ST. LOUIS — Frankie Montas pitched seven sparkling innings and Devin Williams escaped a jam in the ninth, helping Milwaukee beat St. Louis Cardinals.

Montas (6-8) allowed one hit — Alec Burleson’s single in the fourth — in his fourth start since he was acquired in a trade with Cincinnati. He struck out three and walked one.

William Contreras had three hits for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who earned their sixth straight win. Sal Frelick added two hits.

Matt Carpenter homered for St. Louis in its seventh loss in eight games. Erick Fedde (8-7) was charged with two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.

ROCKIES 3, NATIONALS 1

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WASHINGTON — Austin Gomber gave up one run and three hits in seven innings, Ryan McMahon had two hits and drove in a run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar each had two hits and scored a run for Colorado, which has won three of its last four.

Gomber (4-8) threw 96 pitches, striking out five and walking two. Angel Chivilli pitched around a one-out walk and single in the ninth for his first career save.

Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones went 1 for 4 with an RBI single in his first game back from the injured list. He was activated Sunday and had been on the IL since July 11 with a lower back strain.

CJ Abrams homered for the Nationals, who were held to five hits and have lost five of their last six games.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, MARLINS 1

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MIAMI — Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to help Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona beat Miami.

Arizona, which finished with four hits, improved to a major league-best 30-13 since July 1. Carroll also singled and scored on Joc Pederson’s base hit, and Geraldo Perdomo walked twice.

Rodriguez allowed one run and six hits over 5 1/3 innings in his third start of the season since being activated from the injured list on Aug. 7. Rodriguez (2-0) struck out five and walked one.

Ryan Thompson, A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez combined for 3 2/3 innings of one-hit ball after Rodriguez departed. Martinez worked a perfect ninth for his fourth save in five opportunities.

BLUE JAYS 10, REDS 3

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TORONTO — José Berríos struck out seven in seven innings to win his third straight start, George Springer hit two of Toronto’s season-high five home runs and the Blue Jays beat Cincinnati.

Springer launched a two-run drive in the second inning and a solo shot in the fifth to give him 16 homers this season. It was his third multi-homer game of the year and the 24th of his career.

Leo Jiménez also hit a two-run homer, and Alejandro Kirk and Spencer Horwitz had back-to-back shots for Toronto. It was the third time this season the Blue Jays hit consecutive home runs.

All five homers came against Carson Spiers (4-5). The right-hander set career worsts by allowing 13 hits and 10 runs, nine earned, in 4 1/3 innings. The outing raised his ERA from 4.55 to 5.43.

Toronto’s five-homer outburst came a year to the day since the Blue Jays last hit as many, connecting five times off Reds right-hander Hunter Greene in a 10-3 win at Cincinnati. Springer also homered that day.

BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 1

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ATLANTA — Marcell Ozuna homered and Reynaldo López pitched five strong innings in his return from the injured list, leading Atlanta to a win over Philadelphia.

In the opener of a crucial three-game series, the six-time reigning division champs pulled within six games of Philadelphia. The rivals will meet six more times over the next 12 games, a stretch that gives the depleted Braves a chance to further close the gap.

Ozuna and López provided a huge lift for Atlanta, which learned a day earlier that slugging third baseman Austin Riley will miss at least the rest of the regular season with a broken hand.

PIRATES 4, RANGERS 0

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Keller limited Texas to three singles through seven-plus innings following his two poorest starts of the season to lead Pittsburgh to a win over the Rangers.

Keller (11-7) struck out nine to equal a season-high and walked none while throwing 98 pitches as the Pirates won for the fourth time in their last six games following a season-long 10-game losing streak.

He left after allowing a leadoff single to Josh Jung in the eighth. He also gave up a two-out, opposite-field single to Josh Smith in the fourth inning and a leadoff single by Carson Kelly in the sixth.

Keller gave up 15 runs in his previous nine innings in an 8-2 loss at San Diego last Wednesday and a 9-5 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 9.

