Dodgers complete sweep behind gem by Buehler
Walker Buehler struck out 11 over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a trio of home runs to complete a threegame sweep of visiting Miami.
Max Muncy, Joc Pederson and A.J. Pollock went deep as the first-place Dodgers won for the sixth time in nine games since the All-Star break.
Marlins rookie Jordan Yamamoto not only lost for the first time in seven major league starts, but the homers by Muncy and Pederson were the first ones he’s allowed in his career. Yamamoto (4-1) had the thirdlongest winning streak to begin a career in Marlins history.
One day after the Dodgers’ bullpen blew a 6-0 lead before the offense rallied, Buehler (9-1) took the heat off the relievers by giving up just five hits and no walks
RAYS RIDE PITCHING, POWER TO WIN >> Blake Snell struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, Travis d’Arnaud hit his first grand slam, and host Tampa Bay stopped its longest losing streak of the year at five games by beating the White Sox 4-2.
Snell (6-7) allowed three hits and two walks while throwing a season-high 109 pitches.
D’Arnaud had been hitless in 11 at-bats since a three-homer game Monday night in a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. ASTROS STAY HOT >> Michael Brantley homered twice, Jose Altuve also went deep and the Houston Astros beat Texas 5-3 for their fifth straight victory while handing the Rangers their seventh loss in a row. PADRES TOP CUBS >> Francisco Mejía hit a go-ahead homer, Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs, and San Diego beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 and avoided the sweep at Wrigley Field.
The Padres have won just two of their last nine.
Cal Quantrill (3-2) threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for San Diego, retiring 14 of his final 15 batters. He struck out six and walked none.