Matt Chapman went deep twice to extend San Francisco’s home run streak to 17 games as the visiting Giants beat Colorado to sweep a three-game series.
Chapman, who earlier Wednesday appealed a one-game suspension from MLB for his actions in a benches-clearing incident a day earlier, also doubled and drove in four runs for San Francisco. Meanwhile, the Giants’ 17-game homer streak is the franchise’s longest since relocating to San Francisco and second longest in club history.
Drew Gilbert also homered and Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey each had two hits and two runs for the Giants, who have won four in a row and 10 of their past 11. Manager Bob Melvin was ejected at the end of the fifth inning by plate umpire Dan Bellino. Reliever Joel Peguero (1-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his first career win, and Ryan Walker got the last two outs for his 14th save.
Hunter Goodman had three hits and Kyle Karros, Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck contributed two hits apiece for the Rockies. Reliever Luis Peralta (1-3) gave up four runs while recording only one out. Starter German Marquez gave up four runs on eight hits over five innings.
Diamondbacks 2, Rangers 0
Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings, Corbin Carroll doubled and scored, and Arizona beat Texas in Phoenix.
Gallen (11-13) stretched his scoreless streak to 12 innings, and Jake Woodford pitched the ninth for his third save. Gabriel Moreno and Jake McCarthy had the RBIs for Arizona, which took the last two games of the three-game series.
Jack Leiter (9-8) gave up two runs on three hits in six innings for the Rangers, who outhit the Diamondbacks 5-3 but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
Blue Jays 13, Reds 9
Addison Barger homered and drove in four runs to help visiting Toronto overcome an early five-run deficit and post a victory over Cincinnati.
Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk belted back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed suit in the fifth. Barger had a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and an RBI single in the eighth as the Blue Jays banged out 18 hits to win the decisive contest of the three-game series.
Cincinnati’s Noelvi Marte ripped a two-run double to cap a five-run second inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. Jose Trevino and Matt McLain each drove in two runs for the reeling Reds, who have lost 10 of their last 13 games.
Braves 5, Cubs 1
Ha-Seong Kim blasted a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning to help visiting Atlanta avoid a sweep of the three-game series with a win against Chicago.
Kim, who was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, slammed the first pitch he saw from Drew Pomeranz over the fence in left to give Atlanta a 3-1 lead. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder (6-9) allowed one run, which was unearned, and four hits over seven innings.
Chicago starter Cade Horton threw five no-hit innings before he was replaced after 75 pitches.
Rays 9, Mariners 4
Junior Caminero drove in runs in back-to-back four-run innings, Yandy Diaz went 5-for-5 and Tampa Bay ran its winning streak to six in a sweep-claiming blowout of visiting Seattle.
The Rays won for the ninth time in 11 games and moved to within 2 1/2 games of the Mariners for the third American League wild-card spot. Chandler Simpson and Jake Mangum had three hits apiece in Tampa Bay’s season-high 19-hit explosion.
Cal Raleigh recorded his American League-leading 109th RBI and Julio Rodriguez homered for the Mariners. George Kirby (8-7) was battered for eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in a career-low two innings.
Tigers 6, Mets 2
Kerry Carpenter blasted a three-run homer and host Detroit salvaged the finale of a three-game series against New York.
Riley Greene supplied a two-run single while Colt Keith had two hits and scored twice for the Tigers. Casey Mize (13-4) gave up one run and five hits in five innings.
Mets starter Clay Holmes (11-7) allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Pete Alonso had three hits and an RBI.
Astros 8, Yankees 7
Yordan Alvarez produced a four-hit game as Houston rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat visiting New York.
Alvarez went 4-for-5 while teammate Jeremy Pena finished 2-for-4. Reliever Bryan King (5-3) threw one perfect inning for the win.
Yankees reliever Devin Williams (3-6) was charged with four runs in two-thirds of an inning. He and manager Aaron Boone were ejected in the eighth. Giancarlo Stanton, Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger homered for New York.
Nationals 10, Marlins 5
Nasim Nunez went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and his first two major league home runs, helping Washington sweep visiting Miami.
Reliever Jackson Rutledge (3-2) threw one scoreless inning as the Nationals completed a series sweep for the first time since May. Washington’s Brady House added a two-run homer.
Marlins starter Eury Perez (6-5) gave up seven runs on eight hits in four innings. Joey Wiemer socked his first home run of the year.
Orioles 7, Padres 5
Baltimore used the long ball early, then held on to beat San Diego and complete a three-game road sweep.
