Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs hit a timely two-base hit in the first inning against the Diamondbacks on the 10th, and the team won the game and stopped the losing streak at three.
Suzuki, who has been batting well since September, started at No. 9 and right against the Diamondbacks in Chicago.
In the first at-bat of the first inning, he hit a fastball from second base with one out and landed down the right line, then hit an entitlement two-base hit into the stands on a one-bounce to open the scoring and score his first RBI in four games.
In his second at-bat, he struck out.
The third at-bat was a fly ball.
In his fourth at-bat, he went 3-for-1 with a pitcher.
His batting average is 1/1/4.
The Cubs ended their losing streak at three with a 2-3 win over the wild-card contender Diamondbacks and remain in playoff spot.
Cardinals' Lars Nootvar had no hits against the Reds and had three foreballs.
Nootvar started the game against the Reds in Cincinnati, the home of the Reds, at center field, and after two consecutive foreballs, he had a strikeout in the third and a foreball in the fourth.
Nootvar reached base three times as the top batter, but did not score a run.
In this game, he had a one-hit no-hitter and a batting average of 4/4/1.
The Cardinals batted in the game and lost 2-7 with just one hit.
Red Sox player Masanao Yoshida did not play in the home game against the Orioles in Boston.
Orioles pitcher Shintaro Fujinami also didn't get a chance to pitch.
The game was won by the Red Sox, 6-5, to stop their losing streak at "2", and the losing Orioles' winning streak stopped at "3".
In a game on the 3th, the Braves, who are in first place in the National League East, defeated the Pirates, 1-2, to become the first team of 3 teams to advance to the postseason.