August 8, 2024; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) takes charge after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park baserunning. Mandatory Credit: Charles Leclerc-USA TODAY Sports The San Diego Padres beat the host Miami Marlins 6-2 at home on Friday night, driving three runs in Manny Machado’s return, including two in the decisive 10th inning.
San Diego has won six straight, the longest winning streak in the majors.
Padres rookie Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4, nearly stealing Machado’s spotlight and completing a double differential in this round. Merrill also had two steals, two RBIs and a stellar catch to center field, leading off the ninth inning with a home run to send the game into overtime.
Miami reliever George Soriano missed a chance to save in the ninth inning. Brett de Geus (0-1) lost in his Marlins debut, allowing four runs (three ERA) in the 10th. San Diego’s Jason Adam (7-4) earned the win with a scoreless ninth.
Dodgers 9, Pirates 5
Right-hander Jack Flaherty struck out 10 and hit three home runs in his home debut, helping Los Angeles beat visiting Pittsburgh in the first game of a three-game series.
Flaherty (9-5), making his second start since being traded from the Detroit Tigers to his hometown team, allowed four runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings, throwing 110 pitches. Four Dodgers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts. Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Enrique Hernandez each hit home runs to help the Dodgers win for the fourth time in their last six games.
O’Neal Cruz and Joey Bart each hit home runs for the Pirates, who lost their fifth straight game. Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (10-6) gave up seven runs on seven hits in four innings. Right-hander Domingo German made his Pirates debut and allowed two runs in four relief innings.
Twin Cities 4, Guardians 2 (Game 1)
Carlos Santana and Ryan Jeffers each hit home runs for host Minnesota in the first game of the doubleheader.
Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (12-5) pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine. He led Cleveland with two hits and two walks.
Joey Cantillo (0-2) took the loss and Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer.
Twins 6, Guardians 3 (Game 2)
Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and Minnesota beat Cleveland in the second game of a doubleheader in Minneapolis.
Willi Castro scored for the Twins, who won both games of the day-night doubleheader. Minnesota is first in the American League Central region, just 1.5 games behind Cleveland.
Josh Naylor hit a three-run home run to give Cleveland the lead at the plate. The Guardians lost their seventh straight game, extending their worst losing streak of the season.
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Former Tampa Bay pitcher Zach Eflin (8-7) allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings, and Colton Cowser and Cedric Mullins each had a homer in visiting Baltimore. .
Eflin was traded on July 26, walking 1 and striking out 7.
Dylan Carlson homered for Tampa Bay. Zach Little (5-8) allowed three runs on eight hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out five.
Bluebird 3, Track and Field 1
Right-hander Jose Berrios struck out eight in seven innings and George Springer and Spencer Horwitz hit home runs as Toronto defeated Oakland.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 21 games with two singles, Ernie Clement added in first game of three-game series Hit three singles. Berrios (10-9) allowed one run, six hits and one walk.
Darell Hernaiz had a home run and a single for the Athletics. Oakland right-hander Mitch Spence (7-8) allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out two in 5 2/3 innings.
Nationals 3, Angels 2 (10 innings)
Alex Call’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave host Washington a victory over Los Angeles.
Angels left-hander Matt Moore (5-3) took the mound to start the 10th, and the Nationals’ Naseem Nunez struck out automatic runner Jacob Young to third. Reliever pitcher Ben Joyce hit a 99 mph fastball over second baseman Luis Guillorme and into shallow center field to bring Young home, Winning the game.
Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan (3-5) overcame the return of third baseman Anthony Rendon, who led the Angels offense with three hits in the win. . This is Rendon’s first trip to Washington since leaving the team in free agency following the Nationals’ 2019 World Series championship.
Astros 8, Red Sox 4
Jose Altuve’s two-run homer was part of a four-run seventh inning that gave visiting Houston a win over Boston in the teams’ first meeting of the season.
The Red Sox took a 3-1 lead when Altuve hit his 15th home run of the season against reliever Lucas Sims. Jon Singleton and Jeremy Pena then had RBI singles to extend the lead to 5-3. The Astros got seven hits in the inning.
Jarren Duran and Nick Sogard had a double and single, respectively, for the Red Sox.
