NATIONAL LEAGUE
BREWERS 11, CARDINALS 2
MILWAUKEE -- Elian Herrera got five hits while filling in for mourning shortstop Jean Segura, and Milwaukee ended a seven-game losing streak by routing St. Louis 11-2.
The Brewers tied a season high with 19 hits and took a one-game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central at the All-Star break.
Herrera was called up from the minors Saturday when Segura was put on the bereavement list after the death of his 9-month-old son. Herrera went 5 for 5 with a double and scored three runs.
Wily Peralta (10-6) tossed seven strong innings for the victory. A frustrated Carlos Martinez (2-4) allowed four runs in four innings.
Peralta allowed just three singles and gave up his only run after Kolten Wong reached first on a passed ball despite striking out.
Martinez, making his seventh career start, gave up three walks and a balk and hit Carlos Gomez with a pitch in the fourth.
The Brewers are in first place at the break for the fourth time in franchise history.
METS 9, MARLINS 1 Jacob deGrom had a tiebreaking single and again shut down the Marlins with seven impressive innings, David Wright doubled twice and drove in two runs, and the host New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of Miami. Wright, Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares each had RBI doubles, and Chris Young added a sacrifice fly for New York in its eighth victory on a 10-game homestand heading into the All-Star break.
NATIONALS 10, PHILLIES 3 Former Phillie Jayson Werth hit a home run and drove in four runs, and Tanner Roark pitched seven strong innings to lead Washington over host Philadelphia. Ryan Zimmerman also went deep and had two RBI, Ian Desmond knocked in two runs, and Anthony Rendon had three hits and an RBI for Washington.
BRAVES 10, CUBS 7 Chris Johnson had three hits, including his third home run in two days, and visiting Atlanta beat the Chicago Cubs to stay in a virtual tie with Washington for first place in the NL East. Although even in terms of games back, the Braves are one percentage point behind the Nationals.
REDS 6, PIRATES 2 Kris Negron hit his first career home run, and All-Star Todd Frazier added a two-run shot as host Cincinnati rolled into the break with a victory against Pittsburgh. Negron, called up from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday for his first appearance in the majors since playing four games in 2012, celebrated his first major league start with a three-run home run off Francisco Liriano.
GIANTS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 4 Madison Bumgarner became the first pitcher in 48 years to hit two grand slams in a season, and Buster Posey also hit a slam that boosted host San Francisco over Arizona. Posey and Bumgarner became the first batterymates in major league history to hit grand slams in the same game.
DODGERS 1, PADRES 0 Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out 10 and outpitched first-time All-Star Tyson Ross, and Yasiel Puig singled home the only run in the Los Angeles Dodgers' victory over visiting San Diego.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ATHLETICS 4, MARINERS 1 Sonny Gray limited Seattle to six hits and one unearned run in host Oakland's victory. Gray (10-3) earned his 10th victory and Sean Doolittle recorded the final four outs for his 14th save.
RED SOX 11, ASTROS 0 Clay Buchholz allowed three hits and struck out a career-high 12 in his fifth career shutout in visiting Boston's rout of Houston. Brock Holt had a career-best five hits, including a leadoff homer, to help the Red Sox to their fourth victory in five games heading into the All-Star break.
INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 2 Yan Gomes' two-run homer in the eighth inning gave host Cleveland a victory over the Chicago White Sox. Gomes drove in all three Cleveland runs. His home run to right off Javy Guerra (0-2) came after the White Sox scored two runs in top of the inning to take a 2-1 lead.
RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 0 All-Star David Price scattered five hits in eight-plus innings to win his fourth consecutive start and host Tampa Bay beat Toronto. Price (9-7), who had his start pushed back one day because of a stomach virus, struck out five and walked one.
ROYALS 5, TIGERS 2 Eric Hosmer's RBI double capped a five-run seventh inning and host Kansas City avoided a four-game sweep with a victory over Detroit. Four of the runs were charged to Justin Verlander (8-8).
ANGELS 10, RANGERS 7 Mike Trout doubled twice and drove in four runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat host Texas and took a five-game winning streak into the All-Star break. Texas (38-57) lost its eighth in a row and has the worst record in the majors.
INTERLEAGUE
TWINS 13, ROCKIES 5 Brian Dozier cranked up for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game with two home runs, and visiting Minnesota beat Colorado. Dozier hit a solo home run in the eighth and added a three-run shot an inning later for his first career multihomer game.
Sports on 07/14/2014