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The Miami Marlins have seemingly turned a corner.

The Seattle Mariners? They’re headed in reverse.

Such is the case for the teams as they enter a three-game interleague series beginning Monday night in Seattle.

The Marlins rallied for a 6-5 victory against the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday to improve to 12-3 over their past 15 games and solidify their hold on second place in the National League East.

The Marlins are 17-5 in one-run games this season. That’s the highest winning percentage (.773) by a team in those situations in the major league’s modern era (since 1900).

“It’s one of the beautiful things that I have experienced in my career — being with a team like this, the way we’re playing,” Marlins outfielder Jorge Soler said via an interpreter. “I know a lot of people don’t believe in us, but we do. And we’re going to continue to play our ball.”

Soler’s solo homer, his second of the game, in the eighth inning sparked a comeback from a 5-1 deficit. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also went deep, and Bryan De La Cruz added a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to give the Marlins the lead.

Soler’s 19 home runs are tied for second most in the majors with the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge.

“You can see what (Soler) does when he’s healthy,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “He is an impact bat that changes the score.”

Along with fellow veteran Yuli Gurriel, Soler has seemingly helped change the mentality in the Marlins’ clubhouse.

“Resiliency, working hard, trying to go out there and compete all the time,” Soler said. “We’ve been doing it for quite a while already. As a team, we want to play until the end of the game and never give up.”

The Mariners, who snapped a playoff drought that dated back to 2001 last season, went 2-6 on their recent road trip to drop 10 games behind American League West-leading Texas.

Seattle lost 9-4 to the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday as starter Logan Gilbert allowed seven runs (six earned) over three-plus innings.

“There’ll be days you maybe don’t have your electric fastball or things like that, but you’ve got to figure out a way to work through lineups and give your team a chance, and we haven’t been able to do that,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “We get behind early, big numbers early on, and then you’re kind of swimming upstream.”

Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo (5-4, 3.79 ERA) is scheduled to start against Mariners rookie righty Bryce Miller (3-3. 4.46) on Monday.

Luzardo, who is 2-0 with a 2.55 ERA in five career appearances (two starts) against the Mariners, is coming off perhaps his best start of the season last Tuesday against Kansas City. He allowed one run on two hits over seven innings, with no walks and eight strikeouts, in a 6-1 victory.

Miller, who will be facing the Marlins for the first time, started his career with five consecutive quality starts, allowing just four runs during that span.

But he’s been hammered the past two times out, losing 10-4 to the New York Yankees and 12-3 to the Rangers. He lasted a combined seven innings over those games and gave up 15 runs on 19 hits, including three homers.

–Field Level Media

The Atlanta Braves will be looking to start a new winning streak. The Detroit Tigers are desperate for a single victory.

They’ll meet up in Detroit for a three-game series, beginning Monday night.

The National League East-leading Braves had their seven-game winning streak snapped by Washington on Sunday, 6-2.

“When you come into these division games, I feel like guys are a little more locked in,” Austin Riley said. “At the end of the year, you want to be at the top. That’s the goal. It always starts there. (Braves manager Brian Snitker) has always said that you have to win the division first. Then you move on from there. So there are definitely asterisks on those games.”

Marcell Ozuna will carry an eight-game hitting streak into the series. He’s raised his season average to .242 after getting benched earlier this season.

“He had a great attitude about everything,” Snitker said. “When he wasn’t playing, he was right there on the bench with the guys continuing to work. I’m happy for him after everything he’s gone through to see where he’s come.”

Charlie Morton (5-6, 3.89 ERA) will start the opener. The 39-year-old Atlanta right-hander has three losses and a no-decision in his last four starts.
In his last outing Wednesday, Morton gave up four runs — including two home runs — and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He also walked four while striking out five.

Morton has continued to rack up strikeouts lately — he has at least nine in three of his last five starts.

He’s only faced the Tigers four times in his career, going 1-2 with a 2.00 ERA.

Detroit, which has been decimated by injuries, hasn’t listed a starter for Monday’s game. Manager A.J. Hinch will use a parade of relievers.

The Tigers will be looking to snap a nine-game losing streak. The most recent loss may have been the toughest to swallow. They led 5-3 entering the ninth on Sunday but Arizona scored four runs to hand them a 7-5 loss.

