Ketel Marte hit a 431-foot homer with one out in the ninth after Corbin Carroll homered in a two-run eighth as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday in Phoenix to gain a split of a four-game series.

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Marte hit the first pitch he saw from Tanner Scott (1-3) deep down the left field line for his 11th homer of the season to cap the Diamondbacks’ comeback.

Carroll went deep off Will Klein to open the eighth before Gabriel Moreno walked and Ryan Wildschmidt hit a one-out single to left. Alex Vesia replaced Klein and gave up a two-out single to Geraldo Perdomo, tying the game 2-2.

Carroll finished with three hits and Perdomo and Waldschmidt had two apiece for the Diamondbacks, who had lost five of their previous six games.

Arizona reliever Paul Sewald (2-4) pitched around Will Smith’s two-out double in the ninth.

Ryan Ward and Dalton Rushing had run-scoring hits in an injury-marred fifth inning to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead that Justin Wrobleski nursed through six innings.

The game was delayed for several minutes with two outs in the fifth inning after the Dodgers’ Max Muncy collided with Arizona first baseman Ildemaro Vargas while running out a single to deep first.

Muncy beat Vargas to the bag by a half-step and the two met head-on, with Muncy’s forearms striking Vargas in the chest. Both remained on the ground and were attended to by medical staff before leaving the game.

Muncy was removed with shortness of breath and to rule out a concussion, the Dodgers announced. Vargas was holding his left hip while on the ground and left under his own power.

When play resumed, Arizona right fielder Carroll misjudged a line drive by Ward that went over his head for a double, scoring pinch runner Santiago Espinal for the first run.

Center fielder Waldschmidt misjudged Rushing’s high pop into left-center that fell for the single to drive in Ward for a 2-0 lead.

Wrobleski gave up six hits and struck out four without a walk in six scoreless innings for the Dodgers, who had won 16 of their prior 20 games.

Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. He logged three strikeouts and two walks.

Nelson retired the first 12 he faced on 43 pitches before Kyle Tucker singled to right leading off the fifth. Tucker was erased on a double play, bringing up Muncy.

Cubs 7, Athletics 6

Dansby Swanson delivered the tying single and Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with the game-winning hit as the Chicago Cubs scored four times in the bottom of the ninth inning to post a 7-6 victory over the visiting Athletics on Thursday.

Crow-Armstrong also hit a solo homer and Ian Happ slammed a two-run blast and had three RBIs for the Cubs, who won for just the fourth time in their past 18 games.

The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers hit two homers, including an inside-the-parker. Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim also went deep for the A’s, who were unable to sweep the three-game series.

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A’s reliever Joel Kuhnel (1-2) failed to protect a three-run lead in the ninth. Ryan Rolison (4-1) struck out three in 1 2/3 hitless innings for Chicago.

Yankees 2,
Guardians 1

Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored the tiebreaking run on Ryan McMahon’s two-out single in the seventh inning as New York prevented Cleveland from recording its first sweep at Yankee Stadium since August 2017.

The Yankees played the three-game series without Aaron Judge (rib injury). New York left-hander Carlos Rodon allowed one run on two hits in six innings. Brent Headrick (4-1) stranded a runner in the seventh. David Bednar notched his 13th save in 15 chances by getting three groundouts in the ninth.

The Guardians’ Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 after posting consecutive three-hit games. Ramirez finished the series 7-for-13 and scored on a single by Stuart Fairchild in the fourth. Codi Heuer (0-1), in relief of Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi, allowed the go-ahead run.

Phillies 6, Padres 4

Zack Wheeler worked seven strong innings as host Philadelphia completed a season sweep of San Diego.

After capturing all three matchups in San Diego last week, the Phillies took care of business at home. Wheeler (5-1) allowed two runs walks while striking out eight. Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies, while Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm each collected two hits and an RBI.

Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill each belted a two-run homer for the Padres, who have lost nine of 10. San Diego starter Lucas Giolito (2-1) allowed three runs (two earned) and six hits over four innings.

Orioles 8,
Red Sox 2

Baltimore rolled to a six-run first inning and never looked back, scoring a comfortable win at Boston.

The Orioles logged five of their 10 hits in the big inning, including Coby Mayo’s three-run double. Taylor Ward went 3-for-5, while Pete Alonso finished 2-for-4. Trevor Rogers pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, breaking an eight-game winless skid.

Willson Contreras drove in both Red Sox runs on an RBI single in the sixth and a solo homer in the ninth. Brayan Bello (2-6) was tagged for eight runs on seven hits in five innings.

Royals 8, Twins 6

Pinch hitter Josh Rojas ripped a tiebreaking two-run single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning, and Kansas City held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Carter Jensen hit a two-run double for the Royals, who earned their third win in four games. Michael Massey finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Matt Strahm (2-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief, and Alex Lange collected his second save with a scoreless ninth.

Kody Clemens hit two solo shots for the Twins, who have lost seven of the past nine. Victor Caratini went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs, and Byron Buxton also went deep.

Pirates 5, Astros 1

Ryan O’Hearn slugged a two-run homer as part of a four-run sixth inning and visiting Pittsburgh topped Houston to claim the rubber match of a three-game series.

O’Hearn went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Pirates, who have won eight of 11 games. In just his second appearance since missing the 2025 season with an elbow injury, Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (1-0) worked five scoreless innings.

Kai-Wei Teng (3-4) gave up a season-worst five runs (four earned) on a season-high seven hits over five innings for the Astros, who fell to 2-4 on their nine-game homestand. Isaac Paredes led off the sixth with his 100th career home run.

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