Josh Jung and Justin Foscue each hit solo home runs, leading the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in Arlington, Texas, snapping Chicago’s 10-game winning streak.
Jung went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, Alejandro Osuna contributed two hits and two RBIs, and Joc Pederson added two hits and an RBI for the Rangers. Starter Jack Leiter allowed three hits, tied a season high with five walks, and struck out six over 4 2/3 innings. Jalen Beeks (2-1) took over and threw 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief, not allowing a baserunner.
The Cubs had won 20 of their last 23 games before being shut out for the fourth time this season. They went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Chicago starter Edward Cabrera (3-1) surrendered five runs on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts over five innings.
**Braves 7, Dodgers 2**
Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson each delivered two-run singles in the second inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves spoiled the season debut of left-hander Blake Snell, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Right-hander Spencer Strider (1-0) allowed just one hit over six innings, striking out eight and walking two in his second start of the season, helping the Braves improve to 5-3 on a nine-game road trip. Michael Harris II added an RBI double in the fifth, and Drake Baldwin had a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Snell (0-1) allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits over three innings, with five strikeouts and two walks, returning from lingering shoulder fatigue. It was his first appearance since recording four outs in Game 7 of the World Series when the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays. Andy Pages hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to end Atlanta’s shutout bid.
**Reds 3, Astros 1**
Chase Burns worked six strong innings, and the Cincinnati Reds capitalized on a critical fifth-inning fielding error to beat the visiting Houston Astros, snapping a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
The Reds set up a rubber match on Sunday for this three-game interleague series, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (4-1), who suffered his first loss in five starts this season.
Burns (4-1) retired the side in order only once, in the top of the third, and matched his season low with two strikeouts. However, he induced Isaac Paredes to ground into an inning-ending double play in the first and stranded runners in the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.
**Blue Jays 14, Angels 1**
Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run fifth inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the visiting Los Angeles Angels.
Valenzuela had four hits, and Ernie Clement recorded his second career five-hit game, including a solo homer, as Toronto pounded out 20 hits to take their second straight win in the three-game series.
Jesus Sanchez added a solo home run as the Blue Jays padded their stats against infielder Adam Frazier, who pitched a four-run eighth inning for the Angels. Los Angeles has lost four of five to Toronto this season.
**Royals 5, Tigers 1**
Michael Wacha allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. raced to a two-run inside-the-park homer, and Michael Massey broke things open with a conventional three-run shot, as the host Kansas City Royals beat the scuffling Detroit Tigers.
Wacha (4-2), who turns 35 in July and owns a 2.63 ERA, allowed only a single to Kerry Carpenter and a double to Spencer Torkelson, helping the Royals take the first two games of this three-game set. Kansas City secured its series win over Detroit since August 2024 and is 12-5 since losing eight in a row.
Riley Greene had an RBI double in the eighth inning for the Tigers, who managed just
