Atlanta. The champion Atlanta Braves got their eleventh consecutive victory of the season by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, while the New York Yankees overwhelmed the Chicago Cubs 18-4 with the first save in the Major Leagues of the Mexican Manny Banuelos.
Slugger Adam Duvall homered twice off Colombian left-hander Jose Quintana, William Contreras and Matt Olson also homered for the Braves and the Pirates were swept now for the fifth time this season.
In New York, veteran Matt Carpenter homered twice and tied his career high with seven RBIs, helping the Yankees (44-16) sweep the Cubs for their 11th win in the last 12 games.
The victory went to Jameson Taillon (7-1), who allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings, however, the excellent work of Duranguense reliever Manny Bañuelos in the seventh inning without allowing damage to achieve his first save in the Big Top .
Other MLB results: Philadelphia 1-13 Arizona; Detroit 0-6 Toronto; White Sox 6-8 Texas; Houston 9-4 Miami; Kansas City 7-10 Baltimore; Minnesota 0-6 Tampa Bay; St. Louis 6-7 Cincinnati; San Diego 2-4 Colorado; Seattle 0-2 Boston and Angels 1-4 Mets.
Mexican Baseball League: Diablos Rojos prevailed in a doubleheader 8-4 and 8-0 to win the series against Mariachis de Jalisco; Puebla 7-3 Laguna; Leon 7-9 Monclova; Tigres 3-6 Monterrey (10 innings); Durango 11-10 Two Laredos; Oaxaca 6-7 Tijuana (10 rolls), Aguascalientes 12-2 Campeche; Veracruz 4-3 Tabasco and Yucatan 11-1 Saltillo.
