CINCINNATI (AP) — Corbin Burnes struck out the side in the sixth inning after nearly collapsing in the fifth in oppressive humidity, Victor Caratini singled in a run in the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday night.
After his 10th strikeout, Burnes squatted behind the mound with his head lowered as teammates and trainers rushed over. Burnes took several big gulps of water and spoke to the training staff. He took a couple of warmup pitches, then retired Matt McLain on an infield pop to end the inning.
The game-time temperature was 91 degrees with the high humidity. Burnes (8-5) struck out 13 in six innings. He allowed only two hits and two walks to help the Brewers tie the Reds atop the NL Central standings.
Devin Williams closed for his 21st save.
Cincinnati starter Graham Ashcraft (5-6) allowed three hits through six innings.
RANGERS 12, GUARDIANS 4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim homered and drove in four runs, Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia also homered, and Texas rallied past Cleveland, which got a history-making pair of homers from Bo and Josh Naylor.
The Naylors became the first brothers in major league history to hit multi-run homers in the same inning for the same team when each hit a two-run shot in the third to put the Guardians ahead 4-0. That was the lone highlight for Cleveland.
Nathaniel Lowe homered in the fourth as part of a 4-for-4 night. The Rangers scored two runs in that inning, one in the sixth, five in the seventh and four in the eighth.
Heim finished 3-for-5 and fell a triple short of the cycle. Garcia drove in three runs and scored three in a 3-for-5 night.
Brock Burke (3-2), the first of three Rangers relievers, earned the win. Sam Hentges (1-1) took the loss.
DODGERS 6, METS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Julio Urías combined with three relievers on a one-hitter as Los Angeles extended New York’s losing streak to three games.
Urías (7-5) pitched six innings and allowed only a leadoff double to Brandon Nimmo that was initially ruled a home run.
Mookie Betts hit a bases-loaded RBI single and Freddie Freeman followed with a two-run double after the Dodgers were held hitless by Justin Verlander for 4 1/3 innings despite drawing six walks.
Miguel Rojas added an RBI single in the sixth off David Peterson as the Dodgers won their fifth straight and 13th in 18 games. All-Star slugger J.D. Martinez padded the lead in the eighth with his 23rd homer and Will Smith capped the scoring with a groundout in the ninth.
Verlander (3-5) allowed three runs and two hits in five innings.
BLUE JAYS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 2
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in his first plate appearance following his All-Star Home Run Derby win earlier in the week, Brandon Belt drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and Toronto sent Arizona to its sixth loss in eight games.
Matt Chapman had three hits and an RBI and Whit Merrifield drove in two runs as Toronto opened the second half of the season with its sixth win in seven games. The Blue Jays are 17-7 against NL opponents.
Guerrero led off the second with a 426-foot drive off Arizona starter Ryne Nelson for his 14th home run.
Blue Jays right-hander Trevor Richards (1-1) pitched 1 2/3 innings for the win despite giving up a homer to Gabriel Moreno.
Diamondbacks reliever Kyle Nelson (4-2) took the loss, retiring just one of the three batters he faced.
ORIOLES 5, MARLINS 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Frazier went deep twice in his first career multihomer game, and Cedric Mullins hit a solo shot to propel Baltimore to its sixth straight victory.
The Orioles pulled within 1 1/2 games of first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. The Rays were rained out at Kansas City.
Mullins and Frazier had three hits and two runs apiece, and Dean Kremer pitched six solid innings. Kremer (10-4) allowed a run and two hits, striking out eight with two walks.
Jorge Soler hit his 24th homer of the season for Miami, which fell to 9 1/2 back of Atlanta in the NL East, but remains atop the wild-card standings.
Sandy Alcantara (3-8) allowed two earned runs and eight hits in six innings. He struck out five with a walk.
BRAVES 9, WHITE SOX 0
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson hit a first-inning grand slam, Charlie Morton won his fifth straight start and major league-leading Atlanta routed Chicago.
Olson, the NL leader with 30 homers and 76 RBIs, made it 4-0 with his seventh career grand slam and his second this season. Atlanta leads the majors with 170 homers and has gone deep in 27 straight games, the longest streak in the franchise’s modern era.
Morton (10-6) gave up three hits, walked one and struck out four in seven innings.
Michael Kopech (3-8) gave up four runs, one hit and four walks in two-thirds of an inning. Chicago has lost six of seven, eight of 10 and 19 of 28.
PADRES 8, PHILLIES 3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Gary Sánchez homered, Yu Darvish struck out nine in six sharp innings and San Diego beat Philadelphia in a rematch of last year’s National League Championship Series.
