Jackson Merrill’s two-run double capped a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night as the San Diego Padres stretched their winning streak to seven games with a wild 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners.
Merrill lined a 2-2 fastball from reliever Jose A. Ferrer down the left field line. Luis Campusano scored the tying run and Ramon Laureano plated the winning run when Randy Arozarena wasn’t able to make a throw home as the ball slipped out of his hand.
The hit made a winner of Alek Jacob (1-0), who tossed two scoreless innings in his first major league outing of the year after being called up on Tuesday from Triple-A El Paso.
Mariners closer Andres Munoz (2-2) was charged with all five runs in the ninth. Luke Raley had a four-hit game that included a two-run homer.
Dodgers 8, Mets 2
Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 in six innings, Dalton Rushing hit a grand slam and Los Angeles pulled off a series sweep with a victory over visiting New York, sending the Mets to their eighth consecutive loss.
Hyeseong Kim, Teoscar Hernandez and Kyle Tucker also hit home runs for the Dodgers, who improved to 10-2 since April 3 and 14-4 on the season. Ohtani (2-0) gave up one run, two hits and two walks on a rare pitching outing when he was not also used as a hitter. It was the first time Ohtani did not hit on the same day he pitched since May 2021 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.
MJ Melendez had two doubles with an RBI and Clay Holmes (2-2) gave up two runs over five innings for the Mets, who were held to three runs in the three-game series. Francisco Lindor, Luis Robert Jr. and Brett Baty each went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts at the top of the New York order.
Yankees 5, Angels 4
Jose Caballero hit a game-ending two-run double with one out in the ninth inning as New York earned a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
The Yankees won for the second time in eight games after losing an early 3-0 lead built on an Aaron Judge homer and a two-run single from Trent Grisham. David Bednar (1-2) threw one scoreless inning for the win.
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer and Logan O’Hoppe and Adam Frazier added solo shots for the Angels. Trout became the first visiting player to homer in three straight days at Yankee Stadium since Miguel Cabrera did so nearly 13 years ago. Jordan Romano (0-2) allowed the ninth-inning runs.
Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 5 (10 innings)
Adrian Del Castillo drilled a two-run home run in the 10th inning as part of his five-RBI outing, as Arizona won at Baltimore.
Del Castillo, who also had a two-run triple, matched his RBI total from his first six games of the season combined. Through nine innings, all nine players in Arizona’s batting order collected at least one hit, with Corbin Carroll singling twice.
Jeremiah Jackson homered and knocked in three runs for the Orioles. Starter Kyle Bradish lasted six innings. He was charged with four runs on eight hits in the longest of his four starts this season.
Pirates 2, Nationals 0
Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six shutout innings and led the host Pittsburgh to a three-hit shutout in a victory over Washington.
Marcell Ozuna and Nick Gonzales each had RBI singles in the first inning. Mlodzinski (1-0) struck out five, walked two and gave up only two hits. Dennis Santana handled the ninth inning for his second save.
Nationals starter Jake Irvin (1-2) went five innings and gave up two runs on four hits.
Cardinals 5, Guardians 3
Dustin May tossed six strong innings, and Alec Burleson drove in two runs, fueling St. Louis to a victory over visiting Cleveland.
May (2-2) allowed one run on six hits with four strikeouts for St. Louis, which won the rubber match of the series. Nathan Church went 3-for-4 with an RBI double.
Bo Naylor drove in two runs for the Guardians, who lost for the fourth time in six games. Starter Slade Cecconi allowed one run on three hits in four innings. Connor Brogdon (2-2) relieved Cecconi and surrendered three runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Red Sox 9, Twins 5
Trevor Story hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs to help Boston avoid a three-game sweep with a win over Minnesota.
Boston starter Connelly Early (1-0) earned the win for holding the Twins to one run on two hits in six innings; he struck out five and walked two. Andruw Monasterio collected three hits for the Red Sox. Roman Anthony and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each had two hits in the win.
Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (0-3) allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in five innings. Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler homered for Minnesota, which outscored Boston 19-6 in the first two games of the series.
Reds 8, Giants 3
Sal Stewart slugged a pair of three-run homers, Eugenio Suarez and Elly De La Cruz each hit solo shots, and Cincinnati beat San Francisco at home.
