Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper scores on a home run by Bryson Stott in the eighth inning of Philadelphia’s 12-3 win over the Nationals on Saturday in Washington. Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Trea Turner hit two home runs in an eight-run eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies went deep five times on Saturday on their way to a 12-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
Nick Castellanos, Jake Cave and Bryson Stott also homered for Philadelphia, which began the day two games ahead of San Francisco in the race for the top wild-card spot in the National League. The Phillies had lost four of five.
Riley Adams drove in two runs for Washington, which had won six of its last seven overall and 15 of 18 at home since July 8.
Turner, a former member of the Nationals, led off the eighth inning by sending Cory Abbott’s 93-mph fastball into the seats in left. Abbott (1-2), who was pitching for the first time since Aug. 11, allowed seven more runs, including a three-run homer by Stott that preceded Turner’ second home run in the inning.
DODGERS 3, MARLINS 1: Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in Los Angeles’ three-run eighth inning, and the host Dodgers beat Miami in the opener of a split-doubleheader.
The NL West-leading Dodgers bounced back nicely from an 11-3 loss on Friday night, improving to 16-2 in August. Ryan Yarbrough (6-5) pitched two perfect innings for the win, and Evan Phillips got three outs for his 19th save.
DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 4: Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer and tripled to lead Arizona to a victory in San Diego in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
The Diamondbacks (63-61) have won five of their last seven games and pulled four games ahead of the Padres in the NL wild-card standings.
BRAVES 6, GIANTS 5: Eddie Rosario had four hits, including a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Atlanta won at home for its fifth straight win.
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-out single off Tyler Rogers (4-5) in the eighth. Rosario followed with his 19th homer, a first-pitch blast that carried 441 feet to center field.
METS 13, CARDINALS 2: Francisco Lindor had four hits and stole home, Daniel Vogelbach hit a grand slam and New York won in St. Louis for its fourth straight victory.
DJ Stewart and Pete Alonso also homered. Kodai Senga (10-6) allowed one run on two hits, walked two and struck out seven batters in seven innings to become the first rookie in the major leagues this season to win 10 games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ANGELS 7, RAYS 6: Brandon Drury had three hits, including his 16th home run in the fifth inning, and Los Angeles held on for a victory over Tampa Bay in the first game of a split doubleheader in Anaheim, California.
The split doubleheader was scheduled Friday due to the threat of Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California on Sunday.
Randal Grichuk drove in two runs for the Angels, who won for just the fifth time in 17 August games. Grichuk also made a leaping catch at the wall in the second inning to rob Yandy Diaz of a home run.
TIGERS 4, GUARDIANS 3: Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and Javier Báez had a solo shot as Detroit handed rookie Tanner Bibee his first loss in more than two months with a victory over the Guardians in Cleveland.
Carpenter connected in the first inning off Bibee (9-3), who had won his previous seven decisions and was unbeaten since June 13. Báez homered in the seventh off Nick Sandlin to put the Tigers ahead 4-2.
Matt Manning (5-4) held the Guardians to one run and five hits in six innings. The right-hander came in 0-2 with a 17.61 ERA in two previous outings at Progressive Field.
MARINERS 10, ASTROS 3: Julio Rodríguez set a major league record with his 17th hit in four games, Dylan Moore homered twice, Logan Gilbert registered his 14th quality start of the season and Seattle won in Houston for its fifth-straight win.
The Mariners, who are 13-3 in their last 16 games, pulled to 1 1/2 games behind the Astros for the second AL wild-card spot and maintained a 1/2 game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
INTERLEAGUE
BREWERS 6, RANGERS 1: Willy Adames was 4 for 4 with two RBI to lead Milwaukee to a win in Arlington, Texas.
The NL Central-leading Brewers (67-57) have won the first two games of the series behind 29 combined hits.
Carlos Santana homered for the second consecutive day and the fourth time in his past six games. His two-out homer in the first inning, his 18th, gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead.
CUBS 6, ROYALS 4: Cody Bellinger hit two home runs and Justin Steele pitched six strong innings as Chicago won at home.
Bellinger belted two opposite field home runs in the first three innings to give the Cubs an early 4-1 lead. His 20 homers in 2023 are his highest single-season total since he won MVP in 2019 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bellinger finished 2 for 3 with four RBI and two runs.
BLUE JAYS 4, REDS 3: Davis Schneider hit a tiebreaking solo homer and Jordan Romano worked out of a jam in the ninth inning, sending Toronto to a victory over Elly De La Cruz and the Reds in Cincinnati.
Chris Bassitt pitched six efficient innings as Toronto (68-56) rebounded from a stretch of five losses in seven games. All-Star Bo Bichette hit an RBI single in his first big league game since July 31.
Cruz had two hits for Cincinnati (64-60), including a wild run around the bases in the fourth. TJ Friedl homered, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two of the team’s six hits.
PIRATES 7, TWINS 4: Mitch Keller pitched six strong innings and Pittsburgh broke through late against Sonny Gray in a victory in Minneapolis.
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