Naylor homers twice as Mariners beat Astros for 4-game sweep
SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor hit his first two homers of the season and drove in five runs, George Kirby allowed two runs in 7 2/3 innings, and the Seattle Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 6-2 win on Monday. It was Naylor’s seventh career game with five or more RBIs. Seattle was coming off a five-game skid before sweeping Houston.
The banged-up, last-place Astros have lost eight in a row, their longest skid since they dropped the last 15 games of the 2013 season en route to 111 losses. Kirby (2-2) allowed his only runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Yainer Diaz and a double-play grounder from Nick Allen. He struck out six, allowed seven hits and walked one while throwing 99 pitches.
ORIOLES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 7 BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremiah Jackson hit a grand slam and a solo shot, Pete Alonso put Baltimore in front with a seventh-inning homer and the Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Arizona. Nolan Arenado hit two home runs and had five RBIs, and Ketel Marte hit a pair of solo homers to put the Diamondbacks up 7-1 in the sixth. But Arizona’s bullpen gave up the lead.
Taylor Rashi allowed two hits and a walk in the sixth before Jackson hit a hanging slider into the left-field seats. One inning later, Jonathan Loáisiga (0-1) hit Taylor Ward with a pitch before Alonso launched his second homer of the season. PHILLIES 13, CUBS 7 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in three runs, Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings and Philadelphia defeated Chicago.
JT Realmuto had three hits and three RBIs for the Phillies, who got back to . 500 with just their second win in the last six games. Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who have lost three of four.
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