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Pinch hitter Jake Bauers belted a two-run double in the seventh inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers win their seventh straight, 5-2, and sweep the series from the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang each added two hits and an RBI, while Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana threw five innings of four-hit, two-run ball, walking four and striking out three.

Four Brewers relievers combined to throw four scoreless innings, including Trevor Megill, who earned his 11th save with a scoreless ninth. Milwaukee’s winning streak is its longest since a nine-game stretch in August 2023.

Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto each drove in a run for the Phillies, who lost their fourth straight game. Ranger Suarez allowed just two runs (one earned) on seven hits in his six-inning stint, striking out two and walking none.

Rangers 8, Cardinals 1

Josh Smith drove had a two-run double and two-run homer as part of a three-hit day to lead Texas to victory in the rubber match of a three-game set against St. Louis in Arlington, Texas.

Marcus Semien went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs scored for the Rangers, who snapped a three-series losing streak. Jake Burger also doubled and drove in a run, while Jacob deGrom allowed just one run on four hits while striking out four over six innings for Texas, which outscored the Cardinals 19-4 in the series.

Willson Contreras drove in the lone run for St. Louis, which came in the top of the first inning. Lars Nootbaar, Masyn Winn, Ivan Herrera and Alec Burleson logged the only other hits for the Cardinals.

Red Sox 3, Braves 1

Garrett Crochet struck out a season-high 12 while allowing just one run on five hits over seven innings as Boston held off host Atlanta for its second win in three games after dropping five straight.

Crochet picked up his fifth win of the year while logging a second straight game with at least 11 strikeouts. He moved into a tie for the MLB lead with 101 strikeouts on the season. It also marked the seventh straight game in which Crochet allowed two or fewer runs.

The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the top of the first as Trevor Story blasted a two-out, three-run triple, one of two hits on the day for Story. Abraham Toro also had two hits for Boston. Marcell Ozuna belted a solo homer in the home half of the first for the Braves’ lone run, one of two hits for the Atlanta slugger.

Orioles 3, White Sox 2

With Charlie Morton fanning seven and limited visiting Chicago to one unearned run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings, Baltimore earned a three-game series sweep for its sixth win in eight games.

Gunnar Henderson and Ramon Urias each had two hits for the Orioles, with Urias also driving in a run. Heston Kjerstad added a triple for Baltimore, Dylan Carlson doubled and drove in a run, and Jackson Holliday picked up his eighth double of the season.

Mike Tauchman had a triple and homered for the White Sox, while both Chase Meidroth and Andrew Benintendi recorded two hits apiece.

Brewers 5, Phillies 2

Pinch hitter Jake Bauers belted a two-run double in the seventh inning to help Milwaukee rally from an early two-run deficit en route to the Brewers’ seventh straight win at Philadelphia.

Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang each added two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee, which saw its winning streak reach its longest since a nine-game stretch in August 2023. Joey Ortiz also had two hits, including a double.

Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto each drove in a run for the Phillies, who dropped their fourth straight, and Trea Turner logged a two-bagger.

Giants 4, Marlins 2

Luis Matos cracked a three-run homer to build a 4-0 lead and San Francisco’s bullpen wriggled out of multiple jams to hold on to the win at Miami.

Giants starter Hayden Birdsong (3-1) allowed one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings before Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval closed it out. Matos and Heliot Ramos posted two hits apiece.

Xavier Edwards went 5-for-5 with a run and a RBI for the Marlins, who left 11 runners on base. Starter David Weathers (1-1) gave up four runs and five hits in six innings. He fanned seven and walked three.

Blue Jays 8, Athletics 4

An Addison Barger three-run homer — his third blast in the four-game series — highlighted a six-run eighth inning that allowed Toronto to rally for a win over the visiting Athletics.

Ernie Clement was 2-for-4 with a double for the Blue Jays, who won their fifth straight series, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added two doubles and two RBIs. Alejandro Kirk also had two hits.

Jacob Wilson went 4-for-4 with an RBI for the Athletics, who lost for the 17th time in 18 games. Brent Rooker had two hits, as did Willie MacIver, while Luis Urias doubled and singled while driving in two runs.

Guardians 4, Angels 2

Gavin Williams struck out six and allowed just one hit and two unearned runs over 6 2/3 innings to guide host Cleveland past Los Angeles for its third win in four games.

Jose Ramirez homered for the second straight game for the Guardians, extending his streak to 29 straight games of reaching base. Carlos Santana, meanwhile, singled to push his hitting streak to 11 games.

Zach Neto recorded the sole hit for the Angels off Williams, which came with two outs in the fifth inning. Luis Rengifo and Mike Trout each had a hit and an RBI.

Mets 5, Rockies 3

Stars Pete Alonso, Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor each homered to allow New York to get past visiting Colorado and complete a three-game sweep.