The Orioles led 7-0 after the third inning as they got back-to-back-to-back home runs by Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson, all off Nestor Cortes (2-4). It was the second time this season Baltimore has hit three homers in a row. Jackson Holliday also went deep off Cortes to start the game for his 16th homer and third leadoff shot of the season. Cade Povich (3-7) benefited from the offensive outburst to notch his first victory since June 15 and his first as a starter since April 24. In five-plus innings, the lefty gave up four runs on seven hits.
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer off Povich in the sixth, and Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the San Diego seventh with a homer off Keegan Akin. Cortes lasted just 2 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits.
Pirates 3, Dodgers 0
Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen each homered and Joey Bart hit an RBI double to propel host Pittsburgh past Los Angeles.
The Pirates have won four of their past five games and are 11-4 over their past 15. Pittsburgh’s hitting was enough to back up a stellar effort from Braxton Ashcraft, Mike Burrows (2-4), Evan Sisk, Isaac Mattson and Dennis Santana, who combined to allow just five hits in Pittsburgh’s MLB-leading 17th shutout this season.
The Dodgers have lost four of their past five games. Emmet Sheehan (5-3) got the call to start after Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled start and served as Los Angeles’ DH. Manager Dave Roberts said pregame that Ohtani was dealing with a chest cold. Ohtani still recorded two hits, including his 20th double of the season.
Guardians 8, Red Sox 1
Gabriel Arias hit a two-run home run in a six-run second inning that propelled Cleveland to a win over host Boston.
The Guardians received a strong pitching performance from Joey Cantillo (4-3), who limited Boston to a run on five hits in six innings. Steven Kwan had three hits and C.J. Kayfus and Bo Naylor each added two hits for Cleveland, which ended a three-game losing streak.
Romy Gonzalez collected two of the Red Sox’s seven hits. Brennan Bernardino (4-3), one of five pitchers the Red Sox used, exited the mound after recording two outs in the first inning, giving up a run on one hit and one walk. Jordan Hicks then surrendered four of the six runs Cleveland scored in the second.
Brewers 6, Phillies 3
Isaac Collins’ three-run homer highlighted a ferocious start by Milwaukee in a win over visiting Philadelphia.
Jose Quintana (11-5) allowed three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings for the Brewers, who scratched Christian Yelich due to low back soreness. Milwaukee didn’t need him early as they scored five runs before the Phillies recorded an out. Sal Frelick singled on a play that also featured a throwing error by center fielder Harrison Bader, allowing two runs to score. Then Collins smacked one over the right field wall for his ninth homer of the year.
Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola (3-8) was charged with six runs on six hits in five innings. Weston Wilson’s two-run homer was the offensive highlight for the Phillies.
Angels 4, Royals 3
Jo Adell clubbed a three-run, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, then drove in the tiebreaking run with an infield single in the eighth and visiting Los Angeles beat Kansas City.
Clayton Dana, recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to start for the Angels, allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits over five innings, and Reid Detmers retired the side in the ninth to notch his third save. With these back-to-back wins, the Angels secured their first winning road series since July 18-20 and improved to 5-4 on their 10-game trip.
Michael Massey had two hits for the Royals, a wild-card contender who has lost seven of 11. Kansas City’s Ryan Bergert allowed just one run on one hit over five-plus innings.
Cardinals 5, Athletics 1
Willson Contreras drove in four runs as St. Louis defeated the visiting Athletics in the decisive game of a three-game series.
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple and Nolan Gorman finished 3-for-3 with a homer for the Cardinals, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Matthew Liberatore (7-11) threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings, and JoJo Romero got the last five outs for his seventh save.
Nick Kurtz hit a homer for the Athletics, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Jeffrey Springs (10-10) allowed two runs on five hits in six innings.
White Sox 4, Twins 3
Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to lift Chicago to a comeback win over host Minnesota.
Brooks Baldwin also drove in a run as part of a three-run inning for the White Sox, who trailed 3-1 entering the ninth. The rally snapped a string of 205 consecutive losses for Chicago when trailing after eight innings. Rookie reliever Grant Taylor (1-4) earned his first career victory, allowing one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. The White Sox won their fourth game in a row and their fifth straight against the Twins.
Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two stolen bases to lead Minnesota. Luke Keaschall doubled in a run and Byron Buxton had a double and a triple. Right-hander Justin Topa (1-5) gave up one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning as the Twins’ bullpen spoiled a quality start by right-hander Zebby Matthews, who limited Chicago to one run on three hits in six innings.
