Kershaw does it all in Dodgers’ 4-1 win
ATLANTA — Clayton Kershaw had everything working his way, even delivering a big moment with his bat.
Kershaw pitched 7⅔ strong innings, added a two-run single and reached a career-high four times, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Friday night.
Kershaw (4-5) was his usual dominant self on the mound, allowing one run and six hits and striking out eight. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL MVP is 4-0 with a 1.43 ERA in 10 career starts against the Braves.
RED SOX 4, TWINS 3 10 INNINGS
In Boston, Mookie Betts homered on the second pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a victory over the Twins.
Betts’ first career game-ending homer capped a wild last few innings. The Twins rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a one-run lead in the top of the ninth. Rafael Devers hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning to force extras. Betts drove Matt Belisle’s first pitch of the night over the Green Monster setting off a celebration to end a hot, muggy night at Fenway Park.
PIRATES 5, METS 4
In Pittsburgh, David Freese drove in five runs, including an RBI single in the ninth inning that lifted the Pirates past New York.
Freese homered in going 3 for 3 with two walks, helping the Pirates win for the 12th time in 14 games.
The Mets had won three in a row. They beat the Pirates 12-6 on Thursday night behind Asdrubal Cabrera’s homer and two doubles — and Cabrera was traded to Philadelphia on Friday.
RANGERS 11, ASTROS 2
In Houston, Robinson Chirinos hit a two-run homer, Isiah KinerFalefa and Jurickson Profar added solo shots and Texas routed the Astros.
Texas snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Astros and ended a four-game skid overall.
Texas starter Yovani Gallardo (5-1) allowed two hits while walking four in 5 1-3 scoreless innings for his second straight win. Dallas Keuchel (8-9) was the loser.
Evan Gattis hit his 20th homer for Houston.
CARDINALS 5, CUBS 2
In St. Louis, Paul DeJong had three hits and three RBIs, Yadier Molina also had three hits and drove in a run, and the Cardinals beat Chicago before a season-high crowd of 47,169 at Busch Stadium.
DeJong’s RBI triple, just the sixth for the Cardinals this season, tied it at 1 in the third, and Jose Martinez followed with an RBI single to give St. Louis the lead.
NATIONALS 9, MARLINS 1
In Miami, Max Scherzer allowed one unearned run and struck out 11 in eight innings and Washington beat the Marlins.
Juan Soto homered, tripled and had three RBIs, Matt Adams had three hits and two RBIs and Bryce Harper drove in two. Washington beat Florida for the 16th time in 17 games, including eight straight in Miami.
BLUE JAYS 10, WHITE SOX 5
In Chicago, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two of Toronto’s five home runs, Curtis Granderson led off the game with a homer and the Blue Jays beat the White Sox.
Gurriel followed Granderson’s blast by hitting the next pitch into the left-field seats. He added another solo shot in the fourth and a double in the eighth and had his ninth straight multihit game.
REDS 6, PHILLIES 4
In Cincinnati, Mason Williams hit a three-run homer to snap a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning, and the Reds’ bullpen made it stand up against Philadelphia.
Eugenio Suarez added a solo shot and right-hander David Hernandez (4-0) turned in 2⅓ innings of scoreless emergency relief to help the Reds, the NL Central’s last-place team, snap East Divisionleading Philadelphia’s three-game winning streak.
INDIANS 8, TIGERS 3
In Detroit, Francisco Lindor hit two of Cleveland’s four home runs, and the Indians broke through in the final two innings to beat the Tigers.
Yonder Alonso and Brandon Guyer also went deep to help AL Central-leading Indians improve to 29-13 against division opponents. Cleveland scored four runs in the eighth on a tiebreaking single by Alonso and a three-run homer by Guyer.
ORIOLES 15, RAYS 5
In Baltimore, Adam Jones hit a three-run homer, Jonathan Schoop connected in a fifth consecutive game and the Orioles beat Chris Archer and Tampa Bay.
The rebuilding Orioles are looking to deal Jones before the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline, and he put on quite a show for any potential suitor. Jones hit an RBI single in the first inning, singled and scored in the fourth and homered off Austin Pruitt in an eight-run seventh.
ROCKIES 3, ATHLETICS 1
In Denver, Kyle Freeland threw six shutout innings, Nolan Arenado homered and Colorado cooled off Oakland.
Freeland (9-6) allowed five hits while striking out five, walking three and hitting a batter. Colorado’s starting pitching is 6-0 with a 1.65 ERA at Coors Field in July.
Ian Desmond and Garrett Hampson also drove in runs to help the Rockies win for the 14th time in 19 this month. Adam Ottavino threw a spotless ninth for his fourth save.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE ISOTOPES 9, SKY SOX 1
In Colorado Springs, Colo., Elliot Soto, Josh Fuentes and Stephen Cardullo each had three hits, as the Isotopes beat the Sky Sox.
Fuentes homered and doubled twice, driving in four runs.
Albuquerque started the scoring in the first inning when Ryan McMahon hit a two-run home run.
The Isotopes later scored in four additional innings to punctuate the blowout, including three runs in the ninth.