Darvish delivers as Dodgers get 100th win
LOS ANGELES — Yu Darvish pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached 100 wins in a season for the first time in 43 years, beating the San Diego Padres 9-3 on Monday night.
Logan Forsythe went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs as the NL West champions moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland for the best record in the majors and home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Los Angeles (100-57) can secure home-field edge for the entire NL playoffs Tuesday with a win and a Washington loss.
Austin Barnes hit a threerun homer for the Dodgers, who hadn’t reached the century mark since winning 102 games in 1974.
• Cubs 10, Cardinals 2 — At St. Louis: Addison Russell hit a three-run double in the first inning, then made a food run for a fan in enemy territory while Chicago beat St. Louis to move within a victory of clinching its second straight NL Central title.
Kris Bryant and Javier Baez homered for the Cubs, who can wrap up the division with a win Tuesday against the Cardinals or a loss by Milwaukee against Cincinnati.
Russell helped the Cubs get to starter Luke Weaver (72) early, then made some friends out of rival fans. After diving into the stands chasing a foul ball down the third-base line and spilling a fan’s tray of chips, Russell emerged from the dugout a few innings later with a plate of nachos and delivered it to the fan. Russell stopped to take a selfie before heading back to play shortstop.
• Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4 — At Boston: Josh Donaldson homered and drove in three runs, powering Toronto past AL East-leading Boston.
Boston’s six-game winning streak was snapped and its magic number to clinch a second straight division title remained at three.
Eduardo Nunez and Mookie Betts both left with injuries for the Red Sox. Nunez aggravated a right knee injury that sidelined him for 13 games, and Betts came out with pain in his left wrist.
• White Sox 4, Angels 2 — At Chicago: James Shields tossed seven strong innings, Nicky Delmonico hit a tworun double and Chicago damaged Los Angeles’ slim playoff hopes.
With six games remaining, the Angels trail Minnesota by five games for the second AL wild card.
Mike Trout hit his 30th homer for the Angels, who have dropped seven of eight.
• Astros 11, Rangers 2 — At Arlington, Texas: Marwin Gonzalez had four hits and three RBIs as AL West champion Houston put Texas on the brink of elimination in the wild-card race.
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, the American League leader with 199 hits and a .348 batting average, left in the eighth inning after he was hit by a 95 mph fastball. The team said X-rays were negative and Altuve had a bruised forearm.
Gonzalez had two hits and scored twice in an eight-run fourth, including a two-run single that chased starter Andrew Cashner (10-11). Gonzalez later hit his 23rd homer, a solo shot in the sixth.
• Nationals 3, Phillies 1 — At Philadelphia: Michael Taylor homered, A.J. Cole allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning and Washington defeated Philadelphia.
The NL East champion Nationals extended their franchise record with 50 road wins.
• Braves 9, Mets 2, and Mets 3, Braves 2 — At New York: Seth Lugo pitched twohit ball over six innings and Travis d’Arnaud hit a recordsetting homer for New York in the nightcap of a doubleheader split.
D’Arnaud hit his solo shot in the eighth inning. It was the 219th homer for the Mets, a franchise season mark. The sparse crowd at Citi Field jeered when the home run apple didn’t rise after d’Arnaud’s homer, then cheered when it finally came out of its bin three batters later.
• Marlins 5, Rockies 4 — At Denver: Miguel Rojas had a career-high four RBIs and the Miami Marlins held off Colorado 5-4 on Monday night, cutting the Rockies’ lead for the second NL wild card to 1 1/2 games over Milwaukee.
With five games remaining, the Rockies have lost six of eight and are clinging to a postseason spot as they seek their first playoff berth since 2009. Monday marked a missed opportunity to extend their advantage over the idle Brewers as well as St. Louis, which remained 2 1/2 games back after a 10-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs earlier in the night.