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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Ji Hwan Bae’s first career triple highlighted a seventh-inning rally as the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Wednesday.

Jason Delay reached with one out in the seventh on a line drive off the right foot of Milwaukee reliever Elvis Peguero (4-5). The speedy Bae then laced a ball to the gap in right-center to put Pittsburgh in front. Bae scored on Miguel Andujar’s pinch-hit single as the Pirates won for the seventh time in nine games.

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Ke’Bryan Hayes hit his 13th home run for Pittsburgh.

Jack Suwinski and Josh Palacios tied the game with back-to-back RBIs in the sixth. Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3) earned the win and David Bednar worked around a leadoff single by Andruw Monasterio in the ninth while earning his 33rd save.

Willy Adames hit a three-run homer off opener Colin Selby in the first, but the NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the fifth time in eight games since a nine-game winning streak gave them a little breathing room over the second-place Chicago Cubs.

CARDINALS 11, BRAVES 6

ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt, Masyn Winn, Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman went deep as St. Louis hit four home runs for the second straight game and beat MLB-leading Atlanta to take the first two games of the three-game series.

Gorman hit his 27th homer of the season, one day after hitting two home runs as the NL Central-worst Cards beat the Braves 10-6.

Dakota Hudson (6-1) outpitched NL Cy Young Award hopeful Spencer Strider, allowing three runs and seven hits in five innings.

Strider (16-5) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on six hits, including a home run. Strider had won his last four starts.

The Braves had won their last eight series, dating to Aug. 4-6 against the Chicago Cubs.

MARLINS 11, DODGERS 4

MIAMI (AP) — Joey Wendle drove in four runs and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle as Miami beat Los Angeles and extended it winning streak to six games.

The 33-year-old Wendle batted ninth in the order, and delivered a homer, double and single to highlight the 13-hit attack of the surging Marlins.

Miami opened play a half-game behind Cincinnati in the race for the NL’s third wild-card spot.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesús Sánchez also went deep for the Marlins, who were unbothered after placing reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara and star slugger Jorge Soler on the injured list earlier in the day. Edward Cabrera (6-6) earned the win.

The NL West-leading Dodgers lost for the fifth time in six games. Los Angeles will be without starting pitcher Julio Urías for an indefinite period after MLB placed him on administrative leave Wednesday. RAYS 3, RED SOX 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Glasnow tied a career high with 14 strikeouts and Tampa Bay continued its home dominance of Boston.

Glasnow (8-5) allowed one run and three hits over six innings in a season-high, 103-pitch outing. Pete Fairbanks worked the ninth to get his 20th save and complete a four-hitter.

Brandon Lowe and Isaac Paredes hit solo home runs off Boston starter Nick Pivetta (9-8). Pivetta gave up three runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings in his first start since Aug. 15.

The Rays hold a commanding lead for the top AL wild card. Boston started play five back of the final wild-card spot.

Boston rookie Triston Casas singled in the ninth to extend his career-best hitting streak to 13 games.

ASTROS 12, RANGERS 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — José Abreu hit a grand slam and a three-run homer, those among five more long balls for Houston in the pivotal three-game AL West series, and the Astros completed a sweep over slumping Texas.

Abreu’s grand slam in the third inning was Houston’s third homer against Texas starter Max Scherzer, while fellow three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander (11-7) settled in after giving up a long ball on his first pitch that was the only earned run he allowed over seven innings. He struck out six and walked one.