SPORTS DIGEST

BASEBALL

The unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers continued to sweep all before them in Major League Baseball with a 9-1 rainaffected win over the Chicago White Sox. Kike Hernandez scored two home runs to help the Dodgers pile on the runs in the seven innings that were possible before the rain came. The White Sox had no answer as the red-hot Dodgers won for a 31st game out of 35. Nolan Arenado had an enjoyable afternoon as he and the Colorado Rockies made hay in an 18-4 win over the San Diego Padres. Arenado thumped three homers, including a three-run hit, and brought in seven runs, which matched his career-best performance. Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon also rounded the bases. Javier Baez’s three-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, Buster Posey’s double at the bottom of the eighth inning gave the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 success against the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies racked up 20 hits on their way to a 10-3 win over the Miami Marlins. The Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 6-1, the Oakland Athletics downed the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 and the Boston Red Sox thumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Atlanta Braves 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Baltimore Orioles 10 Texas Rangers 2, Boston Red Sox 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3 (11 innings), Colorado Rockies 18 San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 1 Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 4 Detroit Tigers 3, LA Angels 7 Washington Nationals 0, Miami Marlins 3 Philadelphia Phillies 10, Minnesota Twins 6 New York Yankees 1, New York Mets 7 St Louis Cardinals 3, Oakland Athletics 7 Tampa Bay Rays 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Milwaukee Brewers 2 (10 innings), San Francisco Giants 5 Cleveland Indians 4.

CRICKET

Glamorgan have agreed a deal to sign South Africa batsman David Miller for six Natwest T20 Blast appearances. The big-hitting 28-year-old is due to begin his stint with Sunday’s clash against Essex and play until the game against Surrey on August 4. Miller joins compatriot Colin Ingram at the Welsh county, having previously represented Yorkshire and Durham in the competition. “We are delighted to sign David Miller for a six-game stint in this year’s Natwest T20 Blast campaign,” said Hugh Morris, Glamorgan’s chief executive. “David is a fine batsman, with a wealth of experience in T20 cricket. He is a matchwinner and a finisher, proven to be one of the most destructive batsman in the game at both domestic and international level. “Hopefully his signing will add depth to our batting and boost our prospects of replicating last season’s form when we secured a home quarter-final in the knockout stages.”

TENNIS

WTA LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP GSTAAD (Switzerland) 2nd rd: (5) Johanna Larsson (Swe) bt Barbara Haas (Aut) 1-6 7-5 6-1, (2) Kiki Bertens (Ned) bt Anna Zaja (Ger) 6-4 6-2. ATP SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN (Bastad) 2nd rd: (5) Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) bt (9) Horacio Zeballos (Arg) 6-4 6-4, (6) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Facundo Bagnis (Arg) 6-3 6-2.