Marlins end LA Dodgers’ winning streak
MIAMI: Jorge Alfaro slugged a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning as the Marlins beat the Dodgers 5-4 in Major League Baseball on Monday, snapping Los Angeles’ nine-game win streak.
David Hess (1-0) earned the win in his Marlins and 2021 major league debut, though he blew a lead in the top of the ninth. He pitched one scoreless inning.
Rookie Anthony Bender tossed a scoreless ninth, earning his first career save.
Marlins rookie Trevor Rogers, named to the All-Star Game on Sunday, pitched five innings and left with a 4-2 lead.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler also picked up a five-inning no-decision, his shortest appearance of his season. He yielded four runs (three earned) on five hits.
Kim Kwang-Hyun threw seven shutout innings as St Louis won 5-3 at San Francisco. Kim (3-5) allowed just three hits and two walks while completing seven innings for the first time this season, matching his career high. He struck out two.
Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman validated his selection to the National League All-Star team by holding the Cardinals hitless for the first 6 1/3 innings. Gausman (8-3) struck out eight batters in seven innings while allowing two runs on three hits and two walks.
At Anaheim, home runs by Christian Arroyo and Rafael Devers and some key throws from the outfield helped lift Boston over the Angels 5-4.
Devers hit his 21st homer of the season, singled twice and drove in three runs. Arroyo homered in his first at-bat after being activated from the injured list before the game. RESULTS (home team in CAPS) St Louis 5 SAN FRANCISCO 3; MIAMI 5 LA Dodgers 4; PITTSBURGH 11 Atlanta 1; MINNESOTA 8 Chicago White Sox 5; NY METS 4 Milwaukee 2; TAMPA BAY 9 Cleveland 8; Philadelphia 13 CHICAGO CUBS 3; Detroit 7 TEXAS 3; Cincinnati 6 KANSAS CITY 2; Boston 5 LA ANGELS 4; Washington 7 SAN DIEGO 5