Brewers beat Rangers for 3-game sweep
ARLINGTON, TEXAS » Max Scherzer (12-5) moved into 11th on the career strikeout list just before an erratic stretch when he forced in a pair of runs, and NL Central-leading Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep.
Corey Seager hit his 23rd homer for AL West-leading Texas (72-52), which matched a season high with their fourth consecutive loss.
ORIOLES 12, ATHLETICS 1 » Kyle Bradish (8-6) struck out eight in six dominant innings, Jorge Mateo hit an inside-the-park home run and AL-best Baltimore (77-47) moved 30 games over .500 for the first time since ending 2014 at 96-66.
MARINERS 7, ASTROS 6 » Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer and rookie Dominic Canzone had a career-high four hits as Seattle took a 6-0 lead against Hunter Brown (9-9) and extended its winning streak to six with a series sweep.
Seattle starter Emerson Hancock pitched two scoreless innings before leaving with a right shoulder strain. Dylan Moore set a career high with four hits.
GIANTS 4, BRAVES 3 » Pinchhitter Joc Pederson’ walked with the bases loaded against Kirby Yates (7-1) in the ninth inning, forcing in Michael Conforto with the go-ahead run.
Luis Matos and Wilmer Flores homered, and the Giants won for the second time in 14 road games. The Braves had won seven straight home games.
TIGERS 4, GUARDIANS 1» Miguel Cabrera singled in his final at-bat at Progressive Field, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter homered, and Detroit are 7-3 against Cleveland with three games left and won the season series for first time since 2015.
Torkelson hit a two-run homer in the first off Logan Allen (6-6), his 22nd this season. Cleveland has lost 15 of 22.
BLUE JAYS 10, REDS 3 » Brandon Belt had his second multihomer game this season and Hyun Jin Ryu (2-1) won consecutive starts for the first time since his latest Tommy John surgery, allowing two runs and four hits in five innings.
TWINS 2, PIRATES 0 » Dallas Keuchel (1-1) retired his first 19 batters before Bryan Reynolds doubled off the right-field wall. Signed to a minor league contract in June, the 35-year-old left-hander made his third big league start this season.
CARDINALS 7, METS 3 » Paul Goldschmidt homered with three hits and three RBIs, Richie Palacios hit a two-run single and St. Louis avoided a four-game sweep and stopped a four-game slide.
CUBS 4, ROYALS 3 » Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers and Kyle Hendricks (5-6) won for the first time since July 25, allowing one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
WHITE SOX 10, ROCKIES 5 » Lenyn Sosa capped Chicago’s seven-run eighth inning with a three-run homer against Justin Lawrence and Chicago avoided a sweep and improved to 6-11 in August. Andrew Vaughn had three hits, including his 16th homer.