July 21, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez (75) celebrates with catcher Kyle Higashioka (20) after the Padres beat the Cleveland Cavaliers at Progressive Field. Mandatory credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the star’s latest start and Kyle Higashioka hit a two-run double as the San Diego Padres sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to a rare home-series loss with Sunday’s 2-1 victory.
Angel Martinez scored Cleveland’s first hit against King (8-6) when he threw a single into shallow center field to lead off the seventh with San Diego leading 2-0. Martinez then scored on Josh Naylor’s groundout.
King allowed two hits along with a walk while striking out six over seven innings. The right-hander recorded his fourth consecutive start in which he allowed one earned run.
The Guardians have a total of three hits in their past two games after posting 11 in Friday’s 7-0 series-opening win. Down 8-13, American League Central-leading Cleveland has scored 17 runs while losing six of its past eight games.
Mariners 6, Astros 4
Jorge Polanco and Luke Raley hit home runs and Seattle snapped a five-game skid and moved into a virtual tie for first place in the AL West with a victory over visiting Houston.
Right-hander Bryan Woo (4-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the win. He allowed two runs on four hits, no walks and five strikeouts. Andres Munoz struck out the team in the ninth for his 16th save of the season.
Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle and Jeremy Pena also homered for the Astros. Alvarez became the second player in T-Mobile Park’s 25-year history to accomplish the feat after Miguel Tejada of the Oakland Athletics did it in 2001.
Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 1 (10 innings)
Nico Hoerner scored the tying run in the ninth and drove in the winning run in the 10th to give host Chicago a win over Arizona, avoiding a three-game series sweep.
Cubs starter Shota Imanaga carried a no-hitter into the sixth before departing after seven innings. The All-Star left-hander allowed one run and two hits, struck out a career-high 10 and walked one.
Eugenio Suarez homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning for the Diamondbacks, who have won six of their past seven games.
Brewers 8, Twins 7
Rhys Hoskins hit a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, Eric Haase blasted a two-run home run and Milwaukee held on to win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton hit a pair of solo home runs to lead the Twins at the plate. Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Minnesota reliever Griffin Jax (3-4) allowed two runs in one inning.
Brewers lefty Jared Koenig (8-1) earned the win with one scoreless inning. Trevor Megill picked up his 19th save for Milwaukee despite giving up two runs in the ninth.
Rays 6, Yankees 4
Randy Arozarena homered again and Richie Palacios hit his first career home run to lead off the game as Tampa Bay went deep in the fourth for the second straight day in a victory over host New York.
Jose Siri added a two-run homer in the seventh and Jose Caballero contributed a solo shot in the ninth for the Rays, who have hit 41 of their 95 homers this season in the past 28 games.
Aaron Judge hit a three-run blast in the bottom of the seventh for the Yankees. He led the majors with 35 homers. Juan Soto hit an RBI double in the ninth as New York lost for the 20th time in 29 games.
Cardinals 6, Braves 2
Visiting St. Louis hit four solo home runs to reverse a shutout effort from starting pitcher Miles Mikolas in a victory over Atlanta in the rubber match of the three-game series.
Paul Goldschmidt, Alec Burleson, Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras all went deep for the Cardinals. Mikolas (8-8) pitched six innings and allowed two runs on seven hits.
Braves rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (3-5) pitched six innings and gave up four runs on seven hits — three home runs. Ozzie Albies suffered a broken left wrist while trying to tag in the ninth inning.
Citizen 5, Red 2
Freshman James Wood’s three-run homer in the eighth inning broke a tie and lifted Washington to a win and a three-game sweep of visiting Cincinnati.
Keibert Ruiz lined a single to right field with two outs in the eighth against right-hander Lucas Sims (1-4), and Ildemaro Vargas followed with a bunt single. The Reds brought in lefty Justin Wilson to face the lefty-swinging Woody, who hammered Wilson’s first 404 feet into left field.
