Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa recorded three-hit games as the Houston Astros roughed up Los Angeles Angels ace right-hander Shohei Ohtani in their 10-5 home victory on Friday.
The Astros saddled Ohtani , the American League Most Valuable Player frontrunner, with his first loss since May 28, a span of 13 starts and eight consecutive winning decisions. Houston erased a two-run deficit by plating three runs in the third inning before chasing Ohtani with a six-run fourth that featured 11 batters coming to the plate.
The Blue Jays got two hits each from Marcus Semien, Bo Bichette and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but went just 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.Evan Longoria and Brandon Belt hit two-run homers in the seventh inning to lift visiting San Francisco over Chicago in the opener of their three-game series.
Benintendi lined Juan Minaya's first pitch to open the 11th into the front row of the left-field bleachers for his 15th homer of the season, breaking a 4-4 tie by also driving in designated runner Salvador Perez. Benintendi finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBIs, while Nicky Lopez extended his on-base streak to 20 games with two hits, including a double, for Kansas City.
The Mets remained five games behind Atlanta in the National League East and began Friday five games back of San Diego for the second NL wild card. The Yankees, who remained one-half game ahead of Toronto for the second AL wild card, have dropped seven straight and 11 of 13. Didi Gregorius hit a solo home run and Jean Segura and Bryce Harper had two hits apiece for the struggling Phillies, who lost their fourth consecutive game. They fell to 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East.Lorenzo Cain belted his third career grand slam to highlight a six-run fifth inning as Milwaukee routed host Cleveland for its ninth win in its last 12 games.
Marlins batters struck out 17 times as Miami fell to 21-48 on the road. Marlins rookie Trevor Rogers , who missed one month on the bereavement list and hasn't won a game since June 10, lasted just 4 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits, one walk and four runs while striking out six.Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI single in the ninth inning, his first career walk-off hit, capped a two-run rally that gave host Pittsburgh a win over Washington.
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