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Paul Skenes struck out nine over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory on Friday. Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and later scored in a two-run fifth inning as the Pirates improved to 3-1 on their six-game road trip. Skenes (3-2) gave up five hits with no walks on a career-high 108 pitches as he outdueled Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who entered on an 18-inning scoreless streak. Yamamoto (3-2) allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits over five innings. Andy Pages hit a pair of doubles for Los Angeles, which lost for the fourth time in its past five games. The Dodgers are 8-10 since opening with an 8-0 record. Nationals 5, Mets 4 James Wood singled to drive in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as host Washington snapped New York's seven-game winning streak. With Washington trailing 4-3, Dylan Crews led off the ninth against Ryne Stanek (0-1) with his third hit, a triple off Juan Soto's glove at the wall, and scored on a single up the middle by Jose Tena. Two outs later, Wood hit a grounder that barely eluded second baseman Jeff McNeil and CJ Abrams raced all the way around, just beating Tyrone Taylor's throw home. Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos singled to start the Mets' fourth, but Jesse Winker lined to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who threw to Abrams at second and took the return throw to complete a triple play. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2 Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run double with no outs in the ninth inning for visiting Toronto, which stopped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a victory over New York. Devin Williams (0-2) blew his first save in five chances by not getting an out in the ninth with the Yankees nursing a 2-1 lead. He allowed a single to George Springer and hit Andres Gimenez with a pitch. Kirk then gave Toronto a 3-2 lead by hitting a 1-0 changeup over center fielder Trent Grisham's head. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the Blue Jays, who had nine hits -- matching their total from a three-game sweep in Houston. The Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera hit a tying single in the seventh through a drawn-in infield. Austin Wells' sacrifice fly in the eighth gave New York a short-lived 2-1 lead. Royals 2, Astros 0 Seth Lugo pitched eight shutout innings as host Kansas City beat Houston and extended its winning streak to five games. Lugo (2-3) ended a three-start losing streak with his best effort in the young season as he struck out a season-best eight and allowed a season-low three hits. Kyle Isbel and Vinny Pasquantino each had a sacrifice fly. Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. singled three times in four at-bats to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, the best current run in the majors. Astros starter Hayden Wesneski (1-2) scattered eight hits in five-plus innings and yielded two runs. Braves 8, Diamondbacks 2 Chris Sale pitched five innings of one-run ball and remained perfect against Arizona as Atlanta won the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix. Sale (1-2) improved to 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five career appearances against Arizona. Eli White and Austin Riley each had two hits and two RBIs for the Braves, while Michael Harris II had two hits and scored twice. Arizona starter Zac Gallen (1-4) gave three runs on four hits, all in the second inning, in his five-inning outing. Rays 1, Padres 0 Shane Baz fired seven shutout innings and visiting Tampa Bay handed San Diego just its second home loss in 14 games this season. Baz (3-0) permitted just four hits and a walk while striking out six. Manuel Rodriguez worked the eighth and Garrett Cleavinger pitched the ninth for his first save of the season. Michael King (3-1) absorbed the loss despite yielding only four hits and an unearned run in five innings. He walked one and struck out nine. A Xander Bogaerts error in the third led to the game's only run on a Yandy Diaz sacrifice fly. Rangers 2, Giants 0 Nathan Eovaldi prevailed in a pitchers' duel with Justin Verlander, Wyatt Langford had an RBI double among three hits, and Texas opened a three-game series with a victory at San Francisco. Chris Martin, Robert Garcia and Luke Jackson combined with Eovaldi on a four-hit shutout. Eovaldi (2-2) worked the first six innings, allowing three hits and a walk. He struck out seven. Langford gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with his two-out RBI double in the third. Verlander (0-2) kept the score at 1-0 until the sixth, when former Giant Joc Pederson singled in a run. Verlander was charged with two runs on five hits in six innings. Marlins 8, Mariners 4 Jesus Sanchez's home run capped a six-run fifth inning and Miami went on to defeat host Seattle in the opener of a