>>TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
American League
Houston Astros 5, Tampa Bay Rays 0
Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Los Angeles Angels 5, Texas Rangers 2
Cleveland Guardians 10, Chicago White Sox 7 (F/11)
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 1
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 (G1)
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (G2)
Chicago Cubs 2, Miami Marlins 1
>>Cubs Come Back To Beat Marlins
(Miami, FL) — The Cubs came away with a 2-1 win over the Marlins in Miami to snap their three-game skid. David Bote hit a game-tying home run in the top of the seventh inning as well as a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth to help lift Chicago to victory. Adbert Alzolay was credited with his first win of the season after pitching a pair of scoreless innings of relief. Chicago improved to 63-and-85. The Cubs send Marcus Stroman to the mound against Miami tonight.
Atlanta Braves 3, Washington Nationals 2
>>Braves Edge Nationals
(Cumberland, GA) — Travis d’Arnaud and Dansby Swanson homered as the Braves edged the Nationals 3-2 in Cumberland. Charlie Morton gave up just one run over five and a third innings for Atlanta. Kenley Jansen added his 36th save of the season for the Braves, who are 93-and-55. Atlanta remains one game back of the Mets for first in the NL East.
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton says him and Travis d’Arnaud have shared some big moments together.
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton says he doesn’t want to envision playing without Travis d’Arnaud.
New York Mets 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5
San Francisco Giants 6, Colorado Rockies 3
San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
>>Padres Blank Cardinals Behind Clevinger
(San Diego, CA) — Mike Clevinger and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Padres blanked the Cardinals 5-0 in San Diego. Clevinger pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning for the win. Ha-Seong Kim homered, while Jake Cronenworth knocked in two runs for the Friars, who have won four in-a-row. The Padres now sit a game-and-a-half ahead of Philadelphia for the second NL Wild Card. Albert Pujols had two of the five hits for St. Louis, which has dropped two straight. Adam Wainwright was tagged for four runs in six frames and fell to 11-and-10 with the loss.
Interleague
Boston Red Sox 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
>>Red Sox Take Game One In Cincinnati
(Cincinnati, OH) — The Red Sox bashed their way to a 5-3 victory over the Reds in Cincinnati. Boston belted three home runs as Brayan Bello held the Reds to one run over five innings of work to secure his second career win. Rob Refsnyder, J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each went deep. TJ Friedl hit a solo shot in the loss for Cincinnati, which fell to 58-and-90. The Red Sox improved their record to 72-and-75.
Toronto Blue Jays 18, Philadelphia Phillies 11
New York Yankees 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
>>WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB American League
6:40 p.m. – Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
7:05 p.m. – Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
8:05 p.m. – Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
8:10 p.m. – Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
8:10 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
9:40 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
National League
12:20 p.m. – Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves
2:10 p.m. – New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers
6:40 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins
8:40 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies
9:40 p.m. – St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
10:10 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
Interleague
6:40 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
6:45 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Philadelphia Phillies
7:05 p.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees
>>Cardinals Send Down Gorman
(San Diego, CA) — The Cardinals are sending one of their top prospects back to the minors. The team optioned second baseman Nolan Gorman to Triple-A Memphis yesterday. Gorman is hitting just .226 with 14 home runs and 35 RBI this season. In a corresponding move, the team recalled outfielder Juan Yepez.