Rockies bombard Dodgers
Orioles bash Tribe, Clevinger; Pirates stun Brewers late
DENVER — Pinch-hitter Pat Valaika and David Dahl each homered in an eight-run fifth inning, and Nolan Arenado had four hits including a home run as the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 13-9 on Friday night, snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Dodgers.
The Rockies withstood a three-run homer by Max Muncy and a two-run drive by Alex Verdugo to record their first win over the Dodgers since Sept. 8. The skid was the second-longest losing streak to one team in Rockies history.
Colorado had to weather another harrowing finish against the Dodgers, who used a four-run ninth to beat the Rockies the night before after three straight walk-off wins to sweep a series between the teams in Los Angeles a week ago.
ORIOLES 13, INDIANS 0: In Baltimore, the Orioles took the luster off Mike Clevinger’s return from the injured list, scoring seven early runs off the righthander in a rout of Cleveland.
Chance Sisco homered and had a career-high five RBIs for the Orioles, who built an 8-0 lead in the second inning and cruised to only their second win in 15 games. With a victory today, Baltimore will have its first winning streak since May 4-6 and capture its first series since April 22-24.
Like Clevenger (1-2), Baltimore starter John Means (7-4) was activated from the injured list (shoulder) to pitch in this game. Means, however, was far more successful: The lefty allowed one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in five innings.
PIRATES 3, BREWERS 2: In Milwaukee, Kevin Newman homered and extended his hitting streak to 18 games, and Pittsburgh rallied with two late runs to beat Milwaukee.
The Pirates tied it in the eighth when Bryan Reynolds led off with a walk off reliever Junior Guerra and later scored on a fielder’s choice. In the ninth, Elias Diaz drew a one-out walk off Jeremy Jeffress (1-2) and moved to third on Jose Osuna’s single. Diaz scored when the Brewers failed to turn a double play on a comebacker to Jeffress.
Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vázquez (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.
BRAVES 6, METS 2: In New York, rookie Mike Soroka outpitched Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (4-7), and Atlanta got a two-run homer from Austin Riley in a win over New York.
Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his 28th home run for the Mets, who lost their sixth straight and fell a season-worst nine games under .500 at 37-46.
The 21-year-old Soroka (9-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6⅓ innings to win his ninth decision in a row. MARLINS 6, PHILLIES 2: In Miami, Brian Anderson drove in three runs with a double and his 11th homer as Miami snapped Philadelphia’s four-game winning streak.
Last-place Miami beat Philadelphia for the fourth time in a row, including a three-game sweep last weekend.
Elieser Hernandez (1-2) allowed two runs in 5⅔ innings to earn his first win in 10 career starts. Four relievers combined to complete the four-hitter.
ASTROS 2, MARINERS 1 (10): In Houston, Yuli Gurriel hit a game-ending home run in the 10th inning as Houston beat Seattle.
Gurriel hit a 2-2 pitch from Matt Festa (0-2) off the facade in left field for his eighth homer.
Houston’s Josh Reddick hit a solo home run to right in the eighth inning to tie it at 1. That snapped a streak of 17 scoreless innings for the Astros.
Austin Nola put the Mariners ahead 1-0 in the third with his first career home run.
RANGERS 5, RAYS 0: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Lance Lynn struck out 10 over eight innings of threehit ball as Texas beat Tampa Bay for its season-best sixth-consecutive win.
Lynn (10-4) allowed just one runner to reach third base. The right-hander held Tampa Bay without a hit from two outs in the second until Willy Adames opened the eighth with a double.
Jose Leclerc completed a three-hitter for the Rangers, who moved into a tie for the first AL wild card with the Rays at 46-36. WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 4: In Chicago, Ross Detwiler pitched five effective innings for his first win in nearly three years as Chicago beat Minnesota to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Twins.
James McCann and Eloy Jiménez each hit tworun homers, and Jon Jay and José Abreu added RBI singles during a two-run fifth that put Chicago ahead for good. The White Sox have won two straight after losing seven of nine.
BLUE JAYS 6, ROYALS 2: In Toronto, Eric Sogard hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered twice for his second straight multi-homer game as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Kansas City.
Randal Grichuk added a two-run homer for Toronto, which won its second straight at home following a seven-game losing streak.
NATIONALS 3, TIGERS 1: In Detroit, Anibal Sanchez beat his former team for his third win in four starts, and Juan Soto hit his 14th home run of the season as Washington beat Detroit.
Sanchez (4-6) allowed six hits and struck out eight in six innings. Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth and recorded his first save of the season. Daniel Norris (2-7) was removed the game after five innings with a cut on his pitching thumb.
REDS 6, CUBS 3: In Cincinnati, Cole Hamels left after only one inning because of discomfort in his side and Cincinnati snapped a four-game skid by beating Chicago.
Sonny Gray (4-5) pitched shutout ball into the seventh before giving up Jason Heyward’s two-run homer. Michael Lorenzen pitched out of the two-on threat in the eighth and got the last five outs for his fifth save in six chances.