Nick Gonzales hits winning single in 9th, Pirates rally from 3 deficits for 8-7 win over Phillies

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PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales hit the winning RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

With the Pirates trailing 7-6, Connor Joe led off the ninth with a single before José Alvarado (1-4) walked Andrew McCutchen. Michael A. Taylor, running for Joe, and McCutchen executed a double steal. Oneil Cruz brought in the tying run on a one-out fielder’s choice.

Gonzales then sent a first-pitch cutter through the left side of the infield to win it.

Carmen Mlodzinski allowed two singles in the ninth before retiring three in a row.

Weston Wilson, who had a career-best three hits, put the Phillies ahead 4-3 in the third inning with a home run to left, his first this season and second in the majors. He capped a three-run first inning with his first of two singles to follow a two-run double from Nick Castellanos.

Cruz drove in the first of Pittsburgh’s three runs off Aaron Nola in the first, hitting a double. He led off the third with another double before scoring on a sacrifice fly to tie it 4-all.

Nola was tagged for four runs and six hits with four strikeouts in five innings.

Trea Turner put the Phillies up with a two-run homer in the fourth. Edmundo Sosa scored on Kyle Schwarber’s sacrifice fly to make it 7-4 in the fifth.

Cruz hit an RBI infield single in front of Rowdy Tellez’s third sacrifice fly that cut the deficit to 7-6 in the seventh.

YANKEES 6, RAYS 1

NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six strong innings, Juan Soto went 4 for 4 and New York beat Tampa Bay.

Cole, making his sixth start since returning from right elbow inflammation, allowed one run and six hits on a night fans received a promotional bobblehead of the 33-year-old right-hander holding his Cy Young Award. He walked one and threw 103 pitches — reaching the 100 mark for the second straight outing.

MARLINS 6, METS 4

MIAMI — Jake Burger homered and doubled to help Miami beat New York.

Nick Fortes had two hits and an RBI, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled twice and stole a base for Miami. The Marlins overcame Jeff McNeil’s two-homer game for New York.

TIGERS 5, BLUE JAYS 4

TORONTO — Mark Canha and Wenceel Pérez hit two-run homers, Jack Flaherty struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings to win for the sixth time in seven starts and Detroit beat Toronto for a third straight victory.

All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and outfielder George Springer had two-run homers for Toronto. The Blue Jays lost for the third time in four games.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, CUBS 2

CHICAGO — Gabriel Moreno had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run and Ryne Nelson pitched five-plus solid innings, leading Arizona to a victory over Chicago.

Nelson struck out nine batters and allowed just three hits as Arizona won for the seventh time in 10 games. Reliever Ryan Thompson escaped a bases-load, no-out jam in the eighth inning allowing one run and Paul Sewald pitched the ninth inning for his 14th save.

NATIONALS 8, REDS 5

WASHINGTON — Patrick Corbin pitched six sharp innings on his 35th birthday, Juan Yepez hit a three-run homer and Washington began the second half of the season by beating Cincinnati.

Corbin picked up a rare victory, retiring the first eight batters and completing six innings while giving up fewer than two runs for the first time this year. The left-hander allowed one run on three hits, walked none and struck out six to frustrate the Reds.

GUARDIANS 7, PADRES 0

CLEVELAND — José Ramírez’s two-run single highlighted a six-run ninth inning, Tanner Bibee and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, and AL Central-leading Cleveland beat San Diego.

Cleveland had five hits and a bases-loaded walk by David Fry in the ninth, but the big hit was a single up the middle by Ramírez that gave him 79 RBIs.

ROYALS 7, WHITE SOX 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. homered and drove in two runs and Kansas City beat Chicago.

Witt drove Chris Flexen’s inside fastball above the left field bullpen for his 17th homer in the first inning. Witt added an RBI in the third on the second of his three hits for a 2-0 lead.

ORIOLES 9, RANGERS 1

ARLINGTON, Texas — Anthony Santander homered twice and drove in five runs after Adley Rutschman and Colton Cowser had already hit two-run homers, and AL East-leading Baltimore beat Texas Rangers in the first game out of the break.

Rutschman and Cowser both went deep in the first inning, putting the Orioles up 4-0 before All-Star starting pitcher Corbin Burnes had even thrown his first pitch.