Freddy Peralta allowed three hits over six scoreless innings and the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers slugged five homers to extend their winning streak to 11 games with a 14-0 rout of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Peralta (14-5), who leads the National League in victories, struck out seven and walked one as the Brewers won for the 14th time in 15 games.

Andrew Vaughn capped a six-run sixth with a three-run homer, his 13th, to put Milwaukee up 12-0. Christian Yelich hit his team-high 23rd homer, a two-run shot in the fifth that made it 6-0.

Sal Frelick and Brice Turang had solo homers off Pirates ace Paul Skenes (7-9), who entered with an MLB-best 1.94 ERA, but was tagged for four runs on six hits in four innings.

Skenes has allowed eight runs in eight innings in his last two starts against Milwaukee. He allowed six runs combined in seven starts in between those outings.

The Brewers, 26-4 over their last 30 games, improved to an MLB-best 75-44 and increased their lead in the NL Central to 7 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs, who lost 5-1 at Toronto.

Frelick opened the first inning with his ninth homer to put the Brewers up 1-0. William Contreras doubled in a run in the third to make it 2-0.

Pittsburgh had two aboard with one out in the fourth after an error and a walk, but Peralta enticed Andrew McCutchen into a inning-ending double play on a bouncer to third.

The Brewers made it 4-0 in the fourth on Turang’s solo homer, his 12th and fourth in the last five games, and Frelick’s RBI single.

Pirates shortstop Jared Triolo pitched the eighth and allowed Caleb Durbin’s two-run homer. Utility infielder Anthony Seigler tossed a scoreless ninth for Milwaukee.

Pirates centerfielder Oneil Cruz was removed after a sliding collision with leftfielder Jack Suwinski and was being evaluated for a head injury, the team announced during the game.

Pirates manager Don Kelly was ejected in the fifth by home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz.

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Vinnie Pasquantino clubbed a three-run homer and had five RBIs, and Michael Wacha allowed two runs while pitching into the sixth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Washington Nationals 8-5 on Tuesday night.

Jonathan India added a two-run homer as Kansas City won its fourth straight home game. It was the third time this season Pasquantino recorded at least five RBIs in a game. Meanwhile, Wacha won his third straight start, lasting 5 2/3 innings.

James Wood and CJ Abrams each had two hits with an RBI for Washington, which has lost 10 of 13. The Nationals’ Mitchell Parker (7-13) yielded only two hits but three walks aided in his surrendering five runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Kansas City’s Maikel Garcia opened the bottom of the first with a walk, went third on Bobby Witt Jr.’s tapper to Parker, then scored via Pasquantino’s sacrifice fly.

With two out in the third, Garcia drew another walk and Witt followed with a single. Then Pasqauntino’s liner that barely cleared the wall in the right field corner put Kansas City ahead 4-0.

Wacha, meanwhile, threw 27 pitches through the first three innings. He didn’t allow the Nationals’ first run until there were two out in the fifth on Luis Garcia’s RBI triple.

Washington made it 4-2 in the sixth when Abrams tripled off the right-center field wall and scored on a rare 8-4 fielder’s choice off a Paul DeJong pop fly that Witt dropped in short left-center field.

The Royals, however, added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Parker walked Witt to open the inning and then exited with one out. Randal Grichuk lined a two-out double down the right field line off Konnor Pilkington, scoring Witt. Then, India cleared the left field fence.

Washington got two of those runs back in the seventh via a two-out RBI double from Wood, who then scored on Abrams’ single. But Pasquantino struck again in the bottom of that frame with an RBI double.

The Nationals made it a three-run game on Daylen Lile’s run-scoring single in the eighth.

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Pete Alonso clubbed two of the New York Mets’ six homers Tuesday night, enabling him to set the franchise’s record for most career homers, during a 13-5 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves.

Alonso’s first homer, a two-run shot to right-center in the bottom of the third, was the 253rd of his seven-year career. That knocked Darryl Strawberry’s 37-year old record out of the books and Alonso got a long ovation from the Citi Field crowd, taking a curtain call to boot.

Alonso added his 28th homer of the year in the sixth, marking his fourth two-homer game of the year and allowing New York to snap a seven-game losing streak. Teammate Francisco Alvarez also cracked a pair of homers, while Brandon Nimmo and Brett Baty tacked on homers in the team’s 16-hit attack.

