The Chicago Cubs walked Washington star Bryce Harper a record-tying six times, then beat the Nationals, 4-3, when Javier Baez homered in the 13th inning Sunday for a four-game sweep at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs won their seventh in a row and improved the best record in the majors to 24-6. Washington lost its fourth straight.
The Cubs simply showed no interest in pitching to Harper. The NL MVP walked 13 times in this series.
Harper matched the major league record for walks in a game, last done by Jeff Bagwell in 1999. Harper was hit by a pitch his other time up.
Things almost became almost comical when Harper reached the batter’s box. In the 10th inning and again in the 12th, the Cubs intentionally walked him with runners on first and second and two outs. Both times, Ryan Zimmerman made the last out.
Baez homered with one out off Blake Treinen (2-1). Travis Wood (1-0) got the win.
Orioles 11, A’s 3 — Manny Machado hit two of Baltimore’s season-high six homers, including a grand slam, and the Orioles scored all their runs on long balls to rout visiting Oakland.
Machado connected with a man on in the first inning and added his third career slam in the eighth. The six RBIs were a career high. Pedro Alvarez, Jonathan Schoop, and Mark Trumbo homered off Kendall Graveman (1-4). Joey Rickard added a solo shot off Ryan Dull before Machado capped the surge against J.B. Wendelken, making his major league debut.
Trumbo finished a double short of the cycle. He singled in the first inning, hit a two-run shot in the third and was credited with a triple when his high fly to right was lost in the sun by Josh Reddick.
Oakland’s Josh Reddick went 3 for 3 with a walk and headed out of town with a franchise-record-tying eight straight hits.
Baltimore’s Chris Tillman (4-1) gave up three first-inning runs before settling down to win his third straight start. The righthander allowed six hits over 6? innings, striking out seven and walking four.
Rockies 2, Giants 0 — Nolan Arenado had three hits, Eddie Butler pitched six innings for his first win, and visiting Colorado beat San Francisco to split the four-game series.
Arenado, the majors’ leading home run hitter, just missed hitting for the cycle for the first time in his career. The star third baseman hit a run-scoring triple off the brick wall in right-center in his first at-bat, singled in the third and doubled in the eighth.
Hunter Pence had three of San Francisco’s six hits to break out of a 3-for-15 slump. Jeff Samardzija (4-2) struck out nine in 7? innings and was charged with two runs and eight hits. Samardzija lost for the first time since April 17.
Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 2 — Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and visiting Los Angeles took two of three in Toronto.
It’s the first series win for the Dodgers since they won two of three at Colorado from April 22 to 24. Chris Hatcher (3-3) got the win despite yielding a run in the seventh that gave Toronto the lead. Pedro Baez got two outs in the eighth and Kenley Jansen finished for his major league-leading 11th save.
Rays 3, Angels 1 — Matt Andriese pitched seven innings of four-hit ball to win his season debut, Brad Miller hit a two-run homer, and visiting Tampa Bay swept Los Angeles.
Curt Casali also homered as the Rays (15-14) won four straight games and moved above .500, accomplishing both for the first time since last August.
Andriese didn’t allow a run after the first inning. He escaped a two-on, nobody-out jam in the sixth, striking out Mike Trout and getting Albert Pujols to ground into a double play. Alex Colome pitched the ninth for his ninth save in nine chances, retiring Trout and Pujols again as Tampa Bay swept Los Angeles for the first time since 2012.
Pirates 10, Cardinals 5 — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and John Jaso added a two-run drive, leading Gerrit Cole and visiting Pittsburgh over St. Louis.
Cole (3-3) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two. Mark Melancon relieved with the bases loaded in the ninth and got Yadier Molina to ground into a game-ending double play for his ninth save.
Michael Wacha (2-3) lost his third consecutive decision for only the second time in his career, the first coming in 2014. He allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in six innings.
Astros 5, Mariners 1 — Rookie Tyler White hit two doubles and drove in a run to back up seven solid innings by Collin McHugh, and host Houston got past Seattle.
