Bellinger, Dodgers make it 10 wins in a row
Reds overcome Nationals Rangers edge Yankees Jays down Royals Mets weep Giants
Cody Bellinger hit two home runs to give him a league-leading 24, and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs on four wild pitches by Colorado reliever Adam Ottavino in the seventh and eighth innings, helping the Dodgers to their 10th straight win, a 12-6 conquest of the Rockies on Sunday night.
The Dodgers trailed 6-4 but had the bases loaded when Ottavino (1-2) threw a hard cutter past catcher Tony Wolters, allowing a run to score. The righthander’s next pitch hit the same spot and it bounced past Wolters all the way to the backstop, allowing Forsythe and Barnes to score for a 7-6 lead.
In the eighth, Ottavino threw two more wild pitches with runners on third, pushing the lead to 9-6.
Reds 6, Nationals 2
Scooter Gennett went 4-for-5, including a homer, and drove in two runs, and Tucker Barnhart was 2-for-4 with two RBIs as Cincinnati beat first-place Washington, salvaging the finale of the three-game series and breaking a four-game skid.
Gennett was 8-for-13 in the series with three RBIs. It was the second four-hit game for Gennett in less than a month, as he had five hits (four home runs) on June 6 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Reds starter Scott Feldman (6-5) gave up two runs in seven innings as last-place Cincinnati won for just the second time in 15 games. Washington starter Tanner Roark (6-5) gave up nine hits and six runs in six innings.
Marlins 4, Cubs 2
Edinson Volquez maintained his perfect record against Chicago as Miami defeated the defending World Series champions.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run, his 20th long ball of the season, and Martin Prado added a two-run double to lead the Marlins, who split their four-game series against the Cubs. Volquez (4-8) is 8-0 with a 3.12 ERA against the Cubs in 13 career appearances.
Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery (1-4) allowed four hits, two walks, three runs (none earned) in six innings. Chicago scored its runs on two sacrifice flies – by Anthony Rizzo in the fourth and Tommy La Stella in the fifth.
Rangers 7, Yankees 6
Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo homered in the first two innings as Texas took a seven-run lead and held on for the victory over New York.
Beltre hit a two-run homer and Choo added a three-run shot off Michael Pineda (7-4). Drew Robinson also homered as Texas won for the 11th time in 16 games.
Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer and Ronald Torreyes hit a solo homer for the Yankees. New York was unable to complete the comeback as Matt Bush ended his ninth save by striking out Sanchez with Aaron Judge on first base.
Angels 4, Red Sox 2
Los Angeles spoiled the Boston debut of Doug Fister.
Fister went six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts. He was recently waived by the Angels after three minor league outings, and the Red Sox claimed him on Friday.
Angels rookie right-hander Parker Bridwell (2-0) went 62/3 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with no walks, four strikeouts and a hit batter. Juan Graterol contributed a two-run single for Los Angeles.
Blue Jays 8, Royals 2
Francisco Liriano pitched six-plus sharp innings, Jose Bautista drove in four runs, and Toronto rolled past Kansas City.
Liriano (4-3) picked up first victory since June 2 and only his second since April 29 as he stymied the Royals on six hits and two runs. The Blue Jays took control by pushing across five runs in the sixth inning.
Bautista homered with Ryan Goins aboard in the fifth to tie the score at 2. Bautista got the green light on a 3-0 Jason Hammel pitch and hammered it an estimated 450 feet to the left-field grass.
Evan Gattis hit a two-run shot into the upper deck in left field in the ninth off Mariners reliever James Pazos.
Mets 8, Giants 2
Rene Rivera hit two home runs to help New York complete a three-game sweep of San Francisco.
Rafael Montero limited the Giants to one run in 52/3 innings for his second career win, helping the Mets record their second road sweep of the season and first in San Francisco since 2013.
Rivera, who began the day with just three homers, smacked a two-run shot in the second inning and a solo blast in the fourth, both off Giants left-hander Matt Moore. Jay Bruce added a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Curtis Granderson hit a solo shot in the ninth, increasing the Mets’ total of road home runs this season to a major-league-best 68. (Reuters)