Atlanta (79-66) routed Washington 12-0 on Tuesday night while the New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, leaving the teams tied for the third and final National League wild-card spot. The Braves host the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers for four games beginning on Friday.

Atlanta left-hander Max Fried (9-8, 3.35 ERA) will oppose Washington right-hander Jake Irvin (9-12, 4.28) on Wednesday.

Fried has given up three runs or fewer in each of his past five starts. On Friday, he allowed just an unearned run on five hits in seven innings during a 3-1 win against the Blue Jays. He walked one and struck out eight.

"That's the Max we know," catcher Travis d'Arnaud said after that game. "He's not afraid of anybody. He just attacks guys and he's not afraid of contact. He did a tremendous job today."

Fried is no stranger to late-season success. Over his career, he is 13-5 with a 2.40 ERA in September and October regular-season outings.

Against familiar foe Washington, Fried is 8-4 with a 3.83 ERA in 18 games, 17 starts. That tally includes eight shutout innings in a 2-0 win on May 28.

Irvin has struggled of late. In his past two starts, he gave up a total of 13 runs in 9 2/3 innings, including six runs in five innings of a loss to the Pirates on Thursday, when he yielded seven hits and three walks.

After being staked to a 3-0 lead, he was tagged for five runs in the second. He allowed seven runs in the second inning of his previous start, against the Chicago Cubs.

"It's something we've tried to limit all year long," Irvin said of the big innings. "I think I've just done a really bad job of establishing the fastball. That's something that keeps guys honest on the off-speed pitches."

Irvin is 1-1 with a 3.15 ERA in four lifetime starts against the Braves. He pitched six scoreless innings and fanned 10 against Atlanta and Fried in a no-decision on May 28, and he is 1-0 with a 1.04 ERA in three outings vs. the Braves this year.

Michael Harris II homered twice and Orlando Arcia and Sean Murphy also went deep for Atlanta on Tuesday. The Braves had hit only three homers in eight games this month before Tuesday. Harris, Matt Olson and Ramon Laureano each had three hits.

The news wasn't all good for Atlanta. Starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez left the game after one inning due to right shoulder soreness and will have an MRI exam on Wednesday.

"He wanted to keep going," manager Brian Snitker said, "but when he stepped on it, he didn't feel great. It's something. But we'll know more when they get him looked at a little more."

Jesse Chavez entered in the second and pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit, for the win. John Brebbia added three scoreless frames as four Braves pitchers combined for a three-hitter.

Jose Tena had two doubles for the Nationals.

MacKenzie Gore lasted just 3 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs, though only two were earned thanks to two Washington defensive miscues.

"He didn't pitch well. We didn't hit well," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "It was kind of a lopsided game."

Fernando Tatis Jr. also homered and Yu Darvish earned his first victory since May 19 for the Padres, who snapped a two-game skid. Darvish (5-3) tossed five innings of two-run ball. Robert Suarez got the final four outs for his 32nd save.

Machado smacked a two-run shot to center field off George Kirby in the sixth inning, marking his 164th home run with the Padres and giving San Diego a 5-2 lead in the process. Nate Colbert was the Padres' previous home run leader, going deep 163 times for the franchise from 1969-74.

Cal Raleigh and Luke Raley went deep for the Mariners, who lost for just the second time in their past six games. Kirby (11-11) gave up five runs in five-plus innings.

Cubs 6, Dodgers 3

Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs to go along with spectacular defense in center field and visiting Chicago took advantage of three Los Angeles errors in the eighth inning to rally for a victory.

The Cubs scored five times in the eighth, when the Dodgers had throwing errors from catcher Austin Barnes and center fielder Tommy Edman as well as a fielding error from Enrique Hernandez.

Chicago starter Shota Imanaga (13-3) allowed three runs on seven hits over seven innings. Edman hit two home runs and Yoshinobu Yamamoto had eight strikeouts in four innings during his return from a shoulder injury for the Dodgers.

Phillies 9, Rays 4

Cal Stevenson delivered a go-ahead double as part of a wild eighth inning and Kyle Schwarber hit his major-league-record 14th leadoff homer of the season as host Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay.

Trea Turner added two home runs and Bryce Harper contributed three doubles for the Phillies. Schwarber exited in the fourth inning due to what the team called left elbow discomfort.

Junior Caminero had three hits while Christopher Morel and Josh Lowe each registered two hits for the Rays, who lost for the fourth time in six games.

Tigers 11, Rockies 0

Rookie right-hander Keider Montero recorded a shutout, Parker Meadows homered and drove in three runs and host Detroit rolled past Colorado.

Montero (5-6) held the Rockies to three hits and didn't walk a batter while recording five strikeouts. Riley Greene had a three-run triple, while Matt Vierling and Andy Ibanez drove in two runs apiece for the Tigers.

