RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 2 sourcesBALTIMORE (AP) — Bryce Harper and Bryan De La Cruz both homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday in a game halted by rain after 5 1/2 innings.
The rain was steady for much of the afternoon. The game started on time, but players had to deal with wet weather until the field was pretty well soaked after the top of the third. There was a delay for 1 hour, 49 minutes that knocked Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler and Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish (7-10) out of the game.
The Phillies then scored twice in the fourth, once in the fifth and three times in the sixth before another delay, which was followed by the game being called.
This was the last game for both teams before Monday’s trade deadline. Philadelphia occupies a wild card in the National League. The Orioles fell to 2 1/2 games behind the final playoff spot in the AL.
Reliever Tim Mayza (3-3) got the win.
BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 2
ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs and Atlanta beat the slumping Washington to complete a rare four-game sweep.
The Nationals have lost five straight, including being swept in a four-game series for the first time this season and the first time ever in Atlanta.
Matt Olson also homered as the Braves completed their first four-game sweep since winning four at the Nationals in September 2025.
Atlanta right-hander JR Ritchie was recalled from Triple A Gwinnett. Right-hander Reynaldo López was placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.
Ritchie issued a walk and hit Andrés Chapparo on his helmet with a bases-loaded pitch to force in a run in Washington’s two-run fourth. Chapparo completed the inning before he was replaced by Brady House, who made his first career appearance at first base. James Wood’s sacrifice fly also drove in a run.
CARDINALS 5, BLUE JAYS 1
TORONTO (AP) — José Fermin hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and St. Louis defeated Toronto, avoiding a three-game sweep.
Matthew Liberatore pitched six shutout innings and George Soriano (4-3) worked one inning for the win as the Cardinals used a four-run ninth to snap an eight-game losing streak against Toronto.
St. Louis won for the fifth time in 17 games since the All-Star break, and scored more than three runs for the first time since a 7-0 win over Cincinnati on July 25.
Blue Jays closer Louis Varland (3-4) walked Masyn Winn to begin the ninth. Winn advanced to third on a base hit by Bryan Torres before scoring on Fermin’s line drive single to center.
Varland hadn’t allowed a run since July 10 at San Diego.
GUARDIANS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and struck out 10, Chase DeLauter drove in three runs and Cleveland defeated Arizona to avoid being swept in a weekend series.
Patrick Bailey snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a home run in the second inning off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (8-9).
Williams (11-6) retired the first 15 batters he faced before Tim Tawa led off the sixth with a base hit to right. Tawa tried to bunt on the previous pitch but fouled it off, which drew plenty of criticism from the Guardians.
When the tarp came out with two outs in the sixth inning, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and third-base coach Rouglas Odor charged from the dugout and began exchanging words with Diamondbacks players and coaches. The benches emptied for both teams, but calm was restored a couple minutes later.
The game resumed after an hour, 34-minute rain delay.
Arizona had the bases loaded in the sixth and ninth innings but couldn’t get any runs.
REDS 10, PIRATES 2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Chase Burns won his 12th straight decision and Sal Stewart hit his 24th home run as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh to take three of four in the series.
Stewart tied Joey Votto for second-most homers by a Reds rookie. Votto hit 24 in 2008. Frank Robinson holds the franchise’s rookie mark with 38 homers in 1956.
Burns (13-1) is the first Reds pitcher to win 12 straight decisions since Brooks Lawrence won 13 straight in 1956.
Burns allowed one run on two hits with two walks and nine strikeouts in six innings and lowered his ERA to 2.35. It was Burns’ 17th start allowing two runs or fewer.
The game was delayed 25 minutes in the fourth while the grounds crew applied drying compound on the infield and batter’s box. Despite steady rainfall, the tarp was never brought out. Pirates manager Don Kelly was ejected after voicing his displeasure.
WHITE SOX 9, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Kay tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Andrew Benintendi, Everson Pereira and Miguel Vargas hit home runs, and Chicago beat AL-leading Tampa Bay.
The White Sox (58-52), who entered August in first place of the AL Central for the first time since 2021, hold a 3 1/2 game lead over the Minnesota Twins.
Kay (8-5) fanned three batters and allowed seven hits while walking one. Duncan Davitt surrendered the lone run on his first pitch of the ninth.
Benintendi scored the game’s first run on a fielding error by Griffin Jax (6-9) in the first inning, and Colson Montgomery doubled the lead after Benintendi’s advance to second allowed him to come across from third; the play was officially scored as a wild pitch by Jax.
MARLINS 2, METS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Petersen worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the seventh inning as Miami beat the Mets shortly after New York traded opening day starter Freddy Peralta to Tampa Bay.
Joe Mack homered, Xavier Edwards added an RBI single and Sandy Alcantara tossed six-plus solid innings for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the four-game series. Miami slugged six homers in the series, while the Mets went deep twice.
Alcantara (12-6) allowed four hits, including Luis Robert Jr.’s single and Jared Young’s double to open the seventh, and struck out five.
Petersen walked Marcus Semien before striking out Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez and coaxed A.J. Ewing into a ground out t...
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