three-game series. Agustin Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double and his first major league homer for the Marlins, who have won four of their past five games. Xavier Edwards had two hits and two RBIs for Miami. Cal Quantrill (2-2) gave up four runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. Dylan Moore and Jorge Polanco went deep for the Mariners, who had won four of their previous five. Seattle ace Logan Gilbert left after pitching three perfect innings with what the team called tightness in his right forearm. Cubs 4, Phillies 0 Colin Rea went five scoreless innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong scored a run, drove in another and stole two bases as Chicago shut out visiting Philadelphia following a rain delay of more than two hours. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits as the Cubs improved to 5-1 on an eight-game homestand and extended their league-leading run total to 167. Rea (1-0) gave up three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. J.T. Realmuto had two hits for the Phillies, whose losing streak increased to five games. Taijuan Walker (1-2) went just three innings, giving up two runs on six hits. Twins 11, Angels 4 Trevor Larnach launched a three-run homer during Minnesota's six-run fourth inning and the Twins set a season high in runs while routing Los Angeles in Minneapolis. Byron Buxton homered, tripled and drove in three runs, and Larnach had two hits and four RBIs for Minnesota, which won for the third time in its past four games. Pablo Lopez (2-1), who had not pitched since April 8 due to a right hamstring strain, allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. He threw a season-high 101 pitches. Mike Trout homered for the Angels. Cardinals 3, Brewers 2 Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI as St. Louis edged visiting Milwaukee, which lost center fielder Garrett Mitchell in the fourth inning to left oblique tightness. Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore (2-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits in six innings. Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his fourth save in five chances. Brewers starter Chad Patrick (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings. Christian Yelich had two hits and an RBI. Reds 8, Rockies 7 Spencer Steer homered, Noelvi Marte and Santiago Espinal had three hits each, and Cincinnati beat Colorado on a drizzly night in Denver. Elly De La Cruz, Blake Dunn and Austin Hays had two hits each, Graham Ashcraft (1-2) pitched an inning of scoreless relief and Emilio Pagan picked up his sixth save in seven opportunities for Cincinnati. Jordan Beck hit two home runs for the second straight game and has five in the past three games for the Rockies. Michael Toglia finished with three hits and three RBIs, and Hunter Goodman had two doubles and scored three runs. Athletics 6, White Sox 5 Jacob Wilson went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Athletics rallied to defeat Chicago in West Sacramento, Calif., for their third straight win. Tyler Soderstrom also had three hits, an RBI and a run, and Brent Rooker drove in the go-ahead run with a double. Justin Sterner (1-0) picked up his first major league win, and Mason Miller notched his eighth save despite serving up a two-run homer to Brooks Baldwin in the ninth. Baldwin finished 2-for-4 and also had a double. Miguel Vargas doubled among his two hits and had an RBI for Chicago. Sean Burke (1-4) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. Orioles-Tigers, ppd. Baltimore's scheduled game at Detroit was postponed due to rain. The contest will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. Red Sox-Guardians, ppd. Boston and host Cleveland had their scheduled game washed away because of rain. The clubs will add an extra game on Saturday, part of a day-night doubleheader. --Field Level Media

The Giants continued their surprisingly hot start to the season, as pinch runner Christian Koss scored from third base when left fielder Christian Yelich dropped Willy Adames' flyball to cap a two-run, eighth-inning rally that lifted San Francisco to a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Trailing 5-4 entering the bottom of the eighth, Tyler Fitzgerald scored the game-tying run from third on a Mike Yastrzemski fielder's-choice grounder to third base. Koss advanced to third base on the play and scored the go-ahead run when Yelich dropped Willy Adames' routine liner to left field. The Giants got home runs from Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman as they took three of four in the series. San Francisco's Tyler Rogers (2-0) pitched a scoreless top of the eighth. Tyler Alexander (1-2), who allowed the first two men to reach in the eighth, took the loss. Mariners 4, Red Sox 3 Seattle scored twice in each of the first two innings and held on to beat host Boston for its second consecutive win. Mitch Garver socked a two-run double while Leo