Reliever Gregory Soto (1-3) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and rookie Justin Hagenman pitched four hitless innings to earn his first major league save. Starter Clay Holmes was bailed out despite permitting six hits and five runs in 3 2/3 innings, walking five and striking out four.

Spencer Strider (5-10) was pummeled for eight hits and eight runs over four innings with two walks and two strikeouts. The game was so lopsided that Atlanta resorted to using infielder Luke Williams on the mound for the final 1 1/3 innings.

The Braves initiated scoring in the first on Drake Baldwin’s groundout that plated Jurickson Profar, but the Mets responded with three in the second. Cedric Mullins’ two-out single scored Alonso and Alvarez drilled his first homer of the night over the right field wall.

After Alonso’s record-setting shot, Atlanta drove Holmes from the mound with four runs in the fourth. Nacho Alvarez doubled for his first two MLB RBIs, while Profar added a run-scoring groundout and Matt Olson sliced a double into the left field corner to tie the game at 5.

Nimmo put New York ahead to stay in its half of the fourth with a three-run homer, his 20th. Alvarez’s RBI double and Baty’s run-producing single in the fifth made it 10-5.

Alvarez and Baty capped the scoring in the seventh with back-to-back solo blasts.

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Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Daulton Varsho added a solo homer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three singles for the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series that kicks off a six-game homestand.

The Cubs fall to 1-3 during their current six-game road trip.

Toronto scored once in the first against Javier Assad (0-1), who was making his first start of the season. Bo Bichette, Guerrero, and Alejandro Kirk singled in the first against Assad, who had been out all season with a strained left oblique.

Toronto had two hits but failed to score in the second. Ty France led off with a double off the right-field wall but was thrown out at home by left fielder Ian Happ when he tried to score on Andres Gimenez’s single. Gimenez returned from a sprained ankle on Tuesday.

Jose Berrios (9-4) needed 38 pitches to navigate the Cubs’ third and left the bases loaded when Carson Kelly took a called third strike. Varsho led off the home fourth with a single, France was hit by a pitch and Clement hit a first-pitch hanger to left for his third homer in as many games and his ninth of the season.

Ben Brown replaced Assad, who allowed four runs, eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in four innings.

Berrios was replaced by Mason Fluharty after Kelly’s one-out single in the sixth. Fluharty pitched around a wild pitch and a walk to strand two runners. Berrios finished with no runs allowed on two hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The Cubs scored once against Tommy Nance in the seventh. Dansby Swanson walked and pinch-hitter Willi Castro and Michael Busch followed with consecutive singles. Brendon Little replaced Nance with one out. A walk loaded the bases with two out before Pete Crow-Armstrong struck out to end the inning.

Toronto’s Louis Varland pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts.

Varsho led off the home eighth with a homer to right against Brown.

Jeff Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth for Toronto.

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Carlos Rodon allowed one hit in seven outstanding innings, Giancarlo Stanton homered and collected four hits, and the New York Yankees trounced the visiting Minnesota Twins 9-1 on Tuesday.

Rodon (12-7) cruised after the first three hitters reached in a 31-pitch opening inning, allowing one baserunner in the remainder of his outing. The left-hander gave up one run, struck out five and walked two as New York won its second straight game to open a three-game series.

Tim Hill and Yerry De Los Santos finished the one-hitter. Minnesota’s Austin Martin opened the game with a single and scored the Twins’ lone run.

Stanton homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs. The slugger went 4-for-5, his first four-hit game since Aug. 24, 2023, against the Washington Nationals.

Aaron Judge homered for the first time since July 23, Anthony Volpe hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Minnesota rookie Travis Adams (1-2) in the second inning and Stanton went deep in the fifth.

Stanton, making his third start in right field, doubled in the first inning and singled in his final two at-bats after hitting his 12th homer of the season. His seventh-inning hit drove in two for an 8-1 lead.

Cody Bellinger preceded Stanton’s fourth hit by drawing a bases-loaded walk after an intentional walk to Judge.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached base four times, Judge drew three walks after homering and the Yankees finished with 11 hits and a season-high 11 walks. Chisholm scored New York’s final run on a grounder by J.C. Escarra in the eighth.

