Lester sparkles as Cubs shut out Mets for sweep

Jon Lester carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and earned the win by allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs captured a 2-0 victory on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep of the host New York Mets.

The Cubs have won eight of 10. The Mets have lost 11 of 14 and 29 of 45 since an 11-1 start.

Lester (6-2) walked three and struck out seven. The Cubs rewarded Lester in the top of the seventh by scoring in unique fashion. Javier Baez led off the inning with a single and went to third on a single by Willson Contreras.

Twins 7, Indians 5

Eddie Rosario slugged his third homer of the game when he hit a two-run blast with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Cody Allen as Minnesota beat visiting Cleveland with his family watching from the stands.

Rosario capped his second career three-homer game with his 13th dinger of the season. It occurred after Brian Dozier opened the inning with a walk on the ninth pitch. Minnesota emerged with a third straight win over the Indians. It was the third walk-off win for the Twins, who have sustained eight such losses already.

Dodgers 10, Rockies 7

Justin Turner’s slow roller in the ninth drove in the go-ahead run, Yasmani Grandal added two more with a homer, and Los Angeles rallied to beat Colorado in Denver. Max Muncy homered twice and Tony Cingrani (1-2) pitched 11/3 innings in relief for the win.

Ian Desmond homered for the Rockies, who lost catcher Chris Iannetta to an undisclosed injury in the top of the ninth. The Dodgers scored three times off Rockies closer Wade Davis (0-1) in the ninth.

Kenley Jansen got the last three outs for his 14th save.

Red Sox 9, Astros 3

Andrew Benintendi paced the assault on Charlie Morton as Boston earned a four-game series split against host Houston.

Benintendi finished 2-for-5 with two runs and his second home run of the series, a fifth-inning blast into the upper deck in right field.

The Red Sox slugged two mammoth home runs off Morton (7-1), who had his streak of 15 consecutive starts without a loss, dating to last season, snapped. Morton was tagged for six runs in 51/3 innings.

Mitch Moreland also homered for Boston, while Rick Porcello (8-2) allowed three runs (two earned) in 61/3 innings.

Blue Jays 8, Tigers 4

Justin Smoak and Randal Grichuk each hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs, Aaron Sanchez allowed one run in six innings and visiting Toronto defeated Detroit to avoid a three-game sweep.

The Blue Jays ended a five-game losing streak with the victory. They completed a nine-game road trip at 3-6. Leonys Martin hit a solo homer for the Tigers, who had their fourgame winning streak ended.

Sanchez (3-5) held the Tigers to two hits and three walks while striking out seven. He recorded his first win since April 30, a span of five winless starts. (Reuters)