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Tarik Skubal limited Minnesota to one hit in seven innings and tied his career high with 13 strikeouts as the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Twins 3-0 on Sunday night.
Skubal (10-2), who won all five of his June starts, struck out seven batters in a row from the first through the third inning. The left-hander, the American League Cy Young Award winner in 2024, is 8-0 in 10 home starts this season. Will Vest got the last three outs for his 13th save.
Kerry Carpenter had a solo homer and RBI triple before leaving the contest in the fifth due to right hamstring tightness. Riley Greene supplied a solo shot. The Tigers captured the three-game weekend series and have won five of their last seven games.
Minnesota starter Chris Paddack (3-7) gave up three runs and six hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Ty France and Harrison Bader had the only hits for the Twins, who are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
Marlins 6, Diamondbacks 4
Kyle Stowers hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and Miami extended the major league's longest active winning streak to seven with a victory over Arizona.
The Marlins completed their first 6-0 road trip in franchise history, beginning with a three-game sweep in San Francisco. Otto Lopez stretched his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-out, two-run single for a 3-2 lead in the eighth after Jalen Beeks (2-1) walked the bases loaded. Lopez is 17-for-41 with 15 RBIs during his hitting streak.
Ketel Marte homered for the second straight game and Eugenio Suarez had two hits and an RBI for the D-backs, who have lost four in a row.
Phillies 2, Braves 1
Ranger Suarez pitched seven strong innings to outduel Spencer Strider and lead Philadelphia to a road victory over Atlanta in the rubber game of their three-game series.
Suarez (7-2) allowed one run on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts to lower his ERA to 2.00. It was the ninth time in 11 starts that Suarez has allowed two or fewer runs. Suarez also recorded his 10th straight quality start. Otto Kemp and Trea Turner notched an RBI apiece.
Strider (3-6) saw his three-start winning streak come to an end. He pitched seven innings and gave up two runs on five hits, with three walks and four strikeouts. Sean M