Bradley Blalock (1-3) was charged with five runs (four earned) on five hits in four innings for the Rockies. Blalock walked five and fanned four.

Pirates 6, Marlins 4

Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer to help lift Pittsburgh past visiting Miami.

Bryan Reynolds had two hits, two runs and an RBI and Isiah Kiner-Falefa added two hits and a run for the Pirates, who have won the first two games of the three-game series. Reliever Joey Wentz (1-2) got the win, and Aroldis Chapman earned his eighth save.

Jhonny Pereda had three hits, an RBI and a run and Kyle Stowers had two doubles, an RBI and a run for the Marlins. Adam Oller (1-3) allowed six runs on seven hits in five innings.

Brewers 3, Giants 2

Garrett Mitchell homered, the Milwaukee bullpen provided 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief and the Brewers held on for a road victory over San Francisco.

Brewers starter Aaron Civale (6-8) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. William Contreras collected three singles and Willy Adames had a pair for the Brewers.

Giants starter Landen Roupp (0-1) worked five innings and yielded two runs and five hits. Mike Yastrzemski homered for San Francisco.

Athletics 4, Astros 3 (12 innings)

Daz Cameron, Max Schuemann and Nick Allen parlayed successive bunts into a two-run rally in the top of the 12th inning, helping Oakland escape with a win over Houston.

The Athletics rallied against Astros reliever Hector Neris (9-5). Oakland left-hander JP Sears had his start bumped up one day after scheduled starter Osvaldo Bido was placed on the injured list due to right wrist flexor tendinitis. Sears worked six shutout innings.

Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti allowed two runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Cedric Mullins hit two home runs as visiting Baltimore ended a three-game losing streak by beating Boston.

Mullins belted a solo shot in the first inning, then socked a two-run homer in the third. Adley Rutschman drove in two runs for Baltimore. Albert Suarez (8-5) pitched six innings and held Boston to one run on four hits.

Red Sox starter Kutter (8-14) gave up three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Boston has lost the past five times Crawford has taken the mound.

Braves 12, Nationals 0

Michael Harris II homered twice, Orlando Arcia and Sean Murphy also went deep and visiting Atlanta routed Washington.

Harris, Matt Olson and Ramon Laureano had three hits each for the Braves. Atlanta starter Reynaldo Lopez left the game after one inning due to right shoulder soreness. Jesse Chavez (2-2) threw three scoreless innings, and four Braves pitchers combined for a three-hitter.

Jose Tena had two doubles for the Nationals. Washington starter MacKenzie Gore (8-12) gave up seven runs, but only two earned, on six hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Guardians 5, White Sox 0

Lane Thomas had two hits, including a three-run homer, and seven Cleveland pitchers combined on a five-hitter for the visiting Guardians, who maintained a 3 1/2-game lead on Kansas City atop the American League Central.

Cleveland starter Ben Lively pitched just two innings, exiting the game after being struck on the outside of the right thigh by a comebacker. Pedro Avila (6-1) threw two innings and was credited with the win.

Andrew Vaughn had two hits for the White Sox, who have lost a franchise-worst 14 straight home games. Jonathan Cannon (3-10) allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Reds 3, Cardinals 0

Rhett Lowder earned his first career big-league victory for visiting Cincinnati.

Lowder (1-1) held St. Louis to five hits in five innings. He struck out three and did not issue a walk. Four relievers pitched an inning each to complete the shutout.

TJ Friedl drove in two runs for the Reds, who won for the seventh time in nine games. St. Louis lost for the third time in four games as Andre Pallante surrendered three runs and walked five in five innings.

Royals 5, Yankees 0

Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven outstanding innings as Kansas City ended a six-game road losing streak with a victory over New York.

Lugo (16-8) yielded three hits and no walks in his 105-pitch outing. He tied Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal for the major league lead in wins and became Kansas City's first pitcher to win 16 games since Jason Vargas went 18-11 in 2017.

The Yankees were blanked for the eighth time this season and only the second time since the All-Star break. Aaron Judge (0-for-4) went homerless for the 14th straight game as New York tied a season low with three hits.

Twins 10, Angels 5

Matt Wallner doubled, homered and drove in three runs and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Los Angeles in Minneapolis.

Kyle Farmer finished 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for Minnesota, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez (15-8) won his fourth start in a row. He allowed four runs, all of which were unearned, on eight hits in seven innings.

Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and three RBIs to lead the Angels.

Blue Jays 6, Mets 2

Chris Bassitt struck out eight in six innings, Davis Schneider had a two-run triple and Toronto defeated visiting New York.

Bassitt (10-13) allowed one run, five hits and one walk to go 2-0 in his career against his former team, the Mets.

