UNDATED (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have won a series against the team that knocked them out in last year’s NLCS.
Max Fried (freed) outpitched Trevor Bauer in the Braves’ 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. Fried allowed one run and six hits in six innings, walking none for the first time in nine starts. He threw 65 of 92 pitches for strikes.
Bauer was reached for three runs and six hits in six innings, including RBI doubles by Abraham Almonte and Ozzie Albies.
Ender Inciarte had a hit and drove in two for the Braves.
Albert Pujols hit his 671st home run and had two hits and two RBIs for the Dodgers.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— Marcus Stroman hit an RBI double and gave up an unearned run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings to pitch the Mets past the Padres, 6-2. Dom Smith hit a solo shot and James McCann added a two-run blast in New York’s eighth win in 11 games.
— Patrick Wisdom homered twice and drove in three in helping the Cubs beat the Giants, 4-3 and avoid a four-game sweep. Wisdom has seven home runs in 13 games this season.
— J.T. Realmuto hit his 100th career homer, a three-run drive in the Phillies’ 12-6 win over the Nationals. Washington pitcher Austin Voth suffered a broken nose when he was hit trying to bunt, plate umpire Brian O’Nora was forced to leave after being struck in the mask by a foul tip and stadium workers using tractors scrambled to hoist the protective netting behind home plate after it suddenly collapsed.
— Jesse Winker belted a tiebreaking home run off Alex Reyes in the ninth inning for his second three-homer game this season, carrying the Reds to an 8-7 victory and their first four-game sweep of the Cardinals in 21 years. Winker had six RBIs, hitting a two-run homer in the first, a three-run homer in the second off John Gant and the go-ahead drive.
— Corbin Burnes struck out a career-high 13 in seven innings of the Brewers’ 2-0 shutout of the Diamondbacks. Daniel Robertson and Tyrone Taylor homered as the Brewers completed a four-game sweep while dealing Arizona its team-record 17th consecutive road loss.
— Sandy Alcantara cruised through eight innings and the Marlins’ longest losing streak in six years has ended at eight games with a 3-1 decision over the Pirates. Jesus Aguilar hit a long solo home run and added a sacrifice fly to back Alcantara, who limited Pittsburgh to one run and six hits while striking out six.
— Germán Márquez pitched six effective innings and a beleaguered Rockies bullpen held on to beat the Athletics, 3-1 and avoid a three-game sweep. Raimel Tapia singled home a run for Colorado, which also scored on sacrifice flies by Brendan Rodgers and Dom Nuñez.
— Jose Altuve led off the game with a homer and rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win as the astros doubled up the Blue Jays, 6-3. Chas McCormick also homered, Yuli Gurriel had three hits and Alex Bregman scored twice as Houston won for the sixth time in eight games.
— Rookie Taylor Walls had a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning among a season-high three hits in the Rays’ 7-1 dumping of the Rangers. Austin Meadows laced a two-run single and Yandy Díaz connected for his first homer, a two-run shot in the ninth.
— Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run single with two out in the 10th inning before the Red Sox completed their first three-game sweep in the Bronx since June 2011, 6-5 over the Yankees. Marwin González launched a tying homer in the seventh for Boston and made a slick defensive play at second base with a runner in scoring position for the final out.
— Tony La Russa moved past John McGraw into sole possession of second on baseball’s career manager wins list with the White Sox’s 3-0 shutout of the Tigers. Dylan Cease struck out 10 over seven innings and Tim Anderson had two hits and two RBIs in Chicago’s 10th win in 14 games.
— Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan McKenna, Maikel Franco and Ramon Urias each drove in at least two runs as the Orioles thrashed the Indians, 18-5. Santander led the way with three RBIs and Mullins extended his hit streak to nine straight at-bats before he was retired in the eighth inning.
— Minnesota first baseman Miguel Sanó swooped in to catch a popped-up bunt and start a triple play, highlighting the Twins’ 2-1 win over the Royals. Sanó hit an RBI double in the third inning, then made the key defensive play in the bottom half.
— The Mariners picked up a 9-5 win over the Angels as Donovan Walton hit the go-ahead home run and Logan Gilbert struck out seven for his first major league win. Walton, J.P. Crawford and Kyle Seager drove in two runs apiece to back Gilbert, who allowed only two hits in his fifth career start.