Aroldis Chapman and David Bednar closed out Pittsburgh’s eighth shutout of the year.

ORIOLES 9, METS 5

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NEW YORK — James McCann homered and drove in three runs against his former team to help power Baltimore past the New York Mets.

Anthony Santander opened the scoring in the first inning with his 37th homer, a two-run shot off struggling Jose Quintana (6-9). Ramón Urías and Eloy Jiménez also had RBIs for the Orioles, who began the day a half-game behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East.

Dean Kremer (6-9) gave up one run over six innings for the second straight start. He permitted just two hits and struck out seven.

GUARDIANS 9, YANKEES 5, 12 INNINGS

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NEW YORK — Pinch-hitter Lane Thomas delivered a go-ahead double to spark a six-run 12th inning, and Cleveland outlasted the New York Yankees in the longest major league game this season.

Both teams began the night in first place, and the tense opener of their three-game series had an October feel in a potential playoff preview at Yankee Stadium.

Juan Soto and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers in the first, but Cleveland came right back and the game was tied at 3 after four innings. Despite numerous chances on both sides, neither offense managed to score again until the 12th.

RAYS 1, ATHLETICS 0

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Jose Siri homered with two outs in the eighth inning to break up a scoreless pitchers’ duel and help Shane Baz earn his first victory in more than two years, and Tampa Bay held off Oakland.

Baz (1-2) allowed three hits, struck out four and walked three over 7 2/3 innings to win for the first time since July 3, 2022, at Toronto. The right-hander missed the 2023 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Siri’s solo drive to center for his 15th home run chased Oakland starter Joey Estes (5-6), who hung tough battling Baz as the A’s drew 4,377 fans coming off shutouts in two of their last three games.

Edwin Uceta recorded the final four outs to finish the 1-hour, 54-minute game and earn his first career save.

Estes struck out five and allowed one run on three hits while also pitching 7 2/3 innings.

GIANTS 4, WHITE SOX 1

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SAN FRANCISCO — Robbie Ray matched his season high with nine strikeouts, San Francisco beat the Chicago White Sox.

After failing to get out of the first inning in his last start against the Braves, Ray (3-2) limited Chicago to one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Heliot Ramos drove in two runs as the Giants (65-63) won their third straight game to remain 3 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final NL wild-card spot.

San Francisco took an early lead in the second when Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski hit consecutive one-out singles and Thairo Estrada grounded into a fielder’s choice to produce a run.

PADRES 7, TWINS 5

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SAN DIEGO — Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and San Diego beat Minnesota.

Manny Machado also went deep as San Diego won its second straight against Minnesota in a matchup of playoff contenders. Jake Cronenworth had two hits and scored two runs.

The Padres trailed 5-3 before Profar drove a low slider from Steven Okert (3-2) deep to left. Donovan Solano and Luis Arraez singled ahead of Profar’s 20th homer.

Xander Bogaerts tacked on an RBI double against Ronny Henriquez, giving San Diego a 7-5 lead.

Tanner Scott (8-5) got the win despite allowing two runs and four hits in the eighth. Robert Suarez handled the ninth for his 29th save.

DODGERS 6, MARINERS 3

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LOS ANGELES — Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a victory over Seattle.

Heyward lined a high 99 mph fastball from All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz (2-5) over the short wall in the right-field corner to give the Dodgers their first lead. It was his second pinch-hit homer this season and the third of his career.

Will Smith got aboard with one out when he was hit by a pitch, and Max Muncy walked. Tommy Edman then struck out looking to set the stage for Heyward.

Muncy and Gavin Lux both homered for the second consecutive game. The NL West-leading Dodgers have won three straight and four of five.

Joe Kelly (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth to get the win and Daniel Hudson retired the side in the ninth for his 10th save.

Jorge Polanco had two hits and drove in three runs, but the Mariners have dropped the first two games of the series and seven of eight on their current road trip.

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