O’s Villar belts record-setting homer in victory over Dodgers
Moustakas helps power Brewers past Marlins
BALTIMORE — Jonathan Villar hit a tie-breaking, record-setting threerun homer in the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak.
Villar’s drive off Caleb Ferguson (1-2) was the 6,106th in the majors this season, breaking the mark of 6,105 set in 2017. The milestone shot came on a fastball Villar sent deep into the leftfield seats to snap a 2-2 deadlock.
“Somebody told me after the homer (about the record). That’s unbelievable,” Villar said. “They put the bat in the Hall of Fame. I’m excited for that.”
Pedro Severino added a two-run drive in the eighth.
Having clinched the NL West title on Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts rested starters Joc Pederson and Justin Turner. Starting pitcher Ross Stripling toiled for only three innings before getting the rest of the night off and a first-inning double by David Freese was Los Angeles’ only hit off John Means through the fifth.
BREWERS 7, MARLINS 5: In Miami, Mike Moustakas homered twice, including a tie-breaking, two-run shot in the ninth as Milwaukee defeated Miami in its first game following star outfielder Christian Yelich’s seasonending injury.
“Obviously two homers is pretty cool no matter what day it is but on your birthday it’s pretty special,” Moustakas said. “But even more so is the win, especially with Yeli going down. Everyone has to step up even more.”
The Brewers won their sixth in a row and moved into a tie with the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild card.
RANGERS 10, RAYS 9: In Arlington, Texas, Rougned Odor hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Texas beat Tampa Bay to end a six-game winning streak by the Rays.
Four Tampa Bay runners were thrown out on the bases and the Rays saw their lead over Oakland for the first wild-card spot trimmed to a halfgame after the A’s won at Houston.
After the Rangers’ first seven-run first inning at home in 13 years, they didn’t score again until Odor’s 25th homer with two outs in the seventh off Nick Anderson (3-1).
ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 3: In Houston, Sean Murphy and Marcus Semien homered, and hyped pitching prospect Jesús Luzardo looked sharp in his major league debut as Oakland beat Houston.
Oakland won for the fourth time in five games. The A’s not only closed on Tampa Bay for the first wild-card spot but held on to their half-game lead over Cleveland for the second wild card.
BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 0: In Toronto, Trent Thornton and three others combined on a two-hitter, and Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered as Toronto beat Boston.
The Red Sox have lost five straight. They had just four base runners, and none advanced past second base.
Thornton (5-9) followed an opener with five hitless innings, walking one and striking out seven in his first career relief appearance.
METS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 0: In New York, Todd Frazier and Jeff McNeil each homered twice as New York beat Arizona ace Robbie Ray.
Steven Matz (10-8) tossed six scoreless innings for the Mets, who jumped on Ray (12-8) for five runs before chasing him with two outs in the first. Wilson Ramos (ground out) and J.D. Davis (single) had RBIs before Frazier and Brandon Nimmo homered on consecutive pitches.
BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 1: In Philadelphia, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, Dallas Keuchel struck out eight in six innings and NL East-leading Atlanta beat Philadelphia.
Keuchel (8-5) gave up one run and three hits to win his fifth straight start. Mark Melancon finished for his 10th save in 10 tries with Atlanta.
NATIONALS 6, TWINS 2: In Minneapolis, Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs in support of Stephen Strasburg as Washington beat Minnesota for its third win in the last nine games.
Strasburg (17-6) gave up a two-run homer to Jorge Polanco in the third. He allowed only four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
PADRES 4, CUBS 0: In San Diego, Padres starter Chris Paddack (9-7) worked six innings and gave up three hits as San Diego stymied the Cubs, who struck out 12 times. Manuel Margot homered for the Padres.
ROYALS 8, WHITE SOX 6: In Chicago, Jorge Soler hit a pair of two-run homers among his career high-matching four hits, leading Kansas City to a win over Chicago.
Adalberto Mondesi homered and had three hits, and Bubba Starling and Ryan O’Hearn also connected as the Royals beat Chicago for the fifth time in six games. ROCKIES 2, CARDINALS 1: In Denver, Antonio Senzatela (9-10) pitched six strong innings for his first win in two months and Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead home run as Colorado beat St. Louis.
Tony Wolters had two hits, including an RBI double. Paul Goldschmidt had a run-scoring double for the Cardinals’ run. INDIANS 4, ANGELS 3: In Anaheim, California, Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor homered, and Carlos Carrasco (5-7) won in relief as Cleveland defeated Los Angeles.
The Indians trail AL Central-leading Minnesota by four games heading into a three-game series at home against the Twins this weekend. MARINERS 5, REDS 3: In Seattle, Mariners rookie Kyle Lewis broke up a no-hitter bid with a home run in the seventh inning as Seattle beat Sonny Gray and Cincinnati. PIRATES 6, GIANTS 3: In San Francisco, Felipe Vázquez earned his 27th save two days after fighting a teammate in the clubhouse as Pittsburgh beat San Francisco.
Cole Tucker hit an RBI double for a key insurance run in the sixth, and Jose Osuna added a pair of doubles.
YANKEES-TIGERS, PPD.: New York’s game at Detroit was rained out and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Thursday.