Sánchez and Tatis homered in the third and Machado went deep in the sixth for the Padres, who have won six of seven. Darvish (6-6) kept the Phillies at bay, scattering five hits, walking two and allowing a run.
Cristopher Sánchez (0-3) took the loss, giving up three runs in five innings.
GIANTS 6, PIRATES 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookies Patrick Bailey and Luis Matos hit RBI singles during a three-run rally in the seventh inning that sent San Francisco past Pittsburgh.
Mauricio Llovera (1-0) got two outs for the win. Wilmer Flores, Matos and Michael Conforto had two hits each for San Francisco. Conforto’s two-run single in the fifth broke a scoreless tie.
Ji Man Choi homered for the Pirates, and a balk by Ross Stripling later in the inning allowed the Pirates to tie it.
All three Giants runs in the seventh were charged to Colin Holderman (0-2).
ROCKIES 7, YANKEES 2
DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant hit one of Colorado’s three home runs and Austin Gomber won his fourth straight outing in a win over New York.
In their first game since new hitting coach Sean Casey was hired, the slumping Yankees got off to a fast start but then fizzled in the batter’s box at offence-friendly Coors Field.
Carlos Rodon (0-2) gave up four runs over five innings in his second game of the season, and New York was unable to come back. The Yankees (49-43) are 14-18 since slugger Aaron Judge got hurt on June 3, hitting a major league-low .219. They have been held to two runs or fewer in 12 of those games.
Randal Grichuk and Nolan Jones also went deep for the last-place Rockies. Gomber (8-7) allowed six hits and two runs with two strikeouts in six innings.
RED SOX 8, CUBS 3
CHICAGO (AP) — Rafael Devers hit two long solo homers off Kyle Hendricks, Justin Turner had a two-run homer and three RBIs in his first start at second base in nearly eight years, and Boston defeated Chicago.
Adam Duvall, Triston Casas, and Yu Chang also went deep to help Boston win for the ninth time in 10 games and climb six games over .500 (49-43).
Brayan Bello (7-5) tossed six innings for his fourth win in five starts, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out five and walking none.
Cody Bellinger hit a pair of solo drives. Christopher Morel had three hits and Mike Tauchman doubled in a run for Chicago.
Hendricks (3-4) allowed five runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking none. The right-hander yielded four homers, all solo drives, for the first time since May 20, 2022.
ASTROS 7, ANGELS 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed four earned runs on five hits and left the mound in the sixth inning shortly before Mauricio Dubon’s tiebreaking two-run single in Houston’s victory over Los Angeles.
Ohtani (7-5) was pulled after he walked Corey Julks to open the sixth, consulting with the Angels’ training staff before his exit. The Angels didn’t say whether Ohtani’s pitching hand was injured, but the two-way superstar’s final start before the All-Star break ended because of a finger blister, and he also dealt with a cracked fingernail last month.
Ohtani, who struck out seven, stayed in the game as a hitter and delivered two singles at the plate, but his spiraling Angels have lost a season-high six straight and 10 of 11.
Ryan Pressly fanned Ohtani while striking out the side in the ninth for his 21st save. Phil Maton (2-2) got two outs for the win.
Mickey Moniak had three hits and Taylor Ward homered for the Angels.
TWINS 5, ATHLETICS 4
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joey Gallo broke a tie with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak from before the All-Star break by beating Oakland.
Donovan Solano led off the ninth with a double against Shintaro Fujinami (5-8) before Gallo connected for his team-leading 16th homer an out later.
Griffin Jax (5-6) worked a scoreless eighth and Jhoan Duran finished for his 13th save after allowing JJ Bleday’s RBI single.
Kyle Farmer hit an early RBI triple for the Twins.
TIGERS 5, MARINERS 4
SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Lange threw a called third strike past Julio Rodriguez with two on for the final out, and Detroit held off Seattle.
Kerry Carpenter and Nick Maton each hit a two-run homer for the Tigers. Akil Baddoo also went deep to back starter Eduardo Rodriguez (5-5), who fanned seven in five innings.
Dylan Moore hit a two-run double for the Mariners, and pinch-hitter Mike Ford trimmed it to 5-4 with a solo homer in the ninth. Lange walked consecutive batters with two outs before freezing Rodriguez with a 1-2 curveball for his 14th save.
Carpenter connected in the first off Luis Castillo (6-7).
CARDINALS 1, NATIONALS 0, SUSPENDED, 3 INNINGS
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals was suspended in the third inning Friday night due to rain.
The series opener will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Lars Nootbaar homered in the first inning off Trevor Williams. St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas had retired all nine Nationals batters he faced before the game was halted.
