CINCINNATI -- Rookie Taylor Jungmann allowed four hits in eight innings and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Gerardo Parra and Adam Lind hit seventh-inning home runs for the Brewers, who finished off their second undefeated road trip of at least seven games in franchise history.
It's the Brewers' longest winning streak since they won nine in a row from April 4-13 of last season.
Jungmann (3-1) credited increased dependence on his changeup for his effectiveness in his sixth start after making his major league debut on June 9.
"I thought I had the changeup going," Jungmann said. "I didn't throw it as much in my first five starts. I was happy for it."
Cincinnati starter Mike Leake (5-5) lost for the first time since May 27. Leake, who was 3-0 in six June starts, allowed 8 hits and 3 runs with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 6 innings.
Jungmann (3-1) made his major league debut on June 9. He retired the first 12 batters he faced before Jay Bruce led off the fifth with a double into the right-field corner.
PHILLIES 4, BRAVES 0 Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and visiting Philadelphia beat Atlanta to stop a six-game losing streak. Odubel Herrera singled off Nick Masset (2-2) leading off the 10th and broke for second when Cesar Hernandez lined a single into left field for his third hit. Masset walked Mikael Franco, loading the bases, and Howard's fly ball to right field off left-hander Dana Eveland scored Herrera. Carlos Ruiz hit a two-run double off rookie Jake Brigham and scored on a single by Freddy Galvis.
CARDINALS 3, PADRES 1 Rookie outfielder Tommy Pham homered, doubled and drove in three runs, leading Lance Lynn (6-4) and host St. Louis over San Diego. Pham was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday and starred in his third big league start. He hit his first home run, a two-run drive off Ian Kennedy (4-8) in the third. Pham doubled home Lynn in the fifth.
METS 8, DODGERS 0 Steven Matz (2-0) scattered 2 hits over 6 scoreless innings, Wilmer Flores went 4 for 5, and visiting New York beat Los Angeles to take two of three from the NL West leaders.
CUBS 2, MARLINS 0 Kyle Hendricks (4-4) threw 7 1/3 strong innings, Chris Coghlan added an RBI single and host Chicago beat Miami. Hendricks allowed 5 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ROYALS 3, TWINS 2 Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain with nobody out in the ninth inning, helping host Kansas City beat Minnesota for a split of their four-game series. Cain drew a leadoff walk against Twins reliever Blaine Boyer (2-4) to start the ninth after Ervin Santana had nearly shut Kansas City down in his return from a drug suspension. Greg Holland (2-0) earned the victory with a scoreless ninth inning.
BLUE JAYS 10, TIGERS 5 Justin Verlander (0-4) remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during host Detroit's loss to Toronto.
RAYS 8, YANKEES 1 Erasmo Ramirez(7-3) pitched out of early trouble in his latest effective outing against New York, and visiting Tampa Bay took advantage of some shoddy defense to snap its longest losing streak of the season at seven games. Alex Rodriguez hit his 670th home run, the only damage against Ramirez in six innings.
RED SOX 5, ASTROS 4 Hanley Ramirez hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning and host Boston beat Houston. Ryan Hanigan and Pablo Sandoval each had three hits as the Red Sox won their third consecutive series.
ORIOLES 9, WHITE SOX 1 Jonathan Schoop homered in his first at-bat since coming off the disabled list and Miguel Gonzalez (7-5) threw six solid innings as visiting Baltimore routed Chicago. Adam Jones had two doubles and Steve Pearce had three hits as the Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak. Baltimore had scored six runs in their previous four games combined.
MARINERS 2, ATHLETICS 1 Rookie Mike Montgomery put together another solid start, pitching visiting Seattle past Oakland. Coming off two consecutive shutouts, Montgomery (4-2) gave up 1 run and 6 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 2.
INTERLEAGUE
PIRATES 5, INDIANS 3 Gerrit Cole(12-3) overcame a rocky start for his major league-best 12th win and Andrew McCutchen's two-run double capped a five-run fifth inning as host Pittsburgh rallied past Cleveland. Cole set down his last 16 batters after the Indians scored twice in the second inning and once in the third to take a 3-0 lead.
Sports on 07/06/2015