“We’re in that part of the season where the games are kind of meshing together and one thing happens and it leads to a little bit of frustration,” said Zach McKinstry, who hit a two-run homer in Sunday’s defeat. “A nine-game losing streak is tough. But we’ll come back tomorrow and be ready.”

Kerry Carpenter had eight hits in the series after coming off the injured list.

Javier Baez had a hit and drove in a run but also struck out three times. Baez is hitting just .220 with four home runs and a .262 on-base percentage in his second season with Detroit.

Hinch has little choice but to keep putting Baez in the lineup and hope for better results.

“We have to continue to ride it out and continue to encourage him. It’s not going to get easier with the pitching we’re facing,” Hinch said. “But history has told us that he has snapped out of these stretches with massive hot streaks. We certainly need that.”

Detroit’s offense could get another boost Monday as utilityman Matt Vierling is expected to come off the injured list. He’s been sidelined by a back ailment.

–Field Level Media

Tucupita Marcano hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fourth inning and Andrew McCutchen reached 2,000 career hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the visiting New York Mets 2-1 on Sunday.

Jack Suwinski added a solo homer for the Pirates, who entered play having lost three of their last four games. They also moved one game ahead of Milwaukee for first place in the National League Central.

Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller (8-2) pitched seven innings, allowing one run and a season-low two hits, with seven strikeouts and two walks. He has won five of his past seven starts. David Bednar pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer for the Mets, who have lost eight of their past nine games. Starter Carlos Carrasco (2-3) gave up two runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings, with one strikeout and three walks.

Marlins 6, White Sox 5

Jorge Soler homered twice and Bryan De La Cruz delivered a clutch two-out double to drive in the go-ahead runs as Miami rallied for a three-run ninth inning to beat host Chicago.

The White Sox had led comfortably 5-1 after Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh. But the Marlins chipped away with solo homers from Soler and Garrett Cooper in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3.

Bryan Hoeing (1-1) was credited with the win in relief, while A.J. Puk notched his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Kendall Graveman (1-3), who surrendered all three Miami runs in the ninth, took the loss.

Athletics 8, Brewers 6

Seth Brown hit a game-altering three-run homer in the fourth inning and Brent Rooker followed with a solo shot as Oakland ran its winning streak to five games by beating host Milwaukee.

Esteury Ruiz doubled in two important insurance runs in the ninth as Oakland swept the three-game series, their first sweep of the season and their first five-game winning streak since 2021. Left-hander JP Sears (1-3) picked up his first win since last Sept. 20. In five innings, he allowed two runs on six hits and a hit batter and struck out five.

Trailing 8-3 with two outs and nobody on base in the ninth, the Brewers got a hit and three walks against Oakland closer Trevor May. Left-hander Sam Long came on to give up a bloop single for two runs to Abraham Toro, but he got Blake Perkins on a slow grounder for his second save of the season.

Rockies 5, Padres 4

Nolan Jones hit a walk-off home run into the second deck in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Colorado beat San Diego after a rain delay in Denver.

Coco Montes homered among his two hits in his major league debut, and Ezequiel Tovar and Ryan McMahon also went deep for Colorado. Jake Cronenworth homered and Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits for San Diego, which got a strong start from Blake Snell (one run allowed, 12 strikeouts in seven innings).

The Rockies trailed 4-3 entering the ninth, and with a heavy rain falling McMahon led off with his 10th homer, a shot off Tom Cosgrove. The game then went into am 85-minute delay. After play resumed ,Brent Honeywell (2-4) got the first two batters before Jones smacked a 472-foot homer. It was his fourth of the season.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 (10 innings)

Enrique Hernandez hit the tiebreaking RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as Boston rallied for a victory over New York in the Bronx.

After Kenley Jansen retired the Yankees in order in the ninth, Hernandez scorched a single through the drawn-in infield to left field off Ron Marinaccio (2-3) to score automatic runner Adam Duvall, who ran for Justin Turner and took third on a grounder by Triston Casas ahead of the tiebreaking hit.

Hernandez also factored in Boston tying the game in the eighth when he opened the inning with a single. He eventually came around to score on a slow grounder. In the 10th, Chris Martin stranded automatic runner DJ LeMahieu at third by striking out rookie Anthony Volpe to secure his first save with Boston.

