Reds Blank Cardinals, Rockies Down Cubs

If that was Mike Leake's final turn in the rotation with the Cincinnati Reds, he ended with a flourish.

"Now it's make or break," Leake said after throwing eight innings of four-hit ball in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. "I mean, that's either the last start or I'm back. It's three more days until the deadline, and we'll see what happens."

Leake (9-5) allowed four hits in eight innings to win his fourth straight start. He allowed just two earned runs in his last 30 innings for a 0.60 ERA.

Joey Votto hit a three-run home run in support of the right-hander, helping the Reds win for just the fourth time in 11 games.

Rockies 7, Cubs 2

Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss expected his team would rebound less than 24 hours after taking a tough loss and trading away their star shortstop. They did just that.

D.J. LeMahieu had three hits and scored twice to help the Rockies get a win in their first game after trading Troy Tulowitzki, beating Chicago 7-2.

The Rockies were coming off a loss in which they rallied with four runs in the ninth to take the lead, only to lose when Chicago's Kris Bryant hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the inning.

White Sox 9, Red Sox 4

The Chicago White Sox hit two home runs, one needing a video replay and the other leaving someone in need of a new windshield. Jose Abreu and Geovany Soto homered and drove in three runs apiece and the surging White Sox won their sixth straight, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-4 on Tuesday night.

It continued as the White Sox quickly spoiled Boston's pregame party for Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez by scoring five runs in the first inning. They scored again in the sixth on a play that qualified as both a great catch and a home run.

Boston center fielder Mookie Betts ran down Abreu's shot deep to right-center field, then went tumbling into Boston's bullpen. Betts grabbed the ball on the run and managed to hold on while twisting his body and hitting the wall with his lower back, but dropped it when he landed.

Initially called the third out, umpires reviewed the play for nearly three minutes before overturning the call and allowing Abreu to round the bases for his 16th homer.

Tuesday, July 28 Scoreboard

Tuesday, July 28

Baltimore 7, Atlanta 3

Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2

Chicago White Sox 9, Boston 4

Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1

New York Mets 4, San Diego 0

Miami 4, Washington 1

Tampa Bay 10, Detroit 2

New York Yankees 21, Texas 5

Colorado 7, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 7

Houston 10, Los Angeles Angels 5

Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 0

Arizona 8, Seattle 4

Oakland 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 2

Wednesday, July 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Kansas City at Cleveland, 11:10 a.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Atlanta at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at New York, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Houston, 7 p.m.

New York at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Oakland at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.