Alvarez delivers in 10th, Astros beat Rodríguez-less M's 3-2

HOUSTON (AP) – Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Mauricio Dubón started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and the Mariners intentionally walked Jose Altuve. Dubón advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Yuli Gurriel. Alvarez then laced a grounder off Brennan Bernardino (0-1), who was making his MLB debut, to left field to send Dubón home and start the celebration. Hector Neris (4-3) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. The Mariners were playing without star rookie Julio Rodríguez, who was placed on the injured list with a bruised right wrist Sunday after being hit by a pitch a night earlier. The AL-West leading Astros scored two runs in the first inning to take the lead. The Mariners used a two-run homer by Jesse Winker in the eight inning to tie it. CARDINALS 5, NATIONALS 0 WASHINGTON (AP) – Paul DeJong homered for the second straight game after ending a minor league demotion, Andre Pallante pitched into the ninth inning and St. Louis Cardinals blanked Washington. Corey Dickerson also homered for the Cardinals, who broke the game open in the fourth inning against starter Josiah Gray (7-7). Washington star Juan Soto was 0 for 3 with a walk. Soto is one of several Nationals who could be dealt before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Washington has the worst record in the majors at 35-68 and went 6-19 in July. Pallante (4-4) allowed five hits in eight-plus innings and earned his first road victory for St. Louis. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Gray allowed four runs on five hits in five innings while striking out six. PIRATES 8, PHILLIES 2 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Alec Bohm fell a triple shy of the cycle and matched a career best with four hits as Philadelphia completed a four-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Bohm hit his seventh homer of the season in the sixth, a solo shot that gave him four hits on just five pitches and extended Philadelphia’s lead to seven runs. Nick Castellanos also had four hits, with his fourth single coming in the ninth. Kyle Schwarber hit his NL-leading 33rd homer. Aaron Nola (7-8) allowed one run and six hits with eight strikeouts in six innings. Four straight singles off JT Brubaker (2-9) highlighted a five-run fifth. Brubaker allowed seven runs on 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings. WHITE SOX 4, ATHLETICS 1 CHICAGO (AP) – José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez homered, Dylan Cease threw six strong innings and Chicago won for the 10th time in 15 games and moved about .500. Abreu and Leury García had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who trailed first-place Minnesota by three games entering the day. Cease (11-4) allowed a run and four hits, striking out seven and walking one in winning his fourth straight start. Liam Hendriks picked up his 20th save in 23 opportunities. Ramón Laureano homered for the A’s. Adam Oller (1-4) allowed four runs, seven hits and no walks, setting career highs for innings (6 1/3) and strikeouts (six). RED SOX 7, BREWERS 2 BOSTON (AP) – Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez and Christian Vázquez each had an RBI double as Boston won for the fourth time in 17 games. Boston, which had a season-high eight doubles, was 3-7 on a season-long homestand and 8-19 in July. Ex Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster for the second straight day and went 4 for 4 for NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which lost for only the second time in nine games since the All-Star break. Josh Winckowski (4-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings for the win. Aaron Ashby (2-9) took the loss. BRAVES 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0