The New York Yankees continue to surge up the AL East with their fifth win in a row and the Milwaukee Brewers hit 10 past the Cincinnati Reds, winning their 4th in a row, maintaining their status as the hottest team in the National League.
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Chicago Cubs 2: The Pirates end their four game losing streak with David Freese and Francisco Cervelli taking charge, finishing with a couple of RBIs each. Gerrit Cole did a good job through six innings, setting up the win.
Philadelphia Phillies 2 Washington Nationals 3: The Nats send the Phillies to a 4th straight loss through an RBI double by Daniel Murphy in the 10th inning, giving his team the walk-off win. Stephen Strasburg looked terrific in 7 innings, striking out 8 while giving up 5 hits.
St. Louis Cardinals 3 New York Yankees 4: The Yankees win their fifth in a row with the first good outing from Masahiro Tanaka this season, and a couple of home runs from Starlin Castro and Austin Romine.
Baltimore Orioles 6 Toronto Blue Jays 4: The Orioles maintain their lead of the AL East while sending the Blue Jays to loss number 9 this season, as they remain winless at home. The O’s hit 4 home runs, including number 3 this season for Chris Davis, who is slugging .727 so far.
Tampa Bay Rays 10 Boston Red Sox 5: Rick Porcello has a disastrous start, giving up 4 home runs, including number 3 this season for Logan Morrison. The first baseman finished with 4 RBIs, as the Rays moved back up to above .500.
Detroit Tigers 7 Cleveland Indians 6: The Indians scoring 5 runs in the 9th inning wasn’t enough, in a game that also had Terry Francona and Miguel Cabrera yelling at each other. Cabrera also hit his second home runs of the season, finishing with 3 RBIs.
Milwaukee Brewers 10 Cincinnati Reds 4: The Brewers win their 4th in a row (4-0 away from home so far) with Eric Thames hitting his third home run of the season, and some solid bullpen pitching, especially by Oliver Drake with 4 k’s in 2 innings of work.
New York Mets 2 Miami Marlins 3: The Marlins win in the 9th thanks to an RBI double by J.T. Realmuto, despite yet another home run hit by a Mets player, this time Lucas Duda, his 4th of the season.
San Diego Padres 2 Atlanta Braves 5: The Braves open their new stadium with an impressive win, getting a solid start from Julio Teheran, a home run by Ender Inciarte and Nick Markakis helping out with a couple of RBIs.
Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota Twins 1: The Sox win their third in a row, lifted by a 7th inning home run from Matt Davidson. David Robertson struck out 2 to close the game and pick up his second save of the season.
Los Angeles Angels 1 Kansas City Royals 7: Danny Duffy gives up only 3 hits in 7 innings to help the Royals beat the Angels, supported by home runs from Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez. The Angels finished with just 4-for-30 at bat.
Houston Astros 7 Oakland Athletics 2: Jose Altuve had 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs to lead the Astros in another win on the road, Dallas Keuchel struck out 7 and Norichika Aoki hit a two-run homer.
Texas Rangers 1 Seattle Mariners 2: An impressive performance by Felix Hernandez (7.1 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 3 k’s) helped the Mariners win for the 3rd time this season, helped by Nelson Cruz hitting his first home run of the season.
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 7: Clayton Kershaw outduels Zack Greinke, striking out 8 while allowing only 4 hits and 1 run through 8.1 innings, getting plenty of run support, including 2 RBIs for Justin Turner and a home run by Andrew Toles.
Colorado Rockies 2 San Francisco Giants 8: The Giants are trying to bounce back from a rough start, getting a terrific outing from Johnny Cueto (3-0, 3.79 ERA) and no bullpen mishaps this time. Chris Marrero hit his first home run of the season, Brandon Crawford hit his 2nd.
American League Standings
| American League East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 2 | 0.778 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| New York Yankees | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 1½ | 4–0 | 2–4 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 2 | 5–2 | 1–3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 2½ | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 9 | 0.100 | 6½ | 0–4 | 1–5 |
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | — | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 1 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | 1½ | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 3 | 1–3 | 3–3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | — | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 1 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 2 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Texas Rangers | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 2½ | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | 8 | 0.273 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–6 |
National League Standings
| National League East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | — | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| Washington Nationals | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | ½ | 5–2 | 1–2 |
| Miami Marlins | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 1½ | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | 3 | 1–0 | 2–6 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | 3½ | 2–2 | 1–5 |
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | — | 2–3 | 5–1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | ½ | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 1 | 2–5 | 4–0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 2½ | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | 3 | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | — | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | ½ | 3–3 | 4–2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 1 | 4–1 | 2–4 |
| San Diego Padres | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 2 | 2–1 | 3–5 |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 2½ | 3–2 | 2–5 |