Boston Herald

Turner blast lifts Dodgers to sweep of Diamondbac­ks

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Justin Turner hit a threerun homer in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbac­ks 5-3 on Wednesday to complete a four-game sweep tha extended their winning streak to five.

David Price came off the COVID-19 list to pitch 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief as Los Angeles sent Arizona to its fifth loss in a row.

Turner drove a 3-2 pitch from Zach Davies (2-2) into the lower left-field pavilion in his 1,300th major league game, putting the Dodgers back in front 4-2 in the fourth.

BREWERS 7, BRAVES 6 >> Keston Hiura returned to the majors led off the 11th with a two-run homer off Jesse Chavez (0-1), capping Milwaukee’s comeback from a 4-0, fourth-inning deficit against Atlanta.

ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 3 >> C.J. Cron hit a tiebreakin­g tworun homer off José Álvarez (1-1) in a three-run eighth, and Colorado stopped its 12-game losing streak against San Francisco. PHILLIES 3, PADRES 0 >> Zack Wheeler struck out nine over seven shutout innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and Philadelph­ia beat San Diego.

Wheeler (2-3) allowed four hits and walked none over 94 pitches.

American League

YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 2 >> Gerrit Cole went seven innings, allowing two runs and six hits with five strikeouts, and New York squeezed past skidding Baltimore to clinch their ninth straight series win.

Gleyber Torres hit an RBI double and scored in a three-run first inning that propelled the Yankees to their 21st win in 24 games, including nine of their last 10.

RAYS 6, TIGERS 1 >> Isaac Paredes hit a pair of solo homers against his former teammates to double his career big league total.

Eduardo Rodriguez (13) lasted just one out and llowed three runs, four hits and two walks. He left the mound with Tigers head athletic trainer Doug Teter and is likely headed to the injured list after hurting his left side.

TWINS 14, ATHLETICS 4 >> Carlos Correa went 2 for 4 with an RBI double in his return from a stint on the injured list caused by a bruised middle finger on his right hand, and Minnesota Twins set a season high for runs. MARINERS 5, BLUE JAYS 1 >> Ty France hit a two-run homer, Marco Gonzales pitched six solid innings to snap a fivestart winless streak and the Seattle beat Toronto to avoid a three-game sweep.

Cal Raleigh and Abraham Toro each hit solo home runs for the Mariners.

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