Gonzalez homers as Dodgers rout Cards
Giants edge Yankees in 12th; Mariners pound Blue Jays
ST LOUIS, July 24, (AP): Adrian Gonzalez hit his eighth homer, red-hot Justin Turner got two more RBIs and Los Angeles beat St Louis to end the Cardinals’ fivegame winning streak.
Turner’s two-run double capped a four-run third. He has 14 RBIs since the All-Star break.
Gonzalez’s 429-foot solo blast to center sparked a three-run sixth.
Kenta Maeda (9-7) rebounded from a poor outing against Arizona on July 17, giving up two runs over 5 2/3 innings. Only one of the Cardinals’ first 15 batters was able to hit the ball out of the infield against the Japanese right-hander.
Andrew Toles went 3 for 4 and scored once for the Dodgers. He has reached safely in nine of 10 games since being called up from the minors.
Mike Leake (7-8) allowed seven runs – six earned ó in six innings.
Matt Adams homered for the second consecutive game. His blast to left in the fourth extended the Cardinals’ streak of home runs to 14 straight games.
Aledmys Diaz reached safely for the 26th straight game with a first-inning single. Diaz’s streak is the secondlongest by a Cardinals rookie since Albert Pujols had streaks of 30 and 48 games in 2001.
Giants 2, Yankees 1, 12 innings
In New York, Mac Williamson homered in the fifth inning and hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th, lifting San Francisco past New York for the Giants’ first victory since the All-Star break.
NL West-leading San Francisco had lost a season-high six straight games and had held just one lead since the break ó when Buster Posey hit a go-ahead home run leading off the 10th inning at San Diego on July 16 only to have the Padres rally for a pair of runs in the bottom half against Santiago Casilla.
Williamson, whose fourth-inning error allowed the Yankees’ run, began the comeback when he connected off Ivan Nova leading off the fifth.
Trevor Brown hit an opposite-field double to right off Anthony Swarzak (11) leading off the 12th, and Williamson singled up the middle with one out, just past the glove of diving shortstop Didi Gregorius. San Francisco was 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 7 for 64 (.111) since the All-Star break, before Williamson’s single.
Cheered on by hundreds of orangeclad fans in the Giants’ old hometown, San Francisco escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th when Casilla (2-3) retired Brian McCann on a shallow flyout and Starlin Castro on a foulout. Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect 12th for his second save.
Mariners 14, Blue Jays 5
In Toronto, Nelson Cruz hit his ninth career grand slam and added a threerun shot, and Hisashi Iwakuma pitched six innings to win his fifth straight start in Seattle’s victory over Toronto.
Cruz hit his slam off R.A. Dickey (711) in the third, then added a three-run drive off Drew Storen in the eighth for his 20th career multi-homer game. He has 25 home runs this season.
It was the 13th time in team history a Mariners player has recorded seven RBIs. The team record is eight by Mike Blowers, Mike Cameron and Alvin Davis.
Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer and Nori Aoki had two RBIs and scored twice as the Mariners used a seasonhigh 19 hits to win their third straight. Iwakuma (11-6) allowed two runs and four hits.
Wade LeBlanc pitched the final three innings for his first save.
Orioles 5, Indians 2
In Baltimore, Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 30th home run, Kevin Gausman pitched seven shutout innings and Baltimore beat Cleveland in a duel between first-place teams.
Pedro Alvarez also homered for the Orioles, who will seek to complete a three-game sweep of the AL Central leaders on Sunday. Cleveland has scored three runs in 18 innings thus far.
Trumbo connected with a man on to cap a three-run first inning against Josh Tomlin (10-3). Playing in his first season with Baltimore, Trumbo already has eight more homers than last year and is just four short of matching his career high, set in 2013 with the Angels.
After earning only one win in his first 16 starts, Gausman (2-7) struck out seven and allowed only one runner past first base. The right-hander gave up four hits and walked three but was backed by three double plays. Brad Brach surrendered a two-out, two-run single to Lonnie Chisenhall in the ninth before Zach Britton got the final out for his 32nd save.
Marlins 7, Mets 2
In Miami, Giancarlo Stanton homered and had his first four-hit game since 2012, driving in three runs to give Jose Fernandez all the support he needed, and Miami beat New York.
Miami rocked Jacob deGrom (6-5), who allowed 10 hits and five runs, both season highs, and lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his shortest outing since August.
Fernandez (124) gave up two runs in seven innings to match his career high for victories, achieved in his 2013 rookie season. He also had two hits, hiking his average to .265, and drove in the first run.
Home Run Derby winner Stanton put Miami ahead to stay in the third inning when he hit a majestic two-run homer off the left-field scoreboard above the 401-foot sign. He added an RBI single in the fourth, and singled in the first and sixth, hiking his average to .241 after a prolonged slump.
Twins 11, Red Sox 9
In Boston, Miguel Sano homered and Eduardo Nunez drove in three runs, including two in a five-run seventh inning, and Minnesota rallied to beat Boston. Eddie Rosario had four singles to help the Twins win their second straight over Boston after losing the series opener Thursday.
Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Xander Bogaerts had four hits for the Red Sox. They lost for just the third time in 12 games.
