Pirates snap 16-game skid against Dodgers
PITTSBURGH — Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings for his first win since 2019 and the first victory by a Pittsburgh starting pitcher this season as the Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Monday night.
The Pirates also ended a 16-game losing streak against the Dodgers dating to 2018 and snapped Los Angeles’ six-game winning streak.
Quintana (1-1) allowed four hits and four walks while striking out five. His previous win came on Sept. 5, 2019 at Milwaukee while pitching for the Chicago Cubs.
The Pirates finally got their first win from a starter in their 28th game, a major league record to begin a season. The old mark was set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1989 when they started 0-21.
Pittsburgh’s last victory over the Dodgers came on June 6, 2018. Los Angeles had also won 25 of the previous 27 games between the teams.
Dodgers starter Julio Urias (2-2) allowed two runs in six-plus innings while scattering 11 hits. He struck out four and walked none.
Pittsburgh rookie Jack Suwinski hit his first career home run, a two-run shot in the eighth inning off Robbie Erlin, to push the lead to 5-0.
Pinch-hitter Edwin Rios’ leadoff home run in the ninth inning off David Bednar kept the Dodgers from being shut out for the first time this season.
■ Yankees 1, Rangers 0: At New York, Anthony Rizzo doubled in the game’s only run in the eighth inning, and New York’s Nestor Cortes took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before Texas’ Eli White singled. Cortes pitched a careerhigh 7⅓ innings, walked four and struck out 11.
■ Orioles 6, Royals 1: At Baltimore, Trey Mancini had three hits to back Tyler Wells (1-2), who retired 15 of the last 18 batters he faced and struck out three in six innings for Baltimore. Kansas City has lost seven of its past nine to fall a season-high eight games under .500.
■ Guardians 12, White Sox 9: At Chicago, Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the 11th for Cleveland, which stunned Chicago by rallying from an 8-2 deficit in the ninth aided by two White Sox errors.
■ Reds 10, Brewers 5: At Cincinnati, Colin Moran homered in his third straight at-bat, and Brandon Drury and Kyle Farmer each hit a threerun homer for Cincinnati, which won two straight games for the first time this season.
■ Phillies 9, Mariners 0: At Seattle, Jean Segura and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning for Philadelphia, which had a season-high 17 hits.
■ Diamondbacks 4, Marlins 3: At Phoenix, Ketel Marte hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning for Arizona, which has won six of seven.
■ Athletics 2, Tigers 0: At Detroit, Tony Kemp hit a solo home run in the third to back Paul Blackburn (4-0), who struck out three before leaving in the seventh inning as Oakland snapped a nine-game losing streak.
■ Cubs 6, Padres 0: At San Diego, Ian Happ drove in two runs for Chicago to back Kyle Hendricks (2-3), who didn’t allow a runner to reach scoring position.
■ Giants 8, Rockies 5: At San Francisco, Mauricio Dubon hit a homer on a 3 for 4 night to back Carlos Rodon (4-1), who struck out 12 in six innings
■ Angels 11, Rays 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Shohei Ohtani had two home runs including his first grand slam in professional baseball for Los Angeles.