NY Mets 3, St. Louis 2
Matt Carpenter fielded it cleanly, and Trevor Rosenthal glanced at first base for too long.
Arizona 12, Cincinnati 2
Jake Lamb came up big in support of surprise Arizona starter Patrick Corbin.
Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 2
The Milwaukee Brewers slipped out of town Thursday after their lead in the National League Central continued to slip away.
Toronto 8, Boston 6
Attempting to rebound from one of his worst starts of the season -- when he gave up five runs in just two innings at Detroit on July 15 -- Toronto left-hander Francisco Liriano instead had an even shorter start Thursday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox.
Baltimore 9, Texas 7
The Texas Rangers were hoping ace Cole Hamels could find a way to contain the surging Baltimore Orioles.
Kansas City 16, Detroit 4
While the Kansas City Royals bats exploded for season highs in runs and hits, it was the Detroit Tigers' early fielding miscues that helped make it easier.
Atlanta 6, LA Dodgers 3
Atlanta did more than put up a brave front against the best team in the majors. The Braves beat the Dodgers 6-3 on Thursday night, snapping Los Angeles' season-high, 11-game winning streak.
NY Yankees 4, Seattle 1
Brett Gardner recently called Luis Severino the ace of the New York Yankees' rotation.
San Diego 5, San Francisco 2
San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner insisted he pitched better Thursday night than the scoreboard indicated.