Rivas and J.P. Crawford had two hits apiece for the Mariners, which supported a six-inning effort from starter Bryan Woo (3-1). The right-hander struck out eight while allowing just two runs, three hits and one walk. Boston ace Garrett Crochet (2-2) struck out nine over five innings, but issued a career-high five walks and was charged with four runs on five hits. Alex Bregman went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Boston, which managed just one hit off four Seattle relievers. That hit was Carlos Narvaez's eighth-inning homer that cut Seattle's lead to 4-3. White Sox 3, Twins 0 (7 innings) Rookie Shane Smith earned his first career win and Lenyn Sosa and Miguel Vargas homered as Chicago shut out Minnesota in a game shortened to seven innings by rain. Smith (1-1) allowed four hits and one walk over five shutout innings while striking out a career-high seven. Brandon Eisert pitched the seventh for his first career save as the White Sox snapped their 14-game losing streak at Target Field -- the franchise record at an opponent's park. Twins starter Chris Paddack (0-3) allowed two runs on five hits, walking four and striking out five in five innings. Christian Vazquez and Brooks Lee posted two hits apiece. Royals 7, Rockies 4 (Game 1) Kyle Isbel had three RBIs and Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs, lifting host Kansas City over Colorado to open a doubleheader. Royals starter Cole Ragans allowed four runs over just three innings before leaving with groin tightness. Angel Zerpa (1-0), Steven Cruz, Lucas Erceg and Carlos Estevez combined for six scoreless innings of relief. Hunter Goodman had a home run and three RBIs for the Rockies. Jordan Beck also went deep among his two hits. German Marquez (0-4) surrendered six runs on eight hits over four innings. Royals 6, Rockies 2 (Game 2) Michael Lorenzen threw six quality innings and Salvador Perez tallied three hits and a pair of RBIs as Kansas City swept the doubleheader over visiting Colorado. Lorenzen (2-3) allowed just one run on five hits and struck out seven as the Royals won their fourth game in a row and swept the three-game series with Colorado. Colorado rookie Chase Dollander (1-3) allowed five runs on seven hits across 4 2/3 innings. Jordan Beck, who slugged his first home run of the season in Game 1, launched two more solo homers in Game 2. Orioles 2, Nationals 1 Cade Povich and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and Baltimore beat host Washington to salvage the finale of the three-game series. Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins provided RBI singles for Baltimore, which had lost three straight. The Orioles got a second straight solid start and made it pay off. Povich (1-2) allowed a run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Washington starter MacKenzie Gore (2-3) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings. He struck out eight and walked one. Josh Bell had an RBI single for the Nationals, who had won four of five and open a four-game series against the Eastern Division-leading New York Mets on Friday in Washington. Angels 4, Pirates 3 Zach Neto's home run leading off the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted Los Angeles to a victory over Pittsburgh in Anaheim, Calif. Neto was a triple shy of the cycle, hitting a double in the first inning and a single in the fifth. The Angels also got a game-tying two-run homer from Logan O'Hoppe. Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to get the win over Pittsburgh's Chase Shugart (1-1). Kenley Jansen handled the ninth for his sixth save. Cruz and Matt Gorski (in his first major league at-bat) homered for the Pirates. A's 4, Rangers 3 Jacob Wilson singled home Luis Urias with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Athletics a walk-off victory over Texas in the rubber match of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif. The A's trailed the Rangers 3-2 entering the ninth against closer Luke Jackson (0-2), and they tied the game on an error by center fielder Leody Taveras. Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a two-run double, and Grant Holman (1-0) threw two innings of hitless relief. Josh Jung, Jonah Heim and Taveras each hit solo home runs, and Wyatt Langford had three hits for the Rangers. Rays 7, Diamondbacks 4 (10 innings) Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer to cap Tampa Bay's three-run 10th inning and the Rays beat Arizona in Phoenix, their second straight extra-inning victory. Morel's long ball followed a run-scoring double by Junior Caminero off J.P. Feyereisen (0-1). The Rays tied it with three singles in the ninth, Yandy Diaz's one-out hit being the run-scoring blow. Morel had two hits and three RBIs and Diaz collected three hits for the Rays, who won the rubber match of the three-game series. Tim Tawa homered and Corbin Carroll, Josh Naylor and Alek Thomas each had a hit and an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who have lost four of six. --Field Level Media

