Juan Soto hit a milestone home run and Aaron Judge drove in four runs as the New York Yankees pummeled the host Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Tuesday.
Jasson Dominguez also went deep for the Yankees, who extended their lead over the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East to four games. Yankees right-hander Luis Gil (14-6) allowed one run on four hits over five innings.
Soto’s two-run shot in the fourth inning off Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo (8-3) was his 40th homer of the season and 200th of his career. It also gave him home runs in every major league stadium.
Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-5 and Jorge Polanco and Luke Raley hit solo shots for the Mariners, who fell three games back of the final AL wild-card position. Woo gave up seven runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Marlins 11, Dodgers 9
Jesus Sanchez went 5-for-5 with three RBIs, two doubles and two runs as Miami defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Jake Burger had a big game for the Marlins with four RBIs. He had a pair of run-scoring groundouts and a two-run homer.
Shohei Ohtani slugged his National League-leading 48th homer of the season, finishing 1-for-5 with two RBIs for the Dodgers. Ohtani, who ranks second in the big leagues with 48 stolen bases, did not add to his steal total. He is trying to become the first major-leaguer to have 50 homers and 50 steals in the same season.
Astros 4, Padres 3 (10 innings)
Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted visiting Houston to a win over San Diego.
The hit scored Grae Kessinger, the automatic runner placed at second to start the inning. Yordan Alvarez’s groundout moved Kessinger to third before Tucker singled off Adrian Morejon (2-2). That made a winner of Josh Hader (8-7), who blew a save chance yet retired all four batters he faced.
Hector Neris worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the bottom of the 10th, getting Manny Machado to ground into a forceout for his first save with Houston and 18th overall this year. Machado had a two-run homer for the Padres.
Giants 10, Orioles 0
Blake Snell held host Baltimore to one hit across six innings while striking out 12 and San Francisco began a nine-game road trip with a win.
Mike Yastrzemski had a big night at the plate with a home run and a run-scoring single, while LaMonte Wade Jr. and Michael Conforto also drove in two runs apiece. The Giants won for just the second time in their past seven games.
It was another damaging defeat for the Orioles, who have lost seven of their past nine games while struggling to keep up with the AL East-leading Yankees.
Twins 4, Guardians 1
Matt Wallner had a pair of RBI singles and Willi Castro provided some insurance with a late two-run homer as Minnesota beat host Cleveland.
Twins starter Zebby Matthews allowed five hits but yielded only one run in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Cole Irvin, Cole Sands (9-1), Ronny Henriquez, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax (ninth save) combined to hold the AL Central-leading Guardians to three hits in 4 1/3 shutout innings.
Lane Thomas homered and Gavin Williams (3-10) allowed two runs, five hits and two walks in five innings for Cleveland.
Reds 6, Braves 5
Spencer Steer belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning to help erase a four-run deficit and lead Cincinnati past visiting Atlanta.
Atlanta built a 5-1 lead by the fourth inning thanks to homers from Michael Harris II, Matt Olson and Jorge Soler. But the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, and the Braves fell two games behind the New York Mets for the third and final NL wild-card spot, with 11 games left.
The Reds rallied behind a sacrifice fly by Jake Fraley in the fourth, an RBI double by Noelvi Marte and accompanying run via error in the sixth and Steer’s 20th homer of 2024. Brent Suter (1-0) recorded the final out of the seventh for his first win of the season and Alexis Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.
Rays 8, Red Sox 3
Brandon Lowe hit a two-run shot — one of three Tampa Bay homers in the fifth inning — as the Rays rolled to a win over Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Josh Lowe and Jose Siri also homered in the Rays’ four-run fifth. Siri added a double and drove in four runs, and Junior Caminero homered and doubled. Shane Baz (3-3) gave up two runs on two hits in seven innings.
