Ian Happ and Pedro Ramirez hit grand slams as the Chicago Cubs poured it on late in a 19-2 shellacking of the host Seattle Mariners Sunday afternoon.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Conforto also homered and right-hander Aaron Civale (6-7) pitched four innings of scoreless relief as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak. Chicago brought home nine runs in the eighth inning and tallied 17 hits in the beatdown.
Randy Arozarena homered for the Mariners, who had won five of its previous seven games.
Arozarena, who hit leadoff and walk-off homers Saturday, went deep again in the first inning Sunday to left field off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga. He became the second player to ever hit consecutive leadoff homers with a walk-off in between, duplicating Crow-Armstrong's feat from earlier in the week.
Seattle starter Bryce Miller (4-8) allowed just two hits over 4 1/3 innings but was tagged for six runs due in large part to his seven walks. Imanaga lasted two-plus innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits. It was the Mariners' second lopsided loss of the week, following their 22-0 road loss at Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Braves 4, Brewers 2
Tyler Mahle threw five-plus solid innings to continue his impressive run and Michael Harris II homered to help Atlanta post a victory over Milwaukee in the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa.
Mahle (5-10) allowed one run on six hits. Mahle has a 1.52 ERA in four starts since being traded from the San Francisco Giants. Raisel Iglesias earned a four-out save for Atlanta, which had dropped five of its prior six games. Michael Harris connected on his 21st homer of the season to give Atlanta an insurance run in the top of the ninth.
Milwaukee starter Shane Drohan (6-5) threw five innings and allowed two runs and eight hits for the Brewers, who had won six of their last seven.
Phillies 6, Cardinals 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run walk-off home run to highlight a six-run, ninth-inning rally as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to nine with a thrilling victory over visiting St. Louis.
Philadelphia did not score until Edmundo Sosa's three-run double with two outs in the ninth. Bryan De La Cruz tied it with a single through the left side, and then Schwarber followed by launching a mammoth homer off the batter's eye in center field, delivering the Phillies' first walk-off homer in more than three years.
Phillies star left-hander Cristopher Sanchez gave up four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. Alec Burleson knocked in a pair of runs and Jose Fermin homered for St. Louis, which concluded its season-long road trip with a 5-6 record. Kyle Leahy and four Cardinals relievers combined to blank the Phillies over the first eight innings before things fell apart for Riley O'Brien (3-5).
Rays 3, Orioles 1
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez pitched six one-hit innings and three relievers completed the task in a victory against Baltimore to avoid a series sweep.
Chandler Simpson had two hits, including a run-scoring single to cap off the Rays' three-run sixth inning. Martinez (13-4) struck out four batters without issuing a walk. The only hit he allowed was Colton Cowser's one-out double in the third inning. American League-best Tampa Bay won for only the third time in their last 10 games.
Cowser had both of the Orioles' hits, including a ninth-inning home run off Bryan Baker, who recorded his 37th save of the season. Shane Baz (4-14), who's winless in his last 12 starts, was charged with three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings against his former team.
Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3
Trent Grisham worked out a two-out, bases-loaded walk to break a tie in the sixth inning, Ben Rice followed with a two-run single and New York earned a victory over visiting Toronto to claim the series.
The Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games and 10th time in 15 games thanks to getting four hits in the sixth off Toronto starter Jose Soriano (10-7) and reliever Mason Fluharty. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Grisham each added their 18th homer of the season for New York.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in four innings in his second start since returning from left elbow inflammation. The Blue Jays, who finished a 13-game stretch against AL East opponents with an 8-5 record, scored their runs on sacrifice flies by Brett Bateman and Daz Cameron and an Alejandro Kirk RBI single.
Athletics 7, Astros 6
Max Muncy slugged a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and the visiting Athletics rallied from a six-run deficit to claim the rubber match of a three-game series in Houston.
Muncy crushed a 1-2 fastball from Astros reliever Steven Okert (6-2) 409 feet to center field, snapping a 6-6 deadlock. That was the deciding blow against the Astros, who dropped into a tie atop the American League West with the Texas Rangers.
The Athletics trailed 6-0 entering the top of the fifth before fashioning the comeback with a six-run inning, first against Astros starter Cristian Javier before continuing it against reliever Enyel De Los Santos. The big blow was a three-run homer by No. 9 hitter Brian Serven.
Marlins 6, Nationals 2
Xavier Edwards stroked a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning as host Miami completed a three-game sweep with a victory over Washington.
Miami improved to 8-1 against Washington this season. Marlins reliever Michael Petersen (3-3) got one out to earn the win.
While the Marlins are National League wild-card contenders, the Nationals have lost 10 of their past 12 games. Nationals rookie starter Jackson Kent (0-2) took the loss, allowing three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 4, Pirates 0
Blake Snell delivered his third consecutive strong outing in his return from an elbow procedure and Los Angeles finished off a three-game sweep over visiting Pittsburgh.
