Juan Soto drove in six runs, including a grand slam, and the visiting New York Mets held off the Detroit Tigers 10-8 on Monday.
Soto, who reached base four times, also had a two-run triple in the series opener. Luis Torrens supplied three hits, scored two runs and drove in two more for New York. Ryne Stanek (3-6) picked up the win in relief, and Edwin Diaz retired all four batters he faced to earn his 25th save.
Jahmai Jones had four hits, including a leadoff homer, and drove in two runs for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez knocked in three runs, including a two-run shot, and Zach McKinstry added two RBIs.
Soto’s grand slam in the fourth inning put New York ahead 6-3. The Tigers rallied to tie it 6-6 before Soto drove in Torrens and Francisco Lindor on his triple in the sixth. Soto then scored on a single by Brandon Nimmo.
Orioles 4, Padres 3
Dylan Beavers’ RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie and visiting Baltimore went on to beat San Diego.
Jeremiah Jackson went 3-for-5 for the Orioles. Reliever Dietrich Enns (2-2) pitched 2 1/3 innings and Keegan Akin worked the ninth for his fourth save as Baltimore won for just the third time in 12 games.
Padres reliever Jason Adam (8-4) exited the game after hurting his left leg, and manager Mike Shildt said postgame that the reliever ruptured his quadriceps tendon. Luis Arraez collected three hits as San Diego took its fourth loss in five games.
Phillies 10, Brewers 8
Brandon Marsh singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as Philadelphia rallied for a wild victory at Milwaukee.
Kyle Schwarber walked to open the ninth off Abner Uribe (2-2). J.T. Realmuto worked a one-out walk and Marsh followed with an RBI single to right. Harrison Bader drove in another run with a bloop single to right.
Philadelphia went in front 8-6 in the eighth on RBI doubles by Bader and Bryson Stott, but the Brewers tied it in the bottom half against David Robertson (2-0) on Isaac Collins’ pinch-hit, bases-loaded single with two outs. Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski allowed three runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Cubs 7, Braves 6 (10 innings)
Carson Kelly hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth and a walk-off single in the 10th to lift Chicago over visiting Atlanta.
Kelly pulled the first pitch he saw from John Brebbia (1-1) into the left field corner, scoring Seiya Suzuki from third for the game-winner. Ian Happ had three hits, including a solo home run, and scored twice for the Cubs, who trailed by five runs heading to the fifth.
Michael Harris II drove in four runs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin had two hits and scored twice, while Ozzie Albies and Nacho Alvarez Jr. each had two hits and an RBI as Atlanta took its fourth loss in five games.
Reds 5, Blue Jays 4
Noelvi Marte connected for a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Cincinnati to a walk-off win against visiting Toronto. Marte knocked his first hit of the day into left field off reliever Brendon Little (4-2), driving in Matt McLain and TJ Friedl.
Ke’Bryan Hayes, who ignited the rally with a single, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Reliever Yosver Zulueta (1-0) retired the final two Blue Jay hitters to pick up his first major league win after a blown save by Emilio Pagan.
Bo Bichette (4-for-4) belted a two-run homer to right-center in the ninth against Pagan to erase a 2-1 deficit, and Daulton Varsho followed with a solo shot to right.
Nationals 2, Marlins 0
Andrew Alvarez allowed one hit over five innings in his major league debut as Washington snapped an eight-game losing streak with a win over visiting Miami. Alvarez did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and threw 81 pitches, striking out four and walking two.
The Washington bullpen allowed one hit over the final four innings with Jose A. Ferrer working the ninth for his fifth save. Luis Garcia Jr. had two of the Nationals’ three hits. He singled in the first and scored on Daylen Lile’s triple. Lile scored on a sacrifice fly by Andres Chaparro.
Marlins opener Lake Bachar (5-2) allowed two runs on two hits in two innings. Miami relievers allowed one hit over six scoreless innings.