Adams allowed four runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings during his second career start. The right-hander struck out two and walked four in a 70-pitch outing.

In the first inning, Minnesota loaded the bases and scored when Royce Lewis beat out a potential double-play grounder by a few steps.

In the bottom of the frame, Judge hit a 2-2 fastball into the Yankees’ bullpen beyond the right-center-field fence.

New York extended its lead in the second following walks to Chisholm and Ryan McMahon. Volpe lifted a 1-1 sinker into the right-center-field seats.

Leading off the fifth, Stanton upped the lead to 5-1 with a 447-foot drive into the bleachers beyond the visiting bullpen in left-center field.

Rodon retired 17 straight until walking Ryan Jeffers with two outs in the sixth. He ended the inning by retiring Luke Keaschall on a grounder.

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Brady Singer allowed three hits over six shutout innings while Miguel Andujar homered for the second time in three games to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-1 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Spencer Steer doubled and drove in three runs and Jose Trevino went 2-for-4 and drove in two as the Reds won for the third time in four games, extending their MLB-best streak of not being swept this season to 39 series.

With heavy rain falling, Bryce Harper launched a towering homer, his 18th, to the seats in right with two outs in the ninth to end the shutout bid. The Phillies had their four-game win streak snapped and lost for the first time in five tries on their 10-game, three-city road trip.

For the second straight night, a Cincinnati starter retired the first 12 Philadelphia batters, as Singer was perfect through four innings, striking out five in the process.

Like Monday night, the first batter of the fifth ended the run at perfection when Nick Castellanos hit a one-hopper that Elly De La Cruz played to the side and let carom off his glove for what was ruled a base hit. But Castellanos was erased on an inning-ending double play off the bat of Edmundo Sosa, as Singer faced the minimum of 15 batters through five.

Unlike the night before with Andrew Abbott, the Reds provided a bit more offensive support, taking a 2-0 lead in the third on a two-run double from Steer off Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (8-6).

The Reds added another in the fourth when Andujar lined an 81mph slider from Suarez down the left field line and just inside the foul pole for his eighth homer of the season and second with the Reds after he was acquired from the Athletics at the trade deadline.

Andujar, acquired for his production against left-handed pitching, is now 21-for-51 (.412) on the season and three home runs off of lefties.

Suarez was tagged for six runs on a season-high ten hits over 5 1/3 innings, suffering his fourth loss in six starts after starting the season 7-2.

Singer (10-9) worked around a two-out single from Rafael Marchan followed with a double by Trea Turner in the sixth to preserve his run-free start.

After the Reds put up three runs in the bottom of the sixth, the tarp was put on the infield just before thunder and rain rolled through the area. Following a brief 28-minute rain delay, Graham Ashcraft started the seventh in relief of Singer.

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Jose Ramirez hit two solo homers, including the go-ahead blast in the eighth inning off Calvin Faucher, as the Cleveland Guardians edged the visiting Miami Marlins 4-3 in their three-game series opener Tuesday night.

The seven-time All-Star third baseman also went deep against Janson Junk in the first inning to break the franchise record with his 27th multi-homer game. Hall of Famer Jim Thome and Albert Belle formerly shared the mark.

Ramirez has 25 homers on the season, while Kyle Manzardo went deep for the third time in two games and has 21. Manzardo has five homers and 13 RBIs in his last 16 contests.

Cade Smith (5-4) retired all four batters he faced to earn the victory. Ramirez finished 3-for-4, leading the Guardians to their 10th win in 12 games since July 29. They entered the evening one game behind the New York Yankees for the final American League wild-card berth.

Marlins co-closer Calvin Faucher (3-3) took the loss, giving up one run in one inning. Junk allowed three runs on six hits in five innings, striking out two without a walk. Miami is 2-7 since reaching the .500 mark.

The Marlins trailed 3-0 heading into the fifth, when they scored three times off starter Logan Allen. Dane Myers singled to left to bring home Xavier Edwards, and Otto Lopez scored on Steven Kwan’s throwing error as he attempted to throw him out at third.

Rookie Heriberto Hernandez doubled in Myers for the tying run, giving him five RBIs in his last five games.

Allen worked five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits. The left-hander struck out five and walked four.

Kwan threw out Eric Wagaman at home plate in the sixth for his 11th outfield assist, which leads the majors.

