Darvish wins in L.A. debut
NEW YORK — Yu Darvish fit right in with the steamrolling Dodgers, striking out 10 over seven innings of threehit ball during his Los Angeles debut to pitch the top team in the majors past New York 6-0 on Friday night.
In his first start since being acquired from Texas for three prospects just before Monday’s trade deadline, Darvish (1-0) only made Los Angeles look even better. With his confident teammates behind him, the four-time All-Star snapped a five-game losing streak and won for the first time in nine outings since June 12 at Houston.
TWINS 8, RANGERS 4: Bartolo Colon threw his first complete game in two years to earn his first win with Minnesota, Brian Dozier hit two home runs, and the Twins beat visiting Texas.
NATIONALS 4, CUBS 2: Daniel Murphy hit two home runs to back Tanner Roark, and Washington won the opener of a series between division leaders by beating host Chicago.
INDIANS 7, YANKEES 2: Trevor Bauer won his third straight start, Jaime Garcia was chased in the fifth inning of his Yankees debut, and Cleveland won to extend visiting New York’s losing streak to four.
RED SOX 3, WHITE SOX 2 (11): Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting Boston to a victory over visiting Chicago.
REDS 3, CARDINALS 2: Joey Votto drove home a pair of runs with a double and a single, and Asher Wojciechowski went five innings in his return to the rotation, leading Cincinnati to a victory over visiting St. Louis.
TIGERS 5, ORIOLES 2: Justin Upton hit a grand slam in the eighth to back a strong performance by Justin Verlander, and Detroit beat host Baltimore for its fourth straight victory.
BRAVES 5, MARLINS 3: R.A. Dickey won for the first time in seven starts, Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer, and Atlanta overcame Giancarlo Stanton’s two home runs to beat visiting Miami.
BREWERS 2, RAYS 0: Brandon Woodruff allowed seven hits in 61 innings of his MLB debut, and Orlando Arcia homered and scored both runs in Milwaukee’s win at Tampa Bay.
MARINERS 5, ROYALS 2: James Paxton tied a Mariners’ record by winning his seventh straight start, and Seattle beat host Kansas City to move back over .500.