Indians rocked in 12; Red Sox win 8th in row
Charlie Blackmon homered in the 12th inning to lift Colorado over host Cleveland, 3-2, on Wednesday.
Colorado tied the score in the ninth when Carlos Gonzalez singled with one out and came home on Jonathan Lucroy’s double off Cody Allen, who blew a save for the third time in 22 chances. Lucroy’s hit bounced away from center fielder Bradley Zimmer, who had tried for a sliding stop.
l Eduardo Nunez chased Jake Odorizzi when he lined a single off the pitcher’s foot, starting a five-run fifth inning as Boston went on to an 8-2 road victory over Tampa Bay and extended its winning streak to a season-high eight. Rick Porcello (6-14) won consecutive starts for the first time this year, allowing two runs and four hits in six innings. Boston is on its longest winning streak since taking 11 in a row last September.
l Tim Anderson homered and drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez tossed eight strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat Houston at home, 7-1.
l After 10 seasons in the minors and playing in his first major league game, Cesar Puello singled in the go-ahead run and C.J. Cron added a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 home victory over Baltimore.
l Nelson Cruz homered twice, Kyle Seager also went deep and Seattle beat Oakland, 6-3, to complete a two-game road sweep.
l Yasiel Puig’s two-out single drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 3-2 road win over Arizona, making the Dodgers the sixth team since 1913 to reach 80 wins in their first 113 games.
l Ryan Zimmerman had four run-scoring hits, including two solo home runs, drove in five runs and became the franchise’s all-time RBI leader as host Washington defeated Miami, 10-1.
l Madison Bumgarner (2-5) allowed four hits over seven innings to win for the second time since returning from a dirt bike accident, helping San Francisco defeat the visiting Chicago Cubs, 3-1.
l Joey Votto extended his longest hitting streak of the season to 14 games, Stuart Turner hit his first major league homer, and host Cincinnati beat San Diego, 8-3.
FALCONS EXTEND FREEMAN
The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on a five-year, $41.25 million contract extension with running back Devonta Freeman. The deal makes Freeman one of the NFL’s highest-paid running backs.
TIGER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Tiger Woods has agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving and will enter a diversion program that will allow him to have his record wiped clean if he completes the program, a prosecutor said. Woods, 41, was charged with driving under the influence in May when he was found asleep in his Mercedes-Benz, apparently under the influence of a prescription painkiller and sleeping medication. No alcohol was found in his system. Prosecutor Adrienne Ellis said the golf superstar agreed to plead guilty at an Oct. 25 hearing and enter the county’s program for first-time DUI offenders.