Rockies Down Cardinals, Pirates Beat Cubs

ST. LOUIS -- Matt Carpenter hit his 22nd career leadoff home  to go past Lou Brock for most leadoff homers in franchise history but the Rockies tallied a 6-3 victory Tuesday at Busch Stadium. The homer was the seventh leadoff homer for Carpenter this season which set another franchise record.

The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead on Carpenter's homer and held that until the fifth when the Rockies came to life, scoring two runs. Colorado tacked on another two runs in the sixth and finished out with two in the seventh. The Cardinals attempted a rally in the eighth that produced two runs but that was all the closer they could come.

Jack Flaherty attempted to keep the lead for the Cardinals and went into the fifth where he walked Ryan McMahon after a battle at the plate that produced 12 pitches. Charlie Blackmon then knocked out a home run, giving the Rockies the lead.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

The series went even at 5-5 as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 Tuesday.

David Freese had two RBI doubles that included one in the fifth that broke a 3-3 tie. Francisco Cervelli and Gregory Polanco had a home run each that produced the other two runs for the Pirates victory.

Javier Baez was on fire, with two singles and a three-run homer, his 22nd of the season, but couldn't get the Cubs the victory. Baez now has a league-leading 82 RBI.

Jon Lester can't seem to get a handle on the Pirates. He put down the first two batters in the third then allowed three straight hits including a double by Freese and a two-run homer by Cervelli.

Addison Russell had an RBI double in the ninth for the Cubs and attempted to take third. He was called safe but the call was reviewed and overturned.

Trades:

Just ahead of Tuesday’s Major League trade deadline . . .

The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Tommy Pham to the Tampa Bay Rays for three minor leaguers and cash.

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Brian Dozier from the Minnesota Twins for Logan Forsythe and two minor leaguers.

The Baltimore Orioles sent pitcher Kevin Gausman to the Atlanta Braves for four minor-league prospects.

The Arizona Diamondbacks re-acquired reliever Brad Ziegler from the Miami Marlins for minor league pitcher Tommy Eveld. Ziegler was previously with Arizona from 2011 through 2016.

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired catcher Wilson Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named or cash.

The Tampa Bay Rays sent two-time All-Star pitcher Chris Archer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of minor leaguers and a player to be named.

The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Miami Marlins in exchange for a minor leaguer and international slot money.

The Cleveland Indians picked up center fielder Leonys Martin and right-hander Kyle Dowdy from the Detroit Tigers for a minor league prospect.

The Washington Nationals traded reliever Brandon Kintzler to the Chicago Cubs for minor league pitcher Jhon Romero.

One big baseball trade that didn’t happen Tuesday involved Bryce Harper, who ended up staying in Washington.

The Boston Red Sox have placed starter Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation in his left shoulder.

Newly acquired New York Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ has been diagnosed with a mild case of hand, foot and mouth disease. It’s not yet known if Happ will miss any starts, but Mets starter Noah Syndergaard was put on the 10-day disabled list after recently contracting the same disease.

Nationals Demolish Mets

The Washington Nationals demolished the New York Mets last night 25-4. Amazingly, despite all of their historically futile seasons, it was the worst defeat in Mets history.

Tuesday, July 31 Scoreboard

Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Colorado 6, St. Louis 3

Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 2

San Francisco 3,  San Diego 2 (F/10)

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore 3

Philadelphia 3, Boston 1

Washington 25, New York Mets 4

Detroit 2, Cincinnati 1

Atlanta 11, Miami 6

Tampa Bay 10, Los Angeles  Angels 6

Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2

Arizona 6, Texas 0

Houston 5, Seattle 2

Oakland 6, Toronto 2

Milwaukee 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Wednesday, August 1 Schedule (All Times Central)

New York Mets at Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.