



Manny Machado’s grand slam capped a five-run ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night.
Jake Cronenworth singled leading off the ninth against Kyle Finnegan (1-4) and went to third on a single by Jose Iglesias. Elias Díaz executed his second safety squeeze of the game, scoring Cronenworth to give San Diego a 3-2 lead.
A single by Fernando Tatis Jr. and a walk to Luis Arraez loaded the bases for Machado, who homered into the Padres bullpen in left-center.
CJ Abrams tied it 2-all with a two-run homer off San Diego reliever Jason Adams with one out in the eighth.
Xander Bogaerts had two hits and scored a run for the Padres, who have won four of five.
Blue Jays 4, Giants 0: Chris Bassitt and three relievers combined on a shutout, and Toronto roughed up San Francisco’s Justin Verlander in a win over the Giants.
Bassitt (10-4) struck out five and walked none as AL East-leading Toronto kicked off the second half by improving to 33-16 at home.
Brendon Little struck out both batters he faced, Yariel Rodríguez worked the eighth and Jeff Hoffman finished for the Blue Jays, who have won 14 of 18. The shutout was Toronto’s seventh of the season.
Verlander (0-8) allowed four runs and matched a season high by allowing nine hits in 2 2/3 innings, extending his career-worst winless streak to 16 starts. It was Verlander’s shortest outing since he went 2 1/3 innings against Seattle on April 4, his second start of 2025.
Cubs 10, Red Sox 1: Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer and Chicago stopped Boston’s 10-game win streak.
Colin Rea pitched five effective innings for Chicago in the majors’ first game after the All-Star break. Working around a season-high four walks, the right-hander allowed one run and four hits in his fourth consecutive win.
Boston had won 12 of 13 to surge into contention in the rugged AL East. But Lucas Giolito got off to shaky start and the Red Sox left eight runners on base in the opener of a challenging six-game trip.
Braves 7, Yankees 3: Ozzie Albies hit a three-run homer, Ronald Acuña Jr. made a spectacular throw and Atlanta beat New York.
Spencer Strider (4-7) threw six shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing three hits and three walks.
Albies was 1 for 3 with four RBIs and launched a 390-foot homer in right field to make it 6-0 in the third inning.
Acuña was 2 for 3 with a double, triple and runs scored, but his best play came when he threw out Jorbit Vivas for a double play in the third inning. Vivas was trying to tag up from second base on a fly to deep in the corner in right, but Acuña’s throw reached third on the fly to get a surprised Vivas, who slowed up as he approached the bag.
Rangers 2, Tigers 0: Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and Texas finally got back to .500 with the victory over Detroit that extended the MLB-best Tigers’ season-worst losing streak to five.
Guardians 8, Athletics 6: Johnathan Rodríguez hit his first home run in the majors, Slade Cecconi went a career-long 8 1/3 innings and Cleveland beat the Athletics. David Fry also went deep and José Ramírez added a pair of extra-base hits to help the Guardians win for the seventh time in eight games following a 10-game losing streak.
Mariners 6, Astros 1: Randy Arozarena hit a solo home run and Luis Castillo threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings as Seattle beat Houston. Arozarena hit an elevated fastball from Astros left-hander Brandon Walter (1-3) out to left-center field in the fourth inning for his 18th home run of the season. In the process, Arozarena became only the second player in the majors this season with 10 or more home runs over a 14-game stretch.
Designated hitter Mitch Garver doubled the Mariners’ lead in the seventh inning when he pounced on a fastball down the middle from Astros left-hander Bennett Sousa for a solo shot.
Seattle broke things open with a four-run eighth inning.
Reds 8, Mets 4: Austin Hays hit two of Cincinnati’s four home runs and Nick Lodolo threw seven strong innings as the Reds beat New York. Matt McLain and Tyler Stephenson each launched a two-run shot for the Reds, who have won five of six. It was the third time this season they went deep four times in a game.
Marlins 8, Royals 7 (10 innings): Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and finished with three hits as Miami defeated Kansas City.
Stowers had already tied a Marlins franchise record with his fourth home run in two games when he hit a three-run shot in the first inning. After Miami had built — then squandered — a 5-0 lead, the first-time All-Star followed with the biggest swing of the game against Carlos Estévez (4-3) that sent the winning shot 394 feet to right field.
Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 3: Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven scoreless innings, Geraldo Perdomo had two RBIs and Arizona beat St. Louis Cardinals. Pfaadt (10-6) allowed four hits with six strikeouts and no walks in his second straight sterling start. Adrian Del Castillo had three hits, an RBI and scored twice against Andre Pallante (5-6) after being called up from Triple-A Reno.
Rays 11, Orioles 1: All-Star Home Run Derby runner-up Junior Caminero went deep twice, Yandy Díaz hit a grand slam and Tampa Bay beat Baltimore to snap a four-game losing streak.
White Sox 10, Pirates 1: Luis Robert Jr. homered and drove in two runs, Michael A. Taylor added a bases-clearing double and Chicago breezed past Pittsburgh, which has lost nine of 10.
Rockies 6, Twins 4: Ryan McMahon’s two-run homer capped a four-run first inning, Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle and MLB-worst Colorado beat Minnesota.