Rays rally past Blue Jays 6-4 for 10th straight win

<p>DUNEDIN, Fla. &mdash; Austin Meadows, Manuel Margot and Mike Brosseau drew consecutive bases-loaded walks with two outs in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for their 10th straight win, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Sunday.</p>
<p>The Rays trailed 4-2 going into the ninth, but took advantage of five walks by relievers Tyler Chatwood (0-1) and Travis Bergen to send Toronto to its fifth straight loss.</p>
<p>After a leadoff walk and a single, Brett Phillips hit an RBI single with one out that made it 4-3. Chatwood retired Randy Arozarena before walking Yandy Díaz to load the bases.</p>
<p>Bergen entered and Meadows worked a nine-pitch walk after fouling off three 3-2 pitches, tying the score. Margot walked on five pitches to put Tampa Bay ahead and Brosseau walked on four pitches.</p>
<p>Josh Fleming (4-3) got the win, and recently acquired J.P. Feyereisen worked the ninth for his first save.</p>
<p>BREWERS 9, REDS 4</p>
<p>CINCINNATI &mdash; Christian Yelich hit his first homer of the season and Kolten Wong had three hits, powering Milwaukee to the win.</p>
<p>Yelich, who has been hampered by back trouble for much of the season, hit a solo drive in the ninth against Brad Brach. The 2018 NL MVP finished with two hits and two RBIs.</p>
<p>Wong, who returned to the lineup after he was hit on the right elbow by a pitch in the seventh inning on Friday, grounded to second in the eighth, falling a home run shy of the Brewers’ first cycle since Yelich in 2018, also against the Reds.</p>
<p>Jesse Winker hit a solo homer in the third for Cincinnati, and Nick Castellanos connected for a two-run shot in the ninth. Luis Castillo (1-7) allowed five runs in five innings.</p>
<p>Winker became the first Reds batter with five homers in a three-game series since Willie Greene from Sept. 24-26, 1996, against the Cubs. Winker went deep three times on Friday, but the Brewers took the last two in the weekend set. </p>
<p>Brad Boxberger (1-1) got the win. </p>
<p>PHILLIES 6, RED SOX 2</p>
<p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Zack Wheeler struck out a career high-tying 12, and Philadelphia stopped a four-game skid.</p>
<p>Brad Miller hit a three-run homer as the Phillies averted a sweep and snapped Boston’s four-game win streak.</p>
<p>Wheeler (4-2) allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings. He retired 17 straight batters after a leadoff single.</p>
<p>Franchy Cordero and Rafael Devers homered for Boston. Eduardo Rodríguez (5-3) allowed four runs in four-plus innings. </p>
<p>BRAVES 7, PIRATES 1</p>
<p>ATLANTA &mdash; Austin Riley drove in five runs while hitting two of Atlanta’s three homers.</p>
<p>Dansby Swanson added a two-run homer. The Braves hit 15 homers, adding to their major league lead, while winning three of four games against the Pirates. </p>
<p>Braves left-hander Max Fried (2-2) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings. It was his fourth consecutive start allowing only one run. </p>
<p>Pittsburgh right-hander JT Brubaker (3-4) allowed seven runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. </p>
<p>MARLINS 5, METS 1</p>
<p>MIAMI &mdash; Rookie Cody Poteet pitched seven scoreless innings, retiring his last 14 batters, and collected his first major league hit and RBI during Miami’s five-run second inning. </p>
<p>Miami took the rubber game of the three-game series to close to within two games of the NL East-leading Mets (21-19), who have been riddled by injuries and finished 3-6 on a three-city Southern swing.</p>
<p>Poteet (2-0) allowed three hits and walked none. Jesús Aguilar and Jazz Chisholm each had a run-scoring single for the Marlins.</p>
<p>New York’s Jordan Yamamoto (1-1) lasted four innings in his first start of the year and his first against his former team. He left the game with right shoulder soreness.</p>
<p>NATIONALS 6, ORIOLES 5</p>
<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning, and Washington completed a three-game sweep.</p>
<p>Trea Turner had two hits for the Nationals, and his fourth-inning sacrifice fly broke a 4-all tie. Alex Avila doubled twice and scored the go-ahead run. </p>
<p>Patrick Corbin (3-3) labored through 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing four runs and 11 hits. Brad Hand worked the ninth for his seventh save in nine chances. </p>
<p>Baltimore has dropped six straight and 13 of 15. Matt Harvey (3-5) lost his fourth consecutive start.</p>
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