New York left-hander David Peterson (9-2) allowed five runs (four earned), eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Mets dropped into a tie with the Braves for the third National League wild-card spot.

Diamondbacks 6, Rangers 0

Christian Walker belted two homers and Joc Pederson hit one as Arizona beat Texas in Phoenix.

Pavin Smith and Jose Herrera added RBI doubles for the Diamondbacks, who remained a half-game behind the Padres for the National League's top wild-card spot.

Wyatt Langford had two of the Rangers' three hits. Langford also stole two bases. Texas lost for just the fourth time in 14 contests.

The Cubs scored five times in the eighth when the Dodgers had throwing errors from catcher Austin Barnes and center fielder Tommy Edman as well as a fielding error from Enrique Hernandez.

Shota Imanaga (13-3) kept Chicago in the game, allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out four without issuing a walk.

As in Imanaga's previous start, a combined no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 4, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge followed him with one scoreless inning apiece. Hodge registered his fifth save with help from a clutch catch by Crow-Armstrong.

Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki each had three hits and an RBI for the Cubs (75-70), who are four games behind the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets in the chase for the final National League wild-card spot.

Tommy Edman hit two home runs and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had eight strikeouts in his return from a shoulder injury as the National League West-leading Dodgers lost for the fourth time in their past six games.

Max Muncy also hit a home run for the Dodgers, whose lead over the second-place San Diego Padres fell to 4 1/2 games.

Leading 3-1 in the eighth inning, the Dodgers lost their way on defense. Barnes' throwing error on a Dansby Swanson ball in front of the plate put a second runner aboard with no outs. Suzuki singled to center for a run, and Swanson scored as well on Edman's errant throw back to the infield, tying the score 3-all.

Chicago took a 4-3 lead on a Michael Busch fielder's choice, with Hernandez making an error on the play. Hoerner then hit an RBI double, and Crow-Armstrong's groundout drove in the final run.

Edman hit home runs in the second and fourth innings to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. They were Edman's first home runs in a Los Angeles uniform after a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals in late July.

Muncy gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning with his 13th of the season.

The Dodgers had a runner on third with two outs in the ninth when Crow-Armstrong ended the game by taking a home run away from Muncy. Crow-Armstrong made two other sliding catches in right-center.

Evan Phillips (3-1) gave up four runs, all unearned, in the eighth inning to take the loss.

Yamamoto, in his first major league start since June 15, allowed one run on four hits and no walks in four innings.

The Brewers (83-61) took another step toward a National League Central championship, while the Giants (71-74) fell eight games out of the NL's final wild-card spot with just 17 to play.

In the opener of a six-game trip, the Brewers led just 2-1 entering the sixth inning, when Mitchell launched reliever Tristan Beck's first pitch for his fifth home run of the season.

Mike Yastrzemski got the Giants back within 3-2 when he smacked a leadoff homer of his own in the bottom of the inning, his 14th.

Brewers starter Aaron Civale (6-8) then retired Heliot Ramos on a pop fly before turning the ball over to the Milwaukee bullpen, having allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out two.

DL Hall retained the one-run lead through the seventh inning. Trevor Megill worked a 1-2-3 eighth before Devin Williams struck out Tyler Fitzgerald with two aboard in the ninth for his 10th save.

In the first inning, Milwaukee took a lead it never relinquished.

A leadoff double by Jackson Chourio ignited a two-run first by the Brewers. William Contreras and Willy Adames drove in the runs with singles off Giants starter Landen Roupp (0-1).

The Giants responded in the last of the inning, getting a two-out RBI double from Matt Chapman.

Roupp worked the first five innings for San Francisco, limiting the Brewers to two runs and five hits. He struck out three without issuing a walk.

Contreras collected three singles and Adames had a pair for the Brewers, who took two of three from the Giants in Milwaukee last month.

The Brewers out-hit the hosts 9-4.

Pavin Smith and Jose Herrera added RBI doubles for Arizona (81-64), which moved into a tie for the National League's top wild-card spot, pending completion of the San Diego Padres' game against the Seattle Mariners.

Walker had three RBIs for Arizona, which has won two straight games after losing eight of its previous 12.

Zac Gallen (12-6) allowed two hits in five scoreless innings for the Diamondbacks. He struck out seven and walked two.

Arizona's Kevin Ginkel gave up a hit and issued a walk in the sixth, Ryan Thompson pitched a flawless seventh, A.J. Puk struck out the side in a perfect eighth and Justin Martinez struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth.

Wyatt Langford had two of the Rangers' three hits. Langford also stole two bases.

Texas (70-75) lost for just the fourth time in its past 14 contests. The Rangers are seven games behind the Twins for the American League's third wild-card berth, and their playoff hopes are getting slimmer with four other teams residing between them and Minnesota in the standings.

Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi (11-8) allowed four runs and seven hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Pederson and Walker hit back-to-back homers off Eovaldi in the first inning for Arizona.

Pederson ripped a 2-1 cutter over the pool in right-center for his 22nd home run of the season. Walker followed by taking an 0-1 fastball the opposite way to clear the right field fence.

In the third inning, Pederson walked with one out and Walker again went the opposite way, hitting a 2-1 slider over the fence in right to make it 4-0. It was his 25th homer of the season.

Arizona added another run in the eighth when Jake McCarthy led off with a bunt single and Smith followed with an RBI double into the right field corner. The hot-hitting Smith established single-game career bests of three homers and eight RBIs in the Diamondbacks' previous game against the Houston Astros on Sunday.

Two outs later, Herrera drilled a ground-rule double over the fence in right-center to score Smith from third.

Fernando Tatis Jr. also homered and Yu Darvish (5-3) earned his first victory since May 19 for the Padres (82-64), who snapped a two-game skid. Robert Suarez got the final four outs for his 32nd save of the season.

Cal Raleigh and Luke Raley went deep for the Mariners (73-72), who lost for just the second time in their past six games.

Machado smacked a two-run shot to center field off Seattle starter George Kirby (11-11) in the sixth inning, marking his 164th home run with the Padres and giving San Diego a 5-2 lead in the process. Nate Colbert was the Padres' previous home run leader, going deep 163 times for the franchise from 1969-74.

Machado added a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh to make it 7-2.

After trailing 2-0, the Padres took the lead in the third inning. Donovan Solano and Luis Arraez singled before Tatis hit a three-run shot to right-center to put San Diego ahead for good.

Raleigh homered with two outs in the first, his 30th long ball of the season, and Raley went deep leading off the second, providing Seattle with its 2-0 edge.

The Mariners didn't score again until the seventh, when Justin Turner led off with a walk and Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford followed with singles, the latter scoring Turner. Seattle soon loaded the bases with one out for Julio Rodriguez, who grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Darvish, making just his second start since May 29 after stints on the injured (left groin strain) and restricted (private family matter) lists, went five innings and allowed two runs on seven hits. The right-hander didn't walk a batter and struck out five.

Kirby gave up five runs on seven hits in five-plus innings, with one walk and four strikeouts.

The Athletics (63-82) rallied against Hector Neris (9-5), the sixth pitcher of the game for the Astros.

Cameron opened the 12th with a bunt single that sent automatic runner Zack Gelof to third. Schuemann added a sacrifice bunt that scored Gelof and snapped a 2-2 tie. Schuemann reached on a Neris throwing error, and when Allen followed with a bunt, Cameron scored on the fielder's choice.

Jose Altuve opened the bottom of the 12th with an RBI double that scored automatic runner Jason Heyward, but Athletics left-hander Hogan Harris (4-3) rallied to strand Altuve at third base.

The Astros (77-67) clawed back from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning against Athletics reliever Tyler Ferguson, with their bench leading the charge.

Pinch hitter Ben Gamel worked a one-out walk before pinch hitter Jon Singleton sliced the deficit in half with his first career triple, bringing home Gamel with a drive off the wall in left-center field. Altuve followed by dumping an RBI single into shallow center.

Oakland left-hander JP Sears had his start bumped up one day after scheduled starter Osvaldo Bido was placed on the 15-day injured list earlier on Tuesday with right wrist flexor tendinitis.

Sears excelled despite the change of plans, working six shutout innings for his sixth scoreless outing of the season. He allowed four hits -- all singles -- and issued two walks while recording one strikeout.

The Athletics struck in the first inning against Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti. Back-to-back one-out singles from Brent Rooker and JJ Bleday set up an RBI opportunity for Shea Langeliers, who responded with a sacrifice fly to left that plated Rooker for a 1-0 lead.

Gelof doubled that advantage with a 416-foot blast to left field on the first pitch of the second inning. His 17th home run was the first of three extra-base hits surrendered by Arrighetti, who navigated pitfalls with inning-ending strikeouts to strand runners in scoring position in the third and fourth innings.

Arrighetti allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.

Lowder (1-1) held the Cardinals to five hits in five innings. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk. Justin Wilson, Tony Santillan, Brent Suter and Emilio Pagan each pitched one inning of relief to complete the shutout.

Pagan escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn his first save of the year.

TJ Friedl drove in two runs for the Reds (71-75), who won for the seventh time in nine games. St. Louis (72-72) lost for the third time in four games.

Cincinnati manager David Bell was ejected in the sixth inning by plate umpire Larry Vanover for arguing balls and strikes.

Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (6-8) allowed three runs on six hits and five walks in five innings. He struck out six.

Pallante escaped trouble in the first inning, retiring the next two batters after Elly De La Cruz walked and stole both second and third.

