Pederson, Bellinger help win it for L.A.
PITTSBURGH — Joc Pederson went deep twice, Cody Bellinger hit his third home run in as many games and the Los Angeles Dodgers used nine pitchers to hold off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday.
Pederson led off the game with a solo blast off Jameson Taillon (3-5) and added a two-run shot in the eighth off Michael Feliz for his second multi-home run game in a week. Bellinger finished 3 for 4, including a shot just over the wall in left field in the sixth to give the Dodgers a three-run advantage, and a stream of relievers made it stand as Los Angeles won for the 15th time in its last 20 games to move back to .500 (31-31).
Daniel Hudson made his first start since 2015, working only the first inning, after the Dodgers scratched rookie Dennis Santana from what would have been his first major league start. Santana experienced tightness in his right side during his pregame routine. Pedro Baez (3-3) picked up the win by getting six outs. Kenley Jansen worked around a pinch-hit homer by Francisco Cervelli in the ninth for his 15th save. REDS 7, ROCKIES 5 (13 INNINGS)
In Cincinnati, Jesse Winker hit a two-run homer in the 13th, completing the Reds’ late rally that averted a sweep by Colorado.
One out away from getting their second series sweep at Great American Ball Park, the Rockies blew the lead in the ninth and wound up losing for the fifth time in seven games. They’ve blown leads in all of the five losses. Left-hander Chris Rusin (0-2) hit Joey Votto with a pitch to open the 13th. Winker connected on his first game-ending homer, finishing the longest game for both teams this season. CUBS 4, PHILLIES 3
In Chicago, Anthony Rizzo hit a solo homer and added a second RBI with a sacrifice fly to lead the Cubs past Philadelphia.
The Cubs won for the fifth time in six games to close to a half-game behind idle first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. TWINS 7, WHITE SOX 2
In Minneapolis, Jose Berrios pitched a six-hitter for his second complete game this season, and the Twins hit three home runs against James Shields in a victory over Chicago.
Berrios (7-5) retired his first 14 batters before Omar Narvarez’s double. By that time, the 23-yearold right-hander already had a 7-0 lead. He struck out 10 and walked none to win for the fourth time in five starts. CARDINALS 4, MARLINS 1
In St. Louis, Miles Mikolas rebounded from his first loss of the season to pitch three-hit ball over seven innings and lead the Cardinals over Miami.
Mikolas (7-1) allowed an unearned run, struck out five and walked one, lowering his ERA to 2.27 as the Cardinals salvaged the series finale after a pair of losses. Mikolas, coming off a 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh, has pitched at least six innings in 10 of 12 starts this season. BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 4 (10 INNINGS)
In Toronto, Aledmys Diaz hit a game-winning single in the 10th and the Blue Jays rallied from a three-run deficit in the ninth to beat Baltimore.
Teoscar Hernandez doubled off Miguel Castro (1-2) to begin the 10th and Justin Smoak was intentionally walked before Kendrys Morales and Luke Maile struck out. Diaz won it with a single to the wall in left, giving Toronto just its second win in its past 12 home games. TIGERS 7, RED SOX 2
In Boston, Leonys Martin had a two-run homer to cap a five-run first inning and Detroit beat the Red Sox.
Detroit’s victory ended a fourgame win streak for Boston, which had outscored Detroit 13-1 in the first two games of the series. MARINERS 5, RAYS 4
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Mike Leake pitched into the ninth inning, Mitch Haniger homered and drove in three, and AL West-leading Seattle beat Tampa Bay.
Leake (6-3) was lifted with a 5-1 lead after allowing his eighth hit, a leadoff double in the ninth to Wilson Ramos. Johnny Field hit a three-run double off Alex Colome before the former Rays’ closer got a game-ending grounder from Daniel Robertson. The Mariners won for the 10th time in 13 games. ASTROS 5, RANGERS 2
In Arlington, Texas, Evan Gattis hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, and Gerrit Cole allowed one run over six solid innings as Houston topped the Rangers.
Alex Bregman also homered for the Astros, and Jose Altuve had three singles after coming in with a big league-leading 85. ATHLETICS 4, ROYALS 1
In Oakland, Calif., Matt Chapman doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to make a winner of Paul Blackburn in his first start of the season for the Athletics.
Matt Olson hit his 13th homer, Stephen Piscotty singled three times and Marcus Semien added two hits and an RBI to help the A’s to their third win in four games against the Royals over the past seven days.