Brewers Snap Their Streak and the Cardinals, as Well; Cubs Suspended w/Pirates

(MILWAUKEE) --  Scooter Gennett drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers grabbed a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a four-game set.

Khris Davis hit a two-run home run, while Jean Segura went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Brewers, who snapped a season-high nine-game losing streak. The losing streak saw Milwaukee fall out of first place in the NL Central, and the team now sits three games behind St. Louis for the top spot.

Jhonny Peralta hit a solo home run and Oscar Taveras drove in one for the Cardinals, who had won six straight. John Lackey, now 2-2 with the Redbirds, allowed six runs on nine hits with a walk and six strikeouts over six innings of work.

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(CHICAGO) --  The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs will finish their Friday game on Saturday. The contest at Wrigley Field was suspended by rain with the score tied 3-3 in the seventh inning. The game will resume at 2pm, to be followed by the regularly-scheduled game, which was slated to start at 3:05pm.

Chris Valaika tied the game at three for the Cubs with a RBI single in the fifth inning. Jose Tabata and Josh Harrison each have RBI doubles for Pittsburgh. Vance Worley and Tsuyoshi Wada were the starting pitchers.

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(CLEVELAND) --  David Murphy delivered a pinch-hit game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to give the Indians a 2-1 walkoff win over the White Sox at Progressive Field. 

Carlos Santana plated a run in the victory as Cleveland sits 4-1/2 games out of the second Wild Card spot.

Maikel Cleto took the loss out of the pen for the White Sox and Alexei Ramirez drove in the lone run with a homer. The Sox have dropped two straight.

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TODAY: Pittsburgh at Cubs, 2pm for suspended game and 3:05pm for regular game...Cardinals at Milwaukee, 6:10pm...White Sox at Cleveland, 6:05pm

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Ron Washington is stepping down as manager of the Texas Rangers. General Manager Jon Daniels says Washington gave him permission to say the decision doesn't have to do with drugs, but declined to go any further.

Washington admitted in 2010 to testing positive for cocaine during the 2009 season, but the Rangers did not accept his resignation at the time. The 62-year-old has been manager of the Rangers the last eight seasons and led the team to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011. Bench coach Tim Bogar takes over as interim manager.