Rockies rally for rare win at Dodger Stadium
Trout hits 300th HR as Angels top Astros
LOS ANGELES — Nolan Arenado drove in the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Josh Fuentes added a two-run double and the Colorado Rockies snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Saturday night.
Charlie Blackmon homered, doubled and scored two runs as Colorado won for just the second time in its last 19 games at Dodger Stadium. The Rockies had lost 24 of their last 28 meetings overall with their powerhouse NL West rivals.
Mookie Betts had two hits for the major league-leading Dodgers (30-11), who lost for only the fourth time in 23 games. Los Angeles’ 11-game winning streak at Dodger Stadium, its longest since 2017, also ended.
ANGELS 10, ASTROS 9 : In Anaheim, Calif., Mike Trout became the Angels’ career home run leader and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-ending, two-run single in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles to a victory over Houston in the first game of a doubleheader.
The Angels trailed by two going into the seventh. Trout and Shohei Ohtani drew walks before Justin Upton doubled to drive in Trout. One out later, Adell lined a two-run single to right off Enoli Paredes (1-2) for his first gameending hit.
Trout hit career homer No. 300 in the third inning to pass Tim Salmon as the franchise leader.
Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs for the Astros, who lost in walk-off fashion for the second straight game.
CARDINALS 4-5, CUBS 1-1:
In Chicago, Tyler O’Neill and
Paul DeJong homered and five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Cardinals beat Chicago to sweep a doubleheader.
In the opener, Adam Wainwright pitched in the seventh and led the Cardinals to a 4-2 win.
St. Louis pulled within 2 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Cubs.
Austin Gomber started the second game for the Cardinals and struck out five in 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Ryan Helsley (1-0) allowed one run on one hit in 1 1/3 innings of relief to get the win.
INDIANS 4, BREWERS 3: In Cleveland, Milwaukee closer Josh Hader allowed his first hit of the season, and then gave up César Hernández’s game-winning single in the ninth inning.
Oscar Mercado, who scored on Hernández’s liner through a fiveman infield, led off the ninth with a double, ending Hader’s major league-record streak of 12 hitless appearances to start the season.
Hader (0-1) did not retire a batter, leaving him tied with Hal Newhouser and Brad Clontz for the record of 35 consecutive hitless at-bats to open a year.
ORIOLES 6, YANKEES 1: In Baltimore, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had a dominating start go awry during a nightmarish sixth inning against the Orioles, who got a slump-breaking homer from DJ Stewart.
Cole (4-3) lost a third straight start for the first time since July 30-Aug. 10, 2018, with Houston. Prior to this skid, the right-hander had reeled off 20 straight regular-season victories.
Stewart was 0 for 17 this season before leading off the sixth with a drive over the right-field wall. A throwing error by third baseman Thairo Estrada preceded two walks and a two-run single by Mountcastle, and Rio Ruiz capped the uprising with a tworun
double.
NATIONALS 10, BRAVES 4: In Atlanta, Victor Robles’ third hit, a bunt single in the sixth inning, gave Washington the lead, Brock Holt had four hits and the Nationals leaned on their bullpen to beat Atlanta.
Atlanta led 4-3 before Washington scored twice in the sixth. Luis Garcia’s run-scoring single tied the game before Robles placed a bunt single between first baseman Freddie Freeman and reliever Tyler Matzek (3-3), driving in Holt from third with the go-ahead run.
REDS 6, PIRATES 2: In Pittsburgh, Eugenio Suárez hit three homers in a game for the first time in his career, driving in five runs and powering Cincinnati to the victory.
Suárez hit a three-run shot deep down the left-field line to cap a four-run third inning. He added solo homers in the sixth and eighth innings.
ATHLETICS 8, PADRES 4: In Oakland, Calif., Ramón Laureano
homered to help Sean Manaea (3-2) win his third straight start as Oakland snapped a threegame losing streak by beating San Diego.
Matt Olson hit a two-run triple and new addition Tommy La Stella had an RBI double for the A’s, pounded 7-0 on Friday night as they returned to the field following four postponed games because of Daniel Mengden’s positive coronavirus test.
MARLINS 7, RAYS 3: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Sandy Alcantara allowed one run over six innings, Corey Dickerson homered for the second consecutive game and Miami beat AL East-leading Tampa Bay.
The Marlins improved to 15-8 away from home and are looking to finish the season with a winning road record for the first time since 2009 (44-37).
Blake Snell (3-1) allowed five runs and six hits over five innings for the Rays, who are 21-5 over their last 26 games.
METS 5, PHILLIES 1: In New
York, Seth Lugo got the Mets’ rotation its first win in more than three weeks, and Phillies star Bryce Harper screamed in an umpire’s face after being ejected for arguing over a foul ball.
In his third start since moving out of the bullpen, Lugo (2-2) pitched five innings of one-run ball.
MARINERS 5, RANGERS 3: In Seattle, Jose Marmolejos hit a tie-breaking single in the eighth inning after twice leaving the bases loaded as Seattle beat Texas.
WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 3: In Kansas City, Mo., José Abreu hit his 13th homer for Chicago in the first inning, and Yasmani Grandal added a two-run shot.
Abreu, who leads the majors with 40 RBIs in 40 games, extended his hitting streak to 19 games.
Chicago ace Lucas Giolito (4-2) allowed three runs in six-plus innings.
TWINS 4, TIGERS 3: In Minneapolis, Miguel Sanó led Minnesota’s rally against the Detroit bullpen with a home run and the tying single in the ninth inning, before Byron Buxton beat out an infield single for the game-winning RBI.
Jorge Alcalá (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the Twins, who have won five straight games.
RED SOX 9, BLUE JAYS 8: In Boston, Xander Bogaerts hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and catcher Christian Vázquez manufactured the winning run with his legs, rallying Boston past Toronto.
Bogaerts’ leadoff shot to center field off closer Anthony Bass (2-3) made it 8-all before Vázquez reached on a fielder’s choice with one out.
Vázquez stole second and advanced to third as catcher Caleb Joseph’s throw sailed into center field for an error. Vásquez then scored on Yairo Muñoz’s dribbler to third.