ST LOUIS: Dexter
Fowler drove in four runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-4 victory
over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Fowler's bases-clearing
double in the sixth inning -- a well-placed popup into shallow left field with
the bases loaded and two outs -- capped a four-run rally that erased a 2-1
deficit. The Cardinals won for the ninth time in 11 games to remain atop the
National League Central by a half-game over the Chicago Cubs. They moved four
games up on the third-place Brewers, who lost for the sixth time in eight
games. Tyler Webb (1-1), the fourth of six Cardinals pitchers, earned the
victory. Jeremy Jeffress (3-4), the second of six Milwaukee pitchers, took the
loss.

METS 9, INDIANS 2

Michael Conforto
hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, rookie Pete Alonso added a
two-run double in the seventh, and New York began a pivotal nine-game homestand
with a victory over Cleveland. After winning 18 of 23 games while playing several
losing teams, the Mets (65-60) began a stretch of 18 straight games against
other playoff contenders by improving to 11-1 in their last 12 home games. They
matched a season best by going five games over .500. Conforto snapped a 2-2 tie
when he clobbered a two-out slider from Shane Bieber (12-6) and hit the ball
into the Mets' bullpen beyond the right-center-field fence. New York's Steven
Matz (8-7) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He
struck out seven and walked two.

DODGERS 16, BLUE
JAYS 3

A.J. Pollock and
Will Smith hit home runs to jumpstart the offense, and Clayton Kershaw moved
past Sandy Koufax on the Dodgers' all-time win list as Los Angeles earned an
interleague victory over visiting Toronto. Max Muncy, Chris Taylor and Joc
Pederson also hit home runs for the Dodgers, who have gone deep 30 times in
their last eight games. Los Angeles improved to a major-league-best 49-16 at
home this season. Kershaw (13-2) went six innings, giving up three runs on six
hits with three walks and six strikeouts. It was his 166th career victory,
moving him out of a tie with Koufax and into sole possession of fifth on the
team's all-time list.

TWINS 14, WHITE
SOX 4

Nelson Cruz
homered and doubled three times, Max Kepler had a home run, a double and three
RBIs, and Jorge Polanco also homered to lead Minnesota past Chicago in
Minneapolis. Cruz finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs. C.J. Cron
had a three-run double, and Eddie Rosario had two hits and two RBIs for Minnesota,
which increased its American League Central lead to three games over the
Cleveland Indians. Michael Pineda (9-5) allowed four runs on six hits over
seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out four while improving to
3-0 against Chicago this season.

ATHLETICS 6,
YANKEES 2

Matt Olson and
Mark Canha hit first-inning home runs off Domingo German, and Homer Bailey
pitched effectively into the sixth, helping Oakland open a three-game series
against visiting New York with a victory. In their first meeting since the 2018
American League wild-card game, which New York won 7-2, the A's sent the
Yankees to their second straight defeat while winning for the fifth time in six
games. After Gary Sanchez homered off Bailey (11-8), a solo shot with two outs
in the top of the first, the A's came right back. Robbie Grossman's walk set up
Olson's two-run homer before Canha followed with a long ball for a 3-1 lead.

PHILLIES 3, RED
SOX 2

Aaron Nola
pitched seven strong innings to make a three-run first stand up as visiting
Philadelphia edged Boston in the opener of a two-game series. Nola (12-3)
stranded the tying run in scoring position with no outs in both the fifth and
sixth innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.
The victory snapped a two-game skid for Philadelphia. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a
two-run home run for the Red Sox, whose five-game winning streak ended.

PIRATES 4,
NATIONALS 1

Starling Marte
hit a three-run homer in a four-run eighth inning as host Pittsburgh halted a
three-game losing streak with a win over Washington. The Pirates had scored
just one run during the skid. Washington starter Stephen Strasburg missed a
chance at setting a career high with his 16th win of the season. He pitched
seven scoreless innings, scattering four hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
Wander Suero (3-7) was charged with three of the eighth-inning runs. Felipe
Vazquez (3-1) got the final four outs for the win.

BRAVES 5, MARLINS
1

Freddie Freeman
continued to feast on visiting Miami, hitting two solo home runs and driving in
four in Atlanta's win. Freeman ended a 0-for-12 streak by going 3-for-4 and
producing his second multi-homer game in five days. He hit his first homer in
the fourth inning, added another homer in the fifth and chased home a pair of
runs in the seventh with a single. The 29-year-old All-Star has 33 homers and a
league-leading 102 RBIs, the second time he's surpassed 100 in his career. In
17 games against Miami this season, Freeman is batting .354 (23-for-65) with
five homers and 16 RBIs.

