Woodruff pitches Brewers to 3-0 win over Scherzer, Nationals

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; Brandon Woodruff outpitched Max Scherzer, Avisaíl García homered again and the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Washington Nationals 3-0 Sunday.</p>
<p>The Brewers won their fourth in a row, getting four of the game’s seven hits. Washington totaled three runs in getting swept in the three-game series.</p>
<p>Woodruff (4-2) struck out 10, allowing only two hits in seven innings and leaving with a 1.27 ERA.</p>
<p>Woodruff has not allowed an earned run in four of his 11 starts this season. He became the eighth pitcher in franchise history to record 10 consecutive quality starts.</p>
<p>Scherzer (4-4) also struck out 10 and gave up two hits in six innings.</p>
<p>García’s 10th homer was a two-run drive in the first inning. Omar Narváez connected in the ninth, and Josh Hader earned his 12th save.</p>
<p>RAYS 6, PHILLIES 2</p>
<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &mdash; Mike Zunino and Brett Phillips homered as AL East-leading Tampa Bay won for the 15th time in 16 games.</p>
<p>The Rays have won four consecutive games, including a two-game sweep over Philadelphia, since Kansas City stopped their 11-game win streak on Tuesday,</p>
<p>Philadelphia, losers of eight of 11, got a run-scoring double from Brad Miller. The Phillies loaded the bases with two out in the ninth against Diego Castillo, but Odúbel Herrera flew out to deep center field.</p>
<p>Zunino hit his 12th homer with two out in the second, a two-run drive off Zach Eflin (2-5). Phillips connected for a solo shot during Tampa Bay’s two-run fifth. Josh Fleming (5-3) got the win.</p>
<p>TIGERS 6, YANKEES 2</p>
<p>DETROIT &mdash; Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Tigers completed their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years.</p>
<p>New York was outscored 15-5 with 36 strikeouts during the series and went 1 for 25 with runners in scoring position. Shortstop Gleyber Torres had two errors and third baseman Gio Urshela one that contributed to a four-run third inning and a 6-0 Detroit lead.</p>
<p>New York’s Michael King (0-2) allowed four runs — two earned — in 2 1/3 innings in an erratic audition to replace injured Corey Kluber in the rotation.</p>
<p>Detroit had not swept a three-game home series from the Yankees since May 12-14, 2000, its first season at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>Skubal (2-7) struck out eight in his third big league win. </p>
<p>BLUE JAYS 4, INDIANS 1, GAME 1</p>
<p>CLEVELAND &mdash; Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered in the fourth inning off Aaron Civale, and the Blue Jays beat the Indians in the first game of a doubleheader.</p>
<p>Civale (7-2) is tied for the AL lead in wins, but the two solo homers pushed Toronto’s lead to 3-0.</p>
<p>Ross Stripling (1-3) pitched five innings of one-run ball for the win. Jordan Romano got three outs for his third save.</p>
<p>Josh Naylor homered for Cleveland.</p>
<p>Indians bench coach DeMarlo Hale filled in for manager Terry Francona, who attended his youngest daughter Jamie’s wedding in Rhode Island. </p>
<p>ROCKIES 4, PIRATES 3</p>
<p>PITTSBURGH &mdash; Charlie Blackmon got three extra-base hits and keyed a two-run rally in the ninth inning that sent Colorado to the victory.</p>
<p>Blackmon hit two doubles and a triple as the Rockies ended a five-game losing streak. They were shut out in both games of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on Saturday.</p>
<p>After Pirates closer Richard Rodriguez (3-1) walked Ryan McMahon with one out in the ninth, Blackmon hit an RBI double off the wall in center to make it 3-all.</p>
<p>Blackmon scored the go-ahead run on a two-out single from Matt Adams.</p>
<p>Colorado’s Daniel Bard (3-3) struck out three in the final two innings.</p>
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