Braves beat Brewers 3-2 as Jacob Misiorowski takes his first loss in 2 months
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ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski lost for the first time in two months as the Atlanta Braves scored two runs against the Milwaukee Brewers’ ace and Mike Yastrzemski hit a home run in a 3-2 victory in the first game of a three-game series between NL division leaders Friday night.
Misiorowski (8-3) had given up just one earned run in eight starts entering the game, but Mauricio Dubón hit a two-run single in the sixth inning off the ace that gave the Braves a 2-1 lead. It was the first time since April 25 Misiorowski gave up multiple runs.
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Braves right fielder Eli White threw out Jackson Chourio by inches at home plate in the ninth inning to preserve a 3-2 lead, and Raisel Iglesias picked up his 15th save when he struck out William Contreras to end the game.
Martín Pérez (6-3) won his fourth straight start, giving up one run over six innings with five strikeouts. The left-hander who was designated for assignment but then re-signed with the Braves in April lowered his ERA to 2.78.
CUBS 16, BLUE JAYS 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit his second career grand slam in Chicago’s seven-run first inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs as the Cubs routed Toronto.
Pete Crow-Armstrong had three singles, an RBI and walked twice to extend his career-high on-base streak to 22 games, helping the Cubs win for the sixth time in eight games. Chicago’s center fielder is batting .409 during that stretch.
Justin Dean, recalled from Triple-A before the game, drove in three runs in Chicago’s five-run seventh with a triple — his first career hit — after taking over for Crow-Armstrong in center in the top of the inning.
The Cubs have scored seven or more runs in an inning in consecutive games for the first time since July 5-6, 2001, and done it at Wrigley Field for the first time since May 7-8, 1984.
Ben Brown (4-2) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking none in six innings.
Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner each had a double among three hits in Chicago’s 18-hit attack.
TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out eight while pitching into the sixth inning, and Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to help lift Detroit past the Chicago White Sox.
Skubal allowed three runs and seven hits with a walk in 5 2/3 innings in the left-hander’s second start since returning from the injured list after having a loose body removed from his elbow last month.
Drew Anderson (3-3) earned the win in relief, allowing one hit in 1 1/3 innings. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his eighth save for Detroit, which entered having lost four of five.
Tigers rookie Trei Cruz struck in his three at-bats in his major league debut. He batted ninth and played right field joining grandfather Jose Sr. and father Jose Jr. as the fifth three-generation family in MLB history. They joined Gus, Buddy, David and Mike Bell; Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron Boone; Joe P., Joe H. and Casey Coleman; and Sam, Jerry, Jerry Jr. and Scott Hairston.
Randal Grichuk homered and doubled, and Junior Perez hit his first major league homer for Chicago, which had won five of its last eight.
Erick Fedde (2-6) allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings, entering the game after opener Brandon Eisert gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings.
RAYS 5, NATIONALS 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run, Griffin Jax allowed two runs in five innings and Tampa Bay beat Washington to open a 10-game homestand.
Tampa Bay, coming off a 1-5 trip to California, improved to a MLB-best 25-9 at home.
Washington, winners of five consecutive road series, dropped consecutive games for the first time since June 1-3. Miles Mikolas (2-6) took the loss for Washington after allowing five runs in six innings.
Jax (2-6) picked up his first victory since April 18 after allowing four hits and striking out five. Steven Matz, Kevin Kelly and Garret Clevinger combined to pitch three scoreless innings out of the bullpen before Bryan Baker retired the side in order in the ninth for his 19th save of the season.
Washington built a 2-0 lead off solo home runs from C.J. Abrams in the second and Luis Garcia, Jr. in the third along with a pair of shutout innings from opener P.J. Poulin, who stepped in after scheduled starter Cade Cavalli was scratched due to illness.
YANKEES 5, REDS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Schlittler struck out 13 in six overpowering innings for his first double-digit strikeout game in the regular season, and New York beat Cincinnati.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer and Ben Rice launched a three-run shot in the second against Rhett Lowder (3-4) as the Yankees won for the 10th time in 15 games since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib. Anthony Volpe added a late RBI single.
Schlittler (8-3) notched five strikeouts on his four-seam fastball that averaged 97.9 mph. He had four strikeouts apiece on cutters and sinkers.
The right-hander threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of 23 hitters and eclipsed the 12 strikeouts he had over eight innings in the deciding Game 3 of last year’s AL Wild Card Series against rival Boston. At 25 years, 134 days, Schlittler became the youngest Yankees pitcher with 13 strikeouts since Al Downing (22 years, 359 days) also fanned 13 against the Chicago White Sox on June 21, 1964.
MARLINS 4, GIANTS 3
MIAMI (AP) — Owen Caissie was a triple shy of the cycle and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly as Miami beat San Francisco.