MARINERS 7, RAYS
4

Tom Murphy hit a
tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning as Seattle defeated Tampa Bay in
St. Petersburg, Fla. Kyle Seager also homered for the Mariners, who have won
four games in a row and six of eight on their nine-game trip. Mariners
left-hander Tommy Milone (3-7), who entered after Matt Wisler pitched a
scoreless first, earned his second straight victory despite allowing four runs
on six hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out four. Sam Tuivailala,
Anthony Bass and Matt Magill combined for three scoreless innings of one-hit
relief for Seattle. Magill pitched the ninth for his second save.

ASTROS 6, TIGERS
3

George Springer
and Jose Altuve smacked back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and Martin
Maldonado went deep in the fifth as Houston slugged its way to victory over
visiting Detroit. The Astros recorded their eighth consecutive win over the
Tigers despite Aaron Sanchez departing with the bases loaded and one out in the
third inning. Brad Peacock (7-6), making his first appearance since June 27,
entered and stranded two of the three runners. Peacock, who came off the
injured list Sunday after recovering from a shoulder ailment, wound up pitching
1 2/3 scoreless innings.

CUBS 5, GIANTS 3

Anthony Rizzo
went 3-for-3 with two home runs, Nicholas Castellanos finished 3-for-5 with a
homer, and host Chicago beat San Francisco. Jonathan Lucroy and Tony Kemp also
drove in runs for Chicago, which won its third game in a row. The Cubs posted
their 42nd win in 61 home games this season. Cubs left-hander Cole Hamels (7-4)
limited the Giants to three runs on five hits in six innings. He walked two and
struck out five. Austin Slater and Kevin Pillar homered in a losing effort for
San Francisco.

DIAMONDBACKS 8,
ROCKIES 7

Nick Ahmed
homered, and Eduardo Escobar reached 100 RBIs for the season as Arizona held on
to beat Colorado in Phoenix. Ahmed's solo shot -- his sixth homer in his past
10 games -- started the scoring in the third inning, but the game turned in the
sixth with one out. The D-backs scored five runs after Colorado starter Kyle
Freeland (3-11) left in the middle of an Ahmed plate appearance as he showed
discomfort while the game was tied 3-3. Ahmed completed a walk against reliever
Bryan Shaw, who then walked Carson Kelly to load the bases with one out. Pinch
hitter Jake Lamb knocked in two runs with a grounder to center for a 5-3 lead.
Ketel Marte followed with an RBI fielder's choice, and Escobar pulled a ball
into the right field corner for a two-run triple to make it 8-3.

REDS 3, PADRES 2

Freddy Galvis
continued his strong early run with Cincinnati by belting a tiebreaking two-run
homer in the sixth inning, and Sonny Gray struck out 10 to win his fourth
straight decision as the Reds beat visiting San Diego. Galvis, claimed off
waivers on Aug. 12, is 12-for-29 (.414) with three homers and six RBIs in eight
games for Cincinnati. His opposite-field shot to left snapped a 1-1 tied and
helped the Reds avoid a third consecutive loss. Gray (9-6) saw his
scoreless-inning streak end at 23 when Josh Naylor hit a game-tying solo homer
with two outs in the sixth. However, that was all Gray allowed while fanning 10
in six innings.

ANGELS 5, RANGERS
1 (GAME 1)

Mike Trout set a
career high with his 42nd home run, and Los Angeles won the first game of a
doubleheader in Arlington, Texas. Los Angeles' Andrew Heaney struck out a
career-high 14 and didn't walk a batter while winning consecutive starts for
the first time since winning five straight in 2015. Heaney (3-3) allowed one
run and four hits in eight innings. Trout also tripled, Luis Rengifo added a
two-run homer, and Brian Goodwin contributed two hits and two runs for the
Angels. Willie Calhoun had two hits, including a solo homer, for the Rangers.

RANGERS 3, ANGELS
2 (GAME 2, 11 INNINGS)

Nick Solak's
11th-inning grounder got under the glove of Los Angeles first baseman Albert
Pujols, scoring Delino DeShields and giving Texas a win in the second game of the
doubleheader. The Rangers posted their second 11-inning, walk-off victory over
the Angels in the past two nights, sandwiching Los Angeles' win Tuesday
afternoon in the opener of the doubleheader. In the 11th inning of the
nightcap, DeShields singled to right with one out off Ty Buttrey (6-6), stole
second and came home on the two-out error by Pujols.

ORIOLES 4, ROYALS
1

Hanser Alberto
belted a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning as host Baltimore
snapped an eight-game losing streak with a victory over Kansas City. The
Orioles posted just their second win in 15 games overall and snapped a
four-game losing skid to the Royals. Rio Ruiz had an RBI single in the seventh
inning for the Orioles. Meibrys Viloria's sacrifice fly plated Alex Gordon in
the second inning for the Royals, who were thwarted in their bid for a
season-high fourth straight road win. Jacob Barnes (1-2) issued walks to Trey
Mancini and Jace Peterson in the eighth inning of a tie game before Alberto
deposited 1-1 cutter over the wall in center field. - Reuters