UNDATED (AP) — A pair of slumping teams played the wildest game of the day.
The Cincinnati Reds blew leads of 6-4, 9-6 and 12-8 before Nick Castellanos hit a game-ending, RBI single in the 10th inning to complete their 13-12 win over the Cubs.
Castellanos finished with five hits and four RBIs against his former team, including two of the Reds’ five homers. Mike Moustakas, Eugenio Suárez and Tucker Barnhart also connected as Cincinnati won for only the fourth time in 13 games.
Chicago also went deep five times, but lost for the seventh time in nine games. Kris Bryant homered twice and Ian Happ forced extra innings with a three-run blast in the eighth.
Dodgers outfielders AJ Pollock and Matt Beaty were the day’s hitting stars as they combined for one grand slam apiece and 15 RBIs in a 16-4 dismantling of the Brewers. Pollock homered twice and doubled while collecting eight RBIs. Beaty went 4-for-6, drove in seven and and scored three times, giving the Dodgers two players with at least seven ribbies in the same game for the first time in franchise history.
Chris Taylor scored five runs, going 3 for 3 for Los Angeles.
In other major league action:
— Mike Tauchman slammed a three-run homer and had four RBIs as the Giants dumped the Padres, 7-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Kevin Gausman scattered six hits over as many innings and scored twice.
— Stephen Vogt laced a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the eighth inning before Josh Rojas and Daulton Varsho added RBI doubles in the Diamondbacks’ 8-4 verdict over the Rockies. Arizona got a good start from Merrill Kelly, who gave up two runs over 5 2/3 innings of the DBacks’ 10th win in 13 games since a 5-10 start.
— The Cardinals completed a three-game sweep as Carlos Martinez tossed five-hit ball over eight innings of their 3-0 shutout of the Pirates. Harrison Bader supplied the runs with a second-inning homer that allowed St. Louis to improve to 20-6 versus Pittsburgh since the 2019 season.
— Max Scherzer pitched a five-hitter and Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run homer in the Nationals’ fourth consecutive victory, 3-1 over the Marlins. Scherzer carried a shutout into the ninth inning before Isan Diaz led off with a home run, but he helped Washington move back to .500.
— Pete Alonso capped a six-run eighth inning with a three-run double, and the Mets used a defensive meltdown by Philadelphia and a replay reversal to beat the Phillies 8-7 on Sunday night. Michael Conforto snapped a tie with a bases-loaded walk against José Alvarado.
— Corey Kluber tossed two-hit ball while fanning 10 over eight innings of his best start in about three years, leading the Yankees’ 2-0 shutout of the Tigers. Kyle Higashioka opened the scoring with an RBI double during a two-run second before New York completed a three-game sweep that puts them at .500 for the first time this a 5-5 start.
— The Indians beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-0 as Zach Plesac combined with three relievers on a four-hitter. José Ramirez and Cesar Hernandez homered, Amed Rosario had three hits and Plesac allowed three hits over 5 2/3 innings of Cleveland’s fifth win in seven games.
— Andrelton Simmons and Mitch Garver homered in a seven-run third that highlighted the Twins’ 13-4 mauling of the Royals. Alex Kirillof went deep for the fourth time in three games to support José Berríos, who struck out nine while allowing four runs over six innings of his first victory in four starts.
— David Dahl and Brock Holt hit RBI singles in a three-run eighth that propelled the Rangers past the Red Sox, 5-3. Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered to help Texas take three of four games against the AL East leaders and win consecutive games for the first time since April 18-19.
— Justus Sheffield shook off early control problems to allow just two hits over six innings of the Mariners’ 2-0 shutout of the Angels. Sheffield and four relievers combined on a five-hitter to help Seattle take the rubber match of the series.
— Ramón Laureano robbed the Orioles of the likely go-ahead run in the eighth inning and then hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom half to push the Athletics to a 7-5 victory. Matt Olson returned after a three-game absence with an injury to his eye area and hit a two-run homer in the fourth, helping Oakland win for the third time in eight games since a 13-game winning streak.
— Marcus Semien belted a two-run homer and drove in four as the Blue Jays whipped the Braves, 7-2 for a three-game sweep. Toronto finished the game without designated hitter George Springer who was in the lineup for just the fourth time this season before leaving due to leg fatigue.
— Austin Meadows smacked a three-run homer and later scored the go-ahead run on Manuel Margot’s pinch-hit single in the seventh inning, allowing the Rays to beat the Astros, 5-4 and salvage the finale of their three-game series. Kevin Kiermaier had three of Tampa Bay’s seven hits.