Red Sox 6, Guardians 4
Carlos Narvaez came through with a pinch-hit, two-run single and Trevor Story hit a solo home run to lead Boston over visiting Cleveland.
It was a 3-3 game until Narvaez delivered his pinch-hit single with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Story’s home run traveled 306 feet, and was originally ruled a foul ball when it popped out of right fielder Jhonkensy Noel’s glove and fell into the crowd. The Red Sox challenged, and it was ruled that the ball hit the foul pole when it came out of Noel’s glove.
Kyle Manzardo hit a solo home run for the Guardians, who also received three hits from Steven Kwan.
Astros 8, Angels 3
Pitching in the bigs for the first time in 28 months, Luis Garcia allowed just three hits and three runs over six innings to help Houston split its four-game set with visiting Los Angeles.
Garcia (1-0) fanned six without walking anyone in his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2023. Ramon Urias and Jose Altuve homered for the Astros while joining Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena and Cam Smith in posting two hits apiece.
Zach Neto and Jo Adell homered in the fourth to give the Angels a brief 3-2 lead. Los Angeles starter Yusei Kikuchi (6-10) gave up eight hits and five runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Rays 10, Mariners 2
Nick Fortes lined a three-run homer in a two-hit outing, Shane Baz snapped an eight-game losing streak and Tampa Bay opened a three-game series against visiting Seattle with a runaway win.
Baz (9-11) threw six scoreless innings for his first victory since June 26. Jake Mangum and Junior Caminero each had three hits for the Rays, and Tristan Gray hit a two-run homer.
Mariners pinch hitter Leo Rivas crushed his first career home run, but only after Seattle trailed 10-0 in the ninth. Luis Castillo (8-8) surrendered five runs on six hits in four innings.
Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 5 (10 innings)
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the 10th inning, propelling Texas to a victory over Arizona in Phoenix.
The Rangers forced extra innings by scoring twice in the ninth inning, on Jake Burger’s RBI triple and Cody Freeman’s run-scoring single. Chris Martin (2-6) fired a scoreless bottom of the ninth, and Shawn Armstrong handled the 10th for his sixth save.
Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo homered on the Diamondbacks’ first two plate appearances. Arizona’s Tyler Locklear went deep later, as did Freeman and Wyatt Langford for Texas.
White Sox 6, Twins 5
Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman cracked back-to-back RBI doubles in the eighth to rally Chicago past Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth hit homers in the second inning while Curtis Mead went 3-for-4. Tyler Alexander (5-13), the sixth of seven pitchers on a bullpen day for the White Sox, combined with Jordan Leasure (fifth save) to get the final nine outs.
Royce Lewis homered for the Twins while Byron Buxton drove in two runs. Starter Bailey Ober allowed four runs on six hits over five innings. Justin Topa (1-4) gave up the RBI doubles in the eighth.
Giants 8, Rockies 2
Rookie Drew Gilbert homered among his career-high four hits, Rafael Devers and Willy Adames also went deep and finished with two hits apiece and San Francisco beat Colorado in Denver.
Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) struck out a career-high eight while scattering nine hits over 5 1/3 innings for the Giants, who have won eight of their past nine. Giants second baseman Casey Schmitt left in the fifth inning with a right elbow contusion after being hit with a pitch.
Tyler Freeman and Brenton Doyle each had three hits for the Rockies. Chase Dollander (2-12) allowed six runs on five hits over five innings.
Athletics 11, Cardinals 3
JJ Bleday hit two homers, drove in three runs and scored three times to power the visiting Athletics past St. Louis. A’s starter Luis Morales (3-0) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Zack Gelof (3-for-5, homer, two runs), Tyler Soderstrom (2-for-5, three RBIs), Jacob Wilson (3-for-4, two runs) and Darell Hernaiz (2-for-4, walk, two runs) also had big games for the Athletics, who pounded out 15 hits to snap a three-game losing streak.
Ivan Herrera hit a home run for the Cardinals and Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a run. Sonny Gray (12-8) allowed seven runs on 10 hits, including three homers, in six innings.
