LeMahieu caps big day with HR in 9th, Rockies top Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and set a career best with five RBIs, rallying the Colorado Rockies past the San Francisco Giants 9-8 on Thursday.
Nolan Arenado hit his 19th home run, tying him for the NL lead with Washington’s Bryce Harper. Trevor Story added three hits for Colorado, which had lost four straight at San Francisco.
The Rockies blew leads of 5-2 and 7-5 and were down 8-7 before scoring twice off closer Sam Dyson (2-2) to avoid a series sweep. CUBS 11, DODGERS 5: In Los Angeles, Anthony Rizzo’s three-run double and Addison Russell’s two-run homer highlighted a seven-run seventh inning as Chicago broke loose after Clayton Kershaw exited.
The Cubs pounded out 15 hits, including four by Rizzo. Russell drove in four runs in the final regular season meeting between the teams that played each other in the NL Championship Series the last two years. DIAMONDBACKS 4, MARLINS 0: In Miami, Zack Greinke pitched seven innings and was an offensive dynamo, too, helping Arizona beat Miami.
Greinke singled twice, drove in a run, stole a base and scored — impressive, but maybe not that surprising. RED SOX 4, ANGELS 2: In Boston, Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and Rafael Devers had a solo shot as Boston beat Los Angeles, completing a season sweep of the Angels for the first time since they joined the American League as an expansion club in 1961.
Boston outscored Los Angeles 49-12 while taking all six games, which according to the Red Sox is the first six-game season sweep in club history.
ASTROS 1, RAYS 0: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Lance McCullers pitched seven strong innings, Jake Marisnick homered and Houston beat Tampa Bay to tie a franchise record with their 11th straight road win.
McCullers (9-3) gave up three hits while striking out seven. The Astros have won his last six starts and have won 18 of 21 overall.
PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 3: In Philadelphia, Aaron Nola pitched into the eighth inning to win his 10th game of the season, Rhys Hoskins homered again and Philadelphia started a pivotal division series by beating Washington.
Hoskins hit a two-run shot in the seventh inning for his 13th home run of the year and a 4-1 lead that propelled the Phillies within two games of idle Atlanta for first place the NL East.
BREWERS 6, REDS 4: In Cincinnati, Eric Thames hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
TWINS 2, WHITE SOX 1 (13): In Chicago, Max Kepler drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and Minnesota outlasted Chicago.
MARINERS 4, ORIOLES 2 (10): In Baltimore, Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and Seattle utilized two errors in the 10th inning to beat the Orioles and complete its first four-game sweep at Baltimore in franchise history.
ATHLETICS 4, TIGERS 2: In Detroit, Jed Lowrie had two more hits, Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings and Oakland beat Detroit to sweep the fourgame series.