The Bakersfield Californian

Pirates sweep Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, Rodolfo Castro drove in four runs in three innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Dodgers 8-4 on Wednesday night to complete their first sweep in Los Angeles in nearly 22 years.

The NL West-leading Dodgers lost their third in a row for the first time since dropping four straight from May 11-14 against the Pirates and Phillies. They were swept for the first time this season.

It doesn’t get any easier. The New York Mets are in town for a series starting Thursday between the NL’s two top teams.

The scrappy Pirates turned four double plays and improved to 11-13 on the road with their first sweep of the Dodgers since Aug. 7-9, 2015. They hadn’t swept a series at Dodger Stadium since Sept. 4-6, 2000.

Chase De Jong (4-9) got the win, giving up one hit in 1 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.

Reynolds’ two-out shot off Mitch White (1-1) in the fifth gave the Pirates a 3-1 lead. They took an early lead for the third straight game on Josh VanMeter’s RBI single in the first.

Michael Chavis doubled leading off the eighth and Castro followed with a two-run blast — his first of the season — that traveled 413 feet into the loge level, extending the Pirates’ lead to 5-2. He went 2 for 2 and drove two more runs on a shallow single to right in the ninth after replacing the injured VanMeter in the sixth.

Mookie Betts had a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Dodgers, who pounded out 12 hits.

The Dodgers tied the game 1-all in the fourth on Chris Taylor’s RBI linedrive single that scored Trea Turner. Turner led off with a scorching linedrive double into the left field corner to extend his 24-game hitting streak, tops in the majors this season.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in that inning, but the young Pirates turned their first double play of the game to squash the threat.

Hanser Alberto grounded into a 5-3-5 double play in the sixth. The Dodgers challenged the call at third base, where Ke’Bryan Hayes fielded the ball. He threw across the diamond to first baseman Chavis, who got Alberto and fired back to third, where a sliding Taylor was called out.

It was typical of how things went for the Dodgers in the series when they had runners either picked off or thrown out.

In the seventh, the Dodgers had runners on second and third, when Turner flied out to center. Reynolds made the catch and a pinpoint throw to the plate to erase Gavin Lux and end the inning.

CUBS 4, BREWERS 3, 10 INN.

CHICAGO — Rookie Christophe­r

Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning.

PHILLIES 6, GIANTS 5

PHILADELPH­IA — Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help Philadelph­ia snap a five-game losing streak.

BRAVES 6, DIAMONDBAC­KS 0

PHOENIX — Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, William Contreras had three hits — including two of Atlanta’s five doubles — and Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings.

MARLINS 14, ROCKIES 1

DENVER — Rookie Edward Cabrera took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out nine in earning his first big league win, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and drove in four, and Miami had 21 hits in the first game of a doublehead­er.

METS 5, NATIONALS 0

NEW YORK — Tomás Nido went 4 for 4 with three RBIs at the bottom of the batting order and Carlos Carrasco combined with three relievers on New York’s second consecutiv­e shutout.

CARDINALS 5, PADRES 2

ST. LOUIS — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Dakota Hudson threw seven strong innings to complete a three-game sweep.

ORIOLES 9, MARINERS 2

BALTIMORE — Ryan Mountcastl­e and Ramón Urías hit two of his team’s four homers with back-to-back shots in the sixth inning.

TIGERS 5, TWINS 0

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings.

BLUE JAYS 7, WHITE SOX 3

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and Toronto extended its winning streak to seven games.

ASTROS 5, ATHLETICS 4

OAKLAND — Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Yordan Álvarez cleared the bases with a go-ahead double in the ninth the Houston completed a three-game sweep.

GUARDIANS 4, ROYALS 0

CLEVELAND — Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and Cleveland completed a threegame sweep.

RED SOX 7, REDS 1

BOSTON — Garrett Whitlock pitched six strong innings and Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in four runs.

INJURIES

PHILADELPH­IA — Philadelph­ia star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup prior to Wednesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants due to right forearm soreness.

The news came hours after the slumping Phillies learned second baseman Jean Segura would be sidelined for up to three months.

Harper has been the team’s designated hitter after being diagnosed with a small UCL tear in his right elbow, which he hurt on a throw from right field in April.

The Chicago Cubs placed lefthander Drew Smyly on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique.

 ?? MARK J. TERRILL / AP ?? The Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds hits a two-run home run as Dodgers starting pitcher Mitch White watches along with catcher Austin Barnes and home plate umpire Chad Fairchild during the fifth inning Wednesday
MARK J. TERRILL / AP The Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds hits a two-run home run as Dodgers starting pitcher Mitch White watches along with catcher Austin Barnes and home plate umpire Chad Fairchild during the fifth inning Wednesday

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