Bauer wins quirky debut for Dodgers
Trevor Bauer took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in his Los Angeles debut before allowing two two-run homers, and the Dodgers held on after building a big lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6 on Friday.
The game had a little of everything, from seven of the Dodgers’ 16 hits going for extra bases — no homers, though — to a gray cat making a surprise entrance onto the field in the eighth inning. The furry feline hung out in center with Cody Bellinger for a moment before being picked up and ushered out by stadium personnel.
Bauer (1-0) was purring along through six innings as the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner baffled the Rockies with a dancing slider and nasty four-seam fastball.
Then, the seventh rolled around.
Trevor Story broke up Bauer’s no-hit bid with a single, and Charlie Blackmon ended the shutout with a two-run homer. Ryan Mcmahon later followed with another two-run homer. David Price replaced Bauer and give up back-to-back homers to Dom Nunez and Sam Hilliard, turning a 10-0 rout into a 10-6 game.
It was the second time in Rockies history they homered four times in one inning. The other time was June 6, 1999.
Wearing his pants pulled up high to reveal those Dodger blue socks, Bauer went 6⅓ innings and allowed four runs while striking out 10.
Rockies starter
Antonio Senzatela (0-1) uncharacteristically scuffled at home, lasting 3⅓ innings and allowing seven runs. He entered with six wins over his past eight home starts.
■ White Sox 12, Angels 8:
At Anaheim, Calif., Jose Abreu put Chicago ahead to stay with a third-inning grand slam, and Yermin Mercedes went 5-for-5 with four RBIS for the White
Sox, becoming the second major leaguer and first since Washington’s Cecil Travis in 1933 to have five hits in his first major league start.
■ Orioles 3, Red Sox 0: At Boston, John Means (1-0) shut out Boston on one hit over seven innings, allowing a leadoff single and retiring the last 18 batters he faced, and Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run double in the sixth.
■ Astros 9, Athletics 5: At Oakland, Calif., Alex Bregman put Houston ahead to stay with a three-run homer in the third, and Michael Brantley had three doubles for the Astros.
■ Rays 6, Marlins 4: At Miami, Joey Wendle hit a goahead three-run homer in a fourrun ninth for Tampa Bay in its seventh straight win in Miami.
■ Giants 6, Mariners 3: At Seattle, Donovan Solano hit a go-ahead two-run double in San Francisco’s three-run seventh and totaled three hits.
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