Kris Bryant hit his 28th homer of the season for the Cubs, who noted their 70th win and are a season-best 29 games above a.500 winning percentage.
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Wednesday’s victory against a playoff-caliber foe, if not for the 102-degree heat index at first pitch, showed the offense is capable even without a complete arsenal. He didn’t allow a baserunner until he walked Tyler Naquin with two outs in the fifth. He allowed a career-high eight runs – seven earned – in 2 2/3 innings last time out and was 0-3 in his last five starts with an 8.37 ERA.
The Rangers, who have won four straight and nine of 12, finished their road trip 5-3. The teams head to Texas to begin a two-game set Wednesday. He struck out four and walked one.
TORONTO – Drew Smyly pitched six innings to win his second straight decision, Logan Forsythe hit a solo homer and Tampa Bay defeated Toronto. Hitting in the fourth spot, Ramirez drove in two runs with two hits Tuesday night, stole a base and scored a run.
BOSTON – Dustin Pedroia ended a slump with two doubles and three RBIs, Andrew Benintendi stroked three hits in his Fenway Park debut and Rick Porcello tied for the major league lead with his 15th victory as Boston hung on to defeat NY.
BLUE JAYS 7, RAYS 0 J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Happ became the first 16-game victor in the majors, and Toronto beat visiting Tampa Bay.
Marco Estrada (7-5) gave up three runs, two earned, in five innings.
Werth was 2 for 3 and had three runs. The Arizona ace had been out since June 28, when he strained his left side while batting.
GIANTS 1, MARLINS 0 Two days after Brandon Crawford battered Miami with seven hits, he beat them with one swing.
Ramirez broke a scoreless tie in the 7th with an RBI double off Max Scherzer, who had held Cleveland hitless for the first 6 1/3 innings. RHP Corey Kluber (11-8, 3.22 ERA) opposes RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-7, 5.27 ERA) on Thursday when the Indians kick off an 11-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy was back in the dugout after missing Monday’s game with an irregular heartbeat following an overnight stay in the hospital but saw his team lose the outright lead in the NL West after three months out in front.
The Dodgers (64-49) are a season-best 15 games over.500 and have won four in a row.
Frazier untied it in the 10th by lining a first pitch offering from Kelvin Herrera over the left-field fence with Jose Abreu and Carlos Sanchez aboard for his 31st home run of the season, which is tied for the American League lead. And he didn’t give up a hit until Francisco Lindor singled with one out in the seventh. In the finale he put San Francisco ahead with his 11th home run leading off the fourth.
Kuhl (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits.
Washington had an answer for Cleveland’s tying run when they brought around three in the bottom of the second. The right-hander has a 1.00 ERA over his past three. He has just 13 RBI over his 40-game streak – three short of Ryan Zimmerman’s Nationals record – but has 30 walks in that time.
Tomlin accepted blame for giving up hits, but manager Terry Francona would’ve liked to see Almonte make a couple of plays for his pitcher.
PITTSBURGH – Gregory Polanco hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning and Pittsburgh turned two misplays by the San Diego infield into four runs. Consecutive hits by Lindor, Ramirez and Chisenhall provided the offense the Indians needed, and Ramirez added insurance by driving in Jason Kipnis in the ninth.
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The Royals tied it in the ninth off closer David Robertson, who yielded a leadoff single to Kendrys Morales. Trea Turner doubled first to lead off the inning.