Angels 9, Mariners 4

Zach Neto homered twice, Shohei Ohtani had three hits and Los Angeles beat Seattle in the rubber game of their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

Matt Thaiss contributed two hits and three RBIs to an Angels offense that scored in five of their eight innings and totaled 13 hits. Los Angeles leadoff hitter Taylor Ward hit the second pitch of the game from Mariners starter Logan Gilbert into the left-field bullpen for a home run. Angels starter Griffin Canning (5-2) gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in five innings. He struck out seven and did not walk a batter.

The Mariners got a two-run homer from Teoscar Hernandez and a solo shot from Mike Ford. Gilbert gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits, struck out two and didn’t issue a walk in three-plus innings.

Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 5

Corbin Carroll had three hits and scored twice, including the go-ahead run during a four-run, ninth-inning rally, to lift visiting Arizona over reeling Detroit.

Christian Walker doubled twice, scored a run and knocked in another for the Diamondbacks, who have won five straight and 11 of 13. Kevin Ginkel (3-0) pitched two innings of scoreless relief for the win, and Scott McGough collected his second save. Zach McKinstry hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who have lost nine in a row.

Arizona’s Emmanuel Rivera singled with one out in the ninth against Jason Foley (2-2), and Ketel Marte drew a walk. Carroll then ripped a single to bring in Rivera and trim the deficit to 5-4. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. flied out before Walker smacked a 1-2 pitch for a double. Marte scored on the double and Carroll came home when left fielder Kerry Carpenter bobbled the ball. Geraldo Perdomo then knocked in Walker with a single.

Guardians 5, Astros 0

Shane Bieber tossed seven shutout innings, Andres Gimenez and Josh Bell each homered and Cleveland beat visiting Houston to take the rubber match of the series.

Bieber (5-3) matched a season high with nine strikeouts and allowed three hits with one walk. Cleveland outhit the Astros 11-4 and won for the sixth time in its last eight games.

The Guardians claimed an early lead when Bell doubled off Brandon Bielak (3-3) to begin the second inning and Gimenez followed with a two-run homer to right-center field. Bell scored three runs and had three hits, including a leadoff homer in the fourth inning. The 426-foot blast to center field was Bell’s fifth of the season.

Nationals 6, Braves 2

Jeimer Candelario and Dominic Smith both homered during a five-run sixth inning, and Washington went on to defeat host Atlanta and end its season-long six-game losing streak.

Washington snapped Atlanta’s seven-game winning streak and salvaged a game in their three-game set. The Braves grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Matt Olson’s 18th homer, a two-run shot that traveled 421 feet and landed on top of the Chop House restaurant in right field.

Atlanta’s Bryce Elder (4-1) entered the game as the league’s ERA leader, but he allowed a season-high five runs on eight hits, with one strikeout and one walk. Elder saw his ERA rise from 2.26 to 2.69. Washington starter Trevor Williams (3-4) worked five innings and allowed two runs on seven hits, one walk and six strikeouts.

Phillies 7, Dodgers 3

Nick Castellanos homered, singled and drove in two runs, Bryson Stott hit a triple, single and knocked in two runs and host Philadelphia defeated Los Angeles.

Trea Turner ripped three hits and scored three runs, while Bryce Harper added two hits, two walks and an RBI. Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (6-3) tossed five shutout innings and allowed two hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

Freddie Freeman hit a home run and singled for the Dodgers. Jason Heyward also homered as Los Angeles lost for the sixth time in eight games. The Dodgers threw a bullpen game, and Caleb Ferguson (3-3) gave up three hits and one run in the first inning.

Orioles 11, Royals 3

Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs as host Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of Kansas City.

Ramon Urias went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs, while Ryan O’Hearn went 3-for-3 with a solo homer and four runs for Baltimore, which has won four straight games. Kyle Gibson (8-3) allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks over 6 1/3 innings.

Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and two runs for the Royals, who have dropped nine of their past 10 games, including six straight. Mike Mayers (1-2), who followed opener Carlos Hernandez, took the loss. He gave up four runs on seven hits with a strikeout and three walks in five innings.

