CINCINNATI — Kris Bryant had a historic night at the plate with three home runs, two doubles and six RBIs, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Monday.
Bryant became the first player in major league history to hit three homers and two doubles in a game. His 16 total bases were a franchise record.
Bryant, who went 5-for-5, homered in consecutive at-bats, including a three-run homer in the fourth, then went deep again in the eighth when he and first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers off Ross Ohlendorf.
Jake Arrieta (12-2) also homered as part of a 17-hit outburst by the Cubs as they overcame a rough outing for the right-handed ace. Making his first start against the Reds since no-hitting them on April 21, Arrieta gave up five earned runs and walked five in five innings.
Rays 13, Red Sox 7: Tampa Bay ended its 11-game losing streak, tagging Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez for nine runs in the first three innings and cruising to a win.
The Rays hadn’t scored more than six runs during the losing streak, but had six hits in the first eight batters and a 9-0 lead after three.
The Rays got a career-high five RBIs from designated hitter Nick Franklin, who got his first three hits of the season after being recalled Tuesday.
Indians 8, Braves 3: Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis homered, Trevor Bauer turned in his sixth consecutive quality start and Cleveland stretched its winning streak to 10 games with an Interleague victory over Atlanta.
The three-run homer by Chisenhall and solo blast by Kipnis gave the Indians 21 homers during the winning streak, and they have outscored foes 68-22 over the 10 games.
Nationals 11, Mets 4: Ben Revere had four hits and stole three bases, Danny Espinosa had three hits and drove in two runs and Anthony Rendon had two hits and drove in three as hit-happy Washington overcame an early 4-0 deficit to record a win against New York.
The first-place Nationals are now four games ahead of the Mets, who won two of three in Washington last month. Washington tied a franchise record with six steals in the game and had 17 hits.
Every starter in the Nationals starting lineup had at least one hit, while Bryce Harper had two hits after batting just .232 in his previous 15 games. Daniel Murphy added two hits for Washington to lift his average to .350.
Royals 6, Cardinals 2: Danny Duffy pitched eight impressive innings and Kendrys Morales continued his torrid streak with four hits and two RBIs as Kansas City topped St. Louis Cardinals.
Duffy’s outing matched the longest of his career. He gave up two runs in the first inning and nothing after that. He allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked none.
Duffy (3-1), who walked four in his previous start and lasted just 4-2/3 innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets, lowered his ERA to 3.24.
Elsewhere it was: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4; Rockies 9, Blue Jays 5; Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 0; Athletics 8, Giants 3; Astros 4, Angels 2; Rangers 9, Yankees 6.
