




PHILADELPHIA >> Ian Happ homered twice, including a two-run shot in the sixth inning that rallied the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Dansby Swanson, Happ and Michael Busch each hit a solo shot off rookie Phillies starter Mick Abel.
The 23-year-old Abel dazzled in his first two major league starts, with a 0.79 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 11 1/3 innings. He wasn’t dominant in this one but kept the Phillies in the game. He had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth but got Kyle Tucker to check-swing on his 89th pitch for strike three to end the threat.
Abel has been a boost to a rotation that learned Aaron Nola wouldn’t be able to throw the ball for at least two more weeks because of an injured rib. Nola had already been out since early May with a sprained right ankle.
Max Kepler hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia in the second.
The Phillies chased Colin Rea with one out in the fifth. Alec Bohm greeted Ryan Brasier with a two-run single to center for a 4-3 lead.
Just as they surrendered a late lead a night earlier, the Phillies bullpen faltered once again.
Happ’s seventh homer off Taijuan Walker (2-5) — a two-out drive to right — put the Cubs ahead to stay. Walker was demoted to the bullpen after another tough start to the season.
Caleb Thielbar (2-1) tossed a scoreless sixth for the win.
The Cubs tacked on three runs in the eighth to send the Phillies to their 10th loss in 12 games.
Reds 1, Guardians >> Andrew Abbott pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game and Spencer Steer had an RBI single in the fifth inning, lifting Cincinnati to a victory over Cleveland.
Abbott (6-1) struck out five and walked one in a 110-pitch gem, bouncing back from his first loss on June 4 against Milwaukee. It was the first shutout by a Cincinnati pitcher since Wade Miley no-hit Cleveland on May 7, 2021, also at Progressive Field.
Steer’s sharp single to right in the fifth off Slade Cecconi (1-3) plated Will Benson, but the Reds’ potential big inning was thwarted by back-to-back lunging catches by Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana in foul territory.
The Reds have won five straight, along with the first five games of the “Ohio Cup” season series, in manager Terry Francona’s homecoming to Cleveland.
MARLINS 3, PIRATES 2 >> Sandy Alcantara struck out six in six shutout innings, and Miami edged Pittsburgh.
Alcantara (3-7) allowed three hits and walked one in his first win since April 12. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner went 0-7 with a 9.07 ERA in his previous nine starts.
Calvin Faucher worked around a two-on, no-out jam in the ninth for his fifth save as the Marlins won for just the second time in nine games.
Nick Fortes hit his second homer of the season for Miami, a two-run shot off Mitch Keller (1-9) in the third. Eric Wagaman added two hits for the Marlins, including an RBI single in the fourth.
TIGERS 5, ORIOLES 3 >> Spencer Torkelson homered and Sawyer Gipson-Long pitched effectively out of the bullpen to help Detroit beat Baltimore.
Zach McKinstry hit two triples for the Tigers, who have won 11 of 15 and own the best record in the majors at 44-24. Detroit is 4-0 against the Orioles this season, outscoring them 22-9.
RED SOX 3, RAYS 1 >> Roman Anthony, the top prospect in baseball, hit a two-run double for his first major league hit and added a sliding catch in right field to help Boston beat Tampa Bay.
One night after his MLB debut, when he went hitless and committed an error in an 11-inning loss, Anthony went 1 for 4 with his family in the stands and gave Boston a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a sharp double to left. Trevor Story added two hits for the Red Sox, including a solo homer over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street.
METS 5, NATIONALS 4, 10 INNINGS >> Jeff McNeil doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning and New York rallied past Washington in the opener of a three-game series between NL East foes.
Juan Soto hit a solo homer and an RBI double for the Mets against his original team. He also threw out a runner at home plate from right field.
BREWERS 4, BRAVES 1 >> Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers hit home runs, Quinn Priester struck out seven in six strong innings and Milwaukee defeated Atlanta.
Chourio put the Brewers on the board with a 409-foot, two-run homer in the third off Grant Holmes (3-5).
RANGERS 16, TWINS 4 >> Kyle Higashioka had a season-high five RBIs, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford hit home runs and Texas beat Minnesota.
Carter finished with three hits, three RBIs and scored four times for the Rangers, who had 17 hits.
BLUE JAYS 10, CARDINALS 9 >> Andrés Giménez and Alejandro Kirk each homered, and Toronto beat St. Louis.
Chris Bassitt (7-3) gave up four runs on six hits in seven innings for the Blue Jays. Jeff Hoffman got the final out of the game to earn his 17th save in 20 tries despite giving up a three-run homer to Willson Contreras.
YANKEES 10, ROYALS 2 >> Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs, Aaron Judge hit the third-longest homer in the majors this season, and New York routed Kansas City.
Max Fried (9-1) bounced back from his first loss of the season, pitching seven innings of two-run ball for New York.
White Sox 4, Astros 2 >> Luis Robert Jr. homered, Shane Smith pitched six effective innings and Chicago beat Houston.
Edgar Quero had two RBIs as last-place Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.