Dodgers belt 7 homers in win over Brewers
LA also set stadium record with 21 runs
>> LOS ANGELES: Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig each hit two home runs on Thursday, and Cody Bellinger added a grand slam on a night when the Los Angeles Dodgers hit seven homers and rolled to a 21-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Clayton Kershaw struck out seven over six innings as Los Angeles scored double-digit runs for the 10th time this season. It was the most runs the Dodgers have scored in a game in the history of Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers set a season high for runs in a game and runs in an inning, scoring nine times in the seventh. They matched their season high for home runs.
Brian Dozier and Justin Turner also hit home runs as Los Angeles earned a split in a four-game series.
Steve Pearce homered off three different pitchers and drove in a careerbest six runs as hosts Boston rallied from an early deficit to thump New York 15-7.
The Yankees jumped on Red Sox starter Brian Johnson (2-3) for three runs in the first on a three-run homer by Didi Gregorius, who finished with two long balls on the night. New York added another run in the second before Boston scored the next 10 runs, including eight in a game-changing fourth inning.
Pearce, who had one homer in his first 17 games for the Red Sox, belted a solo shot off Yankees starter CC Sabathia in the third inning and a three-run shot off Jonathan Holder (1-2) as part of the eighth-run fourth. He added a two-run homer off Luis Cessa in the sixth.
Maikel Franco hit a two-out, threerun, walk-off home run to lift hosts Philadelphia past Miami 5-2.
Rhys Hoskins also homered as the Phillies won for the first time this season when trailing after eight innings. They scored four times in the ninth to remain in first place in the National League East, a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Braves.
Phillies starter Nick Pivetta tossed six solid innings, giving up four hits and two runs while striking out seven and not walking a batter. Tommy Hunter (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.
Max Scherzer became the first 15-game winner in the majors, and Trea Turner homered and drove in four runs as hosts Washington cruised past Cincinnati 10-4.
Turner’s two-run single highlighted a six-run second-inning uprising as Washington took early control. He hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Nationals won their third straight game and sixth in their past eight.
Bryce Harper also homered in the eighth and reached base four times on two hits and two walks. Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run homer and Jose Peraza had a two-run double for the Reds.
Mike Hauschild, signed earlier in the day, pitched six innings of scoreless relief for his first major league victory as Toronto won 7-3 at Seattle.
Hauschild (1-0) allowed four hits, walked one and struck out five. He was recently released by the Houston Astros after going 7-6 with a 4.88 ERA in 19 starts for Triple-A Fresno.
Toronto’s Kendrys Morales, a former Mariner, broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning off right-hander Juan Nicasio (1-6). Nelson Cruz hit two homers for the Mariners, but they lost their third consecutive game.
Evan Longoria hit his first home run since returning from the disabled list last week, and Austin Slater had two hits, including a two-run single in a five-run seventh inning, as San Francisco won their fourth straight, beating Arizona 8-1 in Phoenix.
Madison Bumgarner (4-4) hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning, and the Giants pulled away late to win their fifth straight in the season series. The left-hander pitched in and out of trouble in his five innings, giving up seven hits and one run.
David Peralta had four hits, Ketel Marte had two and Eduardo Escobar hit a sacrifice fly for Arizona.