Seiya Suzuki’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.
Dansby Swanson started the winning rally with an infield single against Jason Adam (2-2).
Trent Thornton (3-2) worked around a one-out infield hit by Fernando Tatis Jr. in the ninth as Chicago prevailed for the seventh time in eight games. It was the third straight defeat for San Diego.
Neither starter was involved in the decision. San Diego’s Griffin Canning yielded two runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out three. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga scattered nine hits in his 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.
Tigers 7, Yankees 3
Casey Mize tossed seven outstanding innings in his longest start of the season and visiting Detroit scored seven runs in the first four innings during a victory over slumping New York.
Mize (3-5) allowed a double to rookie Spencer Jones that started the third and nothing else. The right-hander tied a career high with 10 strikeouts. It was Mize’s third career double-digit strikeout game, and he finished his outing by fanning five of the final six hitters.
The Yankees tied a season worst by losing their fifth straight game. Starter Ryan Weathers allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits in a season-low 1 2/3 innings as the Tigers scored five unearned runs due to errors by New York third baseman Jose Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
Blue Jays 2, Mets 1
Trey Yesavage pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as Toronto defeated visiting New York to end a six-game losing streak.
Yesavage (4-3) allowed one run on three hits. Louis Varland pitched around an infield hit and a walk in the ninth to earn his 17th save. Toronto’s first run came on a first-inning drive to left by George Springer that resulted in a triple and a run-scoring error.
Francisco Lindor hit a solo home run for the Mets, who have lost nine of 10. Sean Manaea (1-3) gave up two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Twins 5, Astros 4
Zebby Matthews recorded his seventh quality start of the season while Josh Bell slugged a two-run homer in the sixth inning, the third of three long balls for visiting Minnesota, which held on to beat Houston.
Matthews (4-5) matched his career high by logging seven innings and equaled his season high of seven strikeouts. He worked seven innings for the fourth time in nine starts this season. He permitted one run on four hits.
Cam Smith homered twice for the Astros, who went deep twice the ninth inning to climb within a run. Houston had won five of its previous six games, while Minnesota prevailed for the third time in four games.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4
Geraldo Perdomo broke a fifth-inning tie with a bases-clearing double, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Arizona held on to defeat San Francisco in Phoenix.
Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado added home runs for the Diamondbacks, who improved to 7-0 against the Giants this season by taking the opener of a three-game series. Marte’s homer, his 16th, came on Giants starter Tyler Mahle’s second pitch of the game, a run San Francisco offset in the top of the fifth on a squeeze bunt by Jonah Cox.
Mahle (1-8) was charged with four runs on four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. Luis Arraez, Bryce Eldridge and Victor Bericoto had two hits apiece for the Giants.
Dodgers 9, Athletics 4
Shohei Ohtani smacked a three-run homer, Andy Pages hit a two-run blast and Max Muncy belted a solo shot to help Los Angeles record a victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Ohtani, Pages and Muncy were among eight Dodgers with two hits as Los Angeles matched its season high of 17 hits while winning for the sixth time in seven games. Manager Dave Roberts recorded his 999th career victory. Muncy, 35, had two RBIs while batting seventh and playing third base.
The Athletics also had a Max Muncy (age 23) batting seventh and playing third base. He was born 12 years to the day later, is no relation and went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer had three hits and an RBI in his major league debut for the Athletics.
Mariners 6, Angels 2
Cole Young hit two home runs and George Kirby pitched eight strong innings as Seattle defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Dominic Canzone also went deep for the Mariners, who got back to .500 while snapping a two-game skid. Kirby (7-7) won his second straight start following a five-decision losing streak. The right-hander allowed two runs on seven hits.
Zach Neto doubled and homered for the Angels, who had a two-game winning streak ended and lost for just the third time in their past nine games. Angels rookie Ryan Johnson (1-3) gave up three runs — one earned — on four hits over five innings.
Brewers 5, Reds 3
Joey Ortiz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as Milwaukee came back from a three-run deficit to beat visiting Cincinnati.
The Brewers tied the game on Brice Turang’s solo homer in the seventh. Aaron Ashby (11-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning and increased his major-league-leading win total. Trevor Megill retired the Reds in order in the ninth for his 11th save.
Elly De La Cruz slugged a two-run homer for the Reds, who have lost five of their past seven games. Reliever Sam Moll (1-6) took the loss after Nick Lodolo fired five shutout innings of one-hit ball.
Marlins 10, Rockies 7
Otto Lopez homered and doubled, Griffin Conine belted a pinch-hit three-run homer, and Miami beat Colorado in Denver.
Javier Sanoja singled, doubled and tripled and Owen Caissie contributed two hits for the Marlins, who have won all four games against the Rockies this season. Sandy Alcantara (9-4) allowed five runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Hunter Goodman homered among his two hits and Kyle Karros and Jake McCarthy each had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado. Reliever Victor Vodnik (2-3) served up Conine’s go-ahead homer in the fifth.
Rangers 6, Guardians 3
Cameron Cauley tripled in the seventh inning for his first major league hit in his debut, then scored the go-ahead run on Nicky Lopez’s single as visiting Texas beat Cleveland.
Lopez subsequently came home on Justin Foscue’s double as American League West Division-leading Texas scored twice in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. Texas matched its longest winning streak of the year at five.
Cleveland rookie Parker Messick (7-5) lost for the fourth time in five starts, allowing four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.
White Sox 8, Orioles 2
Colson Montgomery’s run-scoring double broke an eighth-inning tie and Jacob Gonzalez drove in three runs with a pair of hits as visiting Chicago beat Baltimore.
White Sox reliever Grant Taylor (4-1) tossed two shutout innings. Every batter in the starting lineup had at least one hit as Chicago won for the fifth time in its past seven games.
Gunnar Henderson had two hits and Adley Rutschman provided two sacrifice flies for the Orioles, who have lost three in a row. Grant Wolfram (1-2), the first of four Baltimore relievers, took the loss.
Pirates 11, Phillies 7
Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez homered for the fourth straight game and Endy Rodriguez hit a late three-run shot as visiting Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia.
Playing in just his 16th MLB game, Valdez continued his hot stretch in support of Braxton Ashcraft (8-3), who settled down after a rough start to allow five runs and five hits in six innings. Jared Triolo also homered as Pittsburgh rallied from a 5-0 deficit.
Brandon Marsh hit two home runs for the Phillies, while Bryce Harper and Trea Turner also went deep. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola (3-5) gave up eight runs, seven earned, and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Red Sox 6, Nationals 3
Willson Contreras and Caleb Durbin hit first-inning home runs, leading Boston to a series-opening win over visiting Washington.
Contreras crushed a three-run shot to spark the Red Sox, who did all of their offensive work — six runs on nine hits — over the first three innings en route to a fifth straight win. Ranger Suarez (4-3) struck out eight over six innings of three-run ball, marking the 12th consecutive quality start by Red Sox pitching.
Curtis Mead went 2-for-4 and CJ Abrams hit a two-run double for Washington, which had won its previous two games. Miles Mikolas (2-7) yielded six runs on nine hits in seven innings.
–Field Level Media
