Yankees top Red Sox in 16-inning marathon
Bellinger becomes first Dodgers rookie to hit for cycle ● Cubs' Arrieta stymies former club in Baltimore
Didi Gregorius ripped a go-ahead RBI single to highlight a three-run 16th inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in a five-hour, 50-minute game on Saturday night.
Matt Holliday clubbed a game-tying solo homer in the ninth, his 16th of the season, off closer Craig Kimbrel for New York, which bounced back after blowing a 4-3 ninth-inning lead in Friday’s 5-4 loss.
Boston’s Chris Sale, the American League starter in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, matched a season high with 13 strikeouts in 72/3 scoreless innings. The left-hander allowed three hits and two walks before being relieved by Kimbrel, who proceeded to blow his second save since July 3 and his first at Fenway. Doug Fister (0-3) took the loss.
Dodgers 7, Marlins 1
Rookie Cody Bellinger hit for the cycle and Alex Wood improved to 11-0 to lead Los Angeles over Miami.
The Dodgers have been playing baseball for 128 years, and Bellinger is the first rookie in franchise history to hit for the cycle and the ninth Dodgers player overall. Bellinger singled in the first inning, blasted a two-run homer in the third, slugged an RBI double in the fourth and got his triple when Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton had the ball tip off the top of his glove.
The four hits are a career high for Bellinger, who finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. His homer was his 26th of the season, and it sparked a five-run third inning in which all the scoring was done with two outs.
Wood, a first-time All-Star this year, improved his ERA to 1.56, allowing three hits and one walk in six scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Wood hasn’t lost to the Marlins since 2014, going 6-0 against them in that span.
Nationals 10, Reds 7
Anthony Rendon hit two home runs, including his second career grand slam, and drove in six runs to back Max Scherzer’s six scoreless innings as Washington defeated Cincinnati.
Rendon was on base five times with a single and two walks for the Nationals. It was his third career multi-homer game. Scherzer (10-5) struck out 10 to extend his National League-leading strikeout total to 183.
The Reds’ Luis Castillo (1-2), who picked up his first career win in his last start, worked six innings, allowing three runs, three hits and four walks. Cincinnati scored five runs in the ninth highlighted by Scooter Gennett’s three-run homer.
Cubs 10, Orioles 3
Jake Arrieta threw 62/3 strong innings in his return to Baltimore and Jason Heyward added a three-run triple as Chicago hit three home runs in its victory.
The Orioles traded Arrieta (9-7) to the Cubs in 2013, and the right-hander developed into one of the game’s best pitchers after going 20-25 with a 5.46 ERA in Baltimore. He’s 63-28 as a Cub, including two no-hitters and a Cy Young Award (2015).
Chicago received solo home runs from Albert Almora, Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo. Heyward’s triple was the big hit in a four-run fifth inning that gave the Cubs a 7-0 lead.
Mets 9, Rockies 3
Seth Lugo tossed 62/3 solid innings and helped his own cause by homering in the third inning as New York cruised past Colorado.
Lugo (4-2) allowed three runs, seven hits and two walks while striking out five. Jay Bruce belted a three-run homer in the first inning against Rockies righthander Tyler Chatwood (6-11), who got just one out before departing with a strained calf.
Jose Reyes homered leading off the eighth and finished with two hits and a stolen base for the Mets. New York left fielder Yoenis Cespedes left with a leg injury after sliding awkwardly in pursuit of a foul ball in the sixth inning.
Tigers 11, Blue Jays 1
Michael Fulmer checked Toronto on two hits in eight innings and Detroit utilized the long ball and the wildness of Toronto starter Francisco Liriano in its blowout victory.
J.D. Martinez hit his 15th homer of the season, a three-run shot in the eighth inning, for the Tigers. Jose Iglesias scored on a fielder’s choice and Miguel Cabrera clouted a two-run homer, his 12th of the year, during a three-run Detroit sixth.
Liriano (5-5), who left in the third inning without retiring a batter after walking the bases loaded, allowed five earned runs and three hits. Fulmer (106) posted his fourth straight victory.
Mariners 4, White Sox 3
Nelson Cruz belted a go-ahead tworun homer in the sixth inning, slumping Kyle Seager hit a solo shot in the second and Seattle held on for its third straight victory.
Cruz greeted Anthony Swarzak (4-3), Chicago’s second reliever, with his 18th homer on a deep drive to center. Seager’s homer was his 11th, but his first – and only his fourth hit – in his last 10 games.
The Mariners’ Felix Hernandez (5-3) scuffled, but got the win in his fifth start since returning from the disabled list. The 2010 AL Cy Young winner lasted five innings, giving up six hits and three runs (one earned).
Padres 5, Giants 3
Madison Bumgarner was sharp in his return, but San Diego beat San Francisco.
Bumgarner, a four-time All-Star and the 2014 World Series MVP, didn’t show much rust. He worked seven innings and surrendered three runs and four hits. He had five strikeouts and two walks in a 102-pitch effort.
Hector Sanchez’s two-run homer off Steven Okert in the ninth inning was the difference. Sanchez smacked the first pitch he saw 407 feet into the leftfield seats for the Padres’ sixth win in nine games.