Deadspin | MLB roundup: Cubs rally behind Christian Bethancourt’s 7 RBIs

Christian Bethancourt capped a profession day with a go-ahead two-run single within the high of the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an inconceivable 14-10 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Bethancourt completed with seven RBIs, six coming within the last three innings. He had three hits and scored three runs.

Pittsburgh held a commanding 10-3 benefit after six innings, however Bethancourt then took over. He clubbed a two-run homer within the seventh and drove in two extra runs with a double an inning later, pulling Chicago inside 10-7.

Ian Happ added an RBI single within the eighth. The Cubs then proceeded to load the bases with one out within the ninth towards Pittsburgh nearer David Bednar (3-7) and wound up scoring six runs.

Bryan Reynolds, Connor Joe and Rowdy Tellez every collected three hits because the Pirates bought swept within the three-game collection. Reynolds and Joe each homered.

Dodgers 6, Orioles 4

Shohei Ohtani hit a house run on his bobblehead evening and Teoscar Hernandez additionally went deep as Los Angeles earned a victory over visiting Baltimore.

Ohtani added two stolen bases and three runs. Los Angeles reliever Anthony Banda (2-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Michael Kopech pitched an ideal ninth for his twelfth save. Walker Buehler gave up 4 runs (two earned) in 4 2/3 innings.

Ramon Urias stayed sizzling for the Orioles with two hits, together with a two-run double. Orioles starter Corbin Burnes (12-7) allowed six runs (one earned) in 5 innings resulting from three errors by his teammates.

Mariners 6, Rays 2

Victor Robles and Julio Rodriguez hit two-run homers within the fifth inning as Seattle defeated visiting Tampa Bay.

Randy Arozarena added a solo shot within the eighth towards his former staff because the Mariners improved to 4-2 below new supervisor Dan Wilson and remained 3 1/2 video games behind division-leading Houston within the American League West.

Josh Lowe homered for the Rays, who dropped two of the three video games within the collection.

Guardians 7, Royals 5

After trailing for a majority of the sport, Cleveland strung collectively a four-run rally within the backside of the seventh inning and ultimately defeated visiting Kansas City.

The Guardians prevented getting swept by the Royals after dropping the primary three contests of the four-game collection. They regained sole possession of first place in a tightly contested American League Central Division.

Jhonkensy Noel’s run-scoring single put Cleveland forward to remain.

Kansas City’s Vinnie Pasquantino went 4-for-5 and hit his nineteenth dwelling run of the yr. Bobby Witt Jr. (twenty eighth) and Michael Massey (eleventh) additionally homered for the Royals. Maikel Garcia and Adam Frazier every had a RBI.

Athletics 9, Reds 6

Seth Brown capped a two-homer efficiency with a three-run shot within the eighth inning, fueling visiting Oakland to a victory over Cincinnati.

Oakland’s Lawrence Butler homered to guide off the sport and likewise drove in a run with a fielder’s alternative within the seventh inning. Brown additionally went deep within the fourth inning and Brent Rooker launched his career-high thirty first homer within the sixth to propel the Athletics to their third straight win.

Will Benson belted a three-run homer to cap a six-run seventh inning for the reeling Reds, who’ve misplaced 9 of their previous 12 video games.

Cardinals 4, Padres 3

Nolan Arenado delivered a walk-off RBI single to elevate St. Louis over visiting San Diego.

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Cardinals, who’ve received 5 of their final eight video games. St. Louis beginning pitcher Andre Pallante allowed two runs on eight hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three. Ryan Helsley (6-4) pitched the ninth inning to earn the victory.

Kyle Higashioka hit a solo dwelling run and Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 and scored a run for the Padres, whose three-game profitable streak ended. San Diego beginning pitcher Joe Musgrove allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings. Robert Suarez (8-2) took the loss.

Rockies 8, Marlins 2

Aaron Schunk hit his first main league dwelling run and likewise singled, Nolan Jones had two hits, and Colorado beat Miami in Denver.

Drew Romo additionally had two hits and Kyle Freeland (4-6) allowed two runs over six innings to earn his first victory since July 31 for Colorado.

Derek Hill homered and Otto Lopez had two hits for Miami, which dedicated 4 errors. Starter Max Meyer (3-4) allowed 5 runs (4 earned) and struck out six in five-plus innings.

Astros 10, Phillies 0

Yordan Alvarez hit three dwelling runs and Spencer Arrighetti flirted with a no-hitter as Houston prevented a three-game sweep in Philadelphia.

