



Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers’ go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh helped the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game road sweep and extend their win streak to seven.
Bauers, a Marina High graduate, batted for Eric Haase in Christian Yelich’s spot in the lineup after Yelich left with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch in the first inning.
With the game tied at 2 after Phillies shortstop Trea Turner’s fielding error allowed a run to score, Bauers doubled down the left-field line off Orion Kerkering (4-2) to put the Brewers ahead.
Jose Quintana pitched five innings in his return from the injured list with left shoulder impingement. He allowed two runs and four hits with four walks.
Phillies starter Ranger Suarez exited after giving up Caleb Durbin’s double to lead off the seventh. He allowed two runs — one earned — in six innings.
Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 1: Eugenio Suárez hit a 466-foot home run to cap Arizona’s three-run first inning in a home victory over Washington, but the Diamondbacks might have lost starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to an elbow injury.
Burnes, who had three of his six strikeouts in the first inning, left with two outs and CJ Abrams on base in the fifth after throwing his 70th pitch. He motioned to the dugout and appeared to mouth, ‘My elbow,’ to a teammate before walking off the field with a 3-0 lead.
Manager Torey Lovullo told reporters after the game that Burnes had discomfort in his right elbow and would have an MRI today.
The Diamondbacks snapped a four-game skid despite not getting a hit after the first inning.
Padres 6, Pirates 4: Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh as San Diego rallied past visiting Pittsburgh.
Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run shot to tie Roberto Clemente for third place on Pittsburgh’s career list with 240 homers. Adam Frazier also went deep for a 4-1 Pirates lead in the fourth.
Giants 4, Marlins 2: Luis Matos hit a three-run home run and San Francisco defeated host Miami.
Hayden Birdsong (3-1) struck out five and allowed five hits and one run in his second start in San Francisco’s rotation. He had limited Miami to two hits through five innings — both doubles by Xavier Edwards — before giving up three straight hits to start the sixth, which allowed Miami to make it 4-1.
Edwards set a Marlins record with five hits.
Cubs 7, Reds 3: Michael Busch homered and drove in three runs, helping Jameson Taillon and Chicago top Cincinnati at Wrigley Field.
Pete Crow-Armstrong had three hits, scored three times and swiped two bases.
The Cubs improved to 37-22, moving a season-high 15 games above .500.
Taillon (5-3) pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball in his third consecutive win. The right-hander allowed three hits and walked one.
Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Reds.
Mets 5, Rockies 3: Francisco Lindor once again homered in a victory and Clay Holmes threw a career-high seven innings as New York completed a three-game home sweep of Colorado.
Pete Alonso hit a three-run shot and Juan Soto also went deep as the Mets won for the seventh time in eight games. They regained sole possession of first place in the NL East, moving a game ahead of Philadelphia.
The Rockies lost their eighth straight and fell to 9-50, the worst record through 59 games of any major league team in the modern era (since 1901). They have been swept 10 times in 20 series.
The Mets have won the last 26 games in which Lindor has homered, the second-longest streak in big league history behind the 29-game run authored by Carl Furillo and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1951-53.
Holmes (5-3) gave up one walk and three hits — including Orlando Arcia’s first-inning solo homer and Tyler Freeman’s two-run shot in the fifth.
Tigers 1, Royals 0: Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third and scored on Kris Bubic’s wild pitch to lift MLB-best Detroit at Kansas City.
Bubic (5-3) tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven innings, giving up four hits with two walks.
Astros 1, Rays 0: Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and Houston edged visiting Tampa Bay to split the four-game series.
The Astros scored an unearned run in the first. Jeremy Peña reached on a fielding error by third baseman Junior Caminero and scored on Christian Walker’s single off Taj Bradley (4-5).
Brown (8-3) didn’t give up a hit until Josh Lowe singled to left field leading off the sixth. The right-hander then struck Brandon Lowe before ending his outing with a double play.
The Rays (30-29) outscored the Astros 29-6 in their two wins. Houston (32-27) outscored Tampa Bay 3-1 in its two wins.
Mariners 2, Twins 1: Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 23rd homer and Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Seattle a victory over Minnesota.
Raleigh walloped a curveball in the seventh from Twins starter Chris Paddack, who was otherwise brilliant for eight innings. He struck out 10, walked one and limited the Mariners to four hits.
Blue Jays 8, Athletics 4: Addison Barger put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Blue Jays rallied past the reeling Athletics to finish a four-game home sweep.
The A’s have lost six in a row and 17 of 18 overall.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had two hits and drove in a pair as the Blue Jays won their fifth straight.
Red Sox 3, Braves 1: Trevor Story had a three-run double in the first inning and Garrett Crochet (5-4) struck out 12 in seven innings of one-run ball, leading Boston at Atlanta.
Rangers 8, Cardinals 1: Josh Smith had a two-run homer and two-run double, Jacob deGrom allowed two runs or fewer for the eighth straight start and Texas won at home over St. Louis.
DeGrom (5-2) allowed one run on four hits and three walks in six innings, striking out four.
Orioles 3, White Sox 2: Charlie Morton gave up one unearned run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings and Baltimore defeated visiting Chicago for its first series sweep of the season.