Chase Silseth struck out a career-high 10 hitters to become the latest pitcher to shut down the struggling New York Yankees as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep with a 7-3 victory on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.
Silseth (2-1), recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake before the game, pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball.
Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers off Carlos Rodon (0-3) as the Angels raced out to a 4-0 lead through the opening two innings. The Angels went on to complete their first sweep of the Yankees since July 10-12, 2009.
Giancarlo Stanton and Franchy Cordero homered for the Yankees, who lost for the fourth game in a row and the ninth time in 11 games. Rodon was tagged for six runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Cardinals 6, Marlins 4
Nolan Gorman drove in four runs to help power St. Louis past visiting Miami and complete a three-game sweep.
Gorman hit a three-run homer and an RBI single as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games. Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson allowed two runs on five hits in three innings. Zack Thompson (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory and Chris Stratton earned his first save.
Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (3-9) allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings.
Athletics 6, Red Sox 5
JJ Bleday, Cody Thomas and Jace Peterson each hit two-run home runs, the bullpen didn’t allow an earned run over the final 4 2/3 innings and Oakland held on to defeat visiting Boston for a rare series win.
Lucas Erceg, Angel Felipe, Sam Long and Trevor May protected a slim lead after the A’s stopped scoring after the fourth inning, helping the hosts beat Boston for the second time in as many days following an eight-game losing streak.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (7-6) took the loss, pulled after allowing all six Oakland runs and five hits in four innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Padres 2, Blue Jays 0
Yu Darvish worked six scoreless innings and Manny Machado drove in a pair of runs with a two-out, fifth-inning single as visiting San Diego beat Toronto.
Steven Wilson, Nick Martinez and Josh Hader each followed Darvish with a scoreless inning of relief as the Padres shut out Toronto on six hits. It was the Padres’ ninth shutout of the season.
The Blue Jays are on a two-game skid following a four-game winning streak. Jose Berrios (8-7) gave up two runs on four hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Mets 5, White Sox 1
Justin Verlander tossed eight solid innings and Brett Baty homered for a second straight game as host New York beat Chicago.
Baty finished with two RBIs for the Mets, who have won three straight and are 9-4 in July. Francisco Alvarez, Luis Guillorme and Brandon Nimmo each had one RBI in a four-run fourth. Verlander (4-5) allowed one run — a Luis Robert Jr. homer in the seventh — on three hits and struck out seven.
Touki Toussaint (0-3), making his first start since July 8, allowed five runs on four hits and four walks while striking out three over six innings — his longest start since Aug. 16, 2021, when he was pitching for the Atlanta Braves.
Diamondbacks 5, Braves 3
Ryne Nelson allowed two runs and three hits over seven innings to help visiting Arizona to a win against Atlanta.
Nelson (6-5) struck out five and walked one as Arizona won for the second straight game to open a three-game series. Nick Ahmed had two hits and two RBIs and Christian Walker delivered two hits and two runs for the Diamondbacks.
Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley homered for the Braves, who have lost four straight since winning their first game after the break. Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (10-7) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three.
Rangers 5, Rays 1
Jonah Heim delivered a game-sealing home run, the bullpen stepped up after Jon Gray exited early with an injury and Texas went on to a victory over visiting Tampa Bay.
The Rangers completed the three-game sweep. The American League East-leading Rays were swept for just the second time this season.
The AL West-leading Rangers are off to a 6-0 start following the All-Star break. Gray had his start cut short when he took a 112 mph comebacker off his left leg in the fifth inning. The Rangers announced that Gray had a bruised shin and X-rays were negative.
Pirates 7, Guardians 5
Ji Man Choi and Jared Triolo hit two-run singles in a five-run seventh as Pittsburgh rallied to avoid a series sweep with a win over visiting Cleveland.
Jack Suwinski added an RBI double and Nick Gonzales an RBI single for the Pirates, who lost the first two games of the series while being outscored 21-1. Reliever Ryan Borucki (1-0) gave up one run in 1 1/3 innings to earn the win.
Josh Bell homered and added an RBI single and Amed Rosario contributed a two-run double for the Guardians. Sam Hentges (1-2), who allowed four runs while getting one out, was charged with the loss.
