>>WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB American League
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4 (F/12) (G1)
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 1 (G2)
Detroit Tigers 5, Los Angeles Angels 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 6
Tampa Bay Rays 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Guardians 1
Houston Astros 4, Texas Rangers 3 (F/10)
MLB National League
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (G1)
New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (G2)
Colorado Rockies 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 3
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Miami Marlins 3
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 1
>>Reds Win Rubber Game Against Cubs 7-1
(Chicago, IL) — The Reds take down the Cubs 7-1 in their rubber-game matchup. Aristides Aquino led the offense after smashing two homers while driving in three runs. Jake Fraley also crushed a home run and Mike Minor got the win after allowing just one run in five-plus innings of work. The team will go for the series win this afternoon as it concludes in Chicago.
Reds manager David Bell says Aristides Aquino is gaining confidence with each game.
>>Cubs Lose To Reds
(Chicago, IL) — The Cubs left nine men on base in a 7-1 loss to the Reds at Wrigley Field. Chicago rattled off 12 hits, but went just one-for-ten with runners in scoring position. Javier Assad was charged with his first loss after giving up four runs in five-and-a-third innings. The Cubs fall to 57-and-79, and they host the San Francisco Giants tomorrow.
Cubs manager David Ross says catcher Yan Gomes has been terrific with their young pitching staff.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Washington Nationals 5
>>Cardinals Rally Past Nationals
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Nationals 6-5 at Busch Stadium. Tommy Edman hit a two-run walk-off double to end the game after St. Louis trailed 5-1 entering the frame. Paul Goldschmidt hit his 35th home run of the season, and Jake Woodford picked up his fourth win in relief. The Cardinals improve to 81-and-56, and they lead the NL Central by nine-and-a-half games over Milwaukee. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals against Washington today.
Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery discusses his start.
Cardinals shortstop Tommy Edman says it was quite the ninth inning.
San Diego Padres 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
MLB Interleague
Atlanta Braves 7, Oakland Athletics 3
>>Braves Take Down Athletics
(Oakland, CA) — Dansby Swanson hit his 18th home run of the season as the Braves took down the Athletics 7-3 in Oakland. Vaughn Grissom also homered for Atlanta. Spencer Strider struck out nine over six innings while allowing two runs to pick up the win for the Braves, who are 86-and-51 and just a half-game behind the Mets for the NL East lead. Atlanta will visit the Mariners tomorrow.
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider discusses his mindset during the outing.
>>THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB American League
7:05 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
9:40 p.m. – Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
MLB National League
1:15 p.m. – Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
2:20 p.m. – Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
4:10 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers (DH)
6:45 p.m. – Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies
>>Cardinals Place Dylan Carlson On Injured List
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals will be missing one of their outfielders for the better part of the next two weeks. Dylan Carlson was placed in the 10-day injured list with a left thumb sprain yesterday. Carlson is hitting .240 with eight home runs and 39 RBI this season. To replace Carlson, the Cardinals called up their number-five prospect Alec Burleson from Triple-A Memphis. Outfielder Conner Capel was also designated for assignment.