Salvador Perez lashed a walk-off single in the 10th inning, and nine Kansas City pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Royals blanked the visiting Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Wednesday.
In a bullpen game, Royals reliever Angel Zerpa served as the opener and tossed one-plus inning, allowing just a single. The bullpen finished with 10 strikeouts and a walk in the club’s ninth shutout.
Sam Long (1-2) escaped a first-and-third, no-out jam in the 10th with two strikeouts and a lineout.
Braves starter Joey Wentz, a Kansas City-area native, allowed only a leadoff single to Maikel Garcia in 6 2/3 innings. Daysbel Hernandez (4-2) permitted Perez’s winning hit.
Blue Jays 9, Orioles 8
A pinch-hit, three-run homer from Nathan Lukes helped visiting Toronto snap a four-game losing streak as the Blue Jays put away Baltimore.
Lukes’ long ball capped a five-run seventh inning for Toronto, which trailed 5-4 heading into the frame. Myles Straw had three hits, including a two-run home run, and Joey Loperfido also added three hits.
Ryan O’Hearn and Jordan Westburg each belted two-run homers for the Orioles, while Cedric Mullins, Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson each contributed two hits.
Tigers 7, Diamondbacks 2
Two days after joining Detroit in a trade, Chris Paddack shut down visiting Arizona for six innings while helping the Tigers complete a three-game sweep.
Paddack (4-9) gave up one run on three hits. Kerry Carpenter tripled, homered and drove in three runs for Detroit. Colt Keith added three hits and an RBI, and Jake Rogers smacked a two-run homer.
Geraldo Perdomo homered as part of a three-hit day for the Diamondbacks, who have recorded just five runs during a five-game losing streak. Ryne Nelson (6-3) struck out eight while permitting four runs, one earned, in 5 1/3 innings.
Red Sox 13, Twins 1
Jarren Duran finished a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs as Boston raced by Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Masataka Yoshida, Romy Gonzalez and Trevor Story also homered as the Red Sox won for the fourth time in five games. Roman Anthony and Connor Wong contributed two hits and two runs apiece, and Brayan Bello (7-5) tossed seven innings of one-run ball.
Matt Wallner had a home run to account for the lone run for the Twins, who have lost four of their past five. Zebby Matthews (2-3) was tagged for five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Astros 9, Nationals 1
Jose Altuve went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Houston to a home win over Washington.
Altuve extended his franchise record of four-hit games to 41 in the victory while Cooper Hummel and Yainer Diaz added homers for the Astros, who have won two straight after dropping five in a row. Ryan Gusto (7-4) limited the Nationals to one run in six innings.
Josh Bell paced Washington with two hits. MacKenzie Gore (4-11) yielded six runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Cubs 10, Brewers 3
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled twice, singled and scored two runs as visiting Chicago avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of Milwaukee.
Michael Busch and Ian Happ each homered for the Cubs, who logged eight extra-base hits. Shota Imanaga (8-4) fanned eight while allowing three runs in five innings.
William Contreras had two home runs for the Brewers, while Blake Perkins doubled and singled. Freddy Peralta (12-5) was pounded for five runs on five hits in four innings.
Pirates 2, Giants 1 (10 innings)
Oneil Cruz scored on a comebacker to the pitcher and Pittsburgh held off host San Francisco in the 10th inning as the Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Giants.
Spencer Horwitz doubled, singled and drove in a run for Pittsburgh, which has won five straight and eight of the last nine. Starter Mike Burrows tossed six innings of one-run ball, and Carmen Mlodzinski and Isaac Mattson (3-1) each threw two innings of shutout relief.
Dominic Smith had two hits and drove in the lone run for San Francisco, which has lost six straight. Ryan Walker (2-4) took the defeat.
White Sox 9, Phillies 3
Lenyn Sosa’s seventh-inning single put Chicago up for good as the hosts’ seven-run outburst in that frame led to a runaway victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Sosa’s hit off Max Lazar (1-1) was one of seven to start the inning and eight overall in the decisive frame. Miguel Vargas and Edgar Quero followed with three-run homers to help Chicago take the rubber match of the three-game series. Kyle Teel and Colson Montgomery hit solo shots for the White Sox.
Chicago reliever Mike Vasil (5-3) fired four shutout innings. Brandon Marsh led the Phillies with a pair of hits, including a solo homer.
Padres 5, Mets 0
Gavin Sheets belted a two-run homer and Yu Darvish hurled seven scoreless innings as San Diego completed a three-game sweep of visiting New York.
Darvish (1-3), who entered the day with a 9.18 ERA, permitted only two hits and walked none while whiffing seven, mowing down 13 consecutive hitters at one point. Jason Adam and Robert Suarez completed the Padres’ 15th shutout this season.
Clay Holmes (9-6) lasted only 3 2/3 innings for the Mets, allowing eight hits and four runs (two earned). New York played without right fielder Juan Soto (foot contusion).
Guardians 5, Rockies 0
David Fry hit a two-run homer and scored two runs, Carlos Santana had an RBI double, and six pitchers combined for a three-hitter as Cleveland shut out visiting Colorado.
Fry went deep in the first inning against Kyle Freeland (2-11). Ramirez and Santana were the only players on either team with multiple hits, both singling and doubling.
Kolby Allard made his second spot start for the Guardians, working 3 1/3 innings and allowing one baserunner, a single. Jakob Junis (3-1) was awarded the win with two innings of relief. Freeland permitted two runs in three innings.
–Field Level Media