Orioles 8, Dodgers 5
Ramon Urias drove in three runs and Gunnar Henderson homered as Baltimore salvaged the finale of a three-game series against visiting Los Angeles.
Urias went 2-for-3 with two doubles, while Henderson went 1-for-3 with a solo homer for the Orioles. Reliever Danny Coulombe (3-1) picked up the win by allowing just one hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Felix Bautista picked up his 26th save of the season.
Max Muncy hit a two-run homer and James Outman added a solo shot for the Dodgers. Los Angeles starter Julio Urias (7-6) gave up eight runs on eight hits in five innings.
Astros 4, Rockies 1
Chas McCormick homered, Jake Meyers had two hits and Houston beat Colorado in Denver.
Brandon Bielak (5-5) pitched well over 5 2/3 innings and combined with four Houston relievers to hold Colorado to two hits. The Astros improved to 22-6 against the Rockies since the start of 2013.
C.J. Cron homered for Colorado, which finished its homestand 3-2 against the New York Yankees and Astros. Rockies starter Austin Gomber (8-8) allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out five in six innings.
Brewers 5, Phillies 3
William Contreras doubled twice, singled and drove in two runs to lift Milwaukee past host Philadelphia.
Blake Perkins added two hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Brewers, who have won five of their past six games. Four Brewers relief pitchers, including winner Hoby Milner (2-0), combined to throw four scoreless innings.
Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run and Kyle Schwarber added a two-run single for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak end. Jeff Hoffman (3-2) took the loss.
Reds 3, Giants 2
Will Benson belted a three-run homer and Graham Ashcraft tossed six-plus innings as host Cincinnati snapped a six-game skid with a victory over San Francisco.
Ashcraft (5-7) allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks. The Reds mustered just four hits en route to posting their first win since an 8-5 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers on July 8.
Blake Sabol belted an opposite-field homer to lead off the seventh inning and recorded two of the six hits for the Giants, who saw their seven-game winning streak come to a halt. Ross Stripling (0-3) was saddled with the loss.
Tigers 3, Royals 2
Miguel Cabrera delivered the tiebreaking single and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings to help Detroit win at Kansas City for the second time in three days.
Cabrera’s sixth-inning single put the Tigers ahead to stay. Detroit’s Javier Baez homered, and Riley Greene had three hits.
Rodriguez (6-5) allowed two runs and four hits while striking out seven and walking none. Jason Foley tossed a scoreless eighth, and Alex Lange worked out of a jam in the ninth for his 16th save. Kansas City’s Ryan Yarbrough (2-5) worked 5 2/3 innings before leaving with a cramp in his left hamstring. He gave up three runs, six hits and one walk while fanning four.
Cubs 8, Nationals 3
Nico Hoerner’s first career grand slam highlighted a five-run eighth inning and Chicago overcame blowing a two-run lead in the top of the frame to beat visiting Washington.
Mike Tauchman homered for one of his three hits and had three RBIs, and Yan Gomes, on his 36th birthday, gave the Cubs a 4-3 lead with his sacrifice fly against Mason Thompson (3-3) in the eighth. Then with two out, Hoerner (two hits) sent a 1-1 fastball from Cory Abbott well into the left field bleachers to break the contest open and help Chicago to a second straight victory — and get its first home series win since June 16-18.
Trevor Williams yielded two runs on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings for Washington, which is 1-4 since winning three straight.
Twins 6, Mariners 3
Max Kepler homered and scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball as Minnesota won in Seattle to continue its fast start to the second half of the season.
Edouard Julien and Alex Kirilloff also went deep and Kenta Maeda pitched 6 1/3 strong innings for the Twins, who have won five of six games since the All-Star break. Twins reliever Emilio Pagan (4-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the victory, and Jhoan Duran created but escaped a ninth-inning jam for his 16th save.
Tom Murphy and Eugenio Suarez homered for the Mariners, who dropped to 2-4 on their 10-game homestand. Seattle will look to win on Thursday to gain a split of the four-game series. Reliever Andres Munoz (2-3) took the loss after surrendering the lead an inning after the Mariners tied it.
–Field Level Media
