Machado spurs Dodgers to fourth win in row
Athletics foil Astros with run in ninth; Braves sneak past Tampa Bay
ARLINGTON, Texas — Manny Machado drove in four runs and Brian Dozier hit his 20th homer of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in a row.
Machado’s four RBIs were the most in his 36 games for the Dodgers since being acquired from Baltimore last month. The shortstop put LA ahead to stay with a tworun single in the third, then added a sac fly in the fourth and an RBI single in the sixth. He has nine RBIs the past three games.
Dozier, another midseason addition, had a solo shot for his fourth homer in 24 games since joining the Dodgers from Minnesota. He also had an RBI single.
Caleb Ferguson (5-2) went 1⅓ innings as the first of four relievers with scoreless outings before struggling closer Kenley Jansen came on with an 8-2 lead and allowed three hits and two runs in the ninth. ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 3: In Houston, Nick Martini hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning as Oakland defeated Houston to snap the Astros’ six-game winning streak.
The A’s moved within 1½ games of the AL West-leading Astros.
Ramon Laureano drew a oneout walk from Roberto Osuna (1-2), Jonathan Lucroy singled and Martini followed with his double.
Blake Treinen worked a perfect ninth for his 33rd save. BRAVES 9, RAYS 5: In Atlanta, pinch-runner Adam Duvall scored the tie-breaking run on a delayed dash from third base in Atlanta’s four-run eighth as the Braves beat Tampa Bay to snap the Rays’ eight-game winning streak.
Chaz Roe (1-3) walked Kurt Suzuki to open the eighth. Suzuki advanced to third on Ozzie Albies’ double to the right-field corner.
Duvall, running for Suzuki, initially remained at third base on Dansby Swanson’s ground-out to second. When first baseman Jake
Bauers looked to possibly throw to second, where Albies was standing off the bag, Duvall took off in a desperate sprint for the plate. YANKEES 5, WHITE SOX 4: In New York, pinch-hitter Neil Walker connected for a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as New York rallied from a fourrun deficit to defeat Chicago.
Aaron Hicks hit a tying homer in the eighth and rookie Miguel Andujar also had a two-run shot to help the Yankees.
CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 2: In St. Louis, Jose Martinez and Tyler O’Neill homered, and rookie Jack Flaherty pitched seven innings as St. Louis beat Pittsburgh in Mike Shildt’s first game since being promoted to full-time manager.
The Cardinals have won six of seven and are 20-5 in August. Earlier in the day, St. Louis took off the interim tag on Shildt, who was put in charge after Mike Matheny was fired last month.
RED SOX 8, MARLINS 7: In Boston, J.D. Martinez scored when Marlins shortstop JT Riddle threw away a potential doubleplay ball in the ninth inning, lifting Boston over Miami.
Boston snapped a three-game
skid and avoided its first fourgame losing streak of the season.
Miami scored five runs in the eighth inning to lead 6-4, allowed three runs to Boston in the bottom of the inning, then tied the game at 7 in the top of the ninth against closer Craig Kimbrel (4-1).
NATIONALS 5, PHILLIES 4: In Philadelphia, Anthony Rendon hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Pat Neshek (1-1) in the Nats’ ninth as Washington beat Philadelphia for the second straight game.
The Nationals trailed 3-2 when Bryce Harper drew a leadoff walk from Tommy Hunter. Neshek was brought in and surrendered Rendon’s 17th homer.
INDIANS 8, TWINS 1: In Cleveland, Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 in improving to 16-7 with a victory over Minnesota.
Francisco Lindor matched a career high with four hits while Jose Ramirez drove in three runs for the AL Central leaders.
PADRES 2, MARINERS 1: In San Diego,Travis Jankowski homered on Felix Hernandez’s first pitch and rookie Jacob Nix came within two outs of a complete game in his fourth big league start for San Diego as the Padres beat Seattle. The Padres snapped a five-game losing streak. RED 9, BREWERS 7: In Cincinnati, Jose Peraza started Junior Guerra’s rough outing with a two-run homer in a four-run first inning and Cincinnati withstood Christian Yelich’s first multihomer game for a victory over Milwaukee.
Since trailing the Cubs by a game on Aug. 4, Milwaukee has gone 8-11. ROYALS 6, TIGERS 2: In Kansas City, Mo., Jakob Junis held scuffling Detroit to six hits in his first career complete game and Adalberto Mondesi homered to spur a five-run frame as Kansas City beat the Tigers. ORIOLES 12, BLUE JAYS 5: In Baltimore, Josh Rogers won his major league debut and Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer as Baltimore rolled over Toronto.
METS 1, CUBS 1 (susp.): In Chicago, the game between New York and the host Cubs at Wrigley Field was suspended in the top of the 10th inning because of rain.
The game will be resumed today with the score tied 1-1. The regularly scheduled game will be played afterward.