Bote’s grand slam lets Cubs walk off

CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter David Bote smashed a grand slam against Ryan Madson with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.

Bote’s long drive to center field came after Washington’s Max Scherzer and Chicago’s Cole Hamels delivered simply dominant starts.

Scherzer tossed three-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, striking out 11. Hamels gave up just one run and one hit in seven innings while striking out nine.

RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 1: Chris Sale celebrated his return from the disabled list by striking out 12 over five dominant innings, and Boston moved 50 games over .500 by completing a sweep of host Baltimore.

ROCKIES 4, DODGERS 3: Chris Iannetta drew a basesloaded, two-out walk in the ninth, and Colorado beat visiting Los Angeles after squandering a late lead.

ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 7: Jed Lowrie homered and moved over 1,000 hits for his career, and Oakland held on for a victory over host Los Angeles.

GIANTS 4, PIRATES 3: Rookie righthander Dereck Rodriguez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball as host San Francisco beat Pittsburgh.

DIAMONDBACKS 9, REDS 2: Paul Goldschmidt hit two of Arizona’s five homers, and the Diamondbacks avoided a sweep by pounding host Cincinnati.

BRAVES 8, BREWERS 7: Ozzie Albies led off the seventh with a tiebreaking homer, one of three hit by host Atlanta, which overcame 19 hits by Milwaukee.

CARDINALS 8, ROYALS 2: Yadier Molina broke a tie with a two-run single in the seventh as St. Louis defeated host Kansas City to win its fifth straight.

BLUE JAYS 2, RAYS 1: Kevin Pillar scored the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the sixth, as host Toronto beat Tampa Bay to avoid a three-game sweep.

INDIANS 9, WHITE SOX 7: Carlos Carrasco struck out nine in seven innings, and Cleveland won at Chicago.

YANKEES 7, RANGERS 2: CC Sabathia threw six innings of one-hit ball, and host New York beat Texas.

PADRES 9, PHILLIES 3: Freddy Galvis hit a grand slam, and San Diego beat visiting Philadelphia.

TIGERS 4, TWINS 2: Matthew Boyd pitched six strong innings as Detroit defeated visiting Minnesota.

METS 4, MARLINS 3: Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer as New York won at Miami.