The Reds left two more runners stranded in the second inning. Jake Fraley walked with two outs and reached third on Santiago Espinal's single, but Amed Rosario struck out to end the frame.

Cincinnati threatened again in the fourth inning. Ty France hit a one-out single and went to third on Fraley's double, but Pallante retired the next two batters to escape another jam.

The Reds took a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. Jonathan India walked, De La Cruz hit a single and Pallante's wild pitch moved the runners to third and second, respectively.

One out later, Friedl hit a two-run single. He took second on a disengagement violation, stole third while Spencer Steer walked and scored on France's groundout.

Cincinnati left two more runners on in the sixth inning. Espinal hit a single and India drew a one-out walk while facing Ryan Fernandez, but John King took over on the mound and retired the next two batters.

A St. Louis rally came up short in the ninth, as Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado hit singles and Lars Nootbaar walked with no outs before Pagan struck out the next three batters to end the game.

Kyle Farmer finished 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for Minnesota (77-68), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Carlos Santana added a two-run homer, and Ryan Jefferson went 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

Zach Neto went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and three RBIs to lead the Angels (60-85). Taylor Ward finished 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez (15-8) won his fourth start in a row.

Lopez allowed four runs, all of which were unearned, on eight hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out 10, which tied for his second-highest total of the season.

Angels right-hander Griffin Canning (5-13) gave up 10 runs (nine earned) on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and fanned four.

The Twins broke out for four runs in the second. Jeffers opened the scoring with an RBI single to center, and Farmer followed two batters later with a three-run shot to left.

The blast marked Farmer's fifth homer of the season and his second in as many games. He has hit safely in six of his past seven contests.

Wallner led off the third with a 444-foot homer to right to make it 5-0. It was his 12th homer.

Minnesota made it 6-0 later in the third. Trevor Larnach scored on a sacrifice fly by Jeffers.

Los Angeles cut the deficit to 6-4 in the fifth. Ward ripped an RBI single to right, and Neto followed in the next at-bat with a three-run shot to center.

Neto's 428-foot blast marked his 21st homer, which is one shy of Ward's 22 for the team lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Santana hit a two-run homer to right-center field to boost the Twins' lead to 8-4. It was his 21st homer.

Wallner added a two-run double in the sixth to put the Twins on top 10-4.

Jordyn Adams capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth.

Cleveland (83-62) maintained a 3 1/2-game lead on the Kansas City Royals atop the American League Central.

The Guardians navigated an unforeseen de facto bullpen game to prevail against the White Sox (33-113), who have lost a franchise-worst 14 straight home games.

Guardians starter Ben Lively pitched just two innings, exiting the game after being struck on the outside of the right thigh by a comebacker.

Pedro Avila, Eli Morgan, Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis and Erik Sabrowski followed with a combined seven scoreless innings.

Avila (6-1) permitted two hits in two innings.

Chicago rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon lost for the fifth time in six starts. Cannon (3-10) scattered three runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.

Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Kyle Manzardo singled home Thomas, who had doubled.

Cannon recorded an out to open the sixth but left after a walk and single. Thomas greeted reliever Gus Varland with a three-run blast to center field, putting the Guardians ahead 4-0.

Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-4 for Chicago. Andres Gimenez, Thomas, Josh Naylor and Manzardo all had two hits for the Guardians. Gimenez contributed an RBI single in the ninth.

The White Sox must win 10 of their remaining 16 games to avoid matching the 1962 New York Mets for the highest single-season loss total in modern baseball history (120).

Sean Burke, the White Sox's third-round draft pick in 2021, pitched three innings in his major league debut. He yielded an unearned run and three hits with one walk and three strikeouts.

Cleveland clinched the season series against Chicago with its seventh win in 12 meetings. The Guardians will try to complete a three-game sweep of the current set on Wednesday.

In corresponding roster moves, the Dodgers designated left-hander Nick Ramirez for assignment and placed left-hander Anthony Banda on the injured list with a left hand fracture.

Yamamoto is slated to start Tuesday night against the visiting Chicago Cubs in his first action since June 15.

Yamamoto, 26, had a stellar start to his first season in the major leagues, going 6-2 with a 2.92 ERA in 14 starts with 84 strikeouts and just 17 walks. He went on the injured list in mid-June due to a strained rotator cuff.

Graterol, also 26, strained his right hamstring last month in his season debut Aug. 6. He had missed the entire season to that point while rehabbing a shoulder injury. Graterol lasted only eight pitches in his appearance against the Phillies due to the hamstring strain.

Graterol is 11-9 with a 2.89 ERA in his career for the Minnesota Twins (2019) and Los Angeles (2020-24) in 182 career games (five starts).

Ramirez, 35, had a 6.08 ERA without a decision in eight appearances for the Dodgers this season, his first with the club.

