Scherzer, Nationals shut down Padres
WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer struck out 13 and gave up three hits over 8 2/3 innings, leading the Washington Nationals over the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night.
Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Michael A. Taylor homered for the Nationals.
Scherzer (5-3) got pulled by acting manager Chris Speier in the ninth, and Koda Glover got his fourth save. Speier is filling while manager Dusty Baker is away this weekend to attend his son Darren’s high school graduation in California.
Luis Perdomo (0-2) allowed three runs over six innings.
• Rockies 10, Cardinals 0 — At Denver: Rookie Antonio Senzatela threw eight sharp innings to grab a share of the major league lead in wins and Charlie Blackmon had a homer and RBI single as part of an eight-run eighth for Colorado.
Fresh off a 7-3 road swing, the Rockies kept right on rolling behind Senzatela, who joins Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Ervin Santana with seven victories.
Senzatela (7-1) scattered five hits and showed plenty of poise as the 22-yearold escaped trouble courtesy of four double plays.
Carlos Martinez (3-4) gave up three runs in 7 1/3 innings.
• Astros 2, Orioles 0 — At Houston: Jake Marisnick and Carlos Beltran each homered for Houston to back a solid start by Joe Musgrove.
Musgrove (4-4) allowed four hits in seven innings before the bullpen closed it out to send the Orioles to their season-high fifth straight loss. Ken Giles threw a perfect ninth for his 14th save.
Kevin Gausman (2-4) yielded eight hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings.
• Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6 — At Toronto: Devon Travis hit his second career grand slam and Toronto posted its fourth straight win.
Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales also connected for the Blue Jays, who activated star infielders Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki off the disabled list.
Aaron Loup (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings. Roberto Osuna struck out Mike Napoli for his eighth save.
A.J. Griffin (4-2) was forced to leave in the second after suffering a strained left intercostal muscle. Texas has lost four straight.
• Mets 8, Pirates 1 — At Pittsburgh: Neil Walker homered twice in his return to his hometown and Jacob deGrom gave New York’s bullpen a needed rest.
Walker, who grew up in Pittsburgh and played seven seasons for the Pirates, had three hits and drove in four runs.
• Rays 5, Twins 2 — At Minneapolis: Chris Archer struck out 11 while pitching into the eighth inning and Tampa Bay hit three home runs.
Archer (4-3) gave up two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings and reached double digits in strikeouts for the fourth time in five May starts. Logan Morrison, Kevin Kiermaier and Steven Souza Jr. all went deep, and Alex Colome got four outs for his 13th save.
• Diamondbacks 4, Brewers 2, 10 innings — At Milwaukee: Jake Lamb homered in the fourth inning and hit an RBI double in Arizona’s two-run 10th, and the Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to five games.
Chris Owings scored the first run in the 10th on a wild pitch by reliever Wily Peralta (5-3) before Lamb added the insurance run by doubling to the rightfield corner.
Chris Iannetta had tied it for Arizona with two outs in the ninth, hitting a solo homer off a 98 mph fastball from closer Corey Knebel.
• Marlins 8, Angels 5 — At Miami: Giancarlo Stanton homered off the retaining wall behind the center field fence, a shot estimated at 460 feet, to lead Miami.
Stanton hit his 12th homer his first since May 8. Justin Bour and J.T. Realmuto also connected for the Marlins and Christian Yelich hit three doubles.
• Red Sox 3, Mariners 0 — At Boston: Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings and Boston won its season-high fifth in a row.
Rodriguez (4-1) went six innings and Craig Kimbrel earned his 13th save.
• Royals 6, Indians 4 — At Cleveland: Jorge Bonifacio’s two-run double off Andrew Miller broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted Kansas City.
Brandon Moss hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Mike Moustakas’ solo home run in the fifth tied the game.
• Reds 5, Phillies 2 — At Philadelphia: Tim Adleman tossed eight innings of one-hit ball and Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler homered for Cincinnati.
Andres Blanco’s first-inning single was all Philadelphia got off Adleman (3-2). The Phillies are 5-21 since an 11-9 start.
Raisel Iglesias struck out Maikel Franco with two runners on for his ninth save.
Aaron Nola (2-2) went six innings.