory and Mark Melancon retired the Dodgers in order in the ninth for his fourth save.
Cubs 6, Braves 3 (10 innings)
Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer capped a three-run, 10th-inning rally as Chicago won at Atlanta.The Cubs greeted Braves reliever Tyler Matzek (0–1) with an RBI double by Willson Contreras to open the 10th inning. Two batters later, Wisdom hit a 3–2 pitch over the center field fence for his third homer.
Rays 3, Mariners 2
Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and Drew Rasmussen pitched six scoreless innings as the Rays defeated Seattle in St. Petersburg, Fla.Rasmussen (1–1) gave up only two hits and had his longest outing of the season. He threw a career-high 84 pitches and struck out nine.
Brewers 3, Pirates 1
Tyrone Taylor singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and five Milwaukee pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a win over host Pittsburgh.Brewers starter Aaron Ashby pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run and one hit with five walks and six strikeouts. Trevor Gott (1–0), who struck out the only batter he faced, Brad Boxberger, Devin Williams and Josh Hader followed. Hader walked two but struck out three in the ninth for his 10th save.
Astros 4, Rangers 3
Cristian Javier pitched effectively in his first start of the season and Kyle Tucker delivered a bases-clearing double that keyed Houston to a victory in Arlington, Texas.Javier (1–0) tossed a season-high 84 pitches before the four-man bullpen completed what he started. Bryan Abreu struck out Adolis Garcia to close the sixth inning with the tying run on base. Ryne Stanek allowed a run in the ninth but stranded the tying run at third for his first save.
Angels 9, Guardians 5
Taylor Ward finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle, helping lift Los Angeles past Cleveland in Anaheim, Calif., for its fourth straight win.Ward doubled leading off the first inning, hit a grand slam in the second, walked in the fourth and tripled in the sixth. Shohei Ohtani (2–2) picked up the victory, giving up only a first-inning, two-run home run to Jose Ramirez during his five-inning stint.
Athletics 1, Giants 0
Chad Pinder hit the sixth pitch of the game for a home run and local product Paul Blackburn made his first start at Oracle Park a memorable one as Oakland edged host San Francisco.Reinstated from the COVID injured list before the game and immediately penciled into the top of the Oakland lineup, Pinder took Giants opener Sam Long deep for his third home run of the season.
Padres 8, Reds 5
Jurickson Profar connected for a three-run homer and MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 in his third career start as visiting San Diego continued its mastery of Cincinnati.Eric Hosmer extended his blistering start with two hits, including a tape-measure homer to right, and two walks. Hosmer is leading the National League in batting at .410. The Padres have won all five meetings between the clubs this season entering the series finale on Thursday.
Phillies 7, Rockies 3
Odubel Herrera homered, hit a sacrifice fly and drove in two runs, Bryce Harper added three hits and host Philadelphia defeated Colorado.Didi Gregorius contributed two hits, a sacrifice fly and two RBIs for the Phillies, who won their third in a row in this four-game series. It was the 1,000th career game at shortstop for Gregorius. Garrett Stubbs, Nick Castellanos and Alec Bohm also had two hits each.
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 1
Michael Wacha allowed one run in six innings, Xander Bogaerts was 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI and visiting Boston defeated Toronto.Enrique Hernandez had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who ended a four-game losing streak while taking the third game of a four-game series. Wacha (2–0) allowed four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Twins 5, Tigers 0
Max Kepler hit two solo home runs, Joe Ryan pitched seven dominant innings and Minnesota stretched its winning streak to six games by blanking Detroit in Minneapolis.Kepler, who also homered in the series opener on Tuesday, has 12 career multi-homer games. Minnesota’s Ryan Jeffers supplied a two-run homer and RBI double, while Trevor Larnach doubled twice and scored two runs. Ryan (3–1) walked one and struck out nine.
Marlins 2, Nationals 1
Jesus Aguilar homered, Pablo Lopez threw six scoreless innings and visiting Miami defeated slumping Washington for its fourth straight win.Lopez (3–0) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out six while lowering his ERA to 0.39. He has tossed 18 1/3 scoreless innings while winning his past three starts. Anthony Bender pitched 1 1/3 innings for his fourth save.
Maikel Franco had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost seven straight games and have scored three runs or fewer in each of their past eight games.