Banda, 31, pitched one inning against the Cubs on Monday and gave up two runs on three hits during a 10-4 loss. Banda is 2-2 with two saves and a 3.23 ERA in 46 games (one start) in 2024.

The Phillies' No. 1 hitter opened the bottom of the first inning with a 437-foot home run, breaking Alfonso Soriano's major league record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season. Soriano had set the old mark with the New York Yankees in 2013.

Schwarber, who has 45 career leadoff homers, then drew a walk to start the third. He appeared to hurt the elbow while diving back to first base during a pickoff attempt.

He soon scored on Trea Turner's home run, but on Schwarber's next turn through the order in the fourth inning, Buddy Kennedy came in to pinch-hit.

Schwarber, 31, collected his 35th home run of the season and raised his average to .251 before his exit. He has 95 RBIs and a league-best 98 walks in 134 games this season.

Mullins hit a solo shot in the first inning, then hit a two-run homer in the third. Both home runs came against Boston starting pitcher Kutter Crawford.

Adley Rutschman drove in two runs for Baltimore (83-63). The Orioles, who scored seven runs over their previous five games, had 10 hits in Tuesday's victory.

Crawford (8-14) gave up three runs on seven hits before he was pulled with one out in the seventh inning. He struck out six and walked one. Boston has lost the past five times Crawford has taken the mound.

Baltimore starter Albert Suarez (8-5) pitched six innings and held Boston to one run on four hits. He walked two and set a career high by recording eight strikeouts. The Red Sox (73-72) have scored one run in 12 innings against Suarez this season.

Seranthony Dominguez gave up a single and struck out two in a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save of the season. Boston hitters struck out 13 times for the game.

Mullins made it 1-0 when he belted his 16th home run of the year with one out in the first inning. His 17th home run came after Gunnar Henderson drew a two-out walk in the third, and that blast extended Baltimore's lead to 3-0.

Boston trimmed its deficit to 3-1 when Connor Wong and Triston Casas hit back-to-back doubles with two outs in the fourth. Wong had two of Boston's seven hits.

The Orioles added two runs in the seventh on a bases-loaded single by Rutschman that scored Henderson and Anthony Santander to make it a 5-1 game.

Baltimore's lead was sliced to 5-3 in the eighth. Masataka Yoshida's double drove in Jarren Duran before Tyler O'Neill scored on a Yennier Cano balk.

Bassitt (10-13) allowed one run, five hits and one walk to go 2-0 in his career against his former team, the Mets.

The teams have split the first two games of a three-game series. The Mets (79-66) dropped into a tie with the Atlanta Braves for the third National League wild-card spot.

The loss was the second in 12 games for the Mets. It was the second win in eight games for Toronto (69-77).

Mets left-hander David Peterson (9-2) allowed five runs (four earned), eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The Mets scored once in the first. Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker singled. The Blue Jays could not complete what would have been an inning-ending double play on Pete Alonso's broken-bat comebacker to Bassitt and Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI single to center.

Toronto tied the game in the second. Ernie Clement reached first base when Mark Vientos bobbled his grounder to third. Clement reached second on a wild pitch and took third on another wild pitch on ball four to Spencer Horwitz. Leo Jimenez then lined an RBI single to left.

Toronto took a 5-1 lead in the third. Daulton Varsho reached second on a bunt single when Peterson flipped the ball wildly to first. He scored on Alejandro Kirk's double to right. Clement's liner to left eluded a diving Winker for a hit and Davis Schneider tripled.

Jimenez was hit by a pitch and Joey Loperfido stroked an RBI single to left.

Toronto reliever Brendon Little allowed a leadoff double to pinch hitter Jose Iglesias in the seventh. Iglesias took third on a one-out wild pitch. Pinch hitter Tyrone Taylor walked. Zach Pop replaced Little and a run scored on a passed ball.

Clement tripled with one out against Huascar Brazoban in the home seventh. Alex Young took over on the mound and allowed Horwitz's double.

Lugo (16-8) yielded three hits and no walks in his 105-pitch outing. He tied Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal for the major league lead in wins and became Kansas City's first pitcher to win 16 games since Jason Vargas went 18-11 in 2017.

The Royals (80-66) won for the fifth time in six games overall.

Lugo allowed a leadoff single to Gleyber Torres in the first inning, then retired 17 straight until Torres singled again with two outs in the sixth. After allowing Torres' second hit, Lugo retired Juan Soto on a fly ball to deep left.

New York's Austin Wells singled with one out in the seventh. Lugo retired Giancarlo Stanton on a fly ball, and then struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. to end the inning.

The veteran right-hander notched his fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season and finished two shy of his career high. Lugo did not issue a walk for the third time this season and threw 77 of 105 pitches for strikes.

