Albuquerque Journal

Dodgers blast 7 homers, top Mets

Reds complete sweep of Cubs

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NEW YORK — Justin Turner hit Los Angeles’ seventh home run of the game, a go-ahead drive in the 11th inning that lifted the Dodgers over the New York Mets 8-7 on Sunday.

Cody Bellinger and Kike Hernandez each homered twice as the Dodgers beat the Mets for the 12th straight time dating to 2016. Max Muncy and Joc Pederson also connected for Los Angeles. Hernandez and Muncy led off the game with back-to-back shots.

The Mets matched a team record for the most homers allowed in a game, and lost their sixth in a row overall.

Turner, a former Met, homered off Chris Flexen (0-1) with two outs to put the Dodgers up for good. Los Angeles had squandered a 7-4 lead in the eighth when Kevin Plawecki hit a tying three-run shot.

Daniel Hudson (2-2) picked up the victory with two scoreless innings.

REDS 8, CUBS 6: In Cincinnati, pitcher Michael Lorenzen and Jesse Winker connected for pinch-hit homers in Cincinnati’s seven-run seventh inning, sending the Reds to their seventh straight victory.

Lorenzen’s homer was the third of his career and second in two games by a Reds pitcher. Anthony DeSclafani hit a grand slam on Saturday.

Jackson Stephens (1-0) got the win as the Reds completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs for the first time in 25 years. Anthony Rizzo and Albert Almora Jr. homered for Chicago. INDIANS 12, TIGERS

2: In Cleveland, Edwin Encarnacio­n hit an eighthinni­ng grand slam, helping the Indians to their seasonhigh seventh straight win.

Francisco Lindor, Jose

Ramirez and Jason Kipnis also connected for Cleveland, which outscored Detroit 26-3 in the threegame sweep. Ramirez finished with three hits, extending his streak of reaching base to 31 consecutiv­e games.

Adam Plutko (4-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball, becoming the second rookie starter to beat the Tigers in the series. RED SOX 5, MARINERS

0: In Boston, Chris Sale struck out 13 over seven dazzling innings and Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer, leading Boston to the victory.

Sale (7-4) gave up four hits and walked one. Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes each pitched an inning to complete the four-hitter.

Jackie Bradley Jr. had three singles and Rafael Devers added an RBI double for Boston. The Mariners fell to 1-5 on their 10-game East Coast trip. RAYS 7, YANKEES 6 (12

INNINGS): In St. Petersburg, Fla., rookie Jake Bauers led off the 12th inning with a home run, finishing off Tampa Bay’s threegame sweep.

Giancarlo Stanton homered while going 5 for 5 for New York. The Yankees had been the only team in the majors that hadn’t lost three in a row this year.

BRAVES 7, ORIOLES 3: In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run single in the first, pinch-hitter Dansby Swanson belted a two-run homer in the eighth and the Braves earned their first win over the Orioles in six years.

Baltimore won the first two games of the series and swept the last set between the teams in 2015. Atlanta ended a stretch of seven straight losses to the Orioles since 2012. DIAMONDBAC­KS 3,

PIRATES 0: In Pittsburgh, Clay Buchholz pitched five solid innings before leaving with an injury, and the Diamondbac­ks completed a four-game sweep of the Pirates.

Buchholz (2-1) retired his first 11 batters before Starling Marte doubled in the fourth inning. He was pulled after experienci­ng tightness in his left side.

David Peralta hit a tworun homer for Arizona, and John Ryan Murphy also went deep. CARDINALS 8, BREWERS 2 : In Milwaukee, Luke Weaver won for the first time in eight starts and Jose Martinez hit a threerun homer for St. Louis.

Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs, both in the first, and five hits in 5⅔ innings. Martinez’s 11th homer capped a five-run fourth that made it 6-2 Cardinals.

Christian Yelich homered for the NL Centrallea­ding Brewers.

TWINS 2, RANGERS 0: In Minneapoli­s, Jose Berrios struck out a career-best 12 in seven innings, and the Twins beat Bartolo Colon and the Rangers.

Eddie Rosario had two hits for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Rangers had won seven in a row and missed a chance for a perfect six-game road trip. ASTROS 11, ROYALS 3: In Houston, Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam in Houston’s eight-run second inning.

Gurriel finished with three hits as the AL Westleadin­g Astros won for the 15th time in 17 games. Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored twice, and Evan Gattis connected for a pinch-hit homer.

Gerrit Cole (9-1) struck out eight while pitching five innings of one-run ball for the Astros. WHITE SOX 10, ATHLETICS 3: In Chicago, Yoan Moncada broke out of a slump with a three-run homer and six RBIs, and the White Sox salvaged a split of the four-game series.

Oakland set a modern major league record when

Mark Canha hit a drive to left on Rodon’s first pitch of the fifth, extending the A’s streak to 25 straight road games with a homer. GIANTS 3, PADRES 2 (11

INNINGS): In San Francisco, Hunter Pence hit a two-run double down the first-base line with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, sending the Giants past San Diego.

Brad Hand (1-4) allowed Andrew McCutchen’s oneout double, then intentiona­lly walked Buster Posey and hit Brandon Crawford. Pence followed with his 11th career walk-off hit.

Cory Spangenber­g had put San Diego ahead in the top of the 11th with an RBI single. MARLINS 8, ROCKIES 5: In Denver, Derek Dietrich homered for the third straight game and tied a career high with four hits, leading Miami to the victory.

Drew Rucinski (2-1) got the win in relief of Caleb Smith, who exited in the second inning with left shoulder tightness. Nolan Arenado and Gerardo Parra homered for Colorado. BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 6 (10 INNINGS): In Anaheim, Calif., Kendrys Morales connected for a pinch-hit homer in the 10th inning, lifting Toronto to the win.

Morales hit a two-out drive to right off Hansel Robles for his eighth homer. Robles (2-3) was making his Angels debut after he was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets.

Curtis Granderson, Aledmys Diaz and Devon Travis also homered for Toronto. NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 6: In Washington, Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead tworun single in the eighth inning, Bryce Harper hit three doubles and the Nationals rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat Philadelph­ia.

Murphy, Harper and Michael Taylor each collected three of Washington’s 17 hits.

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