RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit through seven innings, Cedric Mullins drove in the only run of the game on a bunt single and the Tampa Bay Rays finished off a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.
Rasmussen (9-5) allowed a leadoff double to Steven Kwan to start the game before retiring 21 of the final 23 batters he faced, including the last 12. Rasmussen struck out nine and walked one.
Tampa Bay blanked its opponent for the eighth time this season, earning its second 1-0 win against Cleveland in 2026. The other was on April 28.
The game finished in 1 hour, 58 minutes, the fourth game in the majors this season to be completed in under two hours.
Parker Messick (8-6) allowed six hits and struck out six, allowing one run in 7 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which has lost five consecutive games. The Guardians were limited to three runs total in the series as Tampa Bay finished the series with back-to-back shutouts. Garrett Cleavinger pitched a scoreless eighth before Bryan Baker converted his 17th consecutive save and 28th overall after striking out Brayan Rocchio with the tying run on first to end the game.
The AL East-leading Rays improved to 38-15 at home this season.
NATIONALS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 7
WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams and James Wood both homered twice and drove in three runs as Washington beat Arizona to take two of three games in its weekend series.
Dylan Crews and Abrams each had three of Washington’s 15 hits. The surprising Nationals (54-52) moved within a game of Arizona for the final National League playoff spot in a crowded wild-card race.
The 25-year-old Abrams leads the majors with 82 RBIs. He has 27 home runs this season, breaking the franchise record for shortstops set by Ian Desmond with 25 in 2012.
Wood leads the team with 30 homers, including a two-run shot that tied the score at 4 in the fifth inning. Three batters later, Abrams connected for a two-run drive off Jonathan Loáisiga (2-3) that put Washington ahead for good.
Riley Cornelio (2-1) gave up one run in two innings for the win. Clayton Beeter got three outs for his 10th save.
PIRATES 8, CUBS 7
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, and Pittsburgh held off Chicago to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The Cubs nearly erased a six-run deficit. Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run home run with one out in the ninth inning to make it a one-run game, but Mason Montgomery held on for his second save.
O’Hearn’s blast to center field in the third inning extended the Pirates’ lead to 7-1. That came an inning after a pair of rookies homered, with Esmerlyn Valdez hitting a leadoff shot and Shawn Ross hitting a two-run blast for his first career home run.
It was the fourth career grand slam for O’Hearn and second this season. His 17 home runs match the nine-year veteran’s career high.
Valdez has 14 home runs in just 37 games. Ross, a catcher, was making his first career start after being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 1
BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran drove in two runs with one of his three singles, Jahmai Jones had a pinch-hit two-run double and Boston beat Toronto.
Ceddanne Rafaela added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who closed a 10-game homestand 8-2, including a victory on Wednesday that matched a club-record 15-game winning streak from 1946 before it was stopped in the nightcap of a split doubleheader.
The fading Blue Jays couldn’t build on Dylan Cease’s dominating one-hit complete game from Saturday and have lost seven of 10 since the All-Star break.
Coming off the injured list after missing three weeks with a strained left groin , Ranger Suárez went four scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing four hits.
Greg Weissert (3-2) worked a scoreless inning and was credited with the win.
BRAVES 3, ORIOLES 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Olson caught Gunnar Henderson’s line drive and stepped on first for an improbable double play in the bottom of the 10th, and Austin Riley’s RBI double an inning later lifted Atlanta to a victory over Baltimore.
Every game in this series was decided by a run, with the Braves winning Friday and Sunday in extra innings and the Orioles managing a walk-off victory Saturday. The finale went to extra innings thanks largely to an error by Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, but Baltimore loaded the bases in the 10th with the score 2-all and couldn’t win it.
Henderson has had a nightmare of a 2026 season, playing poorly while also having bad luck at times. He hammered a line drive right at first base, where Olson could catch it and step on the bag almost in one motion as runner Pete Alonso frantically tried to dive back.
Replays showed the play was extremely close, but the double play stood. Then Taylor Ward — who left the winning run at third in the ninth inning in Friday’s loss — popped out.
ROYALS 5, TIGERS 4
DETROIT (AP) — Michael Massey hit a go-ahead, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and Kansas City held on to beat Detroit .
The Royals led 3-0 through four innings, fell behind after giving up four runs in the fifth before going back ahead on Massey’s blast to right.
Nate Pearson (2-0) threw a scoreless inning. Steven Cruz pitched the ninth for his second save after giving up a walk and hit to the first two batters, closing the game by striking out Riley Greene.
Drew Sommers (0-1) allowed two runs on two hits over 1 1/3 innings.
Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a four-run fifth inning for the Tigers, but they failed to maintain the lead and lost a second straight game to the last-place team in the AL Central.
The Tigers have a week to decide whether to keep ace Tarik Skubal or to trade him ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline .
METS 8, DODGERS 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrone Taylor put the Mets ahead with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Marcus Semien added a three-run drive in the seventh and New York bea...
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