Dodgers walk-off Cards in 9th on Martin’s 2-run, 2-out single

Indians sweep Rangers, close gap on Central-leading Twins

LOS ANGELES — Russell Martin drove a two-run, two-out single up the middle for the Dodgers’ 10th walk-off win of the season as Los Angeles beat St. Louis 2-1 on Wednesday.

Martin delivered after a frustrating offensive day for the Dodgers, who have won five straight. Los Angeles couldn’t score during seven innings of four-hit ball by Cards starter Jack Flaherty.

In the ninth, though, Cardinals reliever Andrew Miller hit Corey Seager with a pitch with one out, and Carlos Martinez (2-2) gave up pinch-hitter Will Smith’s single. After Martinez threw a wild pitch, Martin singled.

INDIANS 2-5, RANGERS 0-1: In Cleveland, José Ramírez homered again and Cleveland’s bullpen combined on a four-hitter as the Indians beat Texas 5-1 to sweep a doubleheader and gear up for a big, four-game series in Minnesota.

Ramírez’s two-run homer helped the Indians win Game 1, 2-0. The sweep helped Cleveland cut the Twins’ lead in the AL Central to two games.

YANKEES 14, ORIOLES 2: In Baltimore, Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka each hit two homers as New York’s long-ball outburst against the O’s reached historical proportions as the Yankees extended their win streak to eight games.

The Yankees have 11 players with multihomer games against Baltimore this season, breaking the record of 10 set by San Francisco against the Dodgers in 1958.

ASTROS 14, ROCKIES 3: In Houston, Yuli Gurriel drove in a team record-tying eight runs and Gerrit Cole (14-5) won his 10th straight decision as Houston routed Colorado.

Gurriel hit a three-run homer in the first inning, a sacrifice fly in the third, a three-run

double in the fourth and an RBI grounder in the sixth. He tied Houston’s RBI record set by J.R. Towles in 2007 against St. Louis.

NATIONALS 4, GIANTS 1: In San Francisco, Gerardo Parra hit a three-run homer against his former team and Joe Ross (2-3) pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball.

BRAVES 11, TWINS 7: In Minneapolis, Ozzie Albies homered twice in his second straight four-hit game, and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Freddie Freeman both went deep for Atlanta.

METS 7, MARLINS 2: In New York, Michael Conforto homered twice, and Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil hit two-run shots as New York beat Miami to complete a four-game sweep.

BREWERS 8, PIRATES 3: In Pittsburgh, Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in three runs to power Milwaukee to a win and three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.

CUBS 10, ATHLETICS 1: In Chicago, Ian Happ hit his second career grand slam and José Quintana (10-7) tossed two-hit ball through seven innings to win his sixth straight decision.

BLUE JAYS 4, RAYS 3: In St. Petersburg, Fla., reliever Brock Stewart allowed two hits over four scoreless innings in his Toronto debut as the Blue Jays withstood a late Tampa Bay rally.

MARINERS 3, PADRES 2: In Seattle, Mallex Smith doubled leading off the eighth inning and scored when Daniel Vogelbach beat out a potential inning-ending double play grounder.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, PHILLIES 1: In Phoenix, rookie Zac Gallen (2-3) allowed one hit over five scoreless innings as Arizona beat Philadelphia.

WHITE SOX 8, TIGERS 1: In Detroit, Ivan Nova pitched eight scoreless innings for Chicago.

ROYALS 4, RED SOX 4 (suspended): In Boston, the series finale between Boston and Kansas City was suspended because of rain early this morning with the score tied 4-4 in the top of the 10th inning. The game will be picked up where it left off on a mutual off-day, Aug. 22, at 1:05 p.m.