Dodgers rip Rockies, win 7th straight
Goldschmidt powers Arizona; Mariners rally to beat Rangers
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are leading the NL in home runs, even without Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez.
Howie Kendrick, Scott Van Slyke and rookie Joc Pederson homered against rookie Scott Oberg in the sixth inning, and Los Angeles stretched its winning streak to seven by beating the Colorado Rockies 7-0 Sunday.
“I haven’t seen the ball fly here at Dodger Stadium like the way it’s done so far this year,” catcher A.J. Ellis said. “Hopefully, I hope they’re not talking about putting in a humidor or anything like that. We don’t have to have any of that talk.”
Brandon McCarthy (2-0) allowed three hits in six innings, struck out six and walked two to defeat the Rockies for the first time in five career starts.
“I made better pitches today and stayed away from the middle of the plate, for the most part,” said McCarthy, who played high school ball in Colorado Springs. “A.J. just took me along with him, and we just kept attacking the hitters. But we did it without being stupid and didn’t leave it in a spot where they could drive it.”
Adrian Gonzalez was 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 13 games, but his teammates combined for 14 hits and raised the team’s home run total to 17.
Eddie Butler (1-1) allowed two runs and six hits over five innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, GIANTS 1: In San Francisco, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer to help Jeremy Hellickson get his first with for Arizona.
Chris Owings added a two-run single and A.J. Pollock had three hits, scored two runs and made a run-saving diving catch for the Diamondbacks, who took three of four from the defending World Series champions.
MARINERS 11, RANGERS 10: In Seattle, Austin Jackson singled in the tying run in the ninth inning, Nelson Cruz followed with a two-out single for his fifth RBI of the game, and the Mariners overcame a
pair of five-run deficits. Cruz homered twice in the first three innings, raising his major league-leading total to eight.
CARDINALS 2, REDS 1: In St. Louis, Adam Wainwright outpitched Mike Leake, and Kolten Wong had a tiebreaking sacrifice in the eighth inning as the Cardinals finished a three-game sweep.
NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 1: In Washington, Stephen Strasburg allowed a run in 7⅓ innings and the Nationals used a three-run fifth inning for a victory. Strasburg (1-1) struck out seven, walked two and allowed five hits.
PIRATES 5, BREWERS 2: In Pittsburgh, Gerrit Cole pitched six effective innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pirates swept Milwaukee. Milwaukee dropped its fifth straight game and fell to 2-10, the worst start in team history.
METS 7, MARLINS 6: In New York, Matt Harvey earned his third straight start to begin his comeback season and the Mets won, despite losing catcher Travis d’Arnaud (broken hand) and reliever
Jerry Blevins (fractured forearm).
PADRES 5, CUBS 2: In Chicago, Will Middlebrooks and Yangervis Solarte hit two-run homers to help Andrew Cashner (1-2) and San Diego beat the Cubs and Jon Lester, who has a 6.89 ERA after three starts.
ROYALS 4, ATHLETICS 2: In Kansas City, Mo., the Royals overcame five ejections to beat Oakland behind Kendrys Morales’ tiebreaking, two-run double in a three-run eighth inning.
Royals manager Ned Yost and pitching coach Dave Eiland were ejected in the first inning after Lorenzo Cain was hit by a Scott Kazmir pitch. In the eighth inning, Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera was tossed after throwing behind Brett Lawrie. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu and injured Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar also were ejected.
TIGERS 9, WHITE SOX 1: In Detroit, Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam and a two-run homer and Shane Greene pitched seven impressive innings in another fine start to begin the season.
ORIOLES 8, RED SOX 3: In Boston, Adam Jones went 4 for 5 with a three-run double and two-run homer to match his career high with five RBIs, carrying Baltimore.
YANKEES 5, RAYS 3: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira drove in two runs each, and the Yankees completed a three-game sweep.
ASTROS 4, ANGELS 3: In Houston, Scott Feldman bounced back with six solid innings and the Astros took advantage of a wild throw by catcher Drew Butera to beat the Angels.
TWINS 7, INDIANS 2: In Minneapolis, Torii Hunter hit his first home run for Minnesota since 2007, helping Trevor May and the Twins beat Cleveland. Hunter, who rejoined the Twins this year after five seasons with the Angels and two with Detroit, hit a three-run homer in the sixth off former Minnesota pitcher Anthony Swarzak.
BRAVES 5, BLUE JAYS 2: In Toronto, Atlanta’s Jonny Gomes drove in four runs to back Shelby Miller. Toronto has lost five of the first seven games on its opening homestand.
HAMILTON: Angels’ slugger Josh Hamilton is in the process of getting divorced from his wife Katie, according to court documents filed in North Texas.