Braun’s two-run homer lifts Brewers over Mets in 18th

Ryan Braun’s two-run single with one out in the bottom of the 18th inning on Saturday night finally capped a marathon game and lifted the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets. The Brewers have won the first two games of the three-game series from the Mets, who took the lead in the top of the 18th on Jeff McNeil’s RBI single before falling below.500 (16-17) for the first time this season.Braun’s career-high sixth hit ended the longest game for the Brewers since a 10-9, 19-inning win over the Chicago White Sox on May 1, 1991. It was the Mets’ longest game since a 3-1, 18-inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals on July 19, 2015.  Braun was the only Milwaukee player with multiple hits Saturday. His six-hit game was the first in the majors since teammate Christian Yelich went 6-for-6 against the Cincinnati Reds last Aug. 29. McNeil had three hits, while Alonso and Hechavarria had two apiece.Red Sox 15, White Sox 2 Xander Bogaerts and Eduardo Nunez hit two-run homers, and rookie Michael Chavis added a solo shot to highlight a nine-run third inning that saw visiting Boston string together 10 consecutive two-out hits en route to a blowout over Chicago. Chavis also homered in the fifth, his third in two games, and finished 4-for-6 with three RBIs, while Christian Vazquez also went 4-for-5 with a run scored. Every Boston starter except Vazquez had at least one RBI, as the Red Sox finished with a season-high 20 hits.Eduardo Rodriguez (3-2) allowed one run on six hits over six innings, striking out six. Chicago starter Manny Banuelos (2-1) retired the first eight batters he faced before the Red Sox broke loose in the third with 11 consecutive batters reaching base, the first 10 on hits.Orioles 3, Rays 0 Dwight Smith Jr. homered, and Dylan Bundy threw 7 1/3 shutout innings as Baltimore defeated visiting Tampa Bay. Bundy (1-4) gave the Orioles his best start of the season. He gave up just three hits and had four strikeouts and one walk while becoming the first Baltimore starter to make it into the eighth inning this season.Due to worries about the weather, the Rays made the unusual move of changing starting pitchers just over an hour before the game. They were going to go with Ryne Stanek as their opener, but instead shifted to Yonny Chirinos (4-1), who went 7 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits.Twins 7, Yankees 3 Jake Odorizzi pitched six solid innings, and Minnesota hit three homers to halt an eight-game regular-season road losing streak to New York. Odorizzi (4-2) struck out eight and worked around four walks to win his fourth straight start.He allowed a leadoff single to DJ LeMahieu in the third, a single by Miguel Andujar in the sixth and worked out of a jam in the fourth. Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer while CJ Cron and Nelson Cruz added solo homers, as the Twins won in New York for the first time since June 26, 2016. Including the playoffs, the Twins are 15-51 in the Bronx since 2002. New York left-hander JA Happ (1-3) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.Indians 5, Mariners 4 Carlos Santana belted a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning as Cleveland beat visiting Seattle. Francisco Lindor homered to lead off the third inning, and Jake Bauers and Roberto Perez each had a two-out RBI single for the Indians, who have won five straight against the Mariners this season. Former Cleveland slugger Edwin Encarnacion homered to lead off the second inning, Daniel Vogelbach followed suit in the fourth and Tim Beckham did the same in the eighth. Dylan Moore also went deep for slumping Seattle, which has lost six in a row and 15 of its last 20.Nationals 10, Phillies 8 Kurt Suzuki hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the eighth inning off Adam Morgan, and Victor Robles followed with a solo shot off the lefty, as injury-plagued Washington battled back to beat Philadelphia in a wild contest.The Nationals made three errors but won for just the fifth time in 15 games. Washington lost first baseman Matt Adams (jammed left shoulder) and center fielder Michael A. Taylor (hand) to injuries. Morgan (1-1) entered the game having allowed no runs and just five hits in 16 outings this season. Jean Segura had three hits, and JT Realmuto drove in three runs for the Phillies, who had scored five in the seventh to lead 8-5 before the bullpen imploded.Braves 9, Marlins 2 Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning, leading Atlanta to victory over host Miami. Albies went 2-for-6 with five RBIs, but he wasn’t Atlanta’s only star. Catcher Brian McCann went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and left fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. tied his career high with four hits, going 4-for-4 and raising his batting average from.270 to.294.Mike Soroka (3-1) earned the win, allowing three hits — all singles — two walks and two runs, none earned. Marlins reliever Nick Anderson (0-1) took the loss in relief, allowing five runs — including Albies’ slam — in 1 2/3 innings. His ERA rose from 2.08 to 4.91.Astros 14, Angels 2 Houston scored in each of the first six innings and cruised over Los Angeles in Monterrey, Mexico, its sixth straight win against L.A., including the final five contests between the two teams last season.Of the Astros’ 14 hits, 10 went for extra bases, including two home runs by Alex Bregman and one homer each by Michael Brantley, George Springer and Yuli Gurriel.Brantley also had a double and four RBIs, Gurriel had a triple and two RBIs, and Bregman had three hits and four RBIs. For the first time this season, Angels outfielder Mike Trout did not reach base via a hit or walk, going 0-for-4 with one strikeout. He had reached base in his first 29 games of the season, setting a new club record.