Dodgers win with Donnie suspended
ATLANTA — Hanley Ramirez drove in four runs with two homers Saturday night, including the first of three straight shots by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning in a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Ramirez, James Loney and Luis Cruz hit consecutive homers in a span of four pitches from Ben Sheets. Ramirez added a three-run shot in the sixth. The four homers were the Dodgers’ only hits.
The Dodgers were without manager Don Mattingly, who was suspended for two games and given an undisclosed fine Saturday “for excessive arguing” with home plate umpire Angel Campos in Thursday’s 10-6 loss in Pittsburgh. Mattingly and outfielder Matt Kemp were ejected in the game.
Bench coach Trey Hillman filled in for Mattingly.
D-BACKS 12, ASTROS 4: Manager Brad Mills and coaches Mike Barnett and Bobby Meacham were fired after host Houston fell to Arizona. The Astros are an MLB-worst 39-82.
CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 4: Yadier Molina had three hits and two RBI as host St. Louis pulled within a game of Pittsburgh for the second NL wild-card spot.
REDS, CUBS SPLIT: Johnny Cueto pitched eight crisp innings, Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead homer for the second straight game and host Cincinnati beat Chicago, 5-3, in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Ryan Ludwick went deep twice for the Reds as they dropped the nightcap, 9-7. Also, shortstop Starlin Castro and the Cubs reportedly agreed to a contract extension for $60 million over seven years.
GIANTS 8