MLB Rdp
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0
Chicago: Jon Lester won his fifth straight start, Javier Baez backed him with three hits and two runs, and the Cubs beat the Dodger on Wednesday.
Lester (9-2) gave up five hits over seven innings. Baez had two doubles, a triple and a steal. He also made some solid plays at shortstop and second base.
Phillies 4, Cardinals 3
Philadelphia: Odubel Herrera hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, Cesar Hernandez had a two-run shot and Philadelphia beat St. Louis.
Indians 12, White Sox 0
Cleveland: Corey Kluber became the first pitcher with 11 wins this season and Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis hit three-run homers in Cleveland’s victory over Chicago.
Reigning AL Cy Young winner Kluber (11-3) allowed only a second-inning single past third base by Omar Narvaez and a third-inning walk to Charlie Tilson in seven dominant innings.
Athletics 12, Padres 4
San Diego: Light-hitting Franklin Barreto connected for a 424-foot, three-run home run, one of five long balls Oakland hit in routing San Diego.
Josh Phegley, Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Jed Lowrie also went deep for Oakland.
Reds 5, Tigers 3
Cincinnati: Scooter Gennett hit a tying two-run homer, and Eugenio Suarez also connected on the next pitch — a hit originally ruled a double but changed to a homer on a video review — and Cincinnati swept the two-game sweep against Detroit.
Blue Jays 5, Braves 4
Toronto: J.A. Happ pitched a season-high 8 1/3 innings to win his fifth straight decision, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and Toronto beat Atlanta for its seventh win in eight home games.
Giants 6, Marlins 5
San Francisco: Brandon Belt had three hits, Gorkys Hernandez added a two-run single during a five-run sixth inning and San Francisco beat Miami.
Yankees 7, Mariners 5
New York: Giancarlo Stanton lined a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Yankees erasted a five-run deficit to beat Seattle.
Astros 5, Rays 1
Houston: Jose Altuve homered twice, including the last of three straight by the Astros in the sixth inning, to lift Houston.
Twins 4, Red Sox 1
Minneapolis: Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler homered to back an effective start by Lance Lynn as Minnesota beat Boston.





