MLB Roundup: Tigers complete stunning comeback over Dodgers

DETROIT — Gio Urshela hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after the Detroit Tigers overcame a 9-4 deficit in the ninth to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 on Saturday.

Wenceel Perez bunted Ryan Vilade to third to start the 10th. The Dodgers played a five-man infield, but Urshela ruined the strategy by homering to left off Yohan Ramirez (0-4).

Shohei Ohtani hit his 200th homer and tripled, giving him 233 total bases — the eighth-highest total before the All-Star break since the game was first played in 1933.

Ricky Vanasco started the ninth for the Dodgers, but didn’t retire any of the three batters he faced. It was 9-6 when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts brought in closer Evan Phillips.

Phillips retired the first two batters, but Carson Kelly hit an RBI single to make it 9-7 and Colt Keith tied the game with a homer to left.

Will Vest (2-3) got Freddie Freeman to hit into a bases-loaded double play to end the top of the 10th.

CARDINALS 11, CUBS 3, 1st game

CARDINALS 5, CUBS 4, 2nd game

ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson hit a three-run homer to cap a nine-run first inning, Lance Lynn pitched six solid innings and St. Louis routed Chicago in the opener of a split doubleheader.

Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras homered and St. Louis beat Chicago to complete a doubleheader sweep.

St. Louis won the opener 11-3 as Alec Burleson hit a three-run homer to cap a nine-run first inning, and Lance Lynn (5-4) pitched six solid innings.

John King, Andrew Kittredge and JoJo Romero (4-1) combined to pitch four scoreless innings of relief in the second game before Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his major league-leading 32nd save in 34 chances.

Cardinals starter Kyle Gibson allowed four runs on 10 hits and threw 98 pitches in four innings in the nightcap.

Conteras walked and Paul Goldschmidt hit a ground-rule double over the left-field wall to start the eighth inning. Porter Hodge (0-1) struck out Brendan Donovan before surrendering the single to Arenado to give St. Louis the lead.

RED SOX 5, ROYALS 0

BOSTON — Kutter Crawford took a one-hitter into the eighth inning, Rafael Devers hit a solo homer and Boston beat potential AL All-Star starter Seth Lugo in a victory over Kansas City.

Crawford (6-7) struck out four and walked one, throwing 76 of his 96 pitches for strikes. He gave up Maikel Garcia’s leadoff single in the eighth before manager Alex Cora lifted him. The righty walked off to a standing ovation.

The Red Sox improved to 19-8 since June 12. Kansas City’s four-game winning streak was snapped.

All-Star Devers homered into the first row of Green Monster seats against Lugo (11-4) to make it 5-0 in the fifth. It was his 22nd of the season and 194th of his career, which passed former catcher and current coach Jason Varitek for 11th on the club’s all-time list.

Lugo gave up five runs on 10 hits in five innings. He entered the day with a MLB-best ERA of 2.21 that rose to 2.48. He’s second in the majors in victories, one behind Atlanta’s Chris Sale (12-3).

PIRATES 6, WHITE SOX 2

CHICAGO — Bryan Reynolds drove in four runs, Luis Ortiz pitched neatly into the sixth inning and Pittsburgh beat Chicago.

Reynolds had four hits. He gave Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead in the seventh with a two-run single against reliever Tanner Banks and singled in two more during a three-run ninth, sending the Pirates to their third straight win and fifth in six games.

Ortiz gave up one run and four hits over 5.2 innings in his third start and 25th appearance. The right-hander struck out five and walked one in another strong outing after tossing six scoreless innings in Pittsburgh’s loss to the New York Mets on Sunday.

Andrew McCutchen had two hits and scored a run before exiting with a sore left hamstring.

Chicago’s Chris Flexen (2-8) pitched into the seventh. But the White Sox — owners of a major league-worst 27-70 record — lost for the ninth time in 12 games.

YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 1

BALTIMORE — Juan Soto and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning — both over 425 feet — and New York routed Baltimore to become the first AL East team since April 2023 to win a series against the Orioles.

Baltimore had been 16-0-6 in its last 22 series within the division, but New York (58-39) has taken the first two games of this one at Camden Yards. The Orioles (57-38) still hold the division lead by percentage points, but the winner of Sunday’s series finale will have first place heading into the All-Star break.

New York had been winless in eight series, losing seven, since taking three of four at Kansas City from June 10-13 — the last time the Yankees had won consecutive games.

Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the first inning, giving New York a 4-0 lead. Soto’s 426-foot solo shot in the fifth made it 5-1, and Judge followed with a 431-foot drive to center field. It was his 34th homer of the season, the most before the All-Star break by a Yankees player.

