DODGERS BLANK TIGERS; GRANDERSON SCORES IN FIRST GAME AFTER TRADE
Adrian Gonzalez’s single in the seventh inning scored the newly acquired Curtis Granderson to break a scoreless tie and the Dodgers beat the Tigers 3-0 on Saturday. The win was the Dodgers’ sixth in a row and 21st in 24 games.
Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger left the game in the seventh inning. He rolled his right ankle in the sixth while catching a fly ball from Nicholas Castellanos. Yasiel Puig hit for him the next inning. Bellinger is listed as day-to-day. Granderson received an ovation when he came to bat for the first time as a Dodger, even though it was a road game. He played his first six seasons in Detroit and remains popular in the Motor City, even thought he was traded to the Yankees after the 2009 season.
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Tyler Austin hit a three-run home run, Todd Frazier added a solo homer and CC Sabathia retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-3. Dellin Betances got the last three outs for his ninth save. … Rookie Ian Happ hit his 18th home run, Jose Quintana pitched six effective innings and the Cubs beat the
Blue Jays 4-3. The Cubs have won nine of their past 10 interleague games. … Adam Frazier homered, doubled and singled as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 6-4 to end a six-game losing streak. … Mitch Haniger hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz added his 31st home run and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win, a 7-6 decision over the
Rays. … Collin Mchugh threw six innings, Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run single and the Astros defeated the Athletics 3-0. … Rafael Montero pitched six strong innings in his best effort of the season, Wilmer Flores and Kevin Plawecki each hit long two-run homers to help the Mets snap a five-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the Marlins. … Trevor Bauer pitched 6L innings as the Indians beat the Royals 5-0. … Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena each hit two home runs off Kevin Gausman, and the Angels beat the Orioles 5-1. … Jose Berrios threw seven innings for his 11th win to lead the Twins over the Diamondbacks 5-0. The Twins scored five runs off Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke (14-6) in the fourth. … Scooter Gennett hit a grand slam and the Reds beat struggling Julio Teheran and the Braves 11-8. … Rougned Odor homered twice, Mike Napoli also went deep, and both had five RBIS as the Rangers overcame an early five-run deficit to beat the
White Sox 17-7. … Yangervis Solarte jumped on Stephen Strasburg in the first inning with a two-run home run as the Padres beat Nationals 3-1. … The Giants scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth but the hung on for a 12-9 victory.
Phillies