Wood stays perfect as Dodgers beat Reds
Cardinals bash five HRs in win; Cubs rally in ninth to beat Bucs
CINCINNATI — Everything is working for Alex Wood these days, leaving him among the Dodgers’ greats for the best start to a season.
The left-hander remained unbeaten by pitching four-hit ball over eight innings on Friday night, leading Los Angeles to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Wood (7-0) lost his shutout when Devin Mesoraco homered in the eighth. Wood is the first Dodgers pitcher to get so deep into a season without a loss since 1985, when Orel Hershiser made his first 11 starts without a loss, according to STATS.
“Very rarely does a pitcher have the command he’s had of three pitches over this period of time,” manager Dave Roberts said. “As a hitter, you know when a pitcher is on the attack and it’s a helpless feeling.”
CARDINALS 11, ORIOLES 2: In Baltimore, Carlos Martinez struck out eight over six sharp innings, and St. Louis hit a seasonhigh five home runs in a rout of Baltimore.
Paul DeJong homered and had three RBIs to help St. Louis snap a three-game skid.
Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler connected in succession to cap a four-run sixth inning, Tommy Pham hit a two-run drive in the seventh and Jedd Gyorko added a solo shot in the ninth.
BREWERS 6, PADRES 5: In Milwaukee, Eric Thames hit the Brewers’ first walk-off home run of the season in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting Milwaukee to a victory over San Diego.
Thames hit his 19th home run of the season when he drove a 1-1 pitch off the top of the left-field fence. The ball bounced off the top of the yellow padding and into the Brewers’ bullpen setting off a raucous celebration at home plate.
CUBS 9, PIRATES 5: In Pittsburgh, Anthony Rizzo almost led off his third straight game with a homer, losing his bid on a replay reversal, before helping key a six-run rally in the ninth inning that sent Chicago over Pittsburgh.
Manager Joe Maddon wasn’t around to see the comeback — he was ejected in the first inning after Rizzo’s drive into the Allegheny River was ruled a foul ball.
INDIANS 8, TWINS 1: In Minneapolis, Carlos Carrasco pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning, Jose Ramirez had three hits and Edwin Encarnacion homered as Cleveland beat Minnesota.
The Indians pulled a game behind the Twins at the top of the AL Central standings.
ROCKIES 10, GIANTS 8: In Denver, Colorado rookie Antonio Senzatela battled through six innings to tie for the major league lead in wins, and the Rockies beat San Francisco.
Senzatela (9-2) tied Clayton Kershaw, Dallas
Keuchel and Jason Vargas for the most wins despite giving up three home runs.
RANGERS 10, MARINERS 4: In Arlington, Texas, Tyson Ross allowed just a pair of runs in his first start in 14 months and Carlos Gomez homered to help Texas beat Seattle.
Ross (1-0) made his Rangers debut and started for the first time since opening day last year when he pitched for the Padres. He had been sidelined with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and picked up his first win since Aug. 31, 2015.
NATIONALS 7, METS 2: In New York, Max Scherzer struck out 10 over eight masterful innings to reach double digits for the fifth straight start and limited the Mets to four hits, leading Washington over New York.
RED SOX 2, ASTROS 1: In Houston, Mookie Betts hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, sending Boston over Houston.
WHITE SOX 11, BLUE JAYS 4: In Toronto, Melky Cabrera homered, doubled and drove in five runs against his former team, leading Jose Quintana and Chicago over Toronto.
TIGERS 13, RAYS 4: In Detroit, Nicholas Castellanos doubled, tripled and drove in four runs as Detroit routed Tampa Bay.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, PHILLIES 4: In Philadelphia, Gregor Blanco hit a tying two-run homer and Jake Lamb drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to rally Arizona to a victory over Philadelphia.
MARLINS 5, BRAVES 0: In Atlanta, Dan Straily pitched into the seventh inning, Christian Yelich drove in three runs and Miami beat Atlanta.
BRAVES: Pitcher Kyle Wright and Atlanta agreed to a minor league contract with a $7 million signing bonus, the highest in baseball since 2011.
Under the system where teams are penalized for exceeding their assigned bonus pool, the largest amount had been Kris Bryant’s $6,708,400 deal with the Chicago Cubs in 2013.