Wainwright goes distance as Cardinals end skid

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright turned back the clock with a complete game on his 39th birthday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Sunday.

Wainwright threw a four-hitter for his 23rd career complete game and first in four years. The Cardinals snapped a four-game skid in which they scored six total runs.

“It’s just, you know, a lot of hard work from a lot of different people have gone into making me able to pitch this year and pitch well,” an emotional Wainwright said. “You know, when you think you’re done three years ago, and you’re able to complete a game a couple years later, it’s a crazy life, a crazy game.”

A little later, Wainwright was the target of some good-natured ribbing from younger teammates. When the Cardinals arrived at the airport for their trip to Cincinnati, he was given a wheelchair ride to the plane courtesy of fellow pitcher Jack Flaherty, who waited in full personal protective equipment with a small, handwritten sign seeking “Mr. Adam Wainwright.”

“He respects his elders so much,” Wainwright tweeted. “Good one young fella.”

Dexter Fowler homered and had three RBI for St. Louis, which stopped Cleveland’s four-game win- ning streak. The Indians had won nine in a row on the road.

DODGERS 7, RANGERS 2 Cody Bellinger and the Dodgers set the National League record for home runs in a month, powering their way past Texas. Bellinger’s two-run drive gave the Dodgers 57 long balls in August after home runs from Corey Seager and Will Smith.

RAYS 12, MARLINS 7 Willy Adames hit a grand slam, helping surging Tampa Bay finish a

Sunday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 13, Colorado 2 San Francisco 4, Arizona 1 Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 10

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit 3, Minnesota 2

Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 (10) Toronto 6, Baltimore 5

Seattle 2, LA Angels 1 (10) Oakland at Houston, ppd., coronavirus

INTERLEAGUE

NY Yankees 8-5, NY Mets 7-2 St. Louis 7, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 12, Miami 7 Boston 9, Washington 5 LA Dodgers 7, Texas 2

three-game sweep.

RED SOX 9, NATIONALS 5 Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run home run in his major league debut, leading the host Red Sox to the win.

YANKEES 8-5, METS 7-2 Gary Sanchez delivered the first pinch-hit, extra-innings grand slam in Yankees history, Deivi Garcia made a strong impression in his big league debut and New York beat the crosstown Mets 5-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Yankees stormed back in the opener, erasing a five-run lead with two outs in the seventh to win in eight innings. AMERICAN LEAGUE BLUE JAYS 6, ORIOLES 5 In Buffalo, N.Y., Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, lifting Toronto to its fourth consecutive win. MARINERS 2, ANGELS 1, (10) Pinch hitter Tim Lopes drove in Kyle Lewis with the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, sending Seattle to the victory. TIGERS 3, TWINS 2 Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, and the Tigers finished off a three-game sweep in Detroit.

WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 2 (10) Prized rookie Luis Robert hit his first game-ending home run, a three-run drive in the 10th inning that lifted host Chicago over Kansas City. Tyler Zuber (White Hall, Arkansas State) intentionally walked Jose Abreu to

start the 10th, putting runners on first and second. James McCann (Arkansas Razorbacks) struck out, but Robert drove the next pitch to left field for his ninth home run. NATIONAL LEAGUE CUBS 10, REDS 1 Kyle Schwarber, Jason Heyward and Ian Happ became the first starting outfield to hit multiple home runs in the same game, and the Cubs pounded the Reds for a split of their four-game series.

GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1 In Phoenix, Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Alex Dickerson homered and had two RBI, and San Francisco won its first road series.

PADRES 13, ROCKIES 2 Eric Hosmer started San Diego’s power surge with his three-run home run in the first, Chris Paddack threw six efficient innings and the Padres routed Colorado in Denver.

PIRATES 5, BREWERS 1 Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco homered off Brandon Woodruff and Pittsburgh beat host Milwaukee.

BRAVES 12, PHILLIES 10 Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in three runs in Atlanta’s 10-run second inning, Dansby Swanson also went deep and the Braves held on for a wild victory in Philadelphia.