Stewart went deep for the second straight night and has seven homers to lead all rookies. Suarez went 3-for-4, and Spencer Steer had a pair of singles for Cincinnati, which has won three of its last four games.
Daniel Susac doubled in two runs and had two hits for San Francisco, which lost its fourth straight. Starter Tyler Mahle allowed eight runs and eight hits with five walks over four innings against his former team.
Cubs 11, Phillies 2
Nico Hoerner had a career-high five RBIs, and Shota Imanaga matched a personal best with 11 strikeouts, lifting Chicago to a victory over Philadelphia.
The Cubs finished with 15 hits to win the decisive contest of the three-game series and record a second straight victory for just the second time this season. Matt Shaw ripped a two-run double, and Dansby Swanson launched a solo homer to highlight their respective three-hit performances.
The power surge was more than enough for Imanaga (1-1), who overcame a leadoff homer by Trea Turner to shut down the Phillies. The left-hander allowed one run on three hits and one walk before exiting after six innings. Bryce Harper added a solo shot in the ninth inning for Philadelphia.
Brewers 2, Blue Jays 1
Chad Patrick and three relievers combined on a five-hitter, and Milwaukee rallied with two runs in the eighth inning to snap a six-game losing streak.
Toronto starter Dylan Cease was dominant, allowing two hits over six scoreless innings, striking out six and walking three in a 106-pitch outing. The Blue Jays took an early lead on a sacrifice fly by Jesus Sanchez to score Daulton Varsho.
The Brewers broke through for two runs in the eighth against right-hander Tyler Rogers (1-1). William Contreras delivered an RBI single, and Brice Turang’s groundout scored Sal Frelick.
Tigers 2, Royals 1
Wenceel Perez hit a go-ahead eighth-inning home run and host Detroit extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Kansas City.
Perez’s first homer of the season made a winner of reliever Kyle Finnegan (1-0), who tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his fourth save. Jake Rogers drove in the other run for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres had a three-hit game.
Kyle Isbel’s RBI single accounted for the lone Royals run. Kansas City has scored two or fewer runs in 11 games this season.
Braves 6, Marlins 3
Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Atlanta backed him up with three home runs to defeat visiting Miami in the decisive game of a three-game series.
Elder (2-1) allowed four hits and two walks and struck out seven. The Braves got solo home runs from Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley plus a two-run shot from Matt Olson. Raisel Iglesias struck out three while working a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save.
Liam Hicks hit a two-run homer for the Marlins. Chris Paddack (0-3) threw 4 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on five hits.
Rays 8, White Sox 3
Junior Caminero, Jake Fraley and Jonny DeLuca homered to back five shutout innings from Jesse Scholtens and boost visiting Tampa Bay to a victory against Chicago.
The Rays stretched their winning streak to five games while sending the White Sox to their fourth loss in the past five. Scholtens (1-0) permitted one hit in a bulk-relief role.
Reese McGuire, who spent the first eight innings at catcher for Chicago, pitched a perfect ninth inning. He also went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sean Burke (0-2) yielded four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Athletics 6, Rangers 5
Shea Langeliers smashed a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and Jacob Wilson hit a two-run shot one inning later to help the Athletics edge Texas in West Sacramento, Calif.
Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI double while reaching base three times and Denzel Clarke added a run-scoring single as the A’s won for the seventh time in eight games. Joel Kuhnel retired four straight hitters to register his third save of the season.
Jake Burger hit a three-run blast and Corey Seager belted a two-run homer for the Rangers, who lost for the second straight night after winning the opener of a four-game series.
Astros 3, Rockies 1
Spencer Arrighetti struck out 10 batters in his season debut and Yordan Alvarez slugged his seventh home run, as Houston claimed an interleague series victory against visiting Colorado.
Elevated to the taxi squad on Tuesday, Arrighetti (1-0) became the second starter to debut for the Astros in as many days. With Houston down three injured starters, Arrighetti followed Colton Gordon and joined the makeshift rotation after starting the season with Triple-A Sugar Land.
Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on three hits and four walks with one strikeout over 3 2/3 innings.