Brewers 8, Reds 3
Willie Adams hit a three-run homer, Brice Turang drove in a two-run double, and Milwaukee kept its offensive momentum going with a victory over visiting Cincinnati in the first game of a three-game series.
Milwaukee led 8-0 after three innings against Carson Spears (4-4), who allowed eight runs on seven hits. Aaron Civale (3-8) allowed two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings for Milwaukee’s first win in six starts since being acquired from Tampa Bay in early July. .
Civale was shutout entering the seventh inning and then surrendered Spencer Steele’s 16th homer of the year to open the first inning. Jeimer Candelario singled but was pulled out on a home try that scored on Ty France’s double. Nick Mears came on in relief and gave up a two-run homer to his eighth, Stuart Fairchild, to tie the game at 8 -3.
Cubs 7, White Sox 6
Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger, Isaac Paredes and Nico Hoerner each hit home runs to lift the visiting Cubs past the slumping White Sox.
The White Sox have lost 23 of 24 games, allowing seven runs in the first three innings of interim head coach Grady Sizemore’s debut. The White Sox got two outs in the ninth, but Hector Neris recovered, retiring Andrew Vaughn on a flyout for his 16th save.
Happ hit the first home run, the first of four given up by White Sox starter Garrett Crochet (6-9). Allowed nine runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Crochet, the White Sox’s lone All-Star, has started 10 consecutive games without a win since June 7. Andrew Benintendi had a two-run single and Andrew Vaughn had a solo home run for the White Sox.
Cardinals 8, Royals 5
Willson Contreras hit a pair of two-run homers to lift visiting St. Louis to a win over Kansas City.
Contreras led off the scoring in the first inning on a blast from Michael Lorenzen and added a blistering home run to left field in the ninth inning off Angel Zelpa. Zerpa) ended his three-hit performance.
Michael Messi (3-for-4) scored two runs and Kyle Isbell, Salvador Perez and Mike Garcia each had RBIs for the Royals, who have lost their past four games. Three games.
Diamondbacks 3, Phillies 2
Adrian Del Castillo’s first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning hit right over the wall to give Arizona a dramatic win over Philadelphia in Phoenix.
Del Castillo had three hits and two runs in his second major league game, including the game-winning 416-foot fastball from Philadelphia’s Jeff Hoffman (3- 2). He became the first player in Diamondbacks history to have his first career home run as a walk-off pitch.
Bryce Harper homered for the Phillies, who lost for the second time in six games. Alec Boehm and John Rojas each had two hits, Rojas’ second hit being a game-tying double in the eighth inning.
Mariners 6, Metropolis 0
Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting New York in the first game of a three-game league series.
Ryan Bliss, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma, hit a two-run homer on Wednesday, keeping the Mariners tied for first in the American League West with the Houston Astros. Miller (9-7) allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out six.
The Mets have won three of four games and remain half a game ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the race for the National League’s third and final wild-card spot. Jose Quintana (6-8) allowed five runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Rockies 6, Warriors 5
Brenton Doyle homered in two of his hits, Ryan McMahon and Charlie Blackmon also had two hits, Colorado in Denver Beat Atlanta.
Jorge Soler, Marcel Ozuna and Ramon Laureano had home runs, Jared Kelenic had three hits and Sean Murphy had a double for the Braves. Two hits later, the Braves have now lost six straight games. Their seven-game winning streak in Denver ended.
Colorado starter Tanner Gordon was on pace for his first career win when he came out of the bullpen in the seventh inning to take a 5-2 lead. Laureano hit his fourth home run of the season and Kelenic had a single.
Giant 3, Tiger 2
Mark Canha beat his old team with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and San Francisco rallied after six hitless innings to beat visiting Detroit.
After the Giants tied the game with singles in the seventh and eighth inning, Cania blasted a long shot to left that scored Michael Conforto. Tyler Rogers (2-4) pitched the winning pitch in the ninth inning on a 1-2-3 pitch to earn San Francisco its 10th win of 2024.
Detroit’s Ryan Villard opened the scoring in the second inning with a sacrifice fly, and Javier Baez flew home on a throwing error in the fifth to make it 2-0. Beau Briske and Kenta Maeda each held no hits in three innings for the Giants.
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