Rasmussen (6-3) scuffled through five innings but only surrendered one run. Yandy Diaz's three-run double helped starter Drew Rasmussen win for the first time in nearly two months as Tampa Bay beat host Kansas City.ĭiaz went 1-for-3 with a fourth-inning double that broke open a 2-1 game. He also struck out eight and walked one in his fourth start since returning from an oblique injury July 5. Scherzer (6-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings. Darvish allowed two of his four hits to Starling Marte and struck out nine, walked one and threw 99 pitches. Yu Darvish took a shutout into the seventh inning while pitching seven stellar innings and bested Max Scherzer as visiting San Diego opened the second half with a victory over New York.ĭarvish (9-4) improved to 5-0 in eight career starts against the Mets and won his third straight start against the NL East leaders.
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The Phillies swept a three-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins before the All-Star break. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run for the Phillies, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Steele (4-6) walked four and struck out two. Starter Justin Steele tossed five solid innings and gave up four hits and one run. Ian Happ contributed four hits and two RBIs, Nico Hoerner added a two-run double and Christopher Morel had three hits and an RBI for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki added four hits, including a two-run homer. Nelson Velazquez hit two home runs and drove in five runs, Willson Contreras hit a solo home run and a double and Chicago crushed host Philadelphia. Yankees reliever Michael King left in the eighth inning with an arm injury. Lucas Luetge (3-3) picked up the win after allowing one hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Jameson Taillon.Īnthony Santander launched a three-run homer off Aroldis Chapman in the seventh inning, but Clay Holmes got the final five outs - three via strikeout - to secure his 17th save of the season. Joey Gallo added a solo homer as the Yankees beat Baltimore for the 10th time in 14 meetings. Judge launched his second three-run homer in as many days in the third inning and crushed a solo shot in the fifth. Hector Neris worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Īaron Judge belted a pair of homers, giving him a best-in-the-majors 36 this season, to help New York defeat host Baltimore. Urquidy (9-4), a right-hander who had lost his three previous starts against Seattle this season, allowed one run on four hits. Ty France homered for Seattle, which fell a game shy of tying the franchise record for most consecutive victories set in 2001. Mariners All-Star Julio Rodriguez, the rookie who became a sensation when he reached the final of the Home Run Derby earlier in the week, was a late scratch with left wrist soreness. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado hit solo home runs and Jose Urquidy pitched six quality innings as Houston ended host Seattle's 14-game winning streak before a sellout crowd. hit a two-run homer, Christian Vazquez had two solo shots and Rob Refsnyder had a solo blast for Boston.