Clay Holmes went a career-high seven innings, striking out three and allowing three runs on three hits, including two homers, for the Mets, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Lindor’s 13th home run of the season came in the fifth that broke a 3-3 tie. New York finished the three-game set with nine long balls.

Orlando Arcia and Ryler Freeman both had home runs for the Rockies, who lost their eighth straight.

Astros 1, Rays 0

Hunter Brown gave up just one hit over six innings and posted his fifth scoreless start of the season as Houston won a pitcher’s duel against visiting Tampa Bay.

Brown struck out five for the Astros, who won for the sixth time in eight games, while Christian Walker provided the only run of the game on a two-out single to left that scored Jeremy Pena, who had two hits on the day.

Jonathan Aranda doubled for the Rays and Josh Lowe had a single. Taj Bradley went seven innings, striking out a season-best 10 and allowing one unearned run on three hits. Tampa lost for just the third time in 12 games.

Tigers 1, Royals 0

A third-inning run was all Detroit needed to earn its sixth win in seven tries as the Tigers shut out host Kansas City.

Keider Montero gave up seven hits over 4 2/3 innings for Detroit, but the Royals could not capitalize with a run. Four Tiger relievers then held Kansas City to just two hits the rest of the way as the Royals stranded eight runners on base. Riley Greene had two hits, including a double, for Detroit, which has won five straight road series.

Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 for Kansas City, John Rave added two singles, and Bobby Witt Jr. had a double. Kris Bubic lowered his MLB-leading ERA to 1.43 after allowing just one run on four hits over seven innings while striking out nine — tying a career high.

Cubs 7, Reds 3

Michael Busch blasted a two-run homer and singled in another run to lead Chicago to a home win over Cincinnati.

Nico Hoener had three hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who picked up their sixth victory in seven games, while Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Jameson Taillon won for the third straight time, giving up just two runs on three hits over 6 1/3 innings.

Elly De La Cruz paced the Reds with a two-run home run and a single. Gavin Lux and Will Benson both singled for Cincinnati, which dropped its third in four games.

Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 1

Arizona needed only one inning of scoring, with Eugeno Suarez’s two-run homer highlighting three first-inning runs as the Diamondbacks snapped a four-game skid with a win over Washington in Phoenix.

Corbin Burnes struck out six and allowed just one run on four hits over 4 2/3 innings before exiting with an undisclosed injury. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled for Arizona, and Ketel Marte accounted for the only other hit for the Diamondbacks.

Robert Hassell III and Daylen Lile each had a double for the Nationals, whose four-game winning streak came to a halt. Nathaniel Lowe drove in Washington’s lone run with a single in the fifth inning.

Padres 6, Pirates 4

Manny Machado homered and knocked in the tiebreaking run during a four-run seventh-inning rally as host San Diego downed Pittsburgh.

Machado’s sacrifice fly to deep center scored Elias Diaz with the run that put the Padres ahead 5-4. Tyler Wade capped the big inning by stroking an infield single off the glove of reliever Caleb Ferguson that plated Fernando Tatis Jr.

Adrian Morejon (3-2) got the last out of the seventh to pick up the win and Robert Suarez pitched the ninth for his MLB-high 19th save. Tanner Rainey (0-1) was tagged with the loss after losing the strike zone in the seventh. He was charged with all four runs, allowing just one hit but walking three. The only hit was Diaz’s pinch-hit RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts to make it 4-3. Rainey walked Tatis to load the bases and Luis Arraez greeted Ferguson with a run-scoring single to left that tied the score.

Mariners 2, Twins 1

Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run as Seattle defeated visiting Minnesota for its second straight walk-off victory.

Mariners closer Andres Munoz got the victory after blowing a second consecutive save opportunity, while Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 23rd home run of the season. It was Raleigh’s third consecutive game with a homer and his fourth in the three-game series against the Twins. Luis Castillo made his fourth consecutive quality start with six scoreless innings.

Minnesota tied the score in the ninth inning in all three games of the series, but lost the last two games. Starter Chris Paddack allowed just one run on four hits in eight innings and gave up the lone run on four hits. He struck out a season-high 10 batters.

Yankees 7, Dodgers 3

Ben Rice hit a two-run home run and left-hander Ryan Yarbrough went six strong innings against his former club as New York avoided a three-game sweep in a World Series rematch with a victory over host Los Angeles.

DJ LeMahieu had four hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Yankees finished a 6-3 road trip against the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers. Yarbrough (3-0), who received his World Series ring this weekend after making 32 relief appearances with the Dodgers last season, gave up one run on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts in his fifth start of the season.

Tommy Edman, Andy Pages and Max Muncy each hit home runs for the Dodgers, who saw a late surge fall short after scoring a combined 26 runs in two victories to start the series. Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4) gave up four runs while tying a career high with seven hits allowed in 3 2/3 innings as he gave up three walks. He failed to complete five innings for the first time this season.

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