Gurriel knocks in 8, Cole wins 10th in row, Astros rout Rockies
HOUSTON >> Yuli Gurriel drove in a team record-tying eight runs, Gerrit Cole won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros routed the Colorado Rockies 14-3 Wednesday for their sixth victory in a row.
A day after homering twice with three RBIs, Gurriel again teed off for the AL West leaders. He hit a threerun homer in the first inning, a sacrifice fly in the third, a three-run double in the fourth and an RBI grounder in the sixth.
Gurriel tied Houston’s RBI record set by J.R. Towles in 2007 against St. Louis.
Cole (14-5) struck out 10 in six innings. Undefeated in his last 14 starts, he allowed three hits and two runs to make Houston’s starters 16-1 in their last 19 starts.
This is the longest winning streak of Cole’s career and is the best active streak in the majors. Cole, who hasn’t lost since May 22, leads the majors with 226 strikeouts and his 2.87 ERA ranks third in the AL.
The Astros swept the fourgame interleague season series from Colorado. Trevor Story hit his 26th homer and Nolan Arenado added Online: DELCOTIMES.COM.
his 25th for the Rockies, who lost for the fifth time in seven games.
CUBS 10, ATHLETICS 1 >> Ian Happ hit his second career grand slam, José Quintana tossed two-hit ball through seven innings to win his sixth straight decision and Chicago ripped Oakland.
Kyle Schwarber hit a threerun homer, Victor Caratini connected and Javier Báez kept up his latest hot streak with two hits and two RBIs as the Cubs responded with a rout of their own after Oakland pounded them 11-4 on Tuesday night. NL Centralleading Chicago took two of three from the A’s and won its fifth in six games. MARINERS 3, PADRES 2SEATTLE >> Mallex Smith doubled leading off the eighth inning and scored when Daniel Vogelbach beat out a potential
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inning-ending double play, and Seattle snapped a fivegame losing streak with a victory over San Diego. BRAVES 11, TWINS 7 >> Ozzie Albies homered twice in his second straight four-hit game, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Freddie Freeman both went deep, and Atlanta again powered its way past Minnesota.
Max Fried (13-4) used a season-high 10 strikeouts to win his fourth consecutive start, pitching into the sixth inning before finding trouble. The terrific trio at the top of the lineup provided more than sufficient support, with Acuña, Albies and Freeman combining for eight hits and five RBIs in 15 at-bats. They were 23 for 45 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs in this three-game series. METS 7, MARLINS 2 >> Michael Conforto homered twice, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil hit two-run shots and surging New York beat Miami to complete a four-game sweep.
The Mets took another early lead and posted their sixth straight victory, winning for the 13th time in 14 games. New York has swept the last-place Marlins three times this season.
Since sitting a season-high 11 games under .500 after a loss at Miami on July 12 after the All-Star Game, New York (59-56) has won at a torrid pace and owns a major league-best 19-6 record since the break.
DODGERS 2, CARDINALS 1 >> Russell Martin drove a tworun, two-out single up the middle for the Dodgers’ 10th walk-off win of the season, and Los Angeles swept St. Louis.
Martin improbably delivered after a frustrating offensive day for the Dodgers, who have won five straight. Los Angeles couldn’t score during seven brilliant innings of four-hit ball by Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty in his hometown ballpark, but the Dodgers still came through against St. Louis’ bullpen. NATIONALS 4, GIANTS 1 >> Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer against his former team, Joe Ross pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball and Washington completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco.
Parra broke camp with the Giants but was designated for assignment on May 3. BREWERS 8, PIRATES 3 >> Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in three runs, powering Milwaukee to a win and three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.
Hiura hit a two-run homer with two out in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead. He sent a fastball from Trevor Williams 388 feet over the wall in right-center. His second homer, the 13th of his rookie season, was a solo shot that made the score 6-1 in the fifth.