Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger, left, jogs past Boston Red Sox catcher Jorge Alfaro to score during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
CHICAGO (AP) – Cody Bellinger hit his eighth career grand slam in a six-run third inning, a day after homering twice, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 10-4 on Saturday.
Bellinger connected off James Paxton (5-2) for his 12th homer and Patrick Wisdom added his 15th an inning later, a two-run drive off Tayler Scott.
Marcus Stroman (10-6) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He had been 0-2 in his previous three starts.
PHILLIES 6, PADRES 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Kyle Schwarber tied the score 3-3 with a seventh-inning homer off Nick Martinez in a doubleheader opener, then put Philadelphia ahead 5-4 with an eighth-inning single against Tim Hill (1-3) after pinch-hitter Bryce Harper’s RBI single had tied the score.
Manny Machado’s 300th homer had given San Diego a 4-3 lead in the eighth against Matt Strahm (6-3).
Craig Kimbrel retired Machado with two on for his 15th save.
RAYS 6, ROYALS 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jose Siri hit solo homers in the third off Alec Marsh (0-3) and in the ninth off Nick Wittgren in a doubleheader opener.
Tyler Glasnow (3-3) gave up six hits and struck out six as the AL East-leading Rays won their second straight after a season-high seven-game losing streak.
Kansas City has lost seven of eight, dropping to 26-66. Salvador Perez had four hits for the Royals, one shy of his career high.
BLUE JAYS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 2
TORONTO (AP) – Chris Bassitt (9-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings after Kevin Gausman was scratched early because of discomfort in his left side.
Whit Merrifield homered off All-Star starter Zac Gallen and Bo Bichette against Scott McGough, both solo drives. George Springer drove in two runs.
Yimi GarcÃa got his second save as Toronto moved a season-best 11 games above .500 at 52-41.
Arizona has lost nine of 13.
NATIONALS 7, CARDINALS 5
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th off Jordan Hicks (1-6) as Washington won the completion of a game suspended by rain in the third inning Friday.
Kyle Finnegan (4-3) pitched two innings for the win and Hunter Harvey got his ninth save.
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