Padres rally for victory to avoid Dodgers sweep

Jake Cronenworth lined a single off closer Craig Kimbrel's back that sparked a four-run rally in the ninth inning and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

San Diego had lost 14 of 15 to the Dodgers since sweeping them last June. The Padres also snapped a nine-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw threw fourhit ball over seven innings and the Padres had only one runner get beyond second base in the first eight innings before breaking through for all their runs in the ninth.

Cronenworth began the comeback with his infield hit that struck Kimbrel (1-4). Luke Voit followed with a deep flyball that bounced off the top of the Dodgers' bullpen gate in left center — Cronenworth scored the tying run while Voit wound up with a double.

Eric Hosmer singled home the go-ahead run and finished Kimbrel. Ha-Seong Kim homered off Yency Almonte for a 4-1 lead. GUARDIANS 2, YANKEES 0 >> Triston McKenzie shut down New York's big-bashing lineup over seven innings in a combined one-hitter and Cleveland beat the visiting Yankees.

Franmil Reyes drove in both Cleveland runs — homering in the fourth and hitting an RBI single in the eighth.

McKenzie (5-6) allowed only a broken-bat single to Josh Donaldson in the fourth.

Eli Morgan worked a 1-2-3 eighth before giving way to closer Emmanuel Clase. The Yankees loaded the bases with two outs on two walks before Clase got Aaron Hicks to ground to second for the final out and his 19th save. ASTROS 4, ANGELS 2 >> Angels star Mike Trout finished 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times overall Sunday as Houston completed a sweep.

Rookie Jeremy Peña homered twice, capped by a two-run drive with two outs in the ninth inning off Ryan Tepera (1-2) to win it.

Framber Valdez and three relievers tied the major league record for strikeouts in a nineinning game.

Valdez struck out a career-high 13 in six innings, allowing two runs on three hits and five walks. Relievers Hector Neris and Rafael Montero each struck two in a scoreless inning and Ryan Pressly (2-2) fanned three in the ninth. REDS 4, BRAVES 3 >> Albert Almora Jr. slapped a bases-loaded single past a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the ninth to give Cincinnati a win over Atlanta.

Not only did the Reds avoid a series sweep, but they also snapped a 10-game losing streak at Great American Ball Park — the longest home losing streak for the team since losing 11 straight at Riverfront Stadium in April-May 1986.

ROCKIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5 >> C.J. Cron hit a pair of three-run homers, including a goahead shot in the eighth, and Colorado rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat visiting Arizona.