Alek Thomas had an RBI single in his second game with the Dodgers and Hunter Feduccia added his own RBI single as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to six games while improving to 10-3 since Aug. 10. Snell (2-1) gave up just two hits over six scoreless innings.
Brandon Lowe and Spencer Horwitz had singles for the Pirates on an otherwise ineffective day on offense. Pittsburgh right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski followed opener Lake Bachar -- who went two innings -- and gave up most of the damage: three runs allowed on five hits over three innings.
Rangers 5, Angels 3
Cal Quantrill tossed six scoreless innings and Ezequiel Duran and Elias Diaz each belted a solo homer, lifting Texas to a victory over Los Angeles in the rubber match at Arlington, Texas.
Quantrill (6-4) allowed six hits. He posted his second straight scoreless outing and has yielded just one run on 14 hits over his last four appearances (19 innings). Corey Seager had a pair of singles to record his sixth multi-hit performance in seven games.
Yusei Kikuchi (0-4) permitted five runs on seven hits in five innings in his return from the 60-day injured list for the Angels. He had been sidelined since April with left shoulder inflammation. Los Angeles' Zach Neto went deep to lead off the eighth inning for his team-leading 22nd homer of the season.
White Sox 2, Mets 1
Tristan Peters hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning for Chicago, which edged visiting New York in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Peters' one-out blast to center off Kodai Senga (0-9) glanced off the glove of a leaping A.J. Ewing for his second quirky homer in as many days. Andrew Benintendi snapped a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning RBI double for the American League Central-leading White Sox.
Carson Benge and Francisco Lindor had two hits apiece for the last-place Mets, who fell to 12-6 since the trade deadline. New York starter Nolan McLean recorded another solid start by allowing one hit over six innings.
Red Sox 5, Giants 4
Boston flipped a one-run deficit with three runs off three straight two-out hits in the fourth inning en route to a win over visiting San Francisco.
Mickey Gasper's pinch-hit double knocked in the go-ahead run. Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Nick Sogard doubled and homered to lead four Red Sox with multi-hit games. Jake Bennett (8-6) bounced back from a 23-pitch first inning to complete seven frames for the third time. He allowed four runs (three earned).
Jonah Cox homered and both he and Bryce Eldridge went 2-for-4 for the Giants.
Royals 11, Tigers 7
Nick Loftin and John Rave hit home runs as Kansas City outlasted visiting Detroit to finish off a 7-0 homestand, part of an eight-game winning streak.
Loftin was 3-for-4 with four RBIs out of the leadoff spot for the Royals. The long ball by Loftin was the highlight of a five-run second for Kansas City. Rave had the big hit in the fifth, a 407-foot two-run homer, after RBI doubles by Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez. All four runs were charged to left-hander Andrew Sears, who was making his MLB debut.
John Schreiber (1-3) got the Royals' last two outs of the sixth to earn the win. Sears (0-1) was the bulk pitcher on a bullpen day for Detroit, allowing five runs in four-plus innings.
Guardians 7, Rockies 2
Chase DeLauter tripled twice, singled, walked and drove in two runs, helping Cleveland beat Colorado in Denver to complete a three-game sweep.
Jo Adell, Steven Kwan, Austin Hedges and Angel Martinez finished with two hits apiece for the Guardians. Foster Griffin (15-4) allowed two runs on five hits in five innings to improve to 3-1 since being acquired from the Washington Nationals at the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
Brett Sullivan had an RBI double for Colorado, which went 0-6 on its homestand and has been swept in three consecutive home series. Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7) lasted just three innings, surrendering five runs on nine hits.
Padres 8, Twins 1
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and knocked in four runs, while Jackson Merrill added a homer as host San Diego completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota for its 21st win in 28 games.
Walker Buehler (8-6) allowed only four hits and a run in six innings. The Twins' Brooks Lee homered off Buehler in the fifth.
The game was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth when the Padres pounced on the Minnesota bullpen. With one out, Kody Funderburk (3-2) walked Luis Campusano and pinch hitter Austin Hays. Jeff Hoffman relieved and walked Xander Bogaerts to load the bases. Luis Rengifo grounded a two-run double, followed by Tatis' two-run single for a 5-1 lead.
Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3
Ildemaro Vargas hit a go-ahead two-run triple in a four-run seventh inning, Corbin Carroll had two extra-base hits and an RBI, and Arizona overcame a three-run deficit to beat Cincinnati in Phoenix.
Vargas and Tim Tawa had two hits apiece, and six relievers combined to throw six scoreless innings. Jonathan Loiaisiga (5-3), the third Diamondbacks reliever, pitched a scoreless seventh for the win.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott (6-9) gave up seven hits and four runs in six-plus innings. Sal Stewart and Dane Myers had two hits each for Cincinnati, which has lost four of its last six.
--Field Level Media
