TORONTO (AP) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer within the seventh inning, serving to Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Thursday.
Guerreros large hit off Matthew Boyd lifted AL East-leading Toronto to the sequence victory. It was the twentieth homer of the season for the All-Star slugger.
Scherzer (3-2) pitched seven-plus innings whereas bettering to 6-2 in 12 profession begins in opposition to the Cubs. He permitted one run and 5 hits.
Jeff Hoffman dealt with the ninth for his twenty seventh save in 32 probabilities. Toronto improved to 40-20 at residence.
Boyd (11-6) allowed two hits in seven innings. He struck out 5 and walked one.
Boyd walked Davis Schneider to start the seventh. Ernie Clement adopted with a sacrifice bunt earlier than Guerrero lined an 0-2 pitch 402 ft to left-center.
The Cubs had only one hit off Scherzer earlier than Michael Busch went deep with one out within the sixth for his twenty fourth homer.
Promoted from Triple-A Iowa earlier than the sport, Cubs prospect Owen Caissie made his main league debut about 30 miles east of his birthplace in Burlington, Ontario. He went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
ORIOLES 5, MARINERS 3
BALTIMORE (AP) Rookie Tomoyuki Sugano earned his tenth victory by working 5 1/3 sharp innings earlier than a prolonged rain delay, and Baltimore defeated Seattle.
Julio Rodríguez homered for Seattle, which has dropped consecutive video games since profitable eight in a row. The Mariners (67-55) fell 1 1/2 video games behind AL West-leading Houston.
Catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the majors with 45 residence runs, was out of Seattles beginning lineup for less than the fifth time this season. He walked as pinch-hitter within the ninth.
Sugano (10-5) received back-to-back begins for the primary time. The 35-year-old from Japan threw 81 pitches and was pulled after the 2-hour, 18-minute delay.
Rodriguez hit reliever Rico Garcias fourth pitch after play resumed into the bleachers in right-center, a two-run shot to carry the Mariners inside 5-2.
Dietrich Enns allowed Randy Arozarenas one-out RBI grounder within the ninth, however retired Josh Naylor on one pitch to earn his first save since Sept. 20, 2021.
The Orioles took the lead in opposition to Logan Evans (6-5) within the fourth inning. Jordan Westburg scored on Evans two-out wild pitch, and Ryan Mountcastle moved from first to 3rd on the identical play when Evans couldnt area catcher Mitch Garvers throw. After Daniel Johnson walked, Mountcastle scored when he and Johnson executed a double steal. Johnson got here round on Jeremiah Jacksons RBI single.
NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2
WASHINGTON (AP) Jose Tena hit a go-ahead, two-run single within the seventh inning, Paul DeJong homered for the third time in 5 video games and Washington rallied previous Philadelphia.
DeJong walked main off the seventh in opposition to Jesus Luzardo (11-6). Riley Adams doubled, Daylen Lile walked and, with one out, Tena singled previous the drawn-in infield in opposition to Orion Kerkering to place Washington forward 3-2.
Shinnosuke Ogasawara (1-1) struck out Kyle Schwarber with a runner on to finish the seventh and acquired his first main league win. Rookie Cole Henry labored the ninth and fanned Trea Turner with a runner on third to safe his first profession save.
Turner had three infield hits for the Nationwide League East-leading Phillies, who’ve misplaced three straight whereas scoring three runs. Philadelphia left eight males on base.
Luzardo allowed three runs on 4 hits in six-plus innings.
GUARDIANS 9, MARLINS 4
CLEVELAND (AP) José Ramírez had three hits and scored three runs, Gabriel Arias had a pair of RBIs and Cleveland beat Miami.
The Guardians trailed 3-0 within the first and 4-3 within the fourth, however rallied for his or her twenty third win in 32 video games and moved inside one-half recreation of the idle New York Yankees for the ultimate American League wild-card spot.
Arias sacrifice fly in a two-run fifth in opposition to Edward Cabrera (6-6) put Cleveland forward for good at 5-4. David Fry and Brayan Rocchio each singled in runs within the seventh, when the Guardians scored 4 instances off Valente Bellozo.
Tanner Bibee (9-9) prolonged his profitable streak to 5 by working 5 2/3 innings and giving up 4 runs (two earned). Cade Smith entered with the bases loaded and two outs within the ninth and retired Liam Hicks for his sixth save.
Augustin Ramírez had an RBI single within the first when Miami took a 3-0 lead. The opposite runs got here in when Guardians catcher Austin Hedges dropped a throw on the plate, permitting Kyle Stowers and Ramírez to attain.
BRAVES 4, METS 3
NEW YORK (AP) Ozzie Albies homered, drove within the go-ahead run with a double within the eighth inning, and hit an RBI single as Atlanta beat slumping New York.
Bryce Elder (5-9) allowed three runs (two earned) over seven innings for the Braves, who’re 7-3 in opposition to the Mets this season. Raisel Iglesias earned his seventeenth save with an ideal ninth.
Albies went deep in opposition to starter Kodai Senga within the third and hit an RBI single off Tyler Rogers within the sixth. Michael Harris II tied the sport with an RBI double off Ryan Helsley (3-3) within the eighth earlier than scoring on Albies hit to deep proper.
The Mets have misplaced 13 of their final 15 video games and their lead over the idle Cincinnati Reds within the race for the ultimate wild-card spot shrunk to a half-game.
Francisco Lindor hit a third-inning solo homer and Brandon Nimmo (sacrifice fly) and Pete Alonso (single) had back-to-back RBIs to present the Mets a 3-2 lead within the sixth.
Senga gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
TIGERS 4, TWINS 3, 11 INNINGS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Colt Keith scored on Gleyber Torres sacrifice fly within the eleventh inning and Detroit overcame an early three-run deficit to beat Minnesota.
Riley Greene hit his team-leading twenty eighth residence run to assist Detroit win for the fourth time in 5 video games and fifth in seven.
Beginning at second base within the eleventh inning, Keith superior to 3rd on a wild pitch by Erasmo Ramírez (0-1) and scored on a Torres sacrifice fly.
Rafael Montero (1-1) acquired the ultimate 4 outs for the Tigers.
Detroit starter Tarik Skubal overcame a shaky third inning to get by seven innings, permitting three runs. He had solely three strikeouts. When he final confronted the Twins on June 29, he struck out 13 in seven innings.
Edouard Julien homered earlier than Ryan Jeffers and Luke Keaschall had RBIs in a three-run Minnesota third, however Skubal retired 13 of the ultimate 14 hitters he confronted.
DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCKIES 2
DENVER (AP) Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer within the first inning, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched a season-high seven innings and Arizona beat Colorado.
Arizona improved to 60-62, profitable for the sixth time in seven video games and the ninth in 12.
Rodriguez (5-7), who had allowed 5 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in opposition to the Rockies 5 days earlier, matched his longest outing since October 2023. He gave up one run and struck out six.
Jose Herrera hit a two-run homer within the second inning, and Ketel Marte and in addition drove in two runs.
The Diamondbacks have homered in 12 consecutive video games, the longest lively streak within the majors. They lead the majors with 24 homers since Aug. 2.
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