Bryant leads Cubs to win

PITTSBURGH — Kris Bryant’s RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday. Pinch-hitter Matt Szczur doubled to left field with one out against Pirates reliever Tony Watson (1-3). Bryant, who had three hits and reached base four times, followed with his tiebreaking hit to put the Cubs back ahead. Chicago avoided a series sweep and ended its five game losing streak. Pittsburgh lost for just the second time in 11 games heading to the All-Star break. Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (2-2) gave up Andrew McCutchen’s tying sacrifice fly in the seventh, Carl Edwards pitched a hitless eight and Hector Rondon got the last three outs for his 14th save. Nationals 3, Mets 2: Daniel Murphy kept answering the Citi Field boos with booms, hitting his seventh home run this year against the team he left last winter and leading Washington over New York. Murphy tops the majors with a .348 batting average at the All-Star break. He homered three times and drove in 10 runs as the NL East leaders took three of four in this series, opening a six-game edge over New York. Marlins 7, Reds 3: Giancarlo Stanton’s 20th home run put host Miami ahead to stay, and it completed its first series sweep of Cincinnati since 2003. Dodgers 3, Padres 1: Kenta Maeda struck out a career-high 13, Adrian Gonzalez homered and Howie Kendrick had three hits to lead Los Angeles over visiting San Diego. Phillies 10, Rockies 3: Maikel Franco and Cameron Rupp hit long home runs, rookie Zach Eflin got his second big league win and Philadelphia beat host Colorado. Giants 4, D’backs 0: Madison Bumgarner allowed Arizona’s only hit with one out in the eighth inning and matched a career high with 14 strikeouts to lead San Francisco over the visiting Diamondbacks. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1: All-Star slugger Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer, R.A. Dickey won back-to-back starts for the first time in a month and host Toronto beat Detroit. Red Sox 4, Rays 0: David Price threw eight shutout innings in his best start with the Red Sox, David Ortiz entered the All-Star break with impressive numbers after hitting a two-run homer, and Boston sent visiting Tampa Bay to its sixth straight loss. Yankees 11, Indians 7: Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and New York overcame a shaky outing by Masahiro Tanaka to beat host Cleveland. Orioles 4, Angels 2: Chris Tillman allowed three hits in seven innings, Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homered and Baltimore beat Tim Lincecum and visiting Los Angeles. Astros 2, A’s 1: Jake Marisnick scored the winning run on an errant throw in the 10th inning as host Houston rallied for a victory over Oakland. Mariners 8, Royals 5: Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered in a five-run seventh inning and visiting Seattle held off Kansas City. Twins 15, Rangers 5: Max Kepler hit Minnesota’s first grand slam this season and the Twins added three more homers to go into the All-Star break with a win over AL-leading host Texas. Braves 2, White Sox 0: Mike Foltynewicz allowed five hits in seven innings, Jeff Francoeur and Jace Peterson homered and visiting Atlanta beat Chicago. — Agencies