Bobby Witt Jr. had an RBI single in the third off New York's Marcus Stroman (10-8), and Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single. Perez also hit a run-scoring single in the fifth. He has five RBIs in the past two games after going 4-for-4 in with a homer in Kansas City's 10-4 loss on Monday.

Tommy Pham added a solo homer in the seventh. Pinch hitter Maikel Garcia contributed a sacrifice fly after pinch runner Dairon Blanco stole two bases in the eighth.

Kris Bubic and John Schreiber pitched an inning apiece to finish off Kansas City's ninth shutout of the year.

Stroman allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out four, walked two and dropped his second straight start after winning his previous three decisions.

The Yankees (83-62) were blanked for the eighth time this season and only the second time since the All-Star break. Aaron Judge (0-for-4) went homerless for the 14th straight game as the Yankees tied a season low by getting held to three hits.

Harris, Matt Olson and Ramon Laureano had three hits each for the Braves, who began the night one game behind the New York Mets in the National League wild-card race.

Atlanta starter Reynaldo Lopez left the game after one inning due to right shoulder soreness. Jesse Chavez (2-2) entered in the second and pitched three scoreless innings on one hit for the win. John Brebbia added three scoreless frames as four Braves pitchers combined for a three-hitter.

Jose Tena had two doubles for the Nationals.

Washington starter MacKenzie Gore (8-12) gave up seven runs, but only two earned, on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Atlanta, which was shut out on two hits by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, had 15 on Tuesday.

The Braves erupted for four runs in the third. Luke Williams reached on an error, stole second and went to third on a groundout. Jorge Soler hit a ground-rule double to score Williams and later went to third on a wild pitch. After Marcell Ozuna walked, Olson doubled, scoring Soler, and Laureano doubled home Ozuna and Olson to make it 4-0.

In the fourth, Harris hit a two-out homer to right, increasing the lead to 5-0. Soler walked and Ozuna reached on catcher's interference by Keibert Ruiz. Soler scored on a single by Olson, and Ozuna came home on a single by Laureano.

Arcia made it 8-0 when he homered with one out in the fifth.

Laureano reached on a fielder's choice in the sixth and Murphy homered to left to make it 10-0.

In the eighth, Adam Duvall walked and Olson and Laureano singled to load the bases, and Duvall scored on a single by Murphy as Atlanta finished 7-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

Harris homered again in the ninth for the 12-0 final.

Bryan Reynolds had two hits, two runs and an RBI and Isiah Kiner-Falefa added two hits and a run for the Pirates (69-76), who have won the first two games of the three-game series. Pittsburgh has posted three consecutive wins overall.

Carmen Mlodzinski served as the Pirates' opener and retired all six batters he faced with one strikeout.

Joey Wentz (1-2), Kyle Nicolas, Ryan Borucki, David Bednar and Dennis Santana combined to allow three runs and six hits over the next five innings. Aroldis Chapman yielded a run in the ninth but logged his eighth save.

Marlins starter Adam Oller (1-3) went five innings, allowing six runs and seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks.

Jhonny Pereda had three hits, an RBI and a run and Kyle Stowers had two doubles, an RBI and a run for Miami (54-91), which lost the series opener 3-2 on Monday.

The Pirates greeted Oller with back-to-back singles from Kiner-Falefa and Reynolds, who took second on his base hit after the Marlins unsuccessfully tried to get Kiner-Falefa at third.

Oneil Cruz followed with a run-scoring groundout to second. Following a walk to McCutchen, third baseman Jake Burger booted a grounder from Joey Bart, allowing another run to score for a 2-0 lead.

Wentz got the first two outs in the fifth before Stowers doubled at the end of an eight-pitch at-bat. Nicolas came in and walked David Hensley on seven pitches, bringing up Pereda, who lined an RBI single to right on another full-count pitch to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Oller pitched around a leadoff walk in the second, a single to start the third and a double to begin the fourth, but he ran out of luck after surrendering a leadoff double to Jared Triolo in the fifth.

Two batters later, Reynolds singled to center to drive in Triolo. After a walk to Cruz, McCutchen hammered the first pitch from Oller over the fence in left-center field for a 6-1 advantage. It was McCutchen's 20th homer of the year.

A sacrifice fly by Jonah Bride in the sixth trimmed the gap to 6-2. Nicolas departed and Borucki was greeted by an opposite-field double down the left field line from Stowers to make it 6-3.

For the second straight night, Chapman gave up a run in the ninth, this time on an RBI single by Burger to make it 6-4. With the potential tying run on base, Chapman struck out Otto Lopez to end the game.

Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-record 14th leadoff homer of the season for the Phillies (87-58), although he later exited with left elbow discomfort after an awkward slide on a pickoff attempt at first base. Trea Turner hit two home runs for Philadelphia, including a two-run insurance shot in the eighth, and Bryce Harper contributed three doubles.

