Dodgers lose injured Kershaw, beat Braves in 10 innings
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw left after two innings with lower back tightness that is sending him to the disabled list, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a blown save by Kenley Jansen to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Sunday on Logan Forsythe’s bases-loaded single in the 10th.
Kershaw, unbeaten in 15 consecutive starts, came out after 21 pitches. He was headed for scans and declined to compare his current situation with last year, when he was out 2½ months with a herniated disk in his back.
NATIONALS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 3
In Phoenix, Stephen Strasburg left with a 5-0 lead after the second inning, when he walked the No. 8 and No. 9 batters. He is 10-3 with a 3.25 ERA.
Strasburg said his early departure was a precaution. He described the problem as slight “achiness” in his forearm. Strasburg said he wants to “nip it in the bud” so he’s available to the team in the crucial stages of the late season.
CUBS 5, CARDINALS 3
In Chicago, Willson Contreras hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Jose Quintana won again and the Cubs beat St. Louis to move into a virtual tie for first in the NL Central.
Kyle Schwarber also connected as the Cubs won for the eighth time in nine games since the All-Star break. The World Series champions improved to 51-46, just a few percentage points ahead of Milwaukee after the Brewers (53-48) lost 6-3 at Philadelphia.
RANGERS 6, RAYS 5
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and Texas completed a three-game sweep.
Odor’s two-run drive off Brad Boxberger (2-2) tied the score, and Gomez put the Rangers ahead 6-5 two pitches later.
YANKEES 6, MARINERS 4
In Seattle, New York won a series for the first time in six weeks when Aroldis Chapman struck out Ben Gamel with a runner on to preserve the Yankees’ third win in four games against the Mariners this weekend. The Yankees had been 0-8-2 in series since sweeping Baltimore on June 9-11.
After Seattle overcame a 3-0 deficit with a four-run fourth inning against Caleb Smith, Brett Gardner hit a tying, basesloaded single in the sixth and Clint Frazier followed with a two-run double off former Yankee James Pazos (2-3).
INDIANS 8, BLUE JAYS 1
In Cleveland, Corey Kluber (8-3) struck out a season-high 14 in 7⅔ innings, and the Indians finished a three-game sweep. Kluber allowed five hits, including Kevin Pillar’s home run, and reached double figures in strikeouts for the ninth time in 16 starts.
Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in the sixth and had three RBIs. Brandon Guyer’s three-run double was the key hit in the first, when Cleveland took a 4-0 lead against J.A. Happ (3-7).
ATHLETICS 3, METS 2
In New York, rookie Matt Chapman quickly atoned got getting picked off at third base by hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh Rafael Montero (1-7).
Rookie Daniel Gossett (2-5) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings, and Santiago Casilla worked the ninth for his 16th save, ending New York’s four-game winning streak.
REDS 6, MARLINS 3
In Cincinnati, Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and Billy Hamilton had three hits and stole a pair of bases to increase his major leagueleading total to 43.
Cincinnati finished a 2-8 homestand in which they allowed 23 homers and 72 runs. Rookie right-hander Sal Romano (2-2) made his fourth and longest big league start, allowing one run and three hits over six innings.
ORIOLES 9, ASTROS 7
In Baltimore, Zach Britton pitched a hitless ninth to set an American League record by converting his 55th consecutive save opportunity.
Britton broke the AL mark held by Tom Gordon, who notched 54 straight saves with Boston from 1998-99. Britton started his run on Oct. 1, 2015, added 47 in a row last season and is 6 for 6 this year. The major league record of 84 is held by Eric Gagne of the Dodgers from 2002-04.
TIGERS 9, TWINS 6
In Minneapolis, Jose Iglesias had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh off Trevor Hildenberger (1-1) in a 4-hour, 19-minute game — the longest nine-inning game in Twins history.
PHILLIES 6, BREWERS 3
In Philadelphia, Nick Williams hit a goahead, two-run homer in the fourth off Junior Guerra (1-4).
ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4
In Kansas City, Mo., Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard extending Chicago’s longest losing streak in since 2013 to nine games.
ROCKIES 13, PIRATES 3
In Denver, Kyle Freeland (10-7) allowed two runs over six inning in his first start since his no-hit bid against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 was broken up by Melky Cabrera’s one-out single in the ninth.
ANGELS 3, RED SOX 2
In Anaheim, Calif., Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh off Rick Porcello (4-13), and Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered.
PADRES 5, GIANTS 2
In San Francisco, Wil Myers homered for the third straight game against the Giants, and Jabari Blash hit a go-ahead two-run double in the decisive fourth to back Dinelson Lamet (4-4).