Nationals reliever Robert Garcia (2-3) threw a scoreless eighth to get the win, while Kyle Finnegan retired the Reds in order on five pitches in the ninth for his 28th save. Cincinnati has dropped four in a row.
Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Tyler Phillips pitched a six-inning shutout and Nick Castellanos homered to help Philadelphia notch a victory over host Pittsburgh.
Castellanos, Alec Bohm and Garrett Stubbs each had two hits, one RBI and one run for Philadelphia, which ended a three-game losing streak. Phillips (2-0) allowed four hits and one walk while striking out three to help the Phillies avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Pittsburgh starter Marco Gonzales (1-1) allowed two runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings. The Pirates had just six hits as they saw a season-best six-game winning streak.
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4
George Springer had two home runs, a double and three RBIs and Toronto defeated visiting Detroit.
Ernie Clement hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game series sweep. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (8-8) allowed four runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose four-game winning streak ended. Detroit right-hander Keider Montero (1-3) yielded five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Marlins 4, Mets 2
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jake Burger each homered while Miami’s bullpen recorded nine strikeouts in 4 1/3 scoreless innings in a win over visiting New York.
Declan Cronin (2-2), the first of four relievers, got the win after working 1 1/3 innings in relief of starter Trevor Rogers. AJ Puk and Calvin Faucher took care of seventh and eighth, before Tanner Scott placed ninth to collect 16 in 18 opportunities.
JD Martinez lined an RBI single to left in the fifth inning that pulled New York within a run. But Burger added insurance for the Marlins in the seventh by clubbing a homer to left-center off Adrian Houser.
Royals 4, White Sox 1
Nine-year major league veteran Seth Lugo threw his first career complete game, Bobby Witt Jr.
Hunter Renfroe, Maikel Garcia and Dairon Blanco each had one RBI for the Royals during the three-run eighth, which broke a 1-1 tie. Lugo (12-4) allowed one run on three hits while striking out six and walking none.
Tommy Pham delivered an RBI single for the White Sox, who have lost nine of 10 games against Kansas City this season.
Rangers 3, Orioles 2
Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer and four Texas pitchers cooled off the Baltimore bats as the Rangers salvaged the final of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Heim’s fourth outing provided enough support for Rangers starters Andrew Heaney (4-10), Josh Sborz, David Robertson and Kirby Yates, who limited Baltimore to the fewest hits and hits (five) in the series.
Anthony Santander hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Orioles, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Giants 3, Rockies 2
Jorge Soler homered between two hits, Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep and San Francisco beat Colorado in Denver.
Hayden Birdsong (2-0) struck out a career-high 12 batters in his fifth major league start. He held Colorado hitless until the fourth inning and finished the day allowing just two hits in six innings. Giants manager Bob Melvin was ejected before the first pitch, saying he “talked too much” to the plate umpire while handing out lineup cards.
Brendan Rodgers homered for Colorado, which has ended its three-game winning streak.
Angels 8, Athletics 5
Kevin Pillar closed out the eighth inning with a tiebreaking double and Los Angeles earned its first win in Oakland this season.
With Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller never really hot, the Angels released Oakland relievers Lucas Erceg and Scott Alexander. Six of Los Angeles’ first seven batters of eight reached base without making an out on four hits, a walk and a hit by pitch.
Relievers Luis Garcia (4-1) and Carlos Estevez took over from there, with Estevez picking up 18 saves. Lawrence Butler doubled, singled and scored twice for the A’s, who entered Sunday on a three-game winning streak.
Dodgers 9, Red Sox 6
Shohei Ohtani hit a 473-foot home run to highlight a six-homer performance from Los Angeles, which completed a three-game series sweep of visiting Boston.
Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez, Gavin Lux, Austin Barnes and Jason Heyward each added a home run for the Dodgers. Lux led Los Angeles with three hits, while lefty James Paxton (8-2) limited the Red Sox to three runs on four hits over five-plus innings.
Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer off Paxton and finished with four RBIs for Boston. Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford (6-8) gave up six runs on seven hits – five of which were homers – in five innings.
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