Dodgers complete sweep of D’backs
LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Wednesday to complete a four-game sweep.
The Dodgers won their fifth straight overall, finishing off a 5-3 homestand that included eight games in seven days and four within 42 hours.
David Price came off the COVID-19 list and made a key contribution in relief as Los Angeles sent Arizona to its fifth loss in a row.
Turner sent a 3-2 pitch from Zach Davies (2-2) into the lower left-field pavilion in his 1,300th major league game, putting the Dodgers back in front 4-2 in the fourth inning. Turner was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2014 and three years later was MVP of the National League Championship Series.
Gavin Lux added a two-out RBI single in the fourth that made it 5-2.
Walker Buehler (5-1) got into immediate trouble in the fifth when Arizona loaded the bases on consecutive singles by Alek Thomas, Jake Hager and Daulton Varsho. But Buehler got swinging strikeouts of Jordan Luplow and Pavin Smith before Christian Smith hit a grounder to Turner, who stepped on third base to end the threat.
Buehler allowed two runs and six hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked two. Daniel Hudson pitched the ninth to earn the save.
Arizona had the potential tying runs on base in the seventh after closing to 5-3 on Smith’s RBI single. Just off the COVID-19 list, Price came in and struck out Josh Rojas on three pitches to end the inning.
NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 4, 10 INN.
MIAMI — Keibert Ruiz had three hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning.
RED SOX 5, ASTROS 1
BOSTON — Nick Pivetta pitched a two-hitter, Xander Bogaerts hit a solo home run, and Rafael Devers added an RBI double.
RAYS 6, TIGERS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Isaac Paredes homered twice against his former team to double his career big league total.
TWINS 14, ATHLETICS 4
OAKLAND — Carlos Correa went 2 for 4 with an RBI double in his return from a stint on the injured list caused by a bruised middle finger on his right hand.
MARINERS 5, BLUE JAYS 1
TORONTO — Ty France hit a tworun homer, Marco Gonzales pitched six solid innings to snap a five-start winless streak.
PHILLIES 3, PADRES 0
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler struck out nine over seven shutout innings and Rhys Hoskins homered.
ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 3
DENVER — C.J. Cron hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in a threerun eighth inning, and Colorado stopped its 12-game losing streak against San Francisco.
BREWERS 7, BRAVES 6, 11 INN.
MILWAUKEE — Keston Hiura returned to the majors and hit a tworun, winning homer off Jesse Chavez in the 11th inning as Milwaukee rallied from a four-run deficit.
YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 2
BALTIMORE — Gerrit Cole outpitched Jordan Lyles in a duel of veteran right-handers, and New York squeezed clinched its ninth straight series win.