Rays 7, Rangers 3

Wander Franco ripped a three-run homer and Shane McClanahan became the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins as Tampa Bay beat Texas in the rubber match of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Franco went 2-for-4 while Harold Ramirez added three hits and an RBI for the Rays, who have won eight of their last nine. McClanahan (10-1) recorded his 10th quality start of the season by allowing three runs on four hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Texas struck for all three of its runs in the third, getting a solo shot from Robbie Grossman before Marcus Semien added an RBI double and Corey Seager followed with a run-scoring single. But McClanahan settled down from there, tossing four perfect frames to close his outing.

Blue Jays 7, Twins 6

Cavan Biggio hit the go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning and Toronto defeated visiting Minnesota.

Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who overcame a 6-1 deficit to salvage the final game of the three-game series after dropping the first two. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman allowed six runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings before the bullpen locked down the victory.

Minnesota right-hander Louie Varland allowed four runs, six hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out six. Donovan Solano hit a solo shot for Minnesota, which scored four runs in the first inning. Alex Kirilloff hit an RBI double to right, Trevor Larnach hit a two-run single off the right-field wall and Royce Lewis drove in a run on an infield hit.

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Dynamic rookie Elly De La Cruz reached base four times, scored twice and drove in a run as resurgent Cincinnati defeated host St. Louis.

De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Ian Gibaut (6-1) recorded five outs to earn the victory and Alexis Diaz pitched the ninth inning to earn his 15th save.

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Jordan Hicks (1-4) took the loss after giving up a run in one inning. Nolan Arenado had an RBI triple for St. Louis.

Giants 13, Cubs 3

Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each homered twice, shortstop Brandon Crawford made his major league pitching debut and San Francisco rebounded from a near-no-hit defeat by shellacking visiting Chicago.

The Giants erupted for 15 hits, seven for extra bases, and their fourth-most runs of the year to salvage one win in the three-game set. Pederson finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs for the Giants, while Estrada scored three times and drove in four runs. Blake Sabol chipped in with a pair of RBI singles and Michael Conforto added a two-run single.

Nico Hoerner had two hits for the Cubs, who completed a 4-6 California swing. In the ninth they faced Crawford, who allowed a walk and a single to the first two batters he faced before getting a fielder’s choice, flyout and popout in foul territory.

–Field Level Media

Enrique Hernandez hit the tiebreaking RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Sunday night.

After Kenley Jansen retired the Yankees in order in the ninth, Hernandez scorched a single through the drawn-in infield to left field off Ron Marinaccio (2-3) to score automatic runner Adam Duvall, who ran for Justin Turner and took third on a grounder by Triston Casas ahead of the tiebreaking hit.

Hernandez also factored in Boston tying the game in the eighth when he opened the inning with a single that went by LeMahieu at third into left field. Hernandez took second when second baseman Gleyber Torres did not come off the bag fielding the throw from left fielder Billy McKinney, allowing the ball to go by.

After Reese McGuire walked, the runners were sacrificed by Pablo Reyes. The Yankees kept their infield back and Jarren Duran hit a slow grounder to second base as Hernandez easily scored.

Chris Martin stranded automatic runner DJ LeMahieu at third by striking out rookie Anthony Volpe to secure his first save with Boston.

Turner homered in the second inning for the Red Sox, who won for only the third time in their last nine games.

Jose Trevino hit a fluky two-run single in the second, but the Yankees fell to 3-4 since losing Aaron Judge to a bruised right big toe. The Yankees were held to three hits and went hitless after the fourth.

Boston starter Brayan Bello allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings. Bello struck out three and walked two before Nick Pivetta, Jansen (2-3) and Martin combined on three hitless innings.

New York’s Clarke Schmidt allowed one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Schmidt struck out four, walked none and retired the final eight hitters he faced.

After Turner reached the right field seats with his eighth homer, the Yankees had second and third following a double by McKinney. Trevino scorched a ground ball that caromed off the second base bag by Hernandez into center field for a 2-1 lead that lasted until the eighth.

–Field Level Media

Zach Neto homered twice, Shohei Ohtani had three hits and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

Matt Thaiss contributed two hits and three RBIs to an Angels offense that scored in five of eight innings and totaled 13 hits. A sign of things to come came in the first inning, when Angels leadoff hitter Taylor Ward hit Mariners starter Logan Gilbert’s second pitch of the game into the left-field bullpen for a home run.

The offensive onslaught made things easier for Angels starter Griffin Canning (5-2), who gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in five innings. He struck out seven and did not walk a batter.

