MIAMI (AP) — Ty France drove in three runs, JP Sears gave up one hit and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings, and the San Diego Padres extended the Miami Marlins’ losing streak to 11 with a 7-2 win on Saturday.France hit a two-run single in the third inning and drove in another run with a single in the eighth inning. Gavin Sheets hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Jase Bowen hit a two-run single in the eighth to increase the Padres’ lead to 6-1.Jake Cronenworth hit a single to score Fernando Tatis Jr. Jackson Merrill went 3 for 4 and scored two runs as the Padres had 11 hits overall.Sears (3-3) entered the game with two outs in the third inning and walked one.Esteury Ruiz scored the Marlins’ first run of the game off a sacrifice fly by Otto Lopez in the third.
Kyle Stowers hit an RBI single that broke through the gap and into center field with Ruiz on third in the eighth inning.The Marlins’ last win came against the Mariners before the All-Star break.Marlins starter Eury Pérez (5-8) pitched seven innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs. He struck out two and walked one.Up nextRHP Walker Buehler (6-5, 5.23 ERA) will start for the Padres on Sunday. RHP Janson Junk (4-6, 5.09) will start for the Marlins.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a solo home run and drove in three for the Washington Nationals in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon. Abrams was a part of a four-run third inning when he hit an RBI double. Daylen Lile hit a triple to score two more runs.
Abrams added his solo shot in the fifth, going 390 feet to right-center field for his 25th home run of the year. He added a single in the seventh for his third hit of the game to finish one short of the cycle. Starting pitcher Foster Griffin (12-2) threw 108 pitches over 6 2/3 innings.
He gave up six hits and finished with three earned runs, walking one and striking out two. Clayton Beeter picked up his ninth save, throwing six strikes in the final inning. Gabriel Moreno got the Diamondbacks on the board in the third inning with a two-run single.
James McCann added an RBI single for Arizona’s third run. Mitch Bratt (0-1) pitched five innings for Arizona. He gave up seven hits and walked five while striking out three.
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