Wainwright lifts Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright hit a two-run homer off Brandon McCarthy and pitched six innings of four-hit ball, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Thursday for a four-game split.
Wainwright (6-3) struck out six and walked two, pitching out of two-on, one-out jams in the fourth and fifth and extending his scoreless streak to 161⁄3 innings.
YANKEES 12, BLUE JAYS 2: C.C. Sabathia won his fourth consecutive start, Aaron Hicks had a career-high six RBIs, and Gary Sanchez homered twice to lead New York over visiting Toronto. Sabathia (6-2) allowed one run and five hits in 61⁄3 innings, struck out seven and walked none. He has won four straight starts for the first time since April and May 2012.
BREWERS 2, METS 1: Chase Anderson pitched seven shutout innings, and Milwaukee benefited — temporarily, anyway — when a bat boy bumped into infielder Wilmer Flores on a foul popup in a victory at New York. The bat boy was carrying a metal stool and tried to move out of the way, but he nicked Flores’ arm, and the ball dropped.
INDIANS 8, ATHLETICS 0: Corey Kluber pitched six shutout innings and struck out 10 in his first start since May 2, and Cleveland scored four runs during the sixth inning to beat visiting Oakland. Kluber (4-2) had been sidelined for a month with a strained lower back.
ROCKIES 6, MARINERS 3: Mark Reynolds and Nolan Arenado homered to back Kyle Freeland, and Colorado stopped a three-game losing streak with a win at Seattle. Colorado closed out four straight games against the Mariners in interleague play by jumping on Yovani Gallardo (2-6) with four runs in the second inning.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, MARLINS 2: Zack Greinke allowed one earned run in seven innings to earn his seventh victory, and visiting Arizona rallied to snap Miami’s four-game winning streak. Nick Ahmed had three of Arizona’s six hits, including a two-run single in the eighth to put the Diamondbacks ahead. They won for the 13th time in 17 games.
ORIOLES 7, RED SOX 5: Wade Miley allowed one run in seven innings, and Mark Trumbo hit the first of Baltimore’s four homers off Eduardo Rodriguez en route to a win over visiting Boston. Chris Davis and Adam Jones went deep for a second straight night and Jonathan Schoop capped the outburst with a three-run drive in the sixth that made it 7-1.