Strasburg strikes out 15, Nationals ‘down’ Padres

Angels rally past Marlins as Red Sox blank Mariners

WASHINGTON, May 28, (AP): Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 while allowing three hits over seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals over the Padres 3-0 on Saturday.

Strasburg (6-1) also singled and scored Washington’s first run on Bryce Harper’s third-inning grounder while Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer for the second consecutive game. Matt Albers and Koda Glover provided hitless relief, with Glover getting his fifth save.

Clayton Richard (3-6) gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings.

Angels 5, Marlins 2 In Miami, Mike Trout hit his major league-leading 16th homer, a firstinning drive into the left field beer garden estimated at 443 feet.

J.C. Ramirez (5-3) limited Miami to an unearned run in seven innings.

Cameron Maybin put Los Angeles ahead to stay in the third when he tripled and scored on Andrelton Simmons’ groundout. Maybin also singled, stole two bases and scored three times.

Red Sox 6, Mariners 0 In Boston, Brian Johnson (2-0) pitched a five-hitter, struck out eight and walked none in his first big league appearance at Fenway Park as Boston stretched its winning streak to a season-high six games. He became the first Red Sox pitcher to throw a shutout in his first Fenway start since Pedro Martinez on April 11, 1998.

Xander Bogaerts’ RBI single triggered a three-run first inning and Bradley hit a two-run homer in the sixth

Yankees 3, Athletics 2 In New York, Rookie Jharel Cotton (3-5), brought up before the game, held the Yankees hitless until Matt Holliday’s tiebreaking, two-run homer with two outs in the sixth. New York won with only two hits the first time the Yankees have done that with so few at home since 1988.

Sabathia (5-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out nine and walked three. He has won three straight starts for the first time since 2013.

Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1 In Toronto, Jose Bautista hit a threerun homer in the fifth off Yu Darvish (5-3) as Toronto matched its longest winning streak this season at five.

Shin-soo Choo homered on the first pitch of the game from Marco Estrada (4-2), who allowed four hits in six innings. Roberto Osuna threw a per-

Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar slides safely into home plate as Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes attempts to tag him out in the first inning of a baseball game on May 27 in

Cleveland. (AP)

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at

Nationals Park on May 27 in Washington. (AP)

fect ninth for his ninth save, completing a six-hitter. White Sox 3, Tigers 0 Tigers 4, White Sox 3 In Chicago, Buck Farmer (1-0) struck out a career-high 11 and allowed three hits in 6 1/3 innings of a doubleheader nightcap, getting his first big league win after going 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA in 32 games since his debut in 2014.

Yolmer Sanchez hit a two-run triple with one out in the ninth off Justin Wilson, who struck out Todd Frazier and rookie Adam Engel.

Twins 5, Rays 3 In Minneapolis, Brian Dozier hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Tommy Hunter with two outs in the eighth, an inning that began when Danny Farquhar (2-2) walked Chris Gimenez.

Taylor Rogers (2-1) followed with a perfect bottom half and Brandon Kintzler got his 13th save, despite a two-out home run by Colby Rasmus.

Phillies 4, Reds 3 In Philadelphia, Tommy Joseph hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a game-ending single in the ninth off Michael Lorenzen (3-1) as Philadelphia won for the third time in 13 games. Cesar Hernandez and Michael Saunders also homered for the Phillies.

Hector Neris (2-2) pitched a scoreless ninth. combining with Edubray Ramos, Pat Neshek and Joaquin Benoit for 3 2/3 shutout innings.

Brewers 6, Diamondbacks 1 In Milwaukee, Chase Anderson (3-1) didn’t allow a hit until Nick Ahmed singled up the middle off the glove of second baseman Eric Sogard leading off the eighth.

Anderson (3-1), who then left, struck out a career-high 11 and walked three, throwing a career-high 114 pitches.

Royals 5, Indians 2 In Cleveland, Alex Gordon hit a tying single off Boone Logan in the sixth inning and scored on Alcides Escobar’ two-run double against Nick Goody. Danny Salazar (3-5) walked Whit Merrifield starting the inning.

Jason Vargas (6-3) allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Kelvin Herrera worked the ninth for his second save in two days and No. 11 on the season.

Dodgers 5, Cubs 0 In Los Angeles, Chase Utley drove in

three runs with a pair of two-out singles while Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in a four-run fifth inning and Brandon McCarthy (5-1) and Ross Stripling combined on a three-hitter as Los Angeles won for the eighth time in 10 games.

McCarthy (5-1) allowed two hits in six innings, and Stripling for nine outs for his first big league save.

Astros 5, Orioles 2 In Houston, Dallas Keuchel (8-0) returned from a disabled list stint caused by a pinched nerve in his neck and became the major leagues’ first eight-game winner, allowing one run and four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Will Harris struck out two in a perfect ninth for his second save. George Springer hit a two-run homer for a 4-1 lead in the fourth against Wade Miley (1-3), who gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings.

Pirates 5, Mets 4 In Pittsburgh, John Jaso singled home the tying run against Addison Reed in the ninth inning and the winning run off Josh Edgin with two outs in the 10th.

Tony Watson (3-1) struck out Travis d’Arnaud to strand two runners in the 10th as the Pirates loaded the bases in the bottom half against Tyler Pill (0-1), who made his big league debut.

Cardinals 3, Rockies 0 In Denver, Adam Wainwright kept up his mastery of the Rockies by scattering three hits over seven innings while Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Colorado. Wainwright (5-3) struck out six and retired the last 10 batters he faced as he moved to 10-1 with a 1.56 ERA over his career against Colorado.

Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a run-scoring single in the third. Pham had the big blow in the fifth, when he lined a slider Kyle Freeland (5-3) into the leftcenter seats.

Giants 6, Braves 3 In San Francisco, Ty Blach (3-2) pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and gave San Francisco’s struggling offense a boost with an RBI single during a three-run fourth that helped the Giants snap a four-game losing streak.

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