Roger Maris hit 33 during his record-setting 61-homer year in 1961, matched by Judge when he set an AL record with 62 two years ago.

GUARDIANS 4, RAYS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning, and AL Central-leading Cleveland beat Tampa Bay to stop a three-game skid.

Noel connected on his fourth homer in 35 at-bats since being called up from Triple-A Columbus last month off Garrett Cleavinger (5-2) to put the Guardians ahead 4-2.

After Nick Sandlin (6-0) had a scoreless seventh, Emmauel Clase worked the ninth to get his 29th save in 32 chances.

Cleveland’s Steven Kwan went 0 for 4, and had his major league batting average fall to .354 from .359.

Yandy Díaz drove in a run for the Rays, who fell under .500 at 47-48.

RANGERS 2, ASTROS 1, 10 INNINGS

HOUSTON — Marcus Semien hit a leadoff homer and Nathaniel Lowe’s RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted Texas to a victory over Houston.

The Rangers ended a two-game skid and snapped Houston’s 10-game home winning streak.

A groundout by Adolis García moved automatic runner Josh Smith to third base with two outs in the 10th. Lowe then lined a single off Tayler Scott (6-3) to left field to send Smith home and put the Rangers on top.

The Rangers intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez with two outs in the bottom of the inning before Kirby Yates struck out Yainer Diaz to end it for his 15th save.

Joey Loperfido singled with two outs in the ninth but David Robertson (3-3) retired Mauricio Dubón on a groundout to end the inning. The Astros challenged the call, but it was upheld to send it to the 10th.

METS 7, ROCKIES 3

NEW YORK — Jose Buttó continued to thrive out of the bullpen Saturday, throwing 2.2 innings of solid relief and earning the win as New York beat Colorado to tie a season-high by moving four games over .500.

Francisco Lindor provided insurance with a three-run homer in the eighth as the Mets (49-45) climbed four games over .500 for the first time since they were 12-8 on April 20.

Buttó (4-3) is 3-0 with one save in four relief appearances since being promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on July 2. He made just 15 relief appearances as a professional prior to his recall.

Buttó got eight outs within the first seven batters he faced Saturday — the right-hander relieved Christian Scott in the fifth and induced Elias Díaz to hit into an inning-ending double play — before opening the eighth by allowing a single to Ezequiel Tovar and walking Ryan McMahon.

Dedniel Núñez got Diaz to hit into a double play and retired Brenton Doyle on a pop-up before throwing a perfect ninth inning to earn his first career save and become the ninth Mets pitcher with a save this season.

NATIONALS 6, BREWERS 5

MILWAUKEE — CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead, two run home run in the ninth inning for Washington, who won consecutive games for the first time since July 4 with a victory over NL Central-leading Milwaukee.

Left-hander Mitchell Parker couldn’t get out of the first inning, throwing 46 pitches and recording just two outs while putting the Nationals in a 5-0 hole. But Washington’s bullpen kept the Brewers’ offense at bay over the final eight innings, allowing only three hits while striking out 10 batters.

The Nationals’ offense did it’s part, scoring three runs on five straight hits to open the fourth and send Milwaukee starter Dallas Keuchel to an early exit.

Luis Garcia made it a 5-4 game with a pinch-hit home run to lead off the sixth and then put the go-ahead and winning runs aboard with two out in the eighth.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy called on closer Trevor Megill (0-2) to snuff out the rally, which he did by striking out pinch-hitter Jesse Winker but wasn’t as lucky coming back out for the ninth.

PHILLIES 11, ATHLETICS 5

PHILADELPHIA — Tyler Phillips pitched into the seventh inning in his first career start, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner hit two of Philadelphia’s four home runs as they defeated Oakland.

Nick Castellanos had a home run and four RBIs and Johan Rojas also went deep for the NL East-leading Phillies, who have won four of five.

Brent Rooker homered, doubled and singled for Oakland.

Phillips (1-0) gave up four runs on six hits while striking out five and walking none. The 26-year-old right-hander was lifted after Rooker’s homer and Shea Langeliers’ double to start the seventh. Phillips grew up as a Phillies fan in nearby Lumberton, New Jersey, attending high school at Bishop Eustace Prep, about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) from Citizens Bank Park.

He made his debut last Sunday at Atlanta when he pitched four innings of relief. In two appearances, he has 12 strikeouts and no walks.

REDS 10, MARLINS 6

CINCINNATI — Rookie Rece Hinds slugged two more long home runs, lifting Cincinnati to a win over Miami.