Jose Altuve had two hits and tied a career-high with three stolen bases on a day the Astros finished with five.
Robinson Cano continued his tear against the Astros with a solo homer in the fourth that gave him five homers and 17 RBIs in seven games against Houston this season. He leads the American league with 12 homers and his 33 RBIs lead the majors.
Brewers 5, Reds 4 — Jonathan Lucroy greeted Ross Ohlendorf with a tiebreaking home run leading off the eighth inning, then caught Billy Hamilton stealing for the final out as visiting Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
Lucroy lined the second pitch from Ohlendorf (3-3) over the left-field fence to cap a comeback from a 4-1 deficit and to salvage a four-game split. Ryan Braun homered the second straight game and is 15 for 35 (.429) during an eight-game hitting streak.
Chris Capuano (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh and Jeremy Jeffress, Saturday’s winning pitcher, got his eighth save in eight chances — after a 58-second video review upheld that Hamilton was out at second base.
Rangers 8, Tigers 3 — Bobby Wilson hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth against the team that just traded him away, and Texas completed a three-game sweep in Detroit.
After being shut out for seven innings by Justin Verlander, the Rangers broke through against relievers Justin Wilson and Mark Lowe (1-1) for seven runs in the eighth. Wilson didn’t hit any home runs for the Tigers before they sent him to Texas on Tuesday. His first shot of the season sent Detroit to its sixth straight loss.
White Sox 3, Twins 1 — Jose Quintana pitched seven innings of one-run ball to lead host Chicago.
Quintana (5-1) gave up six hits, struck out five and lowered his ERA to 1.38. David Robertson pitched a hitless ninth for his 10th save in 11 tries as the White Sox (22-10) completed a three-game sweep and moved 12 games above .500 for the first time since September 2012.
Tyler Duffey became the first Twins pitcher in nearly four years to strike out four batters in an inning, but Avisail Garcia reached on a wild pitch during the seventh and scored on Dioner Navarro’s double.
Indians 5, Royals 4 — Josh Tomlin (5-0) stayed unbeaten and host Cleveland got past Kansas City.
Tomlin worked into the seventh inning and became the first Indians pitcher to win his first five outings since Justin Masterson in 2011. Tomlin is 12-0 in 13 starts following a loss since the beginning of last season.
Carlos Santana and Mike Napoli homered off Edinson Volquez (3-3) as the Indians took two of three from the defending World Series champions.
Mets 4, Padres 3 — Matt Harvey (4-3) struck out 10 in six innings, Yoenis Cespedes homered, and New York beat host San Diego to move into sole possession of first in the NL East for the first time this season.
San Diego loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth but failed to score. Jon Jay singled off Jerry Blevins before former San Diego State pitcher Addison Reed came on and allowed singles to Wil Myers and Matt Kemp. Antonio Bastardo ended the threat by striking out pinch-hitter Derek Norris, getting Melvin Upton Jr. to pop up to first and striking out Alexei Ramirez.
Diamondbacks 5, Braves 3 — Chris Herrmann’s second homer of the game, a two-run drive off Jim Johnson with two outs in the 11th, completed visiting Arizona’s three-game sweep of Atlanta.
The Braves (7-23) have lost four straight overall and are off to their worst 30-game start since at least 1900. They are 1-15 at home, including 10 straight losses. Only the 1913 Yankees, who lost their first 17 home decisions, had a worse home start, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. New York had one tie in that span.
Patrick Corbin threw seven scoreless innings and hit a run-scoring triple. He left with a 3-0 lead before Andrew Chafin gave up three runs in the eighth. Corbin has thrown 23? scoreless innings in his career against Atlanta. He gave up five hits and one walk with five strikeouts.
Phillies 6, Marlins 5 — Tyler Goeddel hit an RBI double for his first career extra-base hit and then scored in a two-run eighth inning, helping Philadelphia rally past host Miami.
The Phils trailed, 3-0, took the lead and then fell behind 5-4. Goeddel, a rookie who came into the game batting .147, tied the game against David Phelps (2-2) and scored on a double by Andres Blanco.
