La Russa gets 2,764th win, passes McGraw for 2nd place

CHICAGO (AP) – Tony La Russa moved past John McGraw into sole possession of second on baseball’s career manager wins list, directing the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. It was win No. 2,764 for La Russa, who was hired by Chicago in October for his first managerial job since he led St. Louis to the World Series championship in 2011. It has been a bit of a bumpy ride so far, but the 76-year-old Hall of Famer has the White Sox on top of the AL Central. Second on the list is almost assuredly the highest finish for La Russa, who also began his managerial career with the White Sox in 1979. The top spot belongs to Connie Mack with 3,731 victories. La Russa watched as Chicago won for the 10th time in 14 games. Dylan Cease (4-2) struck out 10 in seven sparkling innings, Liam Hendriks worked the ninth for his 15th save and Tim Anderson had two hits and two RBIs. José Ureña (2-5) allowed three runs and six hits in five innings. PHILLIES 12, NATIONALS 6 PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Stadium workers using tractors scrambled to hoist the protective netting behind home plate after it suddenly collapsed while Trea Turner was batting in the eighth inning. No one appeared to be hurt in the mishap, which caused a 20-minute delay. Washington pitcher Austin Voth suffered a broken nose when he was hit trying to bunt and plate umpire Brian O’Nora was forced to leave after being struck in the mask by a foul tip. He was replaced by crew chief Fieldin Culbreth, resulting in a nine-minute delay. J.T. Realmuto hit his 100th homer. Sam Coonrod (1-2) got the win. Kyle Finnegan (2-1) took the loss. RED SOX 6, YANKEES 5, 10 innings NEW YORK (AP) – Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run single with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Yankees in a wild finish for their first three-game sweep in the Bronx since June 2011. Marwin González launched a tying homer in the seventh for Boston and made a slick defensive play at second base with a runner in scoring position for the final out. González also turned a tough double play in the bottom of the 10th – and committed a throwing error that put Tyler Wade on second with two outs. Gleyber Torres lined a tying double in the bottom of the ninth off closer Matt Barnes (2-1), but Boston (36-23) recovered to win its fourth straight and move a season-high 13 games over .500. Luis Cessna (1-1) took the loss. BREWERS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 0 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Corbin Burnes (3-4) struck out a career-high 13 in seven innings, sending Arizona to its team-record 17th straight road loss. Daniel Robertson homered in the fifth off Caleb Smith (2-2) and Tyrone Taylor in the sixth against Riley Smith as the Brewers completed a four-game sweep for their four-game home winning streak since Sept. 19-22, 2019. Brad Boxberger got his second save, and the Brewers won fir the ninth time in 10 games. Arizona has lost 28 of 33 overall. The Diamondbacks haven’t won a road game since Madison Bumgarner threw seven no-hit innings on April 25 to finish a doubleheader sweep in Atlanta. MARLINS 3, PIRATES 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sandy Alcantara (3-5) gave up one run and six hits in eight innings, ending Miami’s longest losing streak in six years at eight games. Yimi Garcia pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save. Jesus Aguilar hit a 444-foot solo home run and added a sacrifice fly for Miami. Chad Kuhl (0-3) allowed three runs – two earned runs – and three hits in six innings. ORIOLES 18, INDIANS 5 BALTIMORE (AP) – Cedric Mullins hit a leadoff homer as part of a three-hit day, and Baltimore scored its most runs since beating beating Oakland 18-2 on Aug. 16, 2015. The Orioles had 21 hits.