MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Marsh went 4 for 5 and singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies erased an early four-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8 on Monday.
Marsh singled home pinch-runner Garrett Stubbs after Abner Uribe (2-2) sandwiched a strikeout of Bryce Harper with walks to Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto. Harrison Bader singled home Realmuto with an insurance run.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy was ejected after coming out of the dugout to argue that Realmuto hadn’t checked his swing on a 3-2 pitch that was low and outside.
Harper homered and Bader went 3 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Phillies won the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the majors. Brice Turang and Caleb Durbin homered for Milwaukee.
David Robertson (2-0) picked up the win despite allowing two runs in his lone inning. Jhoan Duran retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his 25th save in 28 opportunities.
Milwaukee took an early 4-0 lead against Taijuan Walker as Turang and Durbin went deep to start each of the first two innings. Philadelphia’s comeback began when Harper drove a 101 mph fastball from rookie Jacob Misiorowski over the center-field wall.
The Phillies pulled ahead 6-5 by scoring three runs off Nick Mears in the sixth. Milwaukee tied it in the bottom half when second baseman Bryson Stott mishandled a two-out grounder from Jackson Chourio, enabling Durbin to score from third.
Philadelphia took an 8-6 lead in the eighth by scoring two runs off Shelby Miller, who left with an apparent injury. Milwaukee tied it again in the bottom of the inning on pinch-hitter Isaac Collins’ two-run single.
NATIONALS 2, MARLINS 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Alvarez allowed one hit over five innings to become only the second Washington starter in 15 years to win his major league debut, and the Nationals beat Miami to stop an eight-game losing streak.
A 26-year-old left-hander selected in the 12th round of the 2021 amateur draft, Alvarez allowed his only hit when Victor Mesa Jr. singled to left with one out in the fifth. He struck out four and walked two, throwing 44 of 81 pitches for strikes. Alvarez (1-0) averaged 91.8 mph with 22 fastballs and also threw 27 sliders, 21 curveballs, six sinkers and five changeups.
Alvarez joined Mitchell Parker in 2024 as the only Nationals starters to win their major league debuts since Stephen Strasburg in 2010.
Alvarez and catcher CJ Stubbs were the first batterymates each making their major league debut Pittsburgh’s Quinn Preister and Endy Rodriguez on July 17, 2023. They became the first for the Nationals since Shairon Martis and Luke Montz on Sept. 4, 2008, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Four relievers finished a two-hitter, with Jose A. Ferrer working around a walk in the ninth inning for his fifth save in seven chances. Washington relievers have pitched 13 scoreless innings over three games.
Miami was shut out for the eighth time this season but first since July 10.
Daylen Lile hit a run-scoring triple and Andrés Chaparro had a sacrifice fly in a two-run second off Lake Bachar (5-2), who started in a bullpen game.
REDS 5, BLUE JAYS 4
CINCINNATI (AP) — Noelvi Marte hit a game-ending, two-run single after Cincinnati lost the tying run on a rare lodged ball call, and the Reds rallied to beat Toronto following a ninth-inning bullpen meltdown.
Toronto’s AL East lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over the idle New York Yankees. Cincinnati remained four games back of the New York Mets for the last NL wild card.
Cincinnati led 2-1 before back-to-back homers in the ninth by Bo Bichette, who hit a two-run drive off Emilio Pagán for his fourth hit, and Daulton Varsho.
Ke’Bryan Hayes singled off Tommy Nance leading off the bottom half and Matt McLain singled with one out. Brendon Little (4-2) relieved and TJ Friedl doubled into the right-field corner as Hayes and McLain crossed the plate.
After a video review, umpires ruled that because the ball lodged in a gap in the fence, each runner could advance two bases, causing McLain to be sent back to third.
Marte then singled to left as McLain went home and Friedl slid in head first ahead of Myles Straw’s throw, which was slightly up the third-base line.
Yosver Zulueta (1-0) got the last two outs in the ninth for his first major league win.
Sal Stewart, a 21-year-old first baseman, was brought up from Triple-A by the Reds for his major league debut as rosters expanded and went 1 for 3. He singled in the second off Chris Bassitt and scored on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ two-run double.
Hunter Greene allowed three hits through six innings before Bichette doubled in the seventh and scored on Alejandro Kirk’s single. Greene reached 100 mph with 21 pitches.
METS 10, TIGERS 8
DETROIT (AP) — Juan Soto tied his career high with six RBIs, hitting a grand slam and a tiebreaking, two-run triple to lead New York over Detroit.
Soto’s fourth-inning homer off Charlie Morton put the Mets ahead 6-3. After Detroit tied the score, Soto gave the Mets an 8-6 lead when he tripled off Drew Sommers (0-1), who lost in his first big league decision.
Soto has 36 homers. His previous homers this season were all solo or two-run drives. He is 11 for 26 with with a 1.446 OPS with runners in scoring position since Aug. 1.
New York maintained a four-game lead over Cincinnati for the final NL wild card. Detroit began the day with a 9 1/2-game AL Central lead.
Jahmai Jones had his first four-hit game, starting when he homered on Sean Manaea’s first pitch. Wenceel Pérez’s two-run homer gave Detroit a 3-2 lead in the third.
After Sosa’s slam, Zach McKinstry hit an RBI triple in the bottom half and scored on Jones’ single. Spencer Torkelson tied the score in the fifth on a wild pitch by Ryne Stanek (3-6).
Edwin Díaz retired four hitters for his 25th save in 27 chances.
Manaea gave up five runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings and has a 7.81 ERA in his last six starts. The Mets have allowed double-digit hits in four straight games.
RED SOX 6, GUARDIANS 4
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez had his first career pinch hit, a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Trevor Story had a strange homer that ticked the right fielder’s glove and then the foul pole as Boston beats Cleveland.
Romy Gonzalez added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who won for the ninth time in 12 games to improve to an AL-best 35-18 since the beginning of July. The victory pulled the Red Sox (77-62) within a percentage point of the Yankees (76-61) for the AL’s top wild-card spot.
Kyle Manzardo hit a solo homer for the Guardians, who have dropped 13 of 20.
Narváez, a right-handed hitter, singled inside the first-base bag off lefty reliever Erik Sabrowski (0-1) with the bases loaded, making it 5-3.
Brayan Bello (11-6) worked through five innings, giving up three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
Aroldis Chapman, who finalized a $13.3 million contract extension Sunday, got the final three outs for his 28th save.
Story made it 6-3 in the sixth before Manzardo homered to right.
WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth homered and Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman hit consecutive run-scoring doubles as Chicago rallies to beat Minnesota.
The White Sox trailed 5-4 in the eighth inning before Baldwin and Tauchman hit back-to-back RBI doubles off Justin Topa (1-4).
Kyle Alexander (5-13), the sixth of seven pitchers for the White Sox, earned the win. Jordan Leasure retired all four batters he faced to earn his fifth save of the season.
Royce Lewis homered and Byron Buxton drove in two runs for Minnesota. Twins starter Bailey Ober allowed four runs on six hits in five innings and had three strikeouts and two walks.
Montgomery led off the second with a solo homer, and three batters later Meidroth added a two-run shot to give the White Sox an early 3-0 lead.
The Twins tied it in the sixth on a homer by Lewis and a sacrifice fly by Buxton sacrifice fly and went ahead 5-4 an inning later on an RBI single with two out by Brooks Lee.
ATHLETICS 11, CARDINALS 3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — JJ Bleday homered twice and Zack Gelof had a home run among his three hits as the Athletics snapped a three-game skid with a win over St. Louis.
Luis Morales (3-0) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out a career-best eight batters in 5 2/3 innings. It was the first time Morales had allowed multiple runs in six career appearances.
Sonny Gray (12-8) allowed seven runs on 10 hits and three walks in six-plus innings for the Cardinals, who lost their second straight after winning three in a row.
Bleday hit his second homer of the game and 12th of the season in the sixth inning to extend the Athletics’ lead to 5-1. It was the second multi-homer game for the 27-yera-old outfielder.
Bleday hit a two-run shot in the fourth and Gelof followed with a 385-foot shot to right field.
Darell Hernaiz doubled to leadoff the sixth inning, and Colby Thomas singled to center field to drive him in to give the Athletics a 4-1 lead.
Iván Herrera his his 12th home run of the season to leadoff the bottom of the fourth inning to put the Cardinals on the board.
ASTROS 8, ANGELS 3
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and an RBI single and Ramón Urías also went deep to back up a strong start from Luis Garcia, leading Houston to a win over Los Angeles.
Garcia (1-0) got the win in his return after sitting out more than two years while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He allowed three hits and three runs with six strikeouts in six innings in his first start since May 1, 2023.
The game was tied with one out in the fifth when Yordan Alvarez singled before moving to second on a groundout by Altuve. Carlos Correa then singled on a grounder to center field to score Alvarez and give Houston a 4-3 lead.
Cam Smith singled with two outs in the sixth to chase Yusei Kikuchi (6-10) before stealing second base. Mauricio Dubón walked and Jeremy Peña’s second double of the day scored Smith to make it 5-3.
Alvarez added an RBI single in the eighth before Altuve’s homer made it 8-3.
Zach Neto hit a solo home run and Jo Adell added a two-run shot for the Angels, whose two-game winning streak was snapped.
Garcia retired the first nine batters before Neto homered to open the fourth inning. Mike Trout singled with one out before Adell launched his 31st homer into the seats in left field to put the Angels on top 3-2.
Kikuchi gave up eight hits and five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 2
DENVER (AP) — Drew Gilbert had a career-high four hits, including one of San Francisco’s three home runs, and the surging Giants beat Colorado.
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames also went deep for San Francisco (69-69), which has won eight of nine to pull within five games of the New York Mets for the last National League playoff berth.
Gilbert, who made his major league debut Aug. 8, has seven hits over the past two games.
Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) allowed two runs and struck out a career-best eight in 5 1/3 innings, his longest major league outing. Teng was making a spot start for the Giants in place of injured Carson Whisenhunt.
Giants second baseman Casey Schmitt exited with a bruised right elbow after getting hit by a pitch from starter Chase Dollander.
Dollander (2-12) plunked two batters and walked three in five innings for the Rockies, on the verge of their third straight 100-loss season.
Devers hit a solo homer in the first, his 29th of the season, and Gilbert added a two-run shot in the third. Dollander walked home a run in the fifth and Dominic Smith made it 6-0 with a two-run single.
CUBS 7 BRAVES 6, 10 INNINGS
CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and a game-ending single in the 10th, sending Chicago to a wild victory over Atlanta.
Ian Happ had three hits for Chicago, including his 19th homer. Dansby Swanson drove in two runs, and Matt Shaw had a run-scoring double.
Seiya Suzuki began the Cubs’ 10th on second as the automatic runner. Suzuki advanced on Nico Hoerner’s one-out grounder to second before Kelly hit a liner into the corner in left off John Brebbia (1-1).
Andrew Kittredge (4-3) worked a perfect 10th for the win.
The Cubs trailed 6-1 before Shaw doubled home Swanson in the fifth. Swanson hit a two-run double off Hunter Stratton in the sixth, and Kelly completed the comeback with his 14th homer on a 3-2 curveball from Pierce Johnson.
Michael Harris II drove in four runs for Atlanta on a pair of two-out hits. Drake Baldwin had two hits and scored twice.
ORIOLES 4, PADRES 3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Beavers singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning, two batters after All-Star reliever Jason Adam collapsed in pain on the mound, and Baltimore beat San Diego.
San Diego lost its second straight and dropped 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Adam was carted off the field after getting hurt when he tried to turn toward Gunnar Henderson’s chopper that went off the mound for an infield single. The right-hander immediately signaled for an athletic trainer and grabbed his left knee. He could be seen saying he “felt something pop.”
After receiving attention from trainers, Adam (8-4) was helped to his feet and into a cart, with his left leg propped up on the seat.
Fellow All-Star Robert Suarez came on and struck out pinch-hitter Colton Cowser but then allowed Beavers’ hit to right field that brought in Jeremiah Jackson, who had singled ahead of Henderson.
RAYS 10, MARINERS 2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shane Baz pitched six shutout innings to end his eight-game losing streak and Tampa Bay beat Seattle for its fourth consecutive victory.
Nick Fortes hit an early three-run homer and scored three times. Tristan Gray also went deep and Yandy Díaz had a two-run double for the Rays (68-69), who moved within 4 1/2 games of the Mariners for the last American League playoff spot.
Seattle holds a two-game lead over Texas for the third and final wild card.
Junior Caminero went 3 for 4 with two RBI singles. Jake Mangum also had three of Tampa Bay’s 13 hits at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Mariners starter Luis Castillo (8-8) allowed five runs and six hits in four innings.
RANGERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 5, 10 INNINGS
PHOENIX (AP) — Alejandro Osuna hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, Jake Burger had a crucial RBI triple in his return from the injured list and Texas rallied past Arizona for its sixth straight victory.
The Rangers had runners on second and third with two outs in the 10th when Osuna — hitting .149 in 87 at-bats this season — ripped a line drive that caromed off reliever Juan Burgos (1-1) into foul territory. Michael Helman crossed the plate easily and then Ezequiel Duran scored all the way from second, sliding under Gabriel Moreno’s tag.
Texas is 1 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final American League wild card.
The Rangers trailed 5-3 entering the ninth, but Burger — playing in his first game after missing two weeks with a sprained left wrist — hit an RBI triple with one out. Cody Freeman’s RBI single with two outs tied it.
Freeman also had a two-run homer. Shawn Armstrong earned his sixth save and Chris Martin (2-6) got the win after a scoreless ninth.
Diamondbacks right hander Ryne Nelson gave up three runs on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven.
The Associated Press