Canning has won his last three decisions, compiling a 2.63 ERA over his past four starts.

Two outs after Ward’s leadoff homer off Gilbert (4-4), Brandon Drury doubled and scored on a single by Thaiss, the Angels going up 2-0. Gilbert gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits, struck out two and didn’t issue a walk in three-plus innings.

Neto’s first homer of the game, a solo drive in the second, increased the Angels’ lead to 3-0 before Los Angeles added three more in the third. Ohtani and Mike Trout began the third with back-to-back singles, and one out later, both scored on a double by Thaiss.

Hunter Renfroe followed with an RBI double and the Angels led 6-0.

A two-run homer by Teoscar Hernandez in the fourth got the Mariners to within 6-2, but the Angels added a run in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Trout to go back up 7-2.

A solo homer by Mike Ford in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Eugenio Suarez in the sixth narrowed Seattle’s deficit to 7-4.

But the Angels got two insurance runs in the eighth, with Neto leading off the inning with his second homer and Drury adding an RBI single for a 9-4 lead.

–Field Level Media

Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each homered twice, shortstop Brandon Crawford made his major league pitching debut and the San Francisco Giants rebounded from a near-no-hit defeat with a 13-3 shellacking of the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.

After totaling eight hits in the first two games of the series, including just one on Saturday, the Giants erupted for 15 hits, seven for extra bases, and their fourth-most runs of the year to salvage one win in the three-game set.

Pederson got the parade in motion with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first off Cubs starter Hayden Wesneski (2-3), who had hit Estrada to lead off the inning.

After the Cubs tied the game on a second-inning error and a third-inning Yan Gomes infield out, Pederson went deep again in the last of the third, this time scoring Casey Schmitt with his seventh home run of the season.

Blake Sabol chipped in with a pair of RBI singles and Michael Conforto added a two-run single before Estrada took over the heavy lifting for the Giants. His solo homer led off a two-run sixth that increased the lead to 10-3, and he closed the scoring in the eighth with a three-run shot, his ninth homer of the year.

Wesneski lasted just three innings, charged with five runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out four.

The Giants went without a traditional starter for the second straight day and watched six pitchers — including Crawford — limit the Cubs to seven hits.

Trusted to preserve a 10-run lead in the ninth, Crawford allowed a walk and a single to the first two batters he faced before getting a fielder’s choice, flyout and popout in foul territory.

Rookie Tristan Beck (1-0), who allowed two runs (one earned) in two innings of early relief, was awarded with his first big-league win. John Brebbia served as an opener for the second day in a row.

Pederson finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs for the Giants, while Estrada scored three times and drove in four runs.

The multi-homer game was the 20th of Pederson’s career and the third for Estrada.

Schmitt, who scored twice, joined Sabol and Estrada with two hits.

Nico Hoerner had two hits for the Cubs, who completed a 4-6 California swing.

–Field Level Media

Nolan Jones hit a walk-off home run into the second deck in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 after a rain delay in Denver on Sunday.

Coco Montes homered among his two hits in his major league debut and Ezequiel Tovar and Ryan McMahon also went deep for Colorado.

Jake Cronenworth homered and Fernando Tatis Jr. had two hits for San Diego.

The Rockies trailed 4-3 entering the ninth, and with a heavy rain falling McMahon led off with his 10th homer, a shot off Tom Cosgrove. The game then went into a 1 hour, 25-minute delay. After play resumed Brent Honeywell (2-4) got the first two batters before Jones smacked a 472-foot homer.

It was his fourth of the season.

San Diego’s Blake Snell allowed a run on three hits and struck out 12 in seven innings, both season highs. He stayed in the game despite taking a line drive by Randal Grichuk off his foot in the seventh inning.

He got the final two batters, the last on a strikeout, to finish his day.

Colorado placed veteran Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right hand suffered last week at Kansas City, and he is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Colorado took advantage when Snell left the game. Jones led off the eighth with an infield single and Montes homered to tie it.

With the rain picking up, the Padres went ahead in the ninth when Ha-Seong Kim scored on a wild pitch by Justin Lawrence (3-3) to make it 4-3.

The Rockies went ahead 1-0 in the first inning on Tovar’s fifth home run of the season.

The Padres tied it in the third inning when starter Dinelson Lamet’s errant pickoff throw to first allowed Tatis to advance to third, and he scored on Juan Soto’s sacrifice fly.

