NEW YORK: Scooter Gennett drove in three runs, Khris Davis hit a two-run home run and Mike Fiers worked into the seventh as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a victory over the Cardinals.
Fiers (5-2) struck out five over 6 2/3 innings to earn his fifth victory in six starts since joining the Brewers’ rotation August 9. With the win, Milwaukee (74-67) moved within three games of the first-place Cardinals (77-64).
Catcher Yadier Molina, right fielder Jon Jay and center fielder Peter Bourjos had two hits apiece for St. Louis, who saw their six-game winning streak come to an end behind right-hander John Lackey.
Phillies 8, Nationals 7 (11 innings)
Third baseman Maikel Franco’s fielder’s choice gave the Philadelphia Phillies an improbable win over the Washington Nationals in 11 innings after rallying twice from a five-run deficit and from a three-run hole in the ninth inning.
Philadelphia’s fourth straight win over National League-East leading Washington (79-60) was aided by a mistake from left fielder Bryce Harper and center fielder Denard Span, who misplayed Phillies (65-75) left fielder Domonic Brown’s lazy fly ball to start 11th inning.
After catcher Carlos Ruiz sacrificed Brown to third, Franco chopped a slow roller to first off Washington reliever Craig Stammen (4-5). Tyler Moore’s throw home was not in time to get Brown, giving Franco the second RBI of his brief career.
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