Red Sox starter David Price went 5 2/3 innings and gave up 11 hits for his second straight start. Tommy Layne (0-1) was the loser. Ryan Pressly (4-5) got four outs for the win, and Brandon Kintzler worked the ninth for his eighth
save.
Rangers 7, Royals 4
In Kansas City, Mo, Cole Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and Texas beat Kansas City.
Hamels, who is 6-1 with a 2.24 ERA in his past nine starts, limited the Royals to five hits, struck out four and walked three. Hamels (11-2) lowered his ERA to 2.87.
The Rangers picked up only their fifth victory in 20 games.
Yordano Ventura (6-8) was the loser.
Pirates 7, Phillies 3
In Pittsburgh, Gregory Polanco and David Freese hit two-run singles during a five-run fifth inning to rally and Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia after top Pirates prospect Tyler Glasnow was removed with shoulder discomfort.
Glasnow exited his second major league start in the fourth inning. The rookie right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day and allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in three-plus innings.
Polanco’s hit put the Pirates ahead 4-3 and chased starter Aaron Nola (59).
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Freese’s hit off Severino Gonzalez pushed the lead to three runs, and Francisco Cervelli capped the inning with a sacrifice fly.
Juan Nicasio (8-6) allowed one run in two innings in relief of Glasnow. Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 29th save.
Nationals 3, Padres 2
In Washington, Pinch-hitter Stephen Drew hit a game-ending RBI triple in the ninth inning to lift Washington past San Diego,
Anthony Rendon opened the bottom off the ninth with a single off reliever Kevin Quackenbush (6-4). Drew entered with one out and drove a pitch off the center-field scoreboard, and Rendon raced around the bases for the winning run.
Jonathan Papelbon (2-2) allowed a leadoff double in the ninth before retiring three straight batters. San Diego left runners in scoring position in each of the last two innings.
Washington starter Max Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings.
Brewers 6, Cubs 1
In Milwaukee, Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit two home runs, Zach Davies took a shutout into the seventh inning and Milwaukee beat Chicago.
Jonathan Lucroy also homered, giving Milwaukee the lead with a two-run shot in the first off John Lackey (7-7). Nieuwenhuis led off the fourth with a homer to center field, extending Milwaukee’s lead to 3-0. Nieuwenhuis added a three-run homer to left in the eighth.
Davies (7-4) gave up one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. Lackey, who has surrendered at least one home run in seven straight starts, gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.
Athletics 4, Rays 3
In Oakland, California, Ryon Healy hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning two batters after Jake Smolinski tied it with a two-run homer, and Oakland rallied past Tampa Bay.
Both home runs came off Rays closer Alex Colome (1-3), who had recorded 21 consecutive saves before giving up three runs to the A’s.
Khris Davis opened the ninth with a walk before pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso struck out swinging. Smolinski hit the first pitch he saw over the fence in left field to tie it at 3. Colome got Marcus Semien to fly out before Healy hammered a 3-2 pitch to left-center for the winner.
Kendall Graveman (7-6) pitched a complete game for his sixth consecutive win. The right-hander allowed three runs with four strikeouts and one walk, throwing 102 pitches.
Rockies 8, Braves 4
In Denver, Trevor Story hit two home runs to set an NL rookie record for shortstops and Colorado beat Atlanta.
Story had four hits including his 25th and 26th homers to pass his mentor, Troy Tulowitzki, who had 24 for the Rockies in 2007. Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox set the major league record for shortstops with 30 in 1997. Story, who set career highs in both hits and in RBIs with five, is two behind Wilin Rosario for the franchise mark for homers by a rookie.
Tyler Anderson (3-3) worked around a 47-minute rain delay to finish with six strikeouts in six innings. Story started his night with a two-run homer in the second off Matt Wisler (4-10) to gave Colorado a 2-1 lead. He drove in two more with a single in Colorado’s fiverun sixth and then led off the eighth with a deep shot off reliever Jim Johnson that gave the Rockies a four-run lead.
Reds 6, Diamondbacks 1
In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce hit a threerun homer and barely missed another in Cincinnati’s victory over fading Arizona.
The last-place Reds have won three consecutive series for the first time, finding success against other struggling teams. The Diamondbacks have lost 17 of 21.
Bruce’s 20th homer, off Robbie Ray (5-9), gave him the team lead with 69 RBIs. He also doubled off the top of the wall in left field and thought he might have gotten another homer, but the call of a double was upheld after a video review.
Michael Lorenzen (1-0) took over in the fourth inning for Keyvius Sampson, who made his first start of the season after seven relief appearances.
Astros 7, Angels 2
In Houston, Evan Gattis had two home runs and four RBIs in his return to the lineup, Collin McHugh threw six strong innings and Houston beat Los Angeles.
Gattis sat Friday with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch Wednesday. He came back Saturday and hit a three-run homer into the Crawford Boxes in left field in the second inning and added a solo shot off the facade in left-center in the fourth to give Houston a 5-0 lead.
Carlos Correa had a solo home run to right in the fifth.
McHugh (7-6) allowed two runs on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings. Jered Weaver (8-8) was the loser. Ji-Man Choi had a solo home run to the upper deck in right in the fifth for the Angels.