Arrighetti (7-11) didn’t enable successful till the eighth inning. The rookie right-hander yielded two hits and 4 walks in 7 2/3 innings with 11 strikeouts. Alvarez went 4-for-4 and notched his third profession three-homer sport.

Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (3-6) surrendered Alvarez’s first dwelling run and was torched for six runs on 13 hits in six innings. Austin Hays broke up the no-hitter with an infield single to guide off the eighth for Philadelphia, which had its four-game win streak snapped.

Rangers 3, White Sox 1

Marcus Semien delivered a go-ahead RBI double and Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI as visiting defeated Chicago within the resumption of a sport suspended by rain on Tuesday.

It finally turned the primary sport in main league historical past to be suspended earlier than an out was recorded. Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney pitched 5 innings of one-run, five-hit ball with one stroll and two strikeouts.

Pitching in reduction of Tuesday starter Garrett Crochet, who threw solely 4 pitches, Chicago righty Chris Flexen (2-13) allowed three runs and 9 hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out 4. Corey Julks hit an RBI single within the third for Chicago.

Rangers 4, White Sox 3

Corey Seager had 4 hits, together with a go-ahead RBI single within the ninth inning, and Wyatt Langford smacked a three-run dwelling run to elevate visiting Texas to a victory over skidding Chicago.

Rangers left fielder Travis Jankowski went over the wall to rob Andrew Vaughn of a possible game-ending, three-run dwelling run for the second out of the ninth. Texas earned two victories in at some point whereas bettering to 6-0 towards Chicago this season.

The White Sox have misplaced six in a row, 10 of 11 and 103 total. Chicago should win 12 of its remaining 28 video games to keep away from matching the 1962 New York Mets’ trendy main league document for many losses in a season (120).

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0

Brayan Bello dazzled over a career-high eight innings and Tyler O’Neill crushed a key two-run dwelling run as Boston beat visiting Toronto.

The 25-year-old Bello (12-6), who labored into the eighth solely as soon as in his earlier 63 main league begins, struck out 9 whereas permitting simply two hits and one stroll. Wilyer Abreu’s first-inning RBI single was the one help Bello wanted, however O’Neill delivered insurance coverage within the eighth together with his twenty fourth dwelling run this season.

Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt (9-13) was a tough-luck loser, placing out 9 over 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball. He yielded 5 hits and one stroll.

Nationals 5, Yankees 2

Rookie Dylan Crews hit his first main league dwelling run as Washington beat visiting New York.

James Wood, Jacob Young and Nasim Nunez every added two hits for Washington, which took two of three video games from New York. The Nationals stole 5 bases, together with three by Wood.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered, whereas Aaron Judge had an RBI single and walked twice for New York. The slugging trio of Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton completed the collection a mixed 4-for-34 (.118).

Braves 5, Twins 1

Luke Williams doubled twice and had two RBIs, Chris Sale notched his fifteenth win and Atlanta beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Matt Olson delivered an RBI double for the Braves, who accomplished a three-game sweep. Jorge Soler belted a solo dwelling run and Ramon Laureano completed 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Willi Castro drove within the lone run for the Twins, who’ve misplaced 4 straight video games and eight of their previous 10.

Brewers 5, Giants 3

Freddy Peralta allowed two hits over six scoreless innings and William Contreras had a two-run homer as Milwaukee beat visiting San Francisco.

Held to at least one hit by way of 4 innings by San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison (7-6), Milwaukee capitalized on two walks to attain 5 runs within the fifth, capped by Contreras’ 18th homer, to make a winner of Peralta (9-7).

The Giants scored one within the seventh and two within the eighth to tug inside 5-3 earlier than Devin Williams tossed an ideal ninth for his sixth save in seven alternatives.

Tigers 3, Angels 2

Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer and host Detroit notched its season-best sixth straight victory by edging Los Angeles.

Kerry Carpenter drove within the different Detroit run because the Tigers moved two video games above .500 for the primary time since May 7.

Mickey Moniak hit a two-run homer for the Angels, who’ve misplaced seven straight. Griffin Canning (4-12) gave up all three runs in 5 innings. He surrendered 5 hits and 4 walks whereas placing out 4.

Diamondbacks 8, Mets 5

Corbin Carroll’s second homer of the evening, an eighth-inning grand slam, lifted Arizona over New York in Phoenix.

Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who’ve received seven of eight video games and 25 of their previous 32. Arizona leads the San Diego Padres by one sport for the National League’s high wild-card berth.

Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who fell 4 video games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL’s last wild-card spot.

–Field Level Media