Sherzer dominant in Dodgers’ victory
Perfect through 7 innings, he gets his 3,000th career strikeout
Max Scherzer got his 3,000th career strikeout and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Scherzer retired his first 22 batters before Eric Hosmer doubled to deep right with one out in the eighth. The crowd of 42,637 saluted Scherzer with a standing ovation after he finished the inning.
The 37-year-old All-Star reached 3,000 career strikeouts in the fifth when Hosmer went down swinging.
Scherzer struck out nine overall on 92 pitches. The three-time Cy Young Award winner threw an immaculate inning in the second with three strikeouts on nine pitches.
The Dodgers remained 2½ games behind the NL Westleading San Francisco Giants.
In a big blow, San Diego starter Blake Snell left after 11 pitches with a left adductor injury.
METS 8, YANKEES 7: In New York, Francisco Lindor broke an eighth-inning tie with his third homer, sending a drive into the right-field seats after a pitch tipping spat with Giancarlo Stanton, and the Mets beat the Yankees in a heated Subway Series finale that nearly turned into a brawl.
Lindor hit a three-run homer batting left-handed in the second off on a hanging breaking ball from rookie Clarke Schmidt, had a solo homer in the sixth hitting right-handed on a Wandy Peralta changeup, and broke a 7-7 tie from the left side against Chad Green (7-7).
CARDINALS 2, REDS 0: In St. Louis, Nolan Arenado homered for the second game in a row and five pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Cardinals beat Cincinnati.
St. Louis has won four of six. The Cardinals began the day two games behind Cincinnati and San Diego for the final NL wild-card spot. Cincinnati has lost five of seven.
GIANTS 6, CUBS 5: In Chicago, Wilmer Flores homered and drove in three runs, Kris Bryant scored two against his former team, and San Francisco hung on against the Cubs for its season-high seventh straight win.
Owners of the best record in the majors, the Giants matched their longest streak since a seven-game run in August 2020.
BRAVES 5, MARLINS 3: In Atlanta, Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman each hit a solo homer off Anthony Bass in the seventh inning, Eddie Rosario went deep off Edward Cabrera in the fourth, and the Braves beat Miami.
The NL East-leading Braves, going for their fourth consecutive title, padded their lead to 4½ games over the Phillies.
BREWERS 11, INDIANS 1: In Cleveland, Eric Lauer no-hit Cleveland into the sixth inning a day after Milwaukee threw a history-making no-no, and his teammates belted five homers.
Just hours after Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader combined on the record ninth nohitter in the majors this season — and Cleveland’s record third time being no-hit this year — Lauer threatened to make it two in a row. He didn’t give up a hit until Ryan Lavarnway singled to center with one out in the sixth.
BLUE JAYS 22, ORIOLES 7: In Baltimore, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and Toronto overpowered the Orioles, finishing two runs shy of the franchise record.
Guerrero’s drive tied him with Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani for the major league lead. Jake Lamb also homered during a 10-run third inning for the Blue Jays, who took three of the four in the series.
WHITE SOX 2, RED SOX 1: In Chicago, Leury Garcia homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the White Sox over Boston.
After Boston reliever Garrett Whitlock (8-4) struck out Eloy Jiménez and Yasmani Grandal to begin the inning, Garcia fell behind 0-2 before hitting a 98 mph fastball over the centerfield fence. It was the fifth homer of the season for Garcia, who is filling in at shortstop with starter Tim Anderson on the injured list.
RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 3: In Oakland, Calif., Isiah KinerFalefa had three hits and two RBIs, Taylor Hearn won his fourth straight start and Texas put another dent in the Athletics’ playoff hopes.
The A’s, who began the day two games behind the New York Yankees for the second AL wild card, have lost 17 of 26.
Hearn (6-4) did not walk a batter for the third consecutive start and retired 16 of 17 after giving up back-to-back singles in the first.
ASTROS 3, ANGELS 1: In Houston, Lance McCullers Jr. threw six strong innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Astros beat Los Angeles.
McCullers (12-4) permitted one run on three hits with seven strikeouts. He won his third straight decision and has allowed two runs or fewer in three straight starts.
Tucker hit a tiebreaking tworun homer to right-center off Jose Quijada (0-1) in the fifth.
Ryne Stanek pitched a perfect seventh, Kendall Graveman worked the eighth and Ryan Pressly closed it out for his 24th save.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, MARINERS 4: In Seattle, Tyler Gilbert gave up two hits in another sharp outing, Ketel Marte homered and Arizona beat the Mariners.
Arizona did more damage to the Mariners’ AL wild-card hopes. Seattle is now three games behind Boston for the second wild-card spot with the Red Sox coming to town Monday for a three-game series.
ROCKIES 5, PHILLIES 4: In Philadelphia, Garrett Hampson homered twice and knocked in all five runs as Colorado dealt another blow to the Phillies’ playoff hopes.
The Phillies fell 4½ games behind NL East-leading Atlanta with 18 games to play.
TIGERS 8, RAYS 7, 11 INNINGS: In Detroit, Robbie Grossman drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning, Jeimer Candelario homered twice, and the Tigers beat Tampa Bay.
The walk issued by J.P. Feyereisen (4-4) brought in Victor Reyes.
ROYALS 5, TWINS 3: In Minneapolis, Kyle Isbel drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning and Kansas City beat Minnesota.
Adalberto Mondesi homered for the Royals and Whit Merrifield had three hits, including a pair of doubles.
NATIONALS 6, PIRATES 2: In Pittsburgh, Patrick Corbin worked seven strong innings as Washington avoided a threegame sweep.
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Bryse Wilson (2-7) to put the Nationals in front to stay.