Pollock, Beatty bats lift Dodgers
MILWAUKEE — A.J. Pollock drove in eight runs, and Matt Beatty knocked in seven, with both players hitting early grand slams in a startling power show that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 16-4 on Sunday.
Pollock homered twice and doubled while Beaty went 4-for-6 and scored three times. Their slams came against Alec Bettinger (0-1), who gave up 11 runs in his big league debut after never pitching above Class AA.
This was the first time in franchise history that the Dodgers had two players with at least seven RBIs in the same game. The last time it happened for any major league team was on Aug. 22, 2007, when Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez each had seven RBIs for the Texas Rangers in a 30-3 blowout of Baltimore.
The last time two Dodgers hit grand slams in the same game came when Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green did it in a 12-3 victory over the Marlins on May 21, 2000.
RANGERS 5, RED SOX 3: David Dahl and Brock Holt each hit an RBI single in a three-run eighth inning for host Texas, which took advantage of a costly error by Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo.
YANKEES 2, TIGERS 0: Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to earn his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and host New York completed its first series sweep this season to get back to .500. The 35-year-old righthander allowed two hits.
NATIONALS 3, MARLINS 1: Max Scherzer delivered in a hurry, tossing a five-hitter to lead Washington over visiting Miami. BLUE JAYS 7, BRAVES 2: Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs as Toronto finished off a threegame sweep of visiting Atlanta. TWINS 13, ROYALS 4: Andrelton Simmons and Mitch Garver homered in a seven-run third inning, and rookie Alex Kirillof went deep for the fourth time in three games as host Minnesota routed Kansas City. INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 0: Jose Ramirez and Cesar Hernandez homered, Amed Rosario had three hits, and visiting Cleveland blanked Chicago. REDS 13, CUBS 12 (10): Nick Castellanos hit a gameending single off Craig Kimbrel (0-1) in the 10th inning to give Cincinnati a wild win at home. CARDINALS 3, PIRATES 0: Carlos Martinez pitched eight marvelous innings, Harrison Bader hit an early three-run homer, and St. Louis shut down host Pittsburgh for a three-game sweep. ATHLETICS 7, ORIOLES: Ramon Laureano robbed Baltimore of the likely go-ahead run in the eighth inning and then hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom half, sending helping host Oakland avoid a sweep. GIANTS 7, PADRES 1: Kevin Gausman pitched six effective innings and scored twice as San Francisco won at San Diego to prevent a three-game sweep. DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCKIES 4: Stephen Vogt hit a go-ahead, two-run triple, Josh Rojas and Daulton Varsho added RBI doubles as Arizona topped visiting Colorado. MARINERS 2, ANGELS 0: Justus Sheffield shook off early control problems to allow just two hits over six innings, leading host Seattle over Los Angeles.
METS 8, PHILLIES 7: Pete Alonso capped a six-run eighth inning with a three-run double as New York used a defensive meltdown by Philadelphia and a replay reversal to win on the road.