Junior Caminero had three hits, while Christopher Morel and Josh Lowe each registered two hits for Tampa Bay (71-74), which has lost four of its past six games.

The Phillies' eighth inning began in bizarre fashion. Bryson Stott's shot down the right field line hit the umpire and bounced right to first baseman Jonathan Aranda for an easy out. Stott slammed his helmet upon returning to the dugout, but his teammates rallied behind him.

Brandon Marsh drew a walk against Richard Lovelady (3-6) and moved to third on Kody Clemens' double. Stevenson then hooked a 2-2 changeup from Edwin Uceta into right field to score two runs. Buddy Kennedy's RBI single and Turner's two-run blast -- his 18th of the season -- pushed the lead to 9-4.

Two batters later, Uceta drilled Nick Castellanos with a 96 mph sinker, causing the benches and bullpens to empty. Uceta was ejected.

Philadelphia left-hander Ranger Suarez gave up four runs and a career-high 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Tampa Bay's Taj Bradley also received a no-decision after yielding four runs (three earned) and six hits in six innings.

After Bradley allowed Schwarber's 35th homer to open the bottom of the first, Tampa Bay drew even in the bottom half on Jose Caballero's RBI single.

A similar script followed in the second inning, as the Phillies jumped ahead -- this time with an unearned run -- only to have the Rays tie it up, 2-2, on a base hit by Yandy Diaz.

Philadelphia went back in front for the third time in as many innings as Turner belted a two-run shot off Bradley to create a 4-2 advantage. However, the visitors drew even once again with a run in the fifth and another in the sixth.

Four Phillies relievers combined to pitch 3 2/3 scoreless innings, including Jose Alvarado (2-5), who struck out two in the eighth, and Tanner Banks, who worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

Montero (5-6) held the Rockies to three hits and didn't walk a batter while recording five strikeouts. Riley Greene had a three-run triple, while Matt Vierling and Andy Ibanez drove in two runs apiece for the Tigers (74-71).

Bradley Blalock (1-3) was charged with five runs (four earned) on five hits in four innings for the Rockies (54-91). Blalock walked five and fanned four.

Meadows gave his club a jolt by leading off the bottom of the first with his seventh homer of the season. Detroit had two runners in scoring position later in the inning, but Blalock struck out Ibanez to prevent further damage.

Ryan McMahon's leadoff single in the second was the lone hit the Rockies mustered against Montero in the first six innings. McMahon ended up being erased on a double play.

The Tigers took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Blalock got into trouble after walking the leadoff batter, Jace Jung. Shortstop Ezequiel Tovar's error on a one-out grounder by Jake Rogers was followed by a Meadows walk to load the bases.

Greene cleared the bases by ripping a triple down the right field line. Vierling then smacked a single to center to score Greene.

Detroit expanded its lead in the sixth. Jung walked again and moved up to second on a passed ball before Trey Sweeney's single pushed him to third.

A wild pitch by reliever Anthony Molina as Rogers struck out allowed Sweeney to move to second. Meadows brought in Jung and Sweeney with a single up the middle.

The Tigers weren't done. After Greene walked, Vierling delivered another RBI single. Kerry Carpenter made it 9-0 with a sacrifice fly. After a Colt Keith double, Ibanez then supplied a two-run single off Justin Lawrence to complete the scoring.

Tovar had Colorado's second hit, a one-out single in the seventh, but a double play ended that inning.

The move is retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the Angels placed right-hander Ben Joyce (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Saturday; transferred left-hander Matt Moore (left forearm strain) from the 15- to the 60-day injured list, ending his season; recalled right-hander Guillo Zuniga from Triple-A Salt Lake; and selected the contract of rookie first baseman Eric Wagaman from Salt Lake.

Rendon, 34, played Saturday and missed games Sunday and Monday. This season, he is batting .218 with 10 doubles, no triples or home runs and 14 RBIs in 57 games.

He has not played in more than 58 games in a season since joining the Angels in 2020 on a seven-year, $245 million contract. He has sustained injuries to his left knee, right hip, left hamstring, groin, left wrist and back. Earlier this season, he missed 2 1/2 months because of a hamstring strain, and later, 10 days because of lower back inflammation.

Joyce, 23, is 2-0 with four saves, a 2.08 ERA, 14 walks and 33 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings over 31 games (one start) this season.

Moore, 35, was 5-3 with one save, a 5.03 ERA, 26 walks and 41 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings over 51 games (no starts) this season.

Zuniga, 25, has appeared in five games for the Angels and has a 6.43 ERA with one save, five walks and three strikeouts in seven innings.

Wagaman, 27, has not played in the major leagues. He was batting .320 with three home runs and 14 RBIs, a .355 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage in 27 games at Triple-A.