Dansby Swanson delivered the tying single and Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with the game-winning hit as the Chicago Cubs scored four times in the bottom of the ninth inning to post a 7-6 victory over the visiting Athletics on Thursday.
Crow-Armstrong also hit a solo homer and Ian Happ slammed a two-run blast and had three RBIs for the Cubs, who won for just the fourth time in their past 18 games.
The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers hit two homers, including an inside-the-parker. Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim also went deep for the A’s, who were unable to sweep the three-game series.
A’s reliever Joel Kuhnel (1-2) failed to protect a three-run lead in the ninth. Ryan Rolison (4-1) struck out three in 1 2/3 hitless innings for Chicago.
Phillies 6, Padres 4
Zack Wheeler worked seven strong innings as host Philadelphia completed a season sweep of San Diego.
After capturing all three matchups in San Diego last week, the Phillies took care of business at home. Wheeler (5-1) allowed two runs walks while striking out eight. Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies, while Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm each collected two hits and an RBI.
Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill each belted a two-run homer for the Padres, who have lost nine of 10. San Diego starter Lucas Giolito (2-1) allowed three runs (two earned) and six hits over four innings.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2
Ketel Marte hit a 431-foot homer with one out in the ninth after Corbin Carroll homered in a two-run eighth as Arizona beat Los Angeles in Phoenix to gain a split of a four-game series.
Carroll had three hits and Ryan Waldschmidt and Geraldo Perdomo had two apiece for Arizona. Diamondbacks reliever Paul Sewald (2-4) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth. The Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings in a no-decision.
The game was delayed for several minutes in the fifth after Los Angeles’ Max Muncy collided with Arizona’s Ildemaro Vargas while running out a single to deep first. Muncy was removed with shortness of breath and to rule out a concussion. Vargas was holding his left hip while on the ground and left under his own power.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 2
Baltimore rolled to a six-run first inning and never looked back, scoring a comfortable win at Boston.
The Orioles logged five of their 10 hits in the big inning, including Coby Mayo’s three-run double. Taylor Ward went 3-for-5, while Pete Alonso finished 2-for-4. Trevor Rogers pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, breaking an eight-game winless skid.
Willson Contreras drove in both Red Sox runs on an RBI single in the sixth and a solo homer in the ninth. Brayan Bello (2-6) was tagged for eight runs on seven hits in five innings.
Yankees 2, Guardians 1
Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored the tiebreaking run on Ryan McMahon’s two-out single in the seventh inning as New York prevented Cleveland from recording its first sweep at Yankee Stadium since August 2017.
The Yankees played the three-game series without Aaron Judge (rib injury). New York left-hander Carlos Rodon allowed one run on two hits in six innings. Brent Headrick (4-1) stranded a runner in the seventh. David Bednar notched his 13th save in 15 chances by getting three groundouts in the ninth.
The Guardians’ Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 after posting consecutive three-hit games. Ramirez finished the series 7-for-13 and scored on a single by Stuart Fairchild in the fourth. Codi Heuer (0-1), in relief of Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi, allowed the go-ahead run.
Giants 12, Brewers 9
Eric Haase hit a grand slam and Jung Hoo Lee had four hits to extend the longest current hitting streak in the major leagues to 12 games as San Francisco outscored host Milwaukee.
Casey Schmitt homered and Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman each had three hits as the Giants piled up 20 hits to salvage a split in the four-game series. Sam Hentges (1-0), in relief of starter Adrian Houser, pitched two-thirds of a scoreless inning, and Caleb Kilian earned his fourth save.
Jackson Chourio hit two home runs, drove in four and scored four times while David Hamilton also homered for the Brewers. Milwaukee starter Coleman Crow (0-1) surrendered six runs on nine hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Blue Jays 7, Braves 2
Myles Straw had a pair of hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single in Toronto’s three-run third inning, propelling the Blue Jays to a win at Atlanta.
Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had three hits for the Blue Jays, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Tyler Heineman amassed two hits and two RBIs. Chad Dallas (1-0) threw 3 2/3 innings of one-run relief for the win in his major league debut.
Mauricio Dubon homered and singled for the Braves, who had won the first two games of the three-game series. Chris Sale (8-4) gave up three runs on a season-high 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Royals 8, Twins 6
Pinch hitter Josh Rojas ripped a tiebreaking two-run single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning, and Kansas City held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Carter Jensen hit a two-run double for the Royals, who earned their third win in four games. Michael Massey finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Matt Strahm (2-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief, and Alex Lange collected his second save with a scoreless ninth.
Kody Clemens hit two solo shots for the Twins, who have lost seven of the past nine. Victor Caratini went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs, and Byron Buxton also went deep.
Pirates 5, Astros 1
Ryan O’Hearn slugged a two-run homer as part of a four-run sixth inning and visiting Pittsburgh topped Houston to claim the rubber match of a three-game series.
O’Hearn went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Pirates, who have won eight of 11 games. In just his second appearance since missing the 2025 season with an elbow injury, Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (1-0) worked five scoreless innings.
Kai-Wei Teng (3-4) gave up a season-worst five runs (four earned) on a season-high seven hits over five innings for the Astros, who fell to 2-4 on their nine-game homestand. Isaac Paredes led off the sixth with his 100th career home run.
–Field Level Media
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