Ohtani sets HR mark; Dodgers blank Mets
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a rough homestand with a dominating 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Tyler Glasnow (4-1) was in control with 10 strikeouts over eight innings as the Dodgers won for just the third time on their just-completed nine-game homestand. Ohtani’s home run in the third inning gave him the MLB record for players born in Japan with 176, breaking a tie with Hideki Matsui. Pages hit the first home run of his career in his fifth game.
Rockies 2, Mariners 1, 10 innings (Game 1):
Ryan McMahon singled home a run against a pulled-in infield to cap a two-run 10th inning and Colorado beat Seattle in the first game of a doubleheader in Denver.
Mariners 10, Rockies 2 (Game 2): Cal Raleigh homered and singled, Seby Zavala had three hits to help Seattle beat Colorado in Denver to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader.
Guardians 6, Athletics 2:
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as Cleveland completed a three-game sweep of visiting Oakland.
Brewers 2, Cardinals 0:
Colin Rea and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as Milwaukee blanked host St. Louis to complete a three-game sweep.
Yankees 5, Rays 4:
Winning pitcher Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings as host New York hung on to beat Tampa Bay in the rubber game of a threegame series.
Orioles 5, Royals 0:
Cole Irvin took a shutout into the seventh inning as Baltimore beat host Kansas City to win the season series.
Phillies 8, White Sox 2:
Kyle Schwarber homered, hit a sacrifice fly, walked three times and scored three runs to lift host Philadelphia past Chicago.
Red Sox 6, Pirates 1:
Wilyer Abreu was 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored to help Boston clinch a threegame series sweep of host Pittsburgh.
Nationals 6, Astros 0:
Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings in his second career major league appearance as Washington held back visiting Houston.
Reds 3, Angels 0: Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a go-ahead tworun double, and five relievers combined for 8 1/3 shutout innings as Cincinnati finished a three-game sweep of visiting Los Angeles.
Tigers 6, Twins 1:
Casey Mize recorded his first victory since 2021 as visiting Detroit defeated Minnesota.
Marlins 6, Cubs 3:
Jesus Sanchez was 2-for-4 and hit a tape-measure homer as visiting Miami beat Chicago to split their fourgame series.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3: Impromptu starter Slade Cecconi, on the mound after Merrill Kelly’s appearance was scratched due to injury, led Arizona past host San Francisco.
Rangers 6, Braves 4: Visiting Texas hit three home runs to back the solid pitching of Michael Lorenzen and beat Atlanta to salvage a game in the three-game series and end the Braves’ six-game winning streak.
Padres 6, Blue Jays 3:
Joe Musgrove worked seven strong innings and Xander Bogaerts homered and San Diego averted a series sweep by stopping visiting Toronto.