UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ charge to the National League Central title continues despite their current COVID-19 situation.
Omar Narvaez homered and had four RBIs as the Brewers ripped the Pirates, 9-0. Narvaez went deep to spark a three-run first before he added a two-run single that helped Milwaukee take a 8-0 lead by the second inning.
Brett Anderson yielded three hits while striking out three and walking one over six innings as the Brewers improved to a major league-best 38-19 since May 22.
Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has tested positive for the coronavirus and is showing mild symptoms.
President of baseball operations David Stearns says Yelich and Jace Peterson have been place on the COVID-19 injured list, adding that Peterson was sidelined due to contact tracing and hasn’t tested positive.
Stearns says Yelich has been vaccinated against the virus and will miss at least 10 days from the date of his positive test, while Peterson will sit out at least seven days.
In Tuesday’s other major league action:
— First baseman Joey Votto continued his power surge with two home runs and started a dazzling double play as the Reds tripped the Cubs, 7-4. Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez also went deep as Cincinnati stayed seven games off the NL Central lead.
— Buster Posey scored the tiebreaking run on a throwing error by first baseman Cody Bellinger in the eighth inning, giving the Giants a 2-1 victory against the Dodgers and a three-game lead over Los Angeles in the NL West. Posey had two hits and an RBI for San Francisco, and Austin Slater also had two hits.
— Fernando Tatis Jr. hammered a 440-foot, two-run homer and Manny Machado added a three-run shot as the Padres dumped the Athletics, 7-4. Adam Frazier had two hits and two runs in his San Diego debut, and Jake Cronenworth doubled home a pair in the Padres’ five-run fifth.
— Abraham Toro homered against the team that traded him across the diamond during batting practice, but the Astros held off a ninth-inning rally to beat the Mariners, 8-6. Yordan Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored as Houston expanded its lead in the AL West to six games over Oakland.
— Austin Riley launched a grand slam and a two-run homer to finish with a career-best six RBIs in the Braves’ 12-5 dismantling of the Mets. Ozzie Albies and Abraham Almonte each belted a two-run homer and Dansby Swanson hit a two-run double for Atlanta, one day after the two teams combined for just three runs in a doubleheader.
— The Mets’ lead in the NL East remains 3 1/2 games over Philadelphia after Josh Bell and Juan Soto slammed three-run homers in the Nationals’ 6-4 win at Philadelphia. Brad Hand notched his 21st save after blowing leads in the ninth inning of his previous two outings.
— The Cardinals doubled up the Indians, 4-2 as Paul DeJong slammed a go-ahead, two-run homer and Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of two-run ball. DeJong homered off Bryan Shaw with two out in the seventh, giving St. Louis a 3-2 advantage.
— Jordan Montgomery stopped an eight-start winless streak by scattering five hits over five scoreless innings of the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Rays. Gio Urshela drove in two runs and Aaron Judge singled in his return from COVID-19.
— Eloy Jiménez logged his first big hit in two games this season, launching a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning that sent the White Sox to a 5-3 win versus the Royals. Jiménez connected for a 459-foot drive to left-center off Kyle Zimmer to cap a four-run rally that ended Kansas City’s season-high, six-game winning streak.
— Sandy León crushed a three-run homer and Sandy Alcantara pitched into the seventh in guiding the Marlins past the Orioles, 7-3. Lewin Diaz and Brian Anderson added solo shots in Miami’s third straight win.
— Shohei Ohtani smacked his major league-leading 36th home run, one of the few highlights for the Angels in a 12-3 loss to the Rockies. Brendan Rodgers and pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard homered to back six effective innings from Austin Gomber as Colorado improved to 11-37 on the road.
— The Rangers’ 12-game losing streak is over after All-Star slugger Joey Gallo hit his first home run since the break to lead a 5-4 victory against the Diamondbacks. Gallo’s three-run blast put Texas ahead to stay, and he also had two assists.
— Miguel Cabrera hit a run-scoring single in the 11th inning to complete the Tigers’ comeback in a 6-5 victory at Minnesota. The Twins were two outs from a win until Eric Haase tied the game with a grand slam in the top of the ninth.
— The Red Sox and Blue Jays were rained out in Boston, creating a day-night doubleheader Wednesday at Fenway Park.
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