UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got the better of an ex-teammate while beating the San Diego Padres for the fifth time in six games this season.
Joc Pederson homered off Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta allowed one run and four hits in five innings of the Cubs’ 3-1 victory over the Padres. Darvish retired his first nine hitters before Pederson went deep to tie the game.
Darvish pitched well but took the hard-luck loss when the Cubs scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on Anthony Rizzo’s double-play ball.
Sergio Alcantara homered off Emilio Pagán with one out in the eighth, his first of the season.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— Milwaukee’s five-game winning streak is over after Vladimir Gutierrez pitched seven effective innings and Tyler Stephenson drove in three runs to highlight the Reds’ 7-3 win against the Brewers. Gutierrez allowed two runs and six hits in the longest of his three big league starts.
— Tyler O’Neill homered twice and the Cardinals ended a six-game losing streak by ripping the Indians, 8-2. Matt Carpenter laced a three-run homer and Adam Wainwright limited Cleveland to two runs in seven innings.
— Kevin Pillar and Billy McKinney each homered twice as the Mets beat Matt Harvey decisively for the second time this season, a 14-1 laugher over the Orioles. Pete Alonso and Mason Williams also homered in support of Taijuan Walker, who allowed a run and five hits over seven innings.
— The Phillies pulled out a 2-1 win over the Braves on Luke Williams’ two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth. The Phillies had just four hits and made 15 straight outs before Andrew McCutchen drew a one-out walk off losing pitcher Will Smith.
— Starlin Castro furnished an RBI double during a two-run 11th that lifted the Nationals to just their fourth win in 13 games, 9-7 over the Rays. Ryan Zimmerman had his 27th career multihomer game and Juan Soto also went deep for Washington.
— Justin Turner hit two home runs and the Dodgers got 7 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Five relievers blanked Pittsburgh after starter Tony Gonsolin failed to make it through the second inning of his season debut.
— Raimel Tapia hit two doubles, singled and scored twice for the Rockies in a 4-3 downing of the Marlins. Charlie Blackmon had two hits and an RBI for Colorado, which won on the road for just the fifth time in 28 games.
— Arizona absorbed its 19th straight road loss and seventh in a row overall as Sean Manaea worked six innings of two-hit ball in the Athletics’ 4-0 shutout of the Diamondbacks. Mark Canha had two hits and two RBIs for Oakland, and Jed Lowrie finished with three hits as the AL West leaders won for the sixth time in seven games.
— Brock Holt delivered a game-ending, RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Rangers just their second win in 14 games, 4-3 over the Giants. The Rangers tied the game in the ninth and 10th innings before ending a 13-game losing streak in interleague play.
— The Astros hammered the Red Sox, 8-3 as Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman homered to help Jake Odorizzi pick up his first win since 2019. Cristian Javier allowed one hit and struck out three over four scoreless innings to get his first save, closing out Houston’s third straight win.
— The Yankees were 9-6 winners at Minnesota as Gerrit Cole got back on track with six sharp innings amid the hubbub in the game around pitcher grip aids. Giancarlo Stanton homered twice for New York, which also got round-trippers from Aaron Judge and Miguel Andújar.
— Randal Grichuk hit a long homer and the Blue Jays took advantage of a season-high four errors by Chicago and a bases-loaded walk to beat the AL Central-leading White Sox, 6-2. The White Sox were sailing along with a 2-1 lead after Lance Lynn struck out nine over seven innings.
— Jake Fraley made a game-saving catch in the ninth inning, then drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th to lead the Mariners over the Tigers, 9-6. Fraley robbed Isaac Paredes of a game-ending homer with one out in the ninth, reaching well over the left-field fence to make the catch.
— Griffin Canning was sharp in the Angels’ 6-1 win over the Royals, allowing one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Slumping hitters Anthony Rendon and Kean Wong each had two RBIs to back Canning, who began the day with a 5.82 ERA this season.
