Houston Chronicle

Walkoff HR gives Arenado cycle

- From wire reports

DENVER — Nolan Arenado completed the cycle with a three-run homer off Mark Melancon in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies stunned the San Francisco Giants by rallying for a 7-5 victory Sunday.

Arenado, who tripled in the first, singled in the fourth and had an RBI double in the sixth, hit the first pitch he saw from Melancon into the left-field seats to finish a four-game sweep for the National League-leading Rockies.

DIAMONDBAC­KS 5, PHILLIES 4: Rey Fuentes hit his first major league home run in the 10th inning, lifting Arizona past host Philadelph­ia for its seven consecutiv­e victory.

INDIANS 5, TWINS 2: Edwin Encarnacio­n homered twice, and Jose Ramirez had his sixth straight multihit game as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep at Minnesota.

A’S 4, YANKEES 3: Khris Davis hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning, and it held up as Oakland completed a four-game home sweep of New York.

DODGERS 8, REDS 7: Logan Forsythe and Justin Turner homered, and Kike Hernandez made a spectacula­r gamesaving catch at the left-field wall on what would have been a go-ahead eighth-inning hit for Joey Votto as Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep at Cincinnati.

RAYS 9, TIGERS 1: At Detroit, Logan Morrison homered twice to help Jake Faria join Jeremy Hellickson as the only Tampa Bay pitchers to win their first three career games.

BREWERS 2, PADRES 1: Jimmy Nelson fanned 10 in his first career complete game, and host Milwaukee got homers from Hernan Perez and Manny Pina to edge San Diego.

ROYALS 7, ANGELS 3: Jason Vargas earned his major league-best 10th win as Kansas City won at Los Angeles.

MARINERS 7, RANGERS 3: Kyle Seager drove in three runs with three doubles to lead Seattle past host Texas.

METS 5, NATIONALS 1: Jacob deGrom hit his first major league homer and held Washington to three singles in eight innings as New York avoided a four-game sweep at home.

CUBS 7, PIRATES 1: John Lackey and three relievers teamed on a three-hitter as Chicago beat host Pittsburgh.

BRAVES 5, MARLINS 4: With his second walkoff single in as many days, Brandon Phillips drove in Johan Camargo from third in the ninth inning to push Atlanta past Miami.

ORIOLES 8, CARDINALS 5: Mark Trumbo homered for the second straight day as Baltimore beat visiting St. Louis.

BLUE JAYS 7, WHITE SOX 3: Kendrys Morales and Russell Martin homered to help Toronto beat visiting Chicago.

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