



Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to their 10th straight victory, 8-6 over the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Minnesota rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win the opener 6-3, then fell behind 6-4 before coming back in the second game. The Twins trailed by a run when Willi Castro led off the eighth with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a balk by Yennier Cano (0-3). After a walk to Royce Lewis, Clemens hit a drive to right to give Minnesota the lead.
Kody Fu nderburk (1-0) won in relief. Cole Sands pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.
The Orioles scored six runs in the third — thanks largely to a grand slam by Cedric Mullins and a solo shot by Heston Kjerstad — but managed no further scoring.
Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer in the second for Minnesota. The Twins led 4-0 before Baltimore’s big third inning.
Minnesota outfielder Harrison Bader left the game with left groin tightness. First baseman Ty France didn’t play after leaving the opener with a foot issue.
Brewers 9, Guardians 5: Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in five runs, Jake Bauers had two RBIs and visiting Milwaukee beat Cleveland to avoid a series sweep.
Hoskins’ single in the three-run sixth plated William Contreras with the go-ahead score and his two-run homer in the seventh made it 7-2. He drove in two more in the ninth with a single for his fourth hit of the afternoon.
José Ramírez hit a three-run homer off Jared Koenig in the eighth, pulling the Guardians within 7-5.
Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7: Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and visiting Arizona used 13 hits to hold on and outlast San Francisco.
Marte took Jordan Hicks (1-5) deep to right with a solo shot in the first inning and launched a two-run homer off Hayden Birdsong in the fourth.
The Giants’ Heliot Ramos had three RBIs, including a sacrifice fly in the second and a two-run double in the fourth. Jung Hoo Lee hit a two-run homer in the seventh, his second in two games.
Yankees 3, Mariners 2: Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning as visiting New York beat Seattle.
The Yankees trailed for most of the game thanks to a couple strong plays from Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez. The Mariners’ center fielder robbed Trent Grisham of a leadoff home run and then drove in a pair of runs in the third inning.
Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo allowed one run on six hits over six innings. But the Yankees evened the score at two apiece in the seventh inning when Paul Goldschmidt delivered a pinch-hit, game-tying home run.
Tigers 6, Red Sox 5: Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a pinch-hit single in the ninth to end the game and give host Detroit a win over Boston.
Aroldis Chapman (2-2) walked Andy Ibáñez to start the inning. Connor Wong threw the ball into center field as Ibáñez stole second, putting a runner on third. Malloy hit for Akil Baddoo and lined a single to center.
Detroit is 29-15.
Cardinals 1-14, Phillies 2-7: Alec Burleson had a homer among his three hits and drove in four runs as visiting St. Louis outslugged Philadelphia in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
Burleson was one of three Cardinals to homer off Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-7), who gave up the most hits in any start in his 11-year career, as St. Louis earned a split after losing in the opener and having it’s nine-game win streak snapped.
Blue Jays 3, Rays 1: Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and host Toronto beat Tampa Bay.
Brendon Little (2-0) got four outs for the win, Yariel Rodríguez pitched the eighth and Yimi García finished for his third save in six chances.
Kirk had two hits, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and scored a run as the Blue Jays bounced back from Tuesday’s 11-9 defeat and won for the fifth time in six games.
White Sox 4, Reds 2: Davis Martin (2-4) pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and visiting Chicago beat slumping Cincinnati for its season-high third consecutive win.
Lenyn Sosa and Michael A. Taylor homered as the White Sox improved to 14-29.
Playing in front of a capacity crowd of 43,585 on Pete Rose Night, the Reds lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
Marlins 3, Cubs 1: Kyle Stowers hit a pair of solo home runs and tripled, Ryan Weathers tossed five strong innings in his return to visiting Miami’s rotation and the Marlins topped Chicago to end a three-game slide.
Agustín Ramírez also homered and doubled to help the Marlins avoid being swept at foggy Wrigley Field and win for just the fourth time in 17. Stowers homered for the second straight game to increase his season total to 10.
Seiya Suzuki homered for one of two hits off Weathers (1-0), who made his first start this season. The left-hander struck out five and walked one.
Nationals 5, Braves 4: James Wood’s eighth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run and visiting Washington rallied to beat Atlanta and end its seven-game losing streak.
The Braves led 4-1 after Bryce Elder allowed five hits and one run in six innings but were let down by their bullpen as Aaron Bummer allowed two unearned runs in the seventh before Enyel De Los Santos (1-2) lost the lead in the eighth.
Marcell Ozuna doubled in two runs on his bobblehead night for Atlanta.
Pirates 4, Mets 0: Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each connected for a two-run homer off New York starter Clay Holmes and visiting Pittsburgh finally mustered some offense in a victory at rainy Citi Field.
Five pitchers combined on a six-hitter as the last-place Pirates (15-29) won for the fourth time in 17 games to prevent a series sweep. They’re 3-3 under Don Kelly, promoted from bench coach to manager when Derek Shelton was fired last week.
Astros 4, Royals 3: Jeremy Peña had a season-high four hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, to give host Houston a win over Kansas City.
The Astros trailed by a run when Zach Dezenzo singled with one out in the eighth and was lifted for pinch-runner Chas McCormick. Mauricio Dubón’s second double of the game scored McCormick, tying the game and chasing Michael Lorenzen (3-4). Carlos Estévez took over and Peña lined his third pitch into left field, sending Dubón home.
Rangers 8, Rockies 3: Visiting Colorado lost to Texas to become the first team in baseball’s modern era to lose 36 of its first 43 games.
Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit opposite-field, two-run home runs and Patrick Corbin struck out six consecutive batters among a season-high nine for the Rangers.
The Rockies became the first team to start 7-36 in the modern era (since 1901).
Carpenter retiring: Matt Carpenter is calling it a career. The veteran infielder said on the “Get In The Game” podcast on Wednesday that he is stepping away following a 14-year career, most of them with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 39-year-old Carpenter was a three-time All-Star while moving between second, third and first base. Carpenter hit .259 with 179 home runs and 659 RBIs in 1,511 games, the vast majority of them in St. Louis.
Carpenter has not played this season.
Mariners right-hander Miller on IL with elbow inflammation: Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s game against the New York Yankees.
Miller, 26, is 2-4 this year with a 5.22 ERA in eight starts.