Strasburg wins 7th straight start, Nats knock off Dodgers
WASHINGTON >> Stephen Strasburg tossed seven masterful innings to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the Washington Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Brian Dozier and Juan Soto homered, while Anthony Rendon had three hits and four RBIs that helped the Nationals (56-49) prevent a three-game sweep by the top team in the majors.
Corey Seager hit a threerun homer with two outs in the ninth off Nationals reliever Michael Blazek to help the Dodgers avoid their largest loss of the season. METS 8, PIRATES 7 >> Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer in a six-run first inning against Chris Archer, and New York matched its longest win streak of the season at four with a win over Pittsburgh.
Jason Vargas (6-5) won a third straight start, and the Mets completed a threegame sweep.
MARLINS 5, DIAMONDBACKS
1>> Rookie outfielder Harold Ramirez homered, hit a line drive that scored the tiebreaking run and made consecutive catches against the fence to help Miami beat Arizona.
Miguel Rojas led off the first inning with a home run for the second game in a row, and Miami teammate Brian Anderson added his 14th homer. Five pitchers combined on a four-hitter for the Marlins.
REDS 3, ROCKIES 2 >> Tucker Barnhart hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth inning and Cincinnati beat Colorado.
Barnhart improved to
4 for 5 in two games since returning on Friday after missing 22 games with a right oblique strain. He drove in Josh VanMeter from second base with a grounder up the middle off Jake McGee (0-2).
RAYS 10, BLUE JAYS 9 >> Joey Wendle drove in the tiebreaking run with a basesloaded groundout in the ninth inning and Tampa Bay rallied from a sevenrun deficit to beat Toronto. TWINS 11, WHITE SOX 1 >> Miguel Sanó hit a threerun homer in a five-run first inning, and Minnesota pounded Dylan Covey and Chicago to strengthen its hold on the AL Central. CUBS 11, BREWERS 4 >> Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to power Chicago past Milwaukee, averting a three-game sweep.
ASTROS 6, CARDINALS 2 >> George Springer led off the game with a home run, Jose Altuve and rookie Yordan Alvarez also connected and Houston beat St. Louis. ROYALS 9, INDIANS 6 >>Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer heaved the ball from just past the mound over the center field wall while being taken out of the game in a loss to Kansas City. ANGELS 5, ORIOLES 4 >> Matt Thaiss hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth and Los Angeles avoided being swept by Baltimore. ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 5 >> Marcus Semien homered and scored the gamewinning run on a basesloaded walk in the bottom of the ninth as Oakland beat Texas.
MARINERS 3, TIGERS 2, 10 INNINGS >> J.P. Crawford hit a walkoff single with one out in the 10th inning and Seattle extended its winning streak to five games. GIANTS 7, PADRES 6 >> Madison Bumgarner won his final start before the trade deadline and rookie Mike Yastrzemski had four hits, two RBIs and scored the goahead run to lead San Francisco over San Diego.