MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 5-3 on Saturday night, sending the Cardinals to their seventh straight loss. Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Hoskins hit his ninth homer, a 407-foot blast to center off reliever Andrew Kittredge (0-2). The NL-Central leading Brewers have eight straight wins over the Cardinals, dating to last season. St. Louis, last in the division and nine games behind Milwaukee, has the longest current losing streak in the majors.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10-9. Skenes, the top overall pick in the 2023 draft, showed flashes of why he is considered perhaps the best pitching prospect in a generation. The 21-year-old reached 100 mph on 17 of his 84 pitches. Pittsburgh hit five home runs in all. Miles Mastrobuoni had three hits for the Cubs.
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Clevinger combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 for their season-high fourth consecutive victory. Clevinger permitted one run in 4 2/3 innings in his second major league start of the season. Tim Hill, Jared Shuster and John Brebbia combined for 4 1/3 hitless innings as the last-place White Sox improved to 9-6 since their 3-22 start. Shuster got six outs before Brebbia handled the ninth for his first save since 2018. Cleveland wasted a sharp performance by Triston McKenzie, who pitched 6 2/3 innings of four-hit ball. The Guardians lost for the fourth time in five games.