The 23-year-old Hinds has five homers and nine extra-base hits since making his major league debut on Monday. Only one of home runs was short of 400 feet — a 397-foot grand slam on Friday night.

Leading off the third on Saturday, Hinds blasted a 430-foot solo shot into the upper deck in left field. Then, with the Reds holding on to a 7-6 lead in the sixth, he slugged another one out to left, a two-run, 454-foot shot that came off the bat at 112 mph.

Elly De La Cruz and Jeimer Candelario hit back-to-back homers in the third, and Spencer Steer and Santiago Espinal also went deep for the Reds, who beat the NL’s worst team for the second day in a row after taking three out of four from Colorado earlier in the week.

Jake Burger and Josh Bell hit back-to-back homers in the third for the Marlins off Andrew Abbott, who had one of his worst outings of the season. The Reds’ lefty allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Seven relievers kept the Marlins at bay the rest of the way.

PADRES 4, BRAVES 0

SAN DIEGO — Dylan Cease allowed one hit and struck out 11 in six dominant innings to lead San Diego to a victory over Atlanta Braves.

David Peralta had three hits and two RBIs, All-Star Luis Arraez had three hits and drove in a run, and Manny Machado hit his 13th homer among his three hits for the Padres.

The Padres snapped a five-game losing streak. They had only scored five runs in their previous four games.

Cease (8-8) threw 69 of his 106 pitches for strikes, mixing his blazing four-seam fastball with his slider to keep Braves hitters off-balance. He worked his way out of a jam in the fourth inning by striking out Eddie Rosario with runners at second and third base with two outs to put down the Braves’ only prime scoring threat against him.

Cease got a standing ovation from an announced crowd of 43,097 in the Padres’ 31st sellout of the season. He waved his arms enthusiastically while walking off the field toward the Padres dugout after striking out the side in the sixth inning.

TWINS 4, GIANTS 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Carlos Santana homered to break a sixth-inning tie — a shot down the left-field line that survived a review to give him home runs in all 30 current major league ballparks — and Minnesota beat San Francisco.

The 38-year-old Santana hit the solo shot off Taylor Rodgers (1-3) for his 13th of the season and 314th overall. He also singled and walked twice.

The Twins added a run in the ninth on Ryan Jeffers’ double-play grounder. They have won five of seven, while the Giants have lost five of season.

Cole Sands (4-1) got the victory, pitching a scoreless 1 2/3 innings after starter Simeon Woods Richardson allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings. Jhoan Duran finished for his 15th save.

Minnesota scored twice on one hit in the fifth inning. Matt Wallner hit an RBI double following a leadoff hit-by-pitch, advanced to third on an error by right fielder Mike Yastrzemski and scored on Patrick Bailey’s passed ball.

ANGELS 2, MARINERS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jo Adell drove in an early run and had two hits, and José Soriano pitched six resourceful innings in Los Angeles’s victory over Seattle.

Four Angels pitchers held Seattle scoreless for the final eight innings, with Carlos Estévez pitching the ninth for his 17th save. Los Angeles has limited the first-place Mariners to one earned run in the last 16 innings of this series, with the Angels winning both games.

Soriano (5-7) gave up just one run despite allowing five hits and four walks and hitting two batters with wildly off-the-mark pitches. He struck out five and ended Mariners rallies in three of his first five innings by retiring Luke Raley three times, stranding eight runners in the process.

Julio Rodríguez had an RBI single in the first inning for the Mariners, who have lost two straight after winning the first three games of their Southern California road trip.

George Kirby (7-7) yielded just three hits and one earned run over six innings for Seattle, striking out seven.

DIAMONDBACKS 12, BLUE JAYS 1

PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll homered twice and had six RBIs, Yilber Diaz pitched six strong innings for his first big-league win and Arizona blasted Toronto.

The Diamondbacks roughed up José Berríos (8-7) to win or split their fifth straight series, scoring five runs on seven hits in four innings against the right-hander. On Friday night in the series opener, they rallied from down 4-2 in the eighth inning to beat the Blue Jays 5-4.

Carroll struggled early in the season, but has been rounding back into the form that earned him last season’s NL rookie of the year. He hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, a three-run homer in the seventh and a two-run shot in the eighth to put Arizona up 12-1.

Eugenio Suárez also hit a two-run homer in the eighth — his third in four games — and the Diamondbacks had 15 hits to win for the 10th time in 14 games.

Diaz (1-0) was sharp all night, keeping the Blue Jays off-balance with a high-90s fastball and hard-breaking knuckle curve. He allowed a run on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

The Blue Jays have lost nine of 11.