Starling Marte's walk-off RBI single with two outs in the 10th wrapped up the Mets' 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday and completed a perfect homestand for New York. The Mets' 7-0 showing ranked as the second-longest undefeated homestand in franchise history -- trailing only the 10-0 stretch in April 2015. That team went on to earn the franchise's most recent World Series appearance. The Mets also improved their major-league-leading record to 18-7, which trails only the 1986 World Series champions' 20-5 start in franchise annals. After Nick Castellanos' RBI single gave the Phillies a 3-2 lead in the 10th, Max Kranick (2-0) entered with the bases loaded and induced two flyouts. Pete Alonso tied the game with an RBI double against Jordan Romano (0-1) before Marte looped a single over second to drive in Alonso with the game-winner. Mets starter David Peterson allowed two runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler gave up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out nine over six innings. Alec Bohm went 3-for-5 and Edmundo Sosa added two hits. Rays 7, Diamondbacks 6 (11 innings) Kameron Misner and Yandy Diaz each had three hits, including run-scoring doubles in the 11th inning, as Tampa Bay nipped Arizona in Phoenix. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th, Eric Orze got Geraldo Perdomo to ground into a double play to end the game and pick up his first career save. Pete Fairbanks (2-1) recorded two outs in the 10th. Corbin Carroll hit two homers and drove in three runs for the Diamondbacks. Drey Jameson (0-1) gave up two runs, one earned, in the 11th. Yankees 5, Guardians 1 Carlos Rodon allowed one unearned run over seven innings and Aaron Judge delivered two more hits to boost his batting average to .415 as visiting New York prevented a three-game sweep by Cleveland. Rodon (3-3) scattered four hits over a season-high seven innings. He struck out eight, walked two and retired 14 of the final 15 Guardians he faced. Judge started his day with an RBI triple and finished 2-for-4 with a walk. Paul Goldschmidt added three hits and two RBIs. Guardians starter Luis L. Ortiz (2-3) surrendered five hits, five walks and four runs. He needed 104 pitches to get through 4 1/3 innings as he also fanned eight. Tigers 6, Padres 0 Reese Olson pitched 7 1/3 innings of shutout ball and Justyn-Henry Malloy supplied a solo homer and RBI double as host Detroit blanked San Diego to take two out of three in the series. The Padres managed just two Jose Iglesias singles off Olson (3-1), who recorded seven strikeouts with just one walk. Gleyber Torres set the tone for the Tigers with a first-inning homer while Dillon Dingler added a two-run homer and Riley Greene contributed two hits and an RBI. San Diego starter Kyle Hart (2-2) gave up two runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Padres managed just four baserunners as they were shut out in a regular-season game for the first time since July 19 by the Cleveland Guardians -- a stretch of 87 games. Braves 4, Cardinals 1 Eli White launched a three-run homer with one out in the eighth to lift Atlanta to the win over visiting St. Louis in the rubber match of a three-game series. White's blast made a winner of Daysbel Hernandez (3-0), who came in and struck out Jordan Walker to escape a jam in the eighth and then handled the ninth. Starter Bryce Elder went six innings and allowed just one run and five hits. Michael Harris II went 3-for-4 with an RBI. St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas scattered six hits while throwing six scoreless innings. JoJo Romero (1-3) allowed two singles in the eighth before giving way to Rudy Fernandez, who allowed White's homer. Alec Burleson went 3-for-4 and Nolan Arenado cracked an RBI double. Reds 5, Marlins 2 Brady Singer outdueled former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara and Austin Wynns delivered another home run and double to lead Cincinnati past host Miami. Singer (4-0) surrendered just four hits and two runs over six innings while fanning eight. Wynns, who went 6-for-7 with a homer and six RBIs in his previous start Sunday afternoon, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Alcantara (2-2) allowed five hits and three runs in six innings. Matt Mervis supplied all of the Marlins' offense with a two-run homer in the first inning. Nationals 4, Orioles 3 James Wood and Josh Bell belted early home runs and Luis Garcia Jr.'s eighth-inning sacrifice fly broke a tie as host Washington topped Baltimore. Nationals starter Trevor Williams turned in five solid innings, allowing one run with five strikeouts. Reliever Jorge Lopez (1-0) logged 1 2/3 innings and picked up the win despite allowing the tying run. Kyle Finnegan notched his ninth save. Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and Jackson Holliday each had two hits for the Orioles, who showed more offensive spark than a night earlier, when they had one hit in a 7-0 loss. They finished with 10 hits Wednesday but stranded 12 runners. Cubs 7, Dodgers 6 Pete Crow-Armstrong homered among his three hits and drove in a career-high four runs, lifting host Chicago to a win over Los Angeles. Crow-Armstrong belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning, added an RBI single in the fifth and had two of his team's five steals. Matthew Boyd (2-2) benefited from the offensive outburst despite allowing six runs (three earned) on 10 hits over six innings. Porter Hodge retired the side in order in the ninth to secure his first save. Teoscar Hernandez ripped a two-run single and a two-run homer for the Dodgers. Andy Pages also went deep for the second straight game, and Mookie Betts added an RBI double. Astros 3, Blue Jays 1 Rookie Ryan Gusto had six strikeouts over 5 2/3 effective innings and Zach Dezenzo went 3-for-4 with an RBI as Houston beat visiting Toronto to complete a three-game sweep. Gusto (3-1) allowed one run on three hits. Christian Walker had a solo home run and Yordan Alvarez also drove in a run for the Astros. Josh Hader remained perfect in save opportunities, picking up his seventh of the season, working around two baserunners. Toronto's Bowden Francis (2-3) allowed three earned runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings and George Springer, a former Astro, doubled home the Blue Jays' only run in the fourth inning. Toronto has lost five straight games. Twins 6, White Sox 3 Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer, Trevor Larnach added a solo shot and host Minnesota held on to beat Chicago. Ty France and Brooks Lee drove in one run apiece for the Twins, who will go for a series sweep on Thursday. Luke Keaschall went 1-for-3 with a walk and two steals. Justin Topa (1-1) threw a scoreless inning of relief and Danny Coulombe pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his first save of the season. Andrew Benintendi and Edgar Quero each had an RBI for the White Sox, who lost their third straight game and ninth in their past 10. White Sox right-hander Jordan Leasure (0-1) allowed one run -- Larnach's homer -- in one inning of relief. Pirates 3, Angels 0 Andrew Heaney threw six scoreless innings and Oneil Cruz hit one of the longest home runs in the majors this season, leading Pittsburgh to a shutout victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. Heaney, who pitched for the Angels from 2015-21, allowed only one hit -- Travis d'Arnaud's double with one out in the fifth inning. Heaney struck out nine, including the first six batters of the game, and didn't issue a walk. Cruz blasted a 463-foot homer off Jack Kochanowicz in the fifth inning, the fourth-longest homer in the majors this year. Kochanowicz (1-3) did not pitch poorly, allowing two runs and eight hits in six innings. However, his teammates finished with just two hits. Mariners 8, Red Sox 5 Ben Williamson, Leo Rivas and J.P. Crawford combined for seven of Seattle's 13 hits while forming the bottom third of the lineup, leading the Mariners to a win in Boston. Crawford delivered the biggest blow with a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Seattle extended its lead with two more runs in both the sixth and seventh, then withstood a late comeback attempt from the Red Sox. Williamson was 3-for-5 with an RBI and run, while Rivas scored twice on a 2-for-3 night. Triston Casas belted a three-run homer in the eighth to make things interesting for Boston. Jarren Duran and Alex Bregman each had multiple hits for the Red Sox, who had won six of seven. Athletics 5, Rangers 2 Shea Langeliers went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Lawrence Butler homered to lead the Athletics to a victory over Texas in West Sacramento, Calif. Gio Urshela added two doubles and an RBI for the A's, who snapped a two-game losing streak. First baseman Nick Kurtz hit an RBI single in his first major league at-bat and finished 1-for-4. Athletics starter JP Sears (3-2) allowed two runs on five hits in five-plus innings. Mason Miller, who hit 102 mph on the radar gun with a fastball to Marcus Semien, struck out three in the ninth for his seventh save in seven tries. Wyatt Langford homered for Texas. Kumar Rocker (1-3) gave up five runs on seven hits over 1 2/3 innings. Giants 4, Brewers 2 Logan Webb took a shutout into the seventh inning, Wilmer Flores ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run single in the sixth and San Francisco held on to beat visiting Milwaukee. Jung Hoo Lee collected three hits and Camilo Doval pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for the Giants, who won for the second time in three nights to start a four-game series. Webb (3-1) was in a pitchers' duel with Freddy Peralta (2-2) until his teammates finally broke through. Webb allowed six hits in his 6 1/3 innings. Peralta was charged with the first three of the runs on five hits. Rockies-Royals, ppd. The game between Colorado and host Kansas City was postponed due to rain. The contest will be made up Thursday as part of a doubleheader. --Field Level Media