San Diego took the lead in the fourth on Cronenworth’s two-run homer, his seventh.

Lamet gave up three runs (two earned) and six hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked three.

–Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Pirates veteran Andrew McCutchen lined a single to left field in the first inning Sunday against the New York Mets for his 2,000th career hit.

In his return with the Pirates, after playing his first nine seasons in Pittsburgh, McCutchen delivered his 52nd hit of the season with the single against New York right-hander Carlos Carrasco.

McCutchen became the fifth active player with 2,000 career hits, after Miguel Cabrera (3,110), Joey Votto (2,093), Nelson Cruz (2,043) and Elvis Andrus (2,027).

After 15 seasons, McCutchen entered Sunday’s game with a career .277 batting average and an .837 OPS with 295 home runs and 1,025 RBIs. His first-inning hit was his 1,515th with the Pirates.

McCutchen has also played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. He first played with the Pirates from 2009-17, earning National League MVP honors in 2013.

–Field Level Media

Dynamic rookie Elly De La Cruz reached base four times, scored twice and drove in a run as the resurgent Cincinnati Reds defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday.

De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in their last seven games.

Cincinnati starting pitcher Hunter Greene allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out nine batters and walked two.

Ian Gibaut (6-1) recorded five outs to earn the victory and Alexis Diaz pitched the ninth inning to earn his 15th save.

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Jordan Hicks (1-4) took the loss after giving up a run in one inning.

The Reds struck first with Jonathan India’s two-out homer in the first inning, his seventh blast of the season.

The Cardinals surged ahead 2-1 in the second inning. Willson Contreras walked and moved to third on Dylan Carlson’s double. Jordan Walker lined an RBI single to left and Tommy Edman hit a run-scoring chopper.

Cincinnati tied the game 2-2 in the third inning on singles by Curt Casali, Matt McClain and De La Cruz. But the Cardinals moved ahead 3-2 in their half of the inning when Paul Goldschmidt singled and scored on a triple from Nolan Arenado.

The Reds tied the game 3-3 in the sixth inning. De La Cruz walked, stole second base, moved to third on a flyout and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s single.

Greene hit Carlson with a pitch with one out in the bottom of the inning, then walked Walker. Gibaut entered and retired the next two batters to keep the game tied.

De La Cruz drew a leadoff walk from Hicks in the eighth inning, took second on a groundout and third on a passed ball. With the infield pulled in, the speedy De La Cruz scored the winning run on Stephenson’s fielder’s-choice grounder to shortstop Paul DeJong.

–Field Level Media

Jorge Soler homered twice and Bryan De La Cruz delivered a clutch two-out double to drive in the go-ahead runs as the visiting Miami Marlins rallied for a three-run ninth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Sunday.

The White Sox had led comfortably 5-1 after Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh. But the Marlins chipped away with solo homers from Soler and Garrett Cooper in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3.

Jean Segura homered in the top of the ninth to cut the Chicago lead to one, before Jonathan Davis reached on a catcher’s interference call and Soler walked. With two out, De La Cruz ripped a double down the left-field line to score both runners and give the Marlins the lead.

Bryan Hoeing (1-1) was credited with the win in relief for Miami, while A.J. Puk notched his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Kendall Graveman (1-3), who surrendered all three Miami runs in the ninth, took the loss.

Chicago right-hander Lucas Giolito, who had pitched six no-hit innings in his last outing against the New York Yankees on June 6, kept the Miami bats silent early, running his scoreless innings streak to 10 2/3 innings without much trouble.

That changed when Soler crushed a fastball 410 feet into the center field seats for a 1-0 Marlins lead.

Meanwhile, left-hander Braxton Garrett was even more effective in the early innings for Miami. Garrett gave up only a first-inning double to Robert and infield singles to Clint Frazier and Andrew Benintendi through 5 1/3 scoreless innings with one walk. He struck out three White Sox on 10 pitches in the second.

Soler’s second blast, in the eighth, was his 19th of the season and moved him into a tie for second in the majors with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, behind Pete Alonso of the New York Mets (22). Cooper’s 427-foot shot to center cut Chicago’s lead to 5-3.

Giolito struck out eight and scattered six hits with one walk over his seven innings to get the win.

–Field Level Media