ATLANTA — Zack Greinke added another road win to his strong first half by allowing four hits in 7 2/3 innings Saturday, extending Atlanta’s offensive slump as the Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Braves, 3-0.
Greinke (10-5) has won five straight decisions. He’s been especially strong away from home, winning five straight road starts since June 8.
Greinke had seven strikeouts, didn’t walk a batter and allowed no more than one baserunner in any inning.
Ketel Marte hit a sixth-inning homer for Arizona, which has won the first two games of the three-game series and matched its 2017 team record of 53 wins before the All-Star break.
PIRATES SWEEP BREWERS: Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco hit back-to-back home runs for the second time, and Pittsburgh won the second game of a doubleheader at home, 6-2.
With the Pirates leading 3-0 in the eighth, Marte hit his 13th homer over the left-field wall before Polanco hit his 16th over the wall in right-center to make it 5-0. They also hit consecutive home runs in the first inning of the Pirates’ 2-1 win in the opener.
Marte extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a ground-rule double in the sixth.
METS 7, NATIONALS 4: Zack Wheeler won for the first time since April 29, Michael Conforto homered and New York won at home.
Wilmer Flores, Jose Reyes and Kevin Plawecki each had two hits as the Mets scored seven runs for the first time since June 24.
MARLINS 2, PHILLIES 0: Aaron Nola gave up two runs in the first inning and Philadelphia never recovered at Miami.
REDS 8, CARDINALS 2: Jose Peraza had a career-best five hits, Scooter Gennett drove in two runs and Cincinnati waited out a pair of rain delays before winning at St. Louis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 0: Jorge Bonifacio homered for the first time since being suspended for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, and Kansas City won at Chicago for just its second win in July.
RAYS 19, TWINS 6: Jake Bauers homered for the second straight game and drove in four runs, Carlos Gomez homered and had two RBI, and Tampa Bay scored 15 times in the final three innings to rally at Minneapolis.
ASTROS 9, TIGERS 1: Gerrit Cole struck out eight in 5 2/3 strong innings, and Houston hit three home runs at home.
ORIOLES 1, RANGERS 0: Rookie Yefry Ramirez and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Jonathan Schoop drove in a run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and Baltimore won at home in a matchup of last-place teams.
YANKEES 5, INDIANS 4: Austin Romine of New York came all the way around to score when Cleveland, at home, committed two errors on his routine double in the seventh inning.
NOTES
ASTROS: Pitcher Justin Verlander and his wife, model Kate Upton, are expecting their first child.
NATIONALS: Manager Dave Martinez met with outfielder Bryce Harper a day after Harper failed to run out a ground ball in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets.
BRAVES: Atlanta placed closer Arodys Vizcaino on the 10-day disabled list because of right shoulder inflammation.
WHITE SOX: Second baseman Yoan Moncada left the game against Kansas City because of a bruised right knee.
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