Bieber throws 3rd complete game
Dodgers, Muncy rally in 9th to beat Padres
CLEVELAND — Shane Bieber became the first pitcher this season to throw three complete games, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Bieber (11-4) allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked none. Bieber, the All-Star Game MVP, is 9-2 in his last 15 starts.
Cleveland is 37-15 since June 4, the best record in the major leagues in that span. After trailing by as many as 11½ games in early June, the Indians started Sunday three games back of AL Central-leading Minnesota.
Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor and rookie Oscar Mercado homered off Jaime Barria (4-5), who gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings. Barria is 2-4 with a 10.13 ERA on the road.
Kole Calhoun homered and Albert Pujols had an RBI single for Los Angeles, which lost its fourth straight.
DODGERS 11, PADRES 10: In Los Angeles, Max Muncy’s fourth hit was a game-ending, two-run double, and the Dodgers rallied from a late three-run deficit for a wild victory.
Muncy had a homer and two doubles while driving in three runs. Four Dodgers added two RBIs apiece as the NL West leaders took three of four from San Diego with a huge comeback at Chavez Ravine.
Pedro Baez (6-2) pitched the ninth for the win.
Eric Hosmer hit a grand slam and drove in five runs for San Diego. Kirby Yates (0-3) got the loss.
YANKEES 7, RED SOX 4: In New York, Aaron Judge homered early and a makeshift New York lineup pounded David Price in a victory that sent the defending World Series champion Boston to its eighth consecutive defeat.
With only three projected regulars in the batting order, the bangedup Yankees won their fifth straight and completed the first four-game sweep of their longtime rivals since August 2009. New York (72-39) maintained its eight-game lead in the AL East over Tampa Bay. METS 13, PIRATES 2: In Pittsburgh, Mets star Robinson Canó appears headed back to the injured list after straining his left hamstring, an injury that overshadowed Noah Syndergaard’s sparkling outing.
Canó singled in the fourth inning for his third hit of the game and ninth hit in his last 15 at-bats. He pulled up after rounding first and grabbed at the back of his leg.
Syndergaard (8-5) allowed three
hits, singled twice and pitched shutout ball into the seventh.
ATHLETICS 4, CARDINALS 2: In Oakland, Tanner Roark pitched five innings to get the win in his Oakland debut.
Jurickson Profar connected for his 15th homer as the A’s won for the sixth time in seven games. Dustin Garneau had two hits and two RBIs after he was claimed off waivers Saturday.
St. Louis fell 1½ games back of NL Central-leading Chicago, which swept Milwaukee with a 7-2 victory.
RAYS 7, MARLINS 2: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Yonny Chirinos allowed one run in five innings before leaving with a hand injury, and Tampa Bay matched its longest winning streak this season at six games.
Chirinos (9-5) gave up two hits but was pulled after 63 pitches due to right middle finger inflammation. Diego Castillo, Colin Poche and Andrew Kittredge finished a six-hitter. TWINS 3, ROYALS 0: In Minneapolis, Devin Smeltzer pitched twohit ball into the seventh for his first major league win, and Minnesota finished off a three-game sweep.
Jason Castro homered and Eddie Rosario drove in two runs for the Twins, who maintained their threegame lead over Cleveland in the AL Central.
Smeltzer (1-1) struck out four and walked one in his third career start. Sergio Romo pitched a scoreless eighth, and Taylor Rogers finished the two-hitter for his 17th save in 23 chances. ROCKIES 6, GIANTS 2: In Denver, Kyle Freeland earned his first win in nearly four months and Nolan Arenado homered twice for Colorado.
Trevor Story homered for the fifth straight game against San Francisco. It’s tied for the longest home
run streak against an opponent in Rockies history.
Donovan Solano went deep twice for the Giants, the first to lead off the game and again in the third inning off Freeland (3-9). He nearly had a third when he drove a ball to the wall in right in the fifth inning that was caught.
CUBS 7, BREWERS 2: In Chicago, Jason Heyward drove in three runs, Yu Darvish pitched five effective innings and the Cubs finished a three-game sweep.
Heyward and Kyle Schwarber homered as the NL Central leaders won for the 11th time in 13 games at Wrigley Field. Christian Yelich hit his major league-best 37th homer for Milwaukee. DIAMONDBACKS 7, NATIONALS
5: In Phoenix, Ketel Marte hit an inside-the-park home run off former Arizona ace Patrick Corbin, and Adam Jones drove in four runs for the Diamondbacks.
Marte’s third-inning line drive got by diving center fielder Gerardo Parra and rolled to the wall, near the 413-foot mark in left-center. Marte beat a throw to home for a solo homer and a 4-2 lead.
WHITE SOX 10, PHILLIES 5: In Philadelphia, Leury Garcia hit a grand slam and Eloy Jiménez added a three-run shot, powering the White Sox to the victory.
REDS 6, BRAVES 4 (10): In Atlanta, Tucker Barnhart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the 10th off new Atlanta closer Shane Greene.
RANGERS 9, TIGERS 4: In Arlington, Texas, Willie Calhoun hit a tiebreaking three-run triple in the seventh inning, helping the Rangers finish a three-game sweep.
ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 5: In Baltimore, Trey Mancini drove in two runs and Baltimore took advantage of a wild major league debut by Toronto reliever Yennsy Diaz.