Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win against the visiting Dodgers on Tuesday, helping spoil the Los Angeles debut of left-hander Tarik Skubal.
Nico Hoerner singled and homered while Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed two hits, an RBI and a run for the Cubs, who won the opener of the three-game series 10-5 on Monday. Starter Javier Assad gave up one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two. Ryan Rolison (6-1) retired all three batters he faced.
Skubal (7-6), the reigning two-time AL Cy Young Award winner who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, pitched six innings and allowed two runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out six. Kyle Tucker homered for the Dodgers, who have lost a season-high five in a row.
The Cubs. who won for the eighth time in 12 games, got a perfect eighth from reliever
Ryan Zeferjahn in his Cubs debut, a day after he was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
Brewers 4, Pirates 2
Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered to lead host Milwaukee to a win over Pittsburgh.
Chourio went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Brewers, who reached 70 wins faster than any season in franchise history. The Brewers also became the first major league team to record 70 wins this year. Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson (6-1) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings.
Jacob Gonzalez and Endy Rodriguez homered for the Pirates, who had won two of their previous three. Pittsburgh starter Jared Jones (2-3) allowed three runs and eight hits in four innings.
Orioles 3, Angels 1
Cade Povich pitched six shutout innings in his first major league game in nearly three months as Baltimore topped visiting Los Angeles in the series opener.
Pinch hitter Tyler O’Neill homered and Pete Alonso delivered a two-run single for the Orioles, who had been shutout victims in their two previous games and won despite collecting only four hits. Povich limited the Angels to seven hits while striking out seven.
It was a strong homecoming for Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez, but he was saddled with the loss despite logging seven innings. The right-hander, a former highly regarded Orioles prospect, gave up two runs and three hits while striking out six. Vaughn Grissom had the lone RBI for the Angels.
Braves 4, Marlins 2
Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley each hit a home run and Grant Holmes threw six-plus scoreless innings to help Atlanta beat visiting Miami for its sixth straight victory.
Riley and Matt Olson had two hits apiece for the Braves. Olson played in his 895th consecutive game, tying Stan Musial for the eighth-longest streak in history. Holmes (7-4) allowed five hits.
Miami starter Ryan Gusto (0-3) tossed a season-high six innings and yielded one run on five hits. Leo Jimenez hit a two-run single in the ninth inning.
Red Sox 14, White Sox 2
Boston scored six runs in both the first and sixth innings en route to a win over visiting Chicago.
Seven Boston batters logged multi-hit games highlighted by Wilyer Abreu cracking two long homers, Caleb Durbin punctuating the opening frame with a grand slam and Willson Contreras recording RBI singles and scoring in both big innings. Jarren Duran also went deep and left-handed starter Patrick Sandoval (1-0) pitched five-plus innings for the Red Sox, who have won six straight and 15 of 18 since the All-Star break.
Chicago starter Davis Martin (9-6) allowed a career-high nine runs on 10 hits across five innings.
Mets 6, Guardians 2
Luis Torrens belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs while Bo Bichette and Carson Benge added solo shots as visiting New York handed Cleveland its ninth loss in 12 games.
New York starter Sean Manaea (3-5) beat Cleveland for the first time in nine years, working six innings and giving up two runs on seven hits. The left-hander struck out seven and matched his career high with five walks.
The Mets, who began a nine-game road trip, had dropped six straight to the Guardians. Their previous win in the series occurred on May 21, 2023. New York hadn’t won a game in Cleveland since April 17, 2016.
Phillies 5, Nationals 0
Jesus Luzardo pitched eight scoreless innings and Luis Arraez enjoyed a successful Phillies debut Tuesday in Philadelphia’s 5-0 victory over visiting Washington.
Arraez, acquired in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run out of the cleanup spot. Trea Turner added three hits and scored twice for Philadelphia, which has won four games in a row following a stretch of eight losses in nine games.
The Nationals managed only four hits and two walks against Luzardo (10-5), who struck out seven in a 98-pitch effort. Washington right-hander Zack Littell came on midway through the first inning and allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 frames. He walked one and struck out two.
Yankees 2, Cardinals 0
George Lombard Jr. hit his first career home run in his major league debut, Ryan Weathers pitched six strong innings and host New York topped St. Louis to win for the 10th time in 16 games.