Javier Sanoja had two hits and scored twice for the Marlins, who are a major league-best 12-4 in June.
Giants reliever Sam Hentges (1-2) hit Esteury Ruiz with a pitch leading off the seventh inning. Sanoja singled and Liam Hicks followed with a tying single that advanced Sanoja to third. He scored on Caissie’s flyball to deep left field.
Cade Gibson (1-0) retired all four batters he faced for the win. Calvin Faucher relieved Gibson and got the last two outs in the eighth before Pete Fairbanks closed with a perfect ninth for his 10th save this season and the 100th of his career.
The Marlins used eight pitchers in a bullpen game.
Rafael Devers’ homer for the Giants against Michael Petersen leading off the sixth tied it 2-all. Jung Hoo Lee followed with a double and scored on Casey Schmitt’s go-ahead single.
Caissie’s run-scoring double in the fifth put Miami ahead 2-1.
ASTROS 9, GUARDIANS 3
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run home run, Jeremy Peña had two solo shots and Houston beat Cleveland.
Altuve’s eighth home run of the season came on the first pitch of the night from Guardians reliever Matt Festa. It landed in the first row of the left- field Crawford Boxes.
Peña’s first home run of the night came in the third inning to cut Cleveland’s lead to a run, and then he led off the seventh with his sixth home run of the season and third multi-homer game of his career. He finished the night 3 for 5 with three RBIs.
Altuve added an RBI double later in the inning for a season-high four RBIs.
After failing to complete the first inning in his previous start, Tatsuya Imai (4-3) struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing three runs on six hits over six innings without issuing a walk. He retired the final 11 he faced after giving up a two-run homer to Rhys Hoskins in the third inning.
ROYALS 6, CARDINALS 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jac Caglianone hit a home run and drove in two as Kansas City beat St. Louis to clinch the three-game series and snap a three-series losing streak.
Seth Lugo (3-4) pitched six innings in his return from the concussion list after being hit on the forehead by a line drive June 10. He allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits. Alex Lange earned his fifth save.
Michael McGreevy (3-6) took the loss. He allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings.
Caglianone’s shot was his 10th of the season.
The Cardinals scored a run in the first on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Walker, scoring Ivan Herrera. Walker’s 58th RBI gave him the MLB lead, pending the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz’s game later Friday against the Angels.
Herrera drove in Nathan Church with a single in the third to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
The Royals seized the lead with four runs in the fourth. Lane Thomas led off with a double and scored on a single by Caglianone. Michael Massey’s single drove home Caglianone. After John Rave walked, Isaac Collins drove home Massey and Rave with a double.
RANGERS 9, PADRES 7
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out nine over six innings to win on his 38th birthday, even after giving up a grand slam to Ty France in the first, and Texas beat San Diego in a wild series opener.
There were only two umpires on the field for the top of the first when the Padres jumped ahead 5-0 on the slam by France, the first of his two homers in the game. By the time deGrom (6-4) returned to the mound for the second, he had a 6-5 lead.
France homered again leading off the fourth to tie the score at 6, but the Rangers went ahead to stay in the bottom half when Wyatt Langford hit an RBI double. He was thrown out trying for a triple on the hit that chased starter Randy Vásquez (6-5).
Langford also homered leading off the eighth.
Two-time Cy Young Award winner deGrom retired 16 of the last 19 batters he faced, even with an intentional walk, and finished with a season-high 106 pitches (70 strikes) to get his 102nd career win. The only hits in that closing span were France’s second homer and his double in the sixth.
Jacob Latz got four outs for his 13th save in 15 chances.
ROCKIES 4, PIRATES 3
DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Braxton Fulford had a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, Antonio Senzatela got out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the ninth and Colorado held on for a win over Pittsburgh.
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland got his 1,000th career strikeout, the second player in franchise history to reach the milestone.
The Pirates took a 3-2 lead in the eighth on an RBI double by Jared Triolo off Freeland and a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Bryan Reynolds and an RBI triple by Nick Gonzales against Jaden Hill.
But the Rockies came right back in their half of the eighth when Tyler Freeman and Cole Carrigg had consecutive two-out singles against Mason Montgomery (2-2). Fulford came in to pinch hit for Sterlin Thompson and doubled into the gap between left and center field to put Colorado up 4-3.
Senzatela (7-0) gave up a leadoff single in the ninth to Marcel Ozuna and Brandon Lowe singled on a ball that bounced off the leg of shortstop Ezequiel Tovar and into the outfield, putting the tying run at third base. Senzatela then walked Endy Rodríguez to load the bases. But he struck out Tyler Callihan and got Triolo to ground into a double play to end the game.