Miguel Amaya belted a game-tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Ian Happ hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Chicago's Kyle Tucker blasted a two-run homer in the eighth and Amaya deposited a 0-1 fastball from Tanner Scott over the wall in center field to forge a 10-10 tie. Happ's game-ending single off Noah Davis (0-1) made a winner out of Porter Hodge (2-0), who threw one scoreless inning. The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong highlighted a three-hit performance with an RBI double in a five-run first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth. Tommy Edman belted a three-run homer and added a sacrifice fly for Los Angeles, which got solo homers from Andy Pages and Will Smith. Royals 4, Rockies 3 (11 innings) Freddy Fermin drilled a game-winning single with the bases loaded and none out in the 11th inning as Kansas City beat visiting Colorado. Drew Waters went 3-for-4 with a homer and a triple and Kris Bubic pitched seven scoreless innings for the Royals in the opener of a two-game set. The Royals have won two straight games following a six-game losing streak. Jacob Stallings laced a three-run double to give Colorado the lead in the top of the ninth inning, but the Rockies' road losing streak eventually extended to 11 games. Colorado is 1-12 away from home this season and just 4-18 overall. Marlins 4, Reds 3 Xavier Edwards' swinging bunt in the seventh inning was the game's key play as host Miami rallied past Cincinnati. With Otto Lopez on second and two outs in a tie game, Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft (0-2) fielded Edwards' dribbler and threw wildly to first, allowing Lopez to race home. Miami's Lake Bachar (1-0) earned his first major league win and Calvin Faucher logged his second save of the season. The Marlins' Agustin Ramirez went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in his second big league game. Cincinnati was led by Noelvi Marte, who hit a massive 431-foot solo homer. Reds starter Nick Martinez, a Miami native, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Nationals 7, Orioles 0 Mitchell Parker allowed just one hit over eight innings, Dylan Crews and Nathaniel Lowe homered and host Washington topped Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series. Parker (3-1) allowed only a third-inning single to Cedric Mullins and retired the final 14 Orioles he faced in the longest start of his young career. James Wood had two doubles and a single, Jose Tena finished a homer short of the cycle and Keibert Ruiz had three hits for Washington. One game after Baltimore pitchers gave up 24 runs, starter Dean Kremer (2-3) gave up six runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Guardians 3, Yankees 2 Tanner Bibee allowed two runs while gutting out six innings and Steven Kwan's second hit of the night ignited a three-run rally in the sixth, as Cleveland won its fifth straight game. Bibee (2-2) allowed a homer to Ben Rice on the game's first pitch, then didn't allow another run until the sixth inning despite yielding four other hits and throwing 106 pitches. That effort kept Cleveland in position to win its second straight over the Yankees and improve to 14-9 on the season after starting 3-6. Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 to raise his American League-leading average to .411 for New York, which managed just six hits while dropping its third in four games after winning five in a row. Red Sox 8, Mariners 3 Triston Casas hit a three-run home run that helped propel Boston to a victory over visiting Seattle in the first matchup of a three-game series. The Red Sox received three hits from Wilyer Abreu, and two doubles and three RBIs from Alex Bregman. Boston starter Brayan Bello (1-0) made his season debut after recovering from a shoulder injury. He allowed a run on four hits in five innings. Jorge Polanco homered and J.P. Crawford collected two of the Mariners' six hits. Bryce Miller (1-3) gave up four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Padres 2, Tigers 0 Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings, Elias Diaz hit a two-run homer and visiting San Diego downed Detroit. Pivetta (4-1) allowed just two hits and walked two while striking out six. Jason Adam pitched the eighth and Robert Suarez got the last three outs for his 10th save. Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (1-2) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out nine and walked none. Chase Lee, making his major league debut, tossed 1 2/3 innings. Mets 5, Phillies 1 Pete Alonso and Luis Torrens had RBI hits in a three-run seventh inning for surging New York, who beat NL East-rival Philadelphia. Griffin Canning and four relievers combined on an eight-hitter for the Mets, who have won the first six games of a seven-game homestand. Canning (3-1) gave up one run over five innings. The Phillies left nine runs on base as they lost their third straight. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) exited with left forearm soreness after just two innings. Cardinals 10, Braves 4 Nolan Gorman's tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning lifted visiting St. Louis to a win over Atlanta, ending its five-game losing streak. Gorman has seven extra-base hits and 12 RBIs in his last seven games in Atlanta. The Cardinals evened the three-game series and ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak. It was only the second road win in 12 tries for St. Louis. Neither starter received a decision. Scott Blewett, who the Braves acquired from Baltimore on Sunday, allowed two runs on four hits in three-plus innings. St. Louis starter Andre Pallante went 4 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits. Twins 4, White Sox 2 Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBIs, and Minnesota held off a comeback bid for a win over Chicago in Minneapolis. Byron Buxton made a diving catch at the warning track with two runners on base to seal the win for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game skid. Luke Keaschall went 1-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs. Bailey Ober (2-1) allowed one run on eight hits in six innings. Jacob Amaya and Nick Maton had an RBI apiece for Chicago, which lost for the eighth time in its past nine games. Davis Martin (1-3) gave up two unearned runs on three hits in five innings. Astros 5, Blue Jays 1 Houston rode a first-inning uprising and a strong start by Ronel Blanco to victory over visiting Toronto, giving the Astros four wins in their last five games. Blanco (2-2) finished with one run allowed in 6 2/3 innings, a season high. The Astros pounced on Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-1) for three runs in the first inning, off singles by Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker and a sacrifice fly by Brendan Rodgers. Isaac Paredes clubbed his fourth home run. Bassitt allowed four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Nathan Lukes hit his first homer of the season for the Blue Jays' run. Rangers 8, Athletics 5 Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as Texas set the tone early and rolled over the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif. Wyatt Langford had three hits to lead the Texas attack, with Adolis Garcia and Semien recording two hits each. Langford, Josh Smith and Jake Burger each socked a solo homer for the Rangers. Patrick Corbin (2-2) allowed two runs -- both of them on solo home runs -- on seven hits over five-plus innings. He had four strikeouts and two walks. Athletics starter Osvaldo Bido surrendered eight runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The A's got solo homers from Miguel Andujar, Lawrence Butler, Luis Urias and Brent Rooker. Brewers 11, Giants 3 Milwaukee scored eight runs in the sixth inning, getting a grand slam from Christian Yelich and a two-run homer from Jake Bauers, to win handily in San Francisco. Jose Quintana (3-0) threw his third consecutive gem, limiting the Giants to one run in six innings, as the Brewers snapped a three-game road losing streak. Quintana walked two and struck out three. William Contreras had a two-run single, Brice Turang went 4-for-4, Yelich and Caleb Durbin collected two hits apiece, and Jackson Chourio, Bauers and Yelich scored twice each. Giants starter Jordan Hicks (1-3) was charged with six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five-plus innings. He walked three and struck out five. Wilmer Flores had three hits, Heliot Ramos two and David Villar scored twice for the Giants. Diamondbacks 5, Rays 1 Pavin Smith and Tim Tawa homered, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings and Arizona opened a six-game homestand with a victory over Tampa Bay in Phoenix. Josh Naylor had two hits and drove in a run in a two-run eighth for Arizona, which has won seven of nine. Pfaadt (4-1) gave up one run on four hits in six innings, with five strikeouts, no walks and one hit batter. Chandler Simpson had two singles and a stolen base and Jake Mangum also had two hits for the Rays, who have lost six of seven. Starter Zack Littell (0-5) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. Pirates 9, Angels 3 Andrew McCutchen's three-run homer and five shutout innings by the bullpen lifted Pittsburgh to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif. The Pirates finished with a season-high 18 hits, including three each by Bryan Reynolds (two RBIs), Tommy Pham and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (two RBIs). Chase Shugart (1-0) retired all six batters he faced in two innings as Pittsburgh ended a three-game skid. Taylor Ward homered, one of just five hits for the Angels, who have lost six of their past eight. Jose Soriano (2-3) lasted just 3 1/3 innings and yielded five runs on eight hits. --Field Level Media