MLB American League
Houston Astros 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Texas Rangers 7, Los Angeles Angels 2
Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1
National League
Washington Nationals 3, Atlanta Braves 2
>>Braves Fall To Nationals
(Cumberland, GA) — Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in a run but the Braves fell 3-2 to the Nationals at home. Jesse Chavez took the loss for Atlanta. The Braves are 93-and-56 and remain a game back of the Mets for first in the NL East. Atlanta will host the Phillies tonight.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Mets 0
Chicago Cubs 4, Miami Marlins 3
>>Cubs Rally Past Marlins
(Miami, FL) — The Chicago Cubs scored three runs in the top of the eighth to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 at Loan Depot Park. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd home run in the victory, and Keegan Thompson earned his 10th win after tossing three scoreless innings out of the bullpen. The Cubs improve to 64-and-85, and they send Hayden Wesneski to the mound against the Pirates tonight.
Cubs manager David Ross credits fundamental baseball for the win.
San Francisco Giants 6, Colorado Rockies 1
San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0
>>Cardinals Get Blanked Again
(San Diego, CA) — The St. Louis Cardinals were shutout for the third consecutive game during a 1-0 loss to the Padres at Petco Park. St. Louis managed just two hits during the entire game. Miles Mikolas was tagged with his 13th loss after giving up just one unearned run. The 87-and-63 Cardinals lead the NL Central by seven-and-a-half games over the Brewers. Jack Flaherty starts for St. Louis against San Diego today.
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Interleague
Cincinnati Reds 5, Boston Red Sox 1
>>Reds Stifle Sox In 5-1 Victory
(Cincinnati, OH) — Cincinnati shut down Boston’s bats in their 5-1 victory. Chase Anderson got the win pitching five innings and giving one run on three hits. Donovan Solano smashed a home run while Jonathan India and Kyle Farmer each drove in two runs. The Reds split the two-game series with the Red Sox and will look to build on their momentum tonight when they host the Brewers in the first of four games.
Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer says that he feels like he’s breaking out of his slump.
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (F/10)
New York Yankees 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
MLB American League
2:05 p.m. – Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
2:10 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
3:37 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
6:40 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
7:05 p.m. – Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles
7:15 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
8:10 p.m. – Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox
MLB National League
3:10 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies
4:10 p.m. – St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
6:35 p.m. – Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
6:40 p.m. – Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
7:15 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
10:10 p.m. – Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
>>Hudson Returns To Cardinals
(San Diego, CA) — The St. Louis Cardinals are bolstering their pitching staff. The team recalled Dakota Hudson from Triple-A Memphis yesterday. Manager Oliver Marmol says that he’s not sure if Hudson will be used as a starter or reliever for the rest of the season, but added that he can be effective in either role. Hudson is 8-and-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 25 starts this season. In a corresponding move, that Cardinals optioned pitcher Packy Naughton to Memphis.