Triston Casas slugged a two-run homer and Romy Gonzalez went deep for the Red Sox, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Nick Pivetta (5-11) allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Mets 10, Nationals 1
Pete Alonso homered and collected five RBIs as host New York solidified its grip on an NL wild-card spot by cruising past Washington.
Alonso and rookie Luisangel Acuna each finished a triple shy of the cycle for the Mets, who moved into a tie for the second and third wild cards after the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
James Wood had an RBI while Dylan Crews had three of the four hits registered by the Nationals, who fell to 7-8 this month.
Tigers 3, Royals 1 (10 innings)
Parker Meadows’ 10th-inning RBI single lifted visiting Detroit over Kansas City.
After Lucas Erceg (2-6) balked Trey Sweeney to third base with one out, Meadows dropped a broken-bat single into shallow left field for the Tigers, who have won eight of their past 10. Tyler Holton (7-1) recorded six outs without allowing a baserunner for the win.
The Royals had tied the game in the third when Bobby Witt Jr. walked with two outs and scored on Michael Massey’s single.
Phillies 5, Brewers 1
Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each homered and Zack Wheeler allowed one run over seven innings to pace visiting Philadelphia over Milwaukee, denying the Brewers a chance to clinch the NL Central.
Milwaukee entered Tuesday with a 10-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the division and a magic number of two. The Brewers would have clinched with a win and a loss by the Cubs, who ended up falling 4-3 to the Oakland Athletics. Philadelphia moved two games ahead of the Dodgers for the best record in the majors. The Phillies’ magic number to clinch the NL East is four.
Wheeler (16-6) allowed four hits, striking out six and walking none to lower his ERA to 2.56. Milwaukee’s Frankie Montas (7-11) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10 and walking two.
Athletics 4, Cubs 3
Shea Langeliers hit two home runs and had three RBIs to help visiting Oakland beat Chicago.
Starting pitcher Mitch Spence (8-9) allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six in five innings for the Athletics, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Mason Miller gave up one run and fanned two in the ninth for his 26th save of the year.
Ian Happ pulled the Cubs within one in the ninth with his second home run of the night, a solo shot over the left field wall. With it, he matched a single-season career high with his 25th long ball of the season.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1
Right-hander Lance Lynn allowed just one run on four hits in six innings as St. Louis edged visiting Pittsburgh.
Lynn (7-4) walked two and struck out five while improving to 6-0 at home this season. Jordan Walker hit a homer for the Cardinals, who have won the first two games of a four-game series.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a homer for the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Bailey Falter (8-8) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Rangers 13, Blue Jays 8
Wyatt Langford homered, doubled twice and scored three times to help Texas top Toronto in Arlington, Texas.
Leody Taveras had a two-run homer and two singles and Adolis Garcia had two hits and three RBIs for the Rangers, who ended a three-game skid. Reliever Matt Festa (5-1) tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.
Davis Schneider homered, singled and scored twice and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and two runs for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row. Tommy Nance (0-2) took the loss in relief.
Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 2
Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, including a homer, Hunter Goodman also went deep and Colorado beat Arizona in Denver.
The victory was Bud Black’s 535th with Colorado, moving him past Clint Hurdle as the winningest manager in franchise history.
Christian Walker homered and Pavin Smith doubled twice for the Diamondbacks. Arizona has lost seven of its past 11 to drop into a tie with the Mets for the last two NL wild cards. Both teams have a two-game lead over the Braves.
Angels 5, White Sox 0
Griffin Canning allowed three hits over six innings and Eric Wagaman went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as Los Angeles snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago in Anaheim, Calif.
Canning (6-13) walked two and struck out six. Brock Burke, Hunter Strickland and Ryan Miller each tossed one inning of relief as the Angels handed the White Sox their 19th shutout loss of the season.
Dominic Fletcher and Nicky Lopez each had two hits for Chicago (36-116), which moved within four losses of matching the modern major league record for losses in a single season, set by the 1962 Mets (40-120).
–Field Level Media