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Seattle’s George Kirby held the host Baltimore Orioles to three hits in seven innings and the Mariners won 1-0 for their eighth consecutive victory in a classic pitchers’ duel Tuesday night.

Kirby (8-5) struck out seven without a walk, facing just two batters over the minimum during his stint. He has won four straight starts and he now has at least eight wins in each of his four major league seasons.

Relievers Eduard Bazardo, Gabe Speier and Andres Munoz completed the five-hitter.

Munoz secured his 28th save despite issuing a two-out walk to Gunnar Henderson in the ninth and then a single by Adley Rutschman. Ryan Mountcastle grounded out to end the game.

Baltimore’s Dean Kremer (8-9) was the hard-luck loser after tossing eight innings of one-run ball. He allowed five hits and one walk while striking out six. Rico Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth.

A first-inning run held up as the Mariners won for the 10th time in 11 games.

Randy Arozarena opened the game with a single and stole second base with one out. Josh Naylor delivered a two-out single to drive in the game’s lone run.

Baltimore, which took its third loss in a row, stranded five runners on base, two more than the Mariners.

The Orioles have been shutout victims three times this month, including a 1-0 decision to the Cubs in Chicago on Aug. 1.

Kirby cruised for three innings with the exception of Dylan Carlson’s one-out infield single in the third inning. Greg Allen, the next batter, grounded into a double play.

Henderson hit a two-out double in the fourth for the game’s only extra-base hit.

Baltimore’s Ryan Noda singled with one out in the eighth, but Bazardo struck out Carlson, and Speier got pinch hitter Jeremiah Jackson to line out to center field.

No player in the game had more than one hit. Baltimore has a total of 17 hits in its past four games.

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Mets first baseman Pete Alonso broke the team’s career home run record in the third inning of New York’s Tuesday game against the visiting Atlanta Braves — then went deep again in the sixth.

The third-inning shot, a two-run homer against Spencer Strider, gave Alonso 253 long balls in his seven-season career. Darryl Strawberry clouted 252 in his eight-year tenure with the franchise, 1983-90.

With Brandon Nimmo aboard after a two-out single, Alonso lined a first-pitch fastball over the right-center-field wall for his 27th homer of the year. The crowd at Citi Field erupted and Alonso shared hugs with many players and manager Carlos Mendoza following the blast.

“Good swing on a good pitch,” Alonso said. “Just really happy it just carried a little bit over the fence.”

Alonso set the record in his 965th game — 144 fewer than Strawberry. The milestone homer gave New York a 5-1 lead.

Asked if he was thinking about his place in club history, Alonso said, “A little bit, but it’s really not going to settle in because right now we’re in the thick of the playoff race. I don’t really want to make this about myself. This is about the team, this is about guys fighting every single day and doing whatever they can to win.”

Alonso acknowledged the moment was a career highlight.

“It’s unimaginable,” he said. “It’s still really not fully set in. I don’t think I’m going to fully appreciate this moment until the offseason.”

In the sixth, Alonso belted a solo shot against reliever Austin Cox. The Mets first baseman, who doubled in the first inning, finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs as New York prevailed 13-5, ending a seven-game losing streak.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said, “Special for him to do it here at home, not only 253 but 254. It’s a special number. You think about how many great players have put this uniform on and then to finally break the record — one of the greatest, Straw.

“Obviously special night for him, for all of us, and I’m just glad we were able to witness that.”

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Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brock Stewart is being placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday.

Roberts said he believes that the team caught this situation early. Stewart last appeared in a game on Aug. 9 vs. Toronto, tossing a scoreless inning. He’ll undergo testing on Wednesday, per Roberts.

Stewart, who was drafted by the Dodgers in 2014, returned to the organization as a trade-deadline acquisition from the Minnesota Twins. He’s made four appearances for the Dodgers, allowing two earned runs over 3 2/3 innings.

The right-handed pitcher has posted a 2.63 ERA over a career-high 37.2 innings this season while making a career-high 43 appearances, 15 more than he’s made in any prior season.

The Athletic reported that RHP Edgardo Henriquez (1.59 ERA over 5.2 career major-league innings) has joined the Dodgers in Anaheim to take Stewart’s roster spot for Wednesday’s cross-city matchup with the Angels.

-Field Level Media