The Mercury News

Dodgers clobber seven home runs to defeat Mets

- By The Associated Press

Justin Turner hit Los Angeles’ seventh home run of the game, a go-ahead drive in the 11th inning that lifted the Dodgers over the New York Mets 8-7 on Sunday.

Cody Bellinger and Kike Hernandez each homered twice as the Dodgers beat the Mets for the 12th straight time dating to 2016. Max Muncy and Joc Pederson also connected for Los Angeles. Hernandez and Muncy led off the game with back-to-back shots.

The Mets matched a team record for the most homers allowed in a game, and lost their sixth in a row overall.

Turner, a former Met, homered off Chris Flexen (0-1) with two outs to put the Dodgers up for good. Los Angeles had squandered a 7-4 lead in the eighth when Kevin Plawecki hit a tying three-run shot.

RED SOX 5, MARINERS 0 >> Chris Sale struck out 13 over seven dazzling innings and Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer to lead Boston past Seattle. Sale (74) gave up four hits and walked one. Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes each pitched an inning to complete the four-hitter. Jackie Bradley Jr. had three singles and Rafael Devers added an RBI double for Boston.

RAYS 7, YANKEES 6 (12) >> Rookie Jake Bauers led off the 12th inning with a home run, finishing off Tampa Bay’s three-game sweep. The Yankees also lost catcher Gary Sanchez when he pulled up while running out a double-play grounder in the 10th. Manager Aaron Boone said Sanchez hurt his right groin/hip abductor and is probably headed for the disabled list. Giancarlo Stanton homered while going 5 for 5 for New York.

INDIANS 12, TIGERS 2 >> Edwin Encarnacio­n hit an eighth-inning grand slam, helping Cleveland to its season-high seventh straight win. Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis also connected for Cleveland. Ramirez finished with three hits, extending his streak of reaching base to 31 consecutiv­e games.

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