WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Sandy Alcantara pitched seven steady innings and the Miami Marlins hit three home runs, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.<\/p>\n
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After yielding 14 runs over his previous two starts, Alcantara (4-4) allowed three runs and seven hits this time. He struck out five without a walk.<\/p>\n
The Marlins trailed 3-1 before scoring three runs in the sixth. After pinch-hitter Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez tied it with a two-run homer, Miami went ahead on Connor Norby\u2019s RBI double off Richard Lovelady (2-3). Liam Hicks and Kyle Stowers added home runs for the Marlins in the ninth.<\/p>\n
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Jacob Young went deep for Washington.<\/p>\n
Otto Lopez had three hits and a walk for Miami, raising his major league-leading batting average to .333.<\/p>\n
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Dillon Dingler hit two of Detroit\u2019s season-high five homers, Riley Greene was a triple shy of the cycle and the Tigers stopped a four-game skid by holding off Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
Dingler had four hits and drove in four runs. Kerry Carpenter also went deep and finished with three hits and two RBIs. Greene was 3 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs.<\/p>\n That trio combined to hit three consecutive homers in the third inning. The previous time Detroit launched three straight homers was Aug. 8, 2020, when Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario connected at Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Hao-Yu Lee also homered for the Tigers (23-38), who avoided falling 17 games under .500. The most games under .500 for a team rebounding to make the playoffs was 16 by the 1914 Boston Braves, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n CINCINNATI (AP) \u2014 Lane Thomas hit a grand slam in the first inning and Luinder Avila pitched a career-high five innings as Kansas City snapped a six-game skid with a win over Cincinnati.<\/p>\n Kansas City (23-37) won for just the fourth time in 20 games.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Avila (1-2) made his second career start and allowed one run on two hits with four walks and a career-high five strikeouts on 86 pitches, also a career high. Avila is replacing left-hander Kris Bubic, who is sidelined with arm issues.<\/p>\n Jac Caglianone hit a two-run home run, his sixth of the season, in the fifth and Michael Massey added a solo homer in the seventh, both off Reds lefty Brandon Leibrandt.<\/p>\n Leibrandt gave the Reds\u2019 injury-riddled bullpen a boost by pitching six innings, allowing five earned runs on 10 hits.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Tristan Gray hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and Minnesota added four more runs in the fifth on the way to a win over Chicago.<\/p>\n The Twins snapped a five-game losing streak. The White Sox had their five-game winning streak halted.<\/p>\n Gray\u2019s 384-foot shot<\/a> over the wall in right field \u2014 his second career grand slam and first since the Twins\u2019 home opener on April 3 \u2014 gave Minnesota a 5-1 lead it never surrendered.<\/p>\n Trevor Larnach hit an RBI single in the first to get the Twins on the board. Austin Martin and Victor Caratini added one-run singles in the fifth before Luke Keaschall and Gray each drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to stretch Minnesota\u2019s lead to 9-4.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Joe Ryan (4-3) allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings with nine strike outs. Travis Adams allowed two runs in the ninth before closing out the win.<\/p>\n MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Brice Turang ended an 0-for-21 slump by going 2 for 2 with a double and triple in Milwaukee’s blowout of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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