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Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam Thursday that landed within the file books, powering the visiting Atlanta Braves to a wild 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers within the opening recreation of a showdown sequence between the highest two groups within the Nationwide League.
Acuna turned the primary participant with 30 residence runs and 60 stolen bases in the identical season because the Braves moved 5 video games away from the Dodgers atop the NL. Acuna had three hits, 4 RBIs and a stroll. Along with belting his thirtieth homer, he stole his 62nd base.
Austin Riley and Michael Harris II each homered and singled whereas Spencer Strider recovered from a gradual begin to assist Atlanta earn its fourth consecutive victory and its eighth in 9 video games.
Mookie Betts hit two residence runs for the Dodgers to maintain tempo in his MVP duel with Acuna. Max Muncy and rookie Michael Busch additionally went deep as Los Angeles fell simply quick after trailing 7-1. Los Angeles starter Lance Lynn (10-10) gave up seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Giants 7, Padres 2
Jakob Junis and Sean Manaea held the Padres scoreless by means of the primary seven innings and the Giants turned two errors by Padres first baseman Matthew Batten right into a six-run third inning as San Francisco scored a victory in San Diego.
Mike Yastrzemski hit his twelfth homer of the season and drove in two runs because the Giants scored their fourth win in 5 video games since a 2-7 stretch. Junis began for the Giants and labored 4 hitless innings.
Padres starter Pedro Avila (0-2) gave up six runs on six hits and two walks with 5 strikeouts in three innings. Nevertheless, solely one of many runs he yielded was earned as San Diego misplaced for the sixth time in seven video games.
Tigers 4, Yankees 3 (10 inn.)
Kerry Carpenter scored on a throwing error by second baseman Gleyber Torres within the backside of the tenth inning and host Detroit salvaged the finale of a four-game sequence with New York.
The Yankees botched a possible inning-ending double play on a ball hit by Zack Quick after Parker Meadows was deliberately walked with one out. Carpenter was the automated runner to begin the inning.
Quick hit a solo homer earlier within the recreation to interrupt a scoreless tie and the Tigers later added two extra runs, however the Yankees tied the sport with two outs within the ninth on Anthony Volpe’s three-run homer. Volpe additionally doubled as New York’s three-game successful streak ended.
Marlins 6, Nationals 1
Starter Braxton Garrett held Washington to at least one run and three hits over six innings and Jazz Chisholm Jr. ripped a three-run homer as visiting Miami gained.
Garrett made it by means of his stint whereas issuing one stroll and putting out one batter. JT Chargois, Steven Okert and A.J. Puk every adopted with a hitless, scoreless inning to finish the three-hitter and enhance Miami to only its fourth victory in 14 video games.
Jake Burger additionally homered, whereas Josh Bell had three hits and Chisholm, Luis Arraez and Garrett Hampson every added two hits for the Marlins. Nationals starter Joan Adon (2-1) took the loss, giving up 5 runs and 9 hits in 5 innings.
—Area Degree Media
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