DODGERS HANDED FIRST SERIES LOSS SINCE JUNE

ANGELES» Jimmy Nelson took a no-hit LOS bid into the sixth inning and the Brewers beat Yu Darvish in his return from the disabled list, defeating the Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first series loss in nearly three months.

The Dodgers had gone 19-0-2 in their last 22 series. The previous series loss was to the Nationals from June 5-7.

Hernan Perez homered and Domingo Santana had two hits and an RBI to lead the Milwaukee offense Sunday.

Nelson (10-6) was charged with two runs on four hits and two walks in his 6M innings. He struck out six.

Corey Knebel set down the Dodgers in the ninth inning for his 29th save.

With two on, he struck out pinch-hitter Kyle Farmer on a full count to end it.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Big-hitting rookie Rhys Hoskins homered for the fifth consecutive game and made a diving catch to start a game-changing triple play in the fifth inning, leading the Phillies to a 6-3 victory over the Cubs .… Masahiro Tanaka finally flourished under the sun, Starlin Castro had four hits and the Yankees took advantage of a record five errors by the Mariners in the first inning on the way to a 10-1 victory. Tanaka (10-10) entered 0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven starts in day games this season. … Adam Jones and Trey Mancini hit backto-back RBI doubles against Doug Fister in the first inning, and the Orioles held on to beat the Red Sox 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep. … Byron Buxton homered three times and set a career high with five RBIs, helping the Twins beat the Blue Jays 7-2. … Yan Gomes hit a grand slam to highlight Cleveland’s nine-run second inning as the Indians completed a threegame shutout sweep over the Royals with a 12-0 victory. … Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run of the season to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Marlins sweep the Padres with a 6-2 victory. … John Jaso and Starling Marte each drove in two runs and slumping Andrew McCutchen added a run-scoring single to help the Pirates beat the Reds 5-2. … Lucas Giolito pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his first major-league victory, and Matt Davidson homered to help the White Sox beat the Tigers 7-1. … Logan Morrison hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning, lifting the Rays over the Cardinals 3-2. … Brian McCann tripled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and the Astros beat the Angels 7-5. … Rangers starter A.J. Griffin gave up back-to-back home runs in the second inning and retired 10 batters before the Athletics won 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep. … Patrick Corbin pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth consecutive start, J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Diamondbacks used a nine-run eighth inning to thump the Giants 11-0. … Amed Rosario hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Mets, after blowing a fiverun lead, cut down the potential tying run at the plate for the final out of a 6-5 victory over the Nationals in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. In Game 2, the Nationals were outhit 11-6 but won 5-4. Tanner Roark was the winning pitcher in Game 2, improving to 11-8. The Nationals are 78-51 after splitting the doubleheader.

FOOTNOTE

Kershaw set to return by end of week.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ace Clayton Kershaw came out of his weekend rehab start in Triple-A with no issues and will start for Los Angeles either Friday or Saturday. — The Associated Press