Lombard started at shortstop and batted eighth after the Yankees called him up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 21-year-old became the first Yankee to homer in his debut since Jasson Dominguez on Sept. 1, 2023.
Hunter Dobbins (2-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked three. Nelson Velazquez had a double for the Cardinals’ only extra-bases hit.
Astros 7, Blue Jays 2
Taylor Trammell clubbed a three-run homer, Hayden Wesneski delivered a quality start and Houston evened its three-game series against Toronto.
The Astros were victorious for the 12th time in 14 games behind Wesneski (2-0) and a four-run fifth inning, a midgame rally that enabled Wesneski to record his second win in as many starts after missing the previous 14 months following Tommy John surgery. He allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Jose Atuve had three hits and two RBIs.
Myles Straw, who doubled in the third, was the lone baserunner to reach scoring position against Wesneski until he produced an RBI triple that plated Andres Gimenez with one out in the fifth. Wesneski uncorked a wild pitch that scored Straw to tie it.
Reds 5, Athletics 4
Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart scored on a pair of wild pitches in the eighth inning to help Cincinnati rally past the visiting Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.
For the Athletics, who lost their sixth straight and their 22nd in 26 games, Hogan Harris (3-1) walked De La Cruz and Stewart to begin the eighth. It appeared the Athletics would escape with two outs, but a sacrifice fly sent De La Cruz to third and Stewart advanced a critical 90 feet when Harris, backing up third base, didn’t throw to second.
Julian Garcia (2-2) pitched a perfect eighth, while Emilio Pagan tossed a scoreless ninth for his 12th save in 15 opportunities. Brady Singer went six solid innings, giving the Reds another quality start, his sixth since June 1. He allowed three runs on five hits over six innings.
Rays 9, Rockies 7 (11 innings)
Liam Hicks hit a grand slam in his Tampa Bay debut and Ben Williamson scored the tiebreaking run on an 11th-inning wild pitch as the Rays beat Colorado in Denver.
Junior Caminero drove in an insurance run in the 11th with his second hit of the game for Tampa Bay, which earned its fifth win in seven games. Garrett Cleavinger (4-3) retired both batters he faced in the 10th inning. Bryan Baker recorded a 1-2-3 bottom of the 11th for his 32nd save.
Mickey Moniak and Willi Castro homered, Jake McCarthy had three hits and Ezequiel Tovar added two hits for the Rockies. Reliever Nick Frasso (0-1) lost in his major league debut.
Royals 8, Twins 2
Bobby Witt Jr. returned from the injured list with three hits and two RBIs, and Randy Dobnak continued his Kansas City success by allowing one run over five innings to beat visiting Minnesota.
Out since July 20 with low-back tightness, Witt didn’t miss a beat, highlighted by his two-RBI double during a three-run fifth for the Royals, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Jac Caglianone and Kyle Isbel each posted two hits with an RBI and Starling Marte added a two-run double in the eighth.
Ex-Twin Dobnak (2-0) allowed three hits and three walks, but only a fourth-inning run. In six outings for the Royals, including four starts, since making his 2026 debut, the right-hander owns a 1.16 ERA. Twins ace Joe Ryan (6-8) yielded five runs (four earned) plus seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. He’s yielded 16 earned runs over 15 1/3 innings.
Tigers 8, Mariners 0
Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings as Detroit defeated host Seattle.
Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Dillon Dingler homered for the Tigers, who won their fourth game in a row and fifth out of six. Melton (7-1) allowed just three singles.
Emerson Hancock (6-6) went six innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits for the Mariners, whose two game-winning streak ended.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 4
Manny Machado had three hits and drove in four runs, Randy Vasquez pitched six scoreless innings, and San Diego beat Arizona in Phoenix.
Jackson Merrill had three hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Padres, who jumped to a 6-0 lead after two innings off Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4). The gap grew to 8-0 in the seventh inning before the D-backs scored. Vasquez (7-6) gave up two singles in six innings for his first victory since June 13.
Arizona’s Nolan Arenado and James McCann hit two-run homers off German Marquez in the seventh to close the deficit to 8-4 before Jake Cronenworth had a run-scoring single in the ninth.