J.D. MARTINEZ ROCKS DODGERS
Diamondbacks earn 11th straight win, whip Dodgers
J.D. Martinez slugs four homers in Arizona’s 13-0 whipping of the Dodgers.
LOS ANGELES — J.D. Martinez tied a major league record by slugging four of Arizona’s six home runs, and the Diamondbacks routed the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 on Monday night for their 11th straight victory.
Robbie Ray struck out a career high 14 while helping second-place Arizona beat their NL West rivals for a fourth straight time. The last time the D-backs won 11 in a row was June 18-30, 2003.
The Dodgers are still baseball’s best team at 92-45, but they remain mired in a seasonworst slump, having dropped four in a row and nine in 10 games.
Martinez is the 18th player in major league history to hit four homers in a game, and the 16th in the modern era.
Ray (12-5) scattered three hits over 7⅔ innings. The left-hander improved to 7-1 on the road. His strikeouts were the most by a D-backs pitcher since Randy Johnson had 15 against the Dodgers on Aug. 31, 2004.
Ray became the first pitcher in major league history to have four games with 10 or more strikeouts against the Dodgers in a single season.
ROCKIES 4, GIANTS 3: In Denver, Carlos
Gonzalez drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the ninth, and Colorado halted a four-game skid.
PIRATES 12, CUBS 0: In Pittsburgh, Josh Bell broke the National League record for most home runs by a rookie switch hitter, hitting his 24th of the season off hurting Chicago ace Jake Arrieta to lead the Pirates.
CARDINALS 2, PADRES 0: In San Diego, Carlos Martinez threw a three-hitter and struck out 10, Yadier Molina hit a two-run single and St. Louis earned its fourth victory in five games.
REDS 5, BREWERS 4: In Cincinnati, Billy Hamilton hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Reds over Milwaukee.
METS 11, PHILLIES 7: In New York, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera each homered and the Mets ended a four-game losing streak.
NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 2: In Miami, Anthony Rendon drove in four runs, Daniel Murphy drove in three more and the Washington Nationals overcame a camera-denting home run by Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton to beat the Marlins.
ASTROS 6, MARINERS2: In Seattle, Alex Bregman had a tiebreaking two-run double in Houston’s four-run seventh inning and Dallas Keuchel pitched effectively into the eighth to lead the Astros to their fifth straight win. INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 3: In Chicago, Trevor Bauer was sharp again to win his eighth straight decision, and Cleveland earned its 12th straight victory.
Jose Ramirez hit his third home run in two games and 23rd of the season, and Carlos Santana added his 22nd to power the Indians’ offense.
YANKEES 7, ORIOLES 4: In Baltimore, Starlin Castro homered and drove in three runs, Didi Gregorius also went deep and the Yankees fueled their playoff push with a victory over the Orioles.
ROYALS 7, TIGERS 6: In Detroit, Kansas City hit three homers and got two spectacular defensive plays in a victory over the Tigers.
ANGELS 11, ATHLETICS 9 (11): In Oakland, Calif., the Angels employed an American League-record 12 pitchers on Labor Day, and Kole Calhoun hit a two-run triple in the 11th inning to beat the Athletics.
BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 4: In Boston, Steve Pearce had three of Toronto’s 14 hits to lead the Blue Jays over Boston and send Red Sox starter Rick Porcello to his major league-leading 16th loss.
RAYS 11, TWINS 4: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Corey Dickerson hit his 26th home run and also doubled twice, powering Tampa Bay past Minnesota.
RANGERS 8, BRAVES 2: In Atlanta, Elvis Andrus, Nomar Mazara and Rougned Odor homered, Andrew Cashner pitched six strong innings and Texas beat the Braves.