Dodgers’ pitcher Wood 10-0 to start season
Jays edge Yankees on bases-loaded walk • Cubs corral Rays • Astros' hit parade continues
Left-hander Alex Wood struck out 10 in seven innings to improve to 10-0 in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles scored in the second inning. Chris Taylor singled up the middle with one out, and Yasmani Grandal hit the first pitch from Arizona starter Zack Godley (3-3) into the left-centerfield gap for a standup double and his third RBI of the series.
The first-place Dodgers moved 4½ games in front of the Diamondbacks in the NL West standings with their 22nd win in 26 games and fifth shutout since June 20.
Wood became the first Dodgers starter to reach 10-0 since Don Newcombe in 1955, when the Brooklyn Dodgers won the first of the franchise’s six World Series championships. Newcombe, who remains a mainstay with the team at 91, wasn’t in attendance.
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 6
Russell Martin drew a tie-breaking bases-loaded walk off Dellin Betances with one out in the eighth inning to lift Toronto over New York.
Betances (3-4) tied a career high by issuing four walks and did so for the first time since becoming a late-inning reliever in 2014. At one point, he threw nine consecutive pitches out of the strike zone, and only nine of his 27 pitches were strikes.
Cubs 7, Rays 3
Ian Happ went 2-for-4, including a tworun go-ahead single in the seventh inning, to lift Chicago past Tampa Bay.
The Cubs scored seven runs between the sixth and eighth innings to overtake the Rays and earn a split in the two-game series.
Pedro Strop (3-2) worked a perfect seventh inning to earn the victory. Tampa Bay’s Erasmo Ramirez (4-3) gave up four runs through the decisive sixth and seventh innings and took the loss.
Astros 10, Braves 4
George Springer, Jose Altuve and Josh Reddick went a combined 8-for-15 with six RBIs as Houston routed Atlanta for the second straight night.
The same trio went 10-for-16 with nine RBIs in the previous game – a 16-4 rout of the Braves on Tuesday. Houston has won 20 of its past 23 games on the road and is 7-0 in interleague play this season.
Springer, who scored three times Wednesday, and Altuve each had three hits, and Reddick drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. The Astros had seven doubles for the third consecutive game, and Marwin Gonzalez joined Reddick with three RBIs.
Rangers 8, Red Sox 2
Andrew Cashner pitched seven strong innings, and Rougned Odor, Jurickson Profar and Carlos Gomez each had two RBIs as Texas cooled off Boston.
Cashner (4-7) picked up his first victory in more than a month while snapping the Red Sox’s six-game winning streak. He gave up two runs (both unearned), three hits and three walks while striking out four.
Marlins 9, Cardinals 6
Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in four runs as Miami jumped out to a seven-run lead and held off St. Louis.
Marcell Ozuna also homered and knocked in two runs for the Marlins, while Justin Bour added insurance with a ninth-inning homer. Dustin McGowan (5-0) pitched 11/3 innings of one-run relief while A.J. Ramos earned his 15th save in 16 chances.
The Cardinals’ Mike Leake (6-7) lasted only 32/3 innings in his shortest start of the year. Leake permitted eight runs (three earned) and nine hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
Royals 9, Mariners 6 (10)
All-Star Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to break a tie as Kansas City completed a three-game sweep of Seattle.
It was the fourth straight victory for the Royals. Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain also hit two-run homers for Kansas City. Moustakas homered in all three games in the series.
The Mariners’ Mike Zunino, who homered earlier, nearly ended the game leading off the bottom of the ninth against Minor. His deep fly ball was caught by left fielder Alex Gordon against the wall as Seattle lost its seventh straight at home.
Angels 2, Twins 1
Kole Calhoun homered and Cameron Maybin stole home on a delayed steal in support of rookie starter Parker Bridwell’s six scoreless innings as Los Angeles avoided a sweep.
Calhoun had two hits and homered for the second straight day for the Angels, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Bridwell (3-1) cruised, surrendering four hits and three walks while striking out a career-high five batters.