Pittsburgh's Ivan Nova pitched seven innings to win his first start with his new team as the Pirates beat Cincinnati 5-3. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun tied a team record by driving in seven runs, hitting two homers, as the Brewers crushed Arizona 15-6. San Francisco's Brandon Belt homered, doubled and singled for the Giants, while Matt Cain pitched five scoreless innings. WASHINGTON (AP) " San Francisco's Eduardo Nunez got four hits, including two triples and a double off Washington ace Stephen Strasburg, to lead the Giants to a 7-1 win at the Nationals in Saturday's clash of National League division leaders. The Giants stayed two games clear atop the NL West ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who shut out Boston.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2016 07:41 UTC