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Nats in 2-0 victory

By The Associated Press wild card.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aar- REDS 8, MARLINS 5
on Brooks came up with an MIAMI (AP) — Curt Casali
unexpected pitching gem homered and drove in
against the torrid-hitting three runs, helping the Reds
Nationals, throwing six in- to the victory.
nings of two-hit ball to help Casali hit a tying solo drive
Baltimore end Washington's off Caleb Smith (8-8) in the
five-game winning streak. fourth inning. He batted
The Nationals were com- again in the fifth and hit a
ing off a weekend sweep two-run single off Tyler Kin-
of Chicago Cubs and had ley, giving the Reds a 5-3
won 12 of 14 to take control lead.
of the NL wild-card race Cincinnati also got a big
before getting upended by game from Eugenio Suárez,
the neighboring, last-place who went deep for the third
Orioles. straight day and finished
Brooks (4-7) came in with a with three hits. Suárez leads Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Aaron Brooks throws during the first inning of a baseball game
6.21 ERA and was facing a the team with 37 homers. against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Washington.
team averaging 9 1/2 runs Jorge Alfaro homered for Associated Press
over its last 11 games. The the third straight game for
right-hander allowed just last-place Miami, which bases and left because of who have won 15 of 18 after he won a game a
four baserunners and struck has dropped three of four. a cramp in his right ham- and are a season-best 15 with an extra-inning home
out six, including four in a Jon Berti had three hits, string. Marte's single in the games above .500. run and blasted the crowd
row bridging the first and and Isan Díaz had two RBIs. third gave him a 10-game Molina's solo homer in the for booing. Rodriguez was
second innings. Luis Castillo (13-5) struck out hitting streak and career- fifth inning made it 1-all. booed during lineup intro-
Rookie Hunter Harvey 11 in six innings for Cincin- best 21-game streak safely After Paul DeJong walked ductions and each time he
worked out of a bases- nati. Raisel Iglesias got four reaching base. with one out in the seventh, came to hit.
loaded jam in the eighth, outs for his 27th save. Adam Jones hit a go- Molina homered off the DODGERS 9, PADRES 0
and Mychal Givens, the RED SOX 10, ROCKIES 6 ahead single in the sixth off left-field foul pole against SAN DIEGO (AP) — Walker
last of four Orioles reliev- DENVER (AP) — Jackie Sam Coonrod (4-1), and reliever Matt Albers (5-4) to Buehler dominated the San
ers, got three straight outs Bradley Jr. opened Boston's Christian Walker added an break the tie. Diego Padres again, striking
to complete the four-hitter three-homer night with a RBI single the next inning as PIRATES 5, PHILLIES 4 out 11 and allowing only
and earn his 11th save. solo shot into the third deck. Arizona won the season se- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys four hits in six innings, and
Washington's Patrick Bradley's estimated 478- ries 10-9. Hoskins kept Phillies fans Joc Pederson homered to
Corbin (10-6) gave up two foot blast in the second in- Leake (10-10) won his fifth booing when he inexplica- lead the NL West-leading
runs and four hits in seven ning was the seventh-lon- start since he was acquired bly dropped a routine throw Los Angeles Dodgers.
innings with nine strikeouts. gest this season, according in a trade with Seattle on at first base in the ninth, Buehler (11-3) was strong
CUBS 5, METS 2 to Statcast. July 31. Archie Bradley got turning what appeared to from the start, walking just
NEW YORK (AP) — Yu Dar- Christian Vázquez added three outs for his ninth save. be an inning-ending dou- two and allowing only
vish pitched eight masterful a two-run homer and Xan- CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 3 ble play into the go-ahead three baserunners to reach
innings, Javier Báez hom- der Bogaerts contributed a MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yadier run for Pittsburgh. scoring position. He im-
ered and drove in three solo shot as the Red Sox ran Molina homered twice and After a pair of one-out walks proved to 4-0 with a 0.64
runs, and the Cubs topped their long-ball streak to 17 the NL Central-leading St. by Hector Neris (2-5), Kevin ERA in four career appear-
the Mets in the opener of a straight games. Louis Cardinals matched Newman hit a grounder to ances against San Diego in
pivotal three-game series in Rick Porcello (12-10) threw a season high with their second baseman Cesar two seasons.
the NL wild-card race. five solid innings and al- sixth straight win in a rain- Hernandez that could've Manuel Margot, who was
Báez and Addison Russell lowed two runs. delayed game inside Miller let the Phillies escape. Jean beaned by Buehler in the
each hit a two-run homer Colorado outfielder Sam Park. Segura's relay throw should second inning, made a
off Marcus Stroman (7-12). Hilliard had a two-run hom- Play was halted briefly with have finishing the inning, leaping catch at the wall
Darvish (5-6) allowed five er in his major league de- the Cardinals batting with but the struggling Hoskins in center field in the sixth to
hits, struck out seven and but. Nolan Arenado add- two outs in seventh inning seemed to close his mitt too rob Cody Bellinger of a two-
issued one walk — his first ed a two-run homer in the as rain poured through the early and the ball smacked run homer, which would
in six starts since his last one ninth for the Rockies. Rico open roof and fans rushed off the leather and rolled have given him sole pos-
on July 23. Garcia (0-1) got the loss in to the covered concours- away. Adam Frazier scram- session of the MLB lead with
Pete Alonso hit his 42nd his first big league start. es. The delay lasted about bled home to score the 43. Pederson hit his career-
home run for the Mets, be- DIAMONDBACKS 3, GIANTS nine minutes as the retract- tiebreaking run in stunning high 27th homer in the third
coming the first rookie in 81 2 able roof closed. fashion and the Phillies inning off rookie Cal Quant-
years to break his team's SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — St. Louis right fielder Dexter failed to gain ground in the rill (6-5). Matt Beaty and En-
season record. J.D. Davis Mike Leake pitched into Fowler preserved the win NL wild-card race. rique Hernandez hit RBI sin-
also went deep in the ninth the eighth inning in his first by jumping at the wall to Felipe Vazquez (5-1) got gles in the fourth before the
against Brandon Kintzler. win since joining Arizona in catch a drive by Hernan the win for the Pirates with Dodgers blew it open with
New York dropped its fourth a trade. Perez with two on for the 1 1/3 innings of scoreless re- five runs in the fifth, when
straight, all at home, and Ketel Marte homered in the final out. lief. they chased Quantrill and
fell three games behind fifth for Arizona, but came Miles Mikolas (8-13) struck Sean Rodriguez provoked had seven straight batters
Chicago for the second NL up limping as he ran the out 10 for the Cardinals, the ire of Phillies fans a day reach with one out.q