Rookie Jhonkensy Noel singled home Josh Naylor with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Cleveland rallied for a win over Kansas City, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
The Guardians trailed 5-2 entering the seventh, but scored four times to take their first lead of the afternoon. Bo Naylor homered off starter Michael Wacha, while Josh Naylor, Will Brennan and Noel had RBI singles against Lucas Erceg (2-4).
Erceg was charged with one run allowed, his first in 12 appearances and 13 1/3 innings since joining the Royals in a July 30 trade with Oakland.
Andrés Giménez tacked on a sacrifice fly in the eighth as Cleveland avoided a four-game sweep in the series. The Guardians and rookie manager Stephen Vogt had been alone atop the Central for 154 days until Kansas City pulled into a tie Tuesday.
Eli Morgan (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the victory. Emmanuel Clase earned his AL-best 39th save — with his career-high 26th straight conversion — and matched Cody Allen’s franchise record with 149.
CUBS 14, PIRATES 10
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Bethancourt drove in seven runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth, as Chicago rallied past Pittsburgh to sweep a three-game series.
The Cubs trailed by seven through six innings before taking advantage of another shaky performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen.
Bethancourt hit a two-run homer in the seventh to start Chicago’s surge. The catcher added a two-run double in the eighth and laced a sharp bases-loaded single to left against Pirates closer David Bednar (3-7) to complete the comeback.
Pete Crow-Armstrong had a career-high four hits to boost his batting average over his last 21 games to .341 (26 of 76). Ian Happ chipped in three hits for the Cubs, who scored 41 runs across three games at PNC Park to improve to 17-8 over their last 25 games.
Porter Hodge (3-1) pitched two scoreless innings to become the unlikely winner.
ASTROS 10, PHILLIES 0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Houston pitcher Spencer Arrighetti lost his no-hit bid against the NL East-leading Phildelphia when Austin Hays led off the eighth inning with an infield single.
The 24-year-old rookie right-hander struck out nine and walked four without a hit through seven innings. He had thrown 53 of his 86 pitches for strikes. A sixth-round pick in the amateur draft, Arrighetti entered the game 6-11 with a 4.94 ERA and having allowed 112 hits in 116 2/3 innings.
Houston left fielder Mauricio Dubón kept the no-hit bid alive with a leaping catch of Brandon Marsh’s fly ball against the wall for the final out of the seventh inning.
Arrighetti was going for the second no-hitter by the Astros this season after Ronal Blanco no-hit Toronto on April 1. Houston has 17 no-hitters in franchise history.
MARINERS 6, RAYS 2
SEATTLE (AP) — Victor Robles and Julio Rodríguez each hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning as Seattle beat Tampa Bay.
Randy Arozarena went deep against his former team again and Luis Castillo pitched 5 2/3 solid innings to help the Mariners win two of three in the series. Seattle stayed 3 1/2 games back of first-place Houston in the AL West.
It’s the first time the Mariners have won consecutive series since mid-June, when they took three of four from the Chicago White Sox and followed that with a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers.
Robles and Rodríguez both connected with two outs against lefty reliever Tyler Alexander (5-4), giving the struggling Mariners offense a much-needed boost.
RED SOX 3, BLUE JAYS 0
BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello delivered the longest outing of his career, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball on Wednesday night to lead Boston to a victory over Toronto.
Bello (12-6) struck out nine and walked one to pick up just his second win in eight starts since the All-Star break. The 25-year-old righty had only pitched into the eighth inning once in his career previously, and he had never recorded more than 24 outs.
Tyler O’Neill homered, Masataka Yoshida had a three hits, and Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his 25th save.
ATHLETICS 9, REDS 6
CINCINNATI (AP) — Seth Brown hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth, and Oakland beat Cincinnati.
The A’s hit four home runs in the game and have homered 166 times this season, seventh-most in the major leagues. Oakland has scored 50.3% of its runs on homers, the highest percentage in the majors.
The Reds had one hit and were trailing 5-0 after six, but scored six runs in the seventh to take the lead on Will Benson’s three-run home run.
But Brown’s second home run — off Emilio Pagán (3-4) — put the A’s ahead to stay 8-6 in the eighth.
NATIONALS 5, YANKEES 2
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Crews led off the game for the Nationals with his first career homer and later hit an RBI double, and Washington beat the New York Yankees.
Crews, the third-ranked prospect in baseball who debuted on Monday, lifted a high drive to the bullpen in left-center on Carlos Rodón’s second pitch. In the fourth inning, Crews hit a 105.8 mph liner for a double to put Washington ahead 5-1 as his family celebrated in the stands.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit his career-best 22nd homer and ninth for the Yankees, lofting a 97 mph fastball down the middle from MacKenzie Gore over the wall in center in the second.
Gore (8-11) worked six solid innings, allowing two runs and six hits. Jose A. Ferrer and Jacob Barnes each pitched a scoreless inning and Kyle Finnegan got out of trouble in the ninth for his 34th save in 38 chances.
