Nola earns sixth win as Phillies cruise past Nats
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, Alec Bohm homered and drove in five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday to complete the threegame sweep.
Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in two runs for the Phillies, who have won six of seven. Nick Castellanos had three hits.
Nola (6-2) allowed three runs — two earned — on two hits, both of them home runs. He struck out five and walked three.
Jesse Winker and Eddie Rosario homered for the Nats, who have lost five straight and went 2-7 on their nine-game road trip.
Pirates 3, Cubs 2: Jack Suwinski hit a solo homer and Nick Gonzales singled in two runs as visiting Pittsburgh beat Chicago to take three of four games in the series. Chicago was outhit 10-2 and lost for the fifth time in its last seven games. The Cubs have lost back-to-back series for the first time this season.
Red Sox 11, Cardinals 3: Rafael Devers hit a home run in his fifth straight game as Boston routed host St. Louis to snap its four-game losing streak. Devers hit a tworun homer in the sixth inning, walked and scored twice. Tyler O’Neill, who came to Boston from the Cardinals in an offseason trade, went 2 for 3 with a homer, two walks and three runs.
Astros 9, Brewers 4: Kyle Tucker recorded his sixth career multi-homer game while rookie righthander Spencer Arrighetti pitched into the seventh inning for the first time as Houston claimed the rubber match of their series with visiting Milwaukee.
Yankees 7, White Sox 2: Jon Berti hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Aaron Judge followed with a two-run home run in the fifth as host New York extended its winning streak to a season-high seven games with a victory over Chicago. The Yankees are on their longest winning streak since winning seven in a row Sept. 18-25, 2022 and they are 13-2 in their past 15 games. New York completed its fourth series sweep of the season.
Orioles 6, Mariners 3:
Corbin Burnes struck out 11 batters and Gunnar Henderson smashed his majors-leading 15th home run as Baltimore defeated visiting Seattle. The
Orioles won two of three games in the series and went 5-3 in their eightgame homestand.
Blue Jays 5, Rays 2:
Alek Manoah allowed one hit over seven shutout innings, Daniel Vogelbach had a home run among his three hits and Toronto defeated visiting Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays avoided being swept in the threegame series and ended Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
Guardians 5, Twins 2:
Will Brennan clubbed a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth, and Cleveland swept a three-game series against visiting Minnesota.
Royals 8, Athletics 4:
Brady Singer struck out nine over six innings and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a pinch-hit, three-run triple as Kansas City completed a three-game sweep of visiting Oakland.
Angels 4, Rangers 1:
Jose Soriano threw 7 2⁄3
effective innings for Los Angeles, which scored four times in the seventh at exas. It’s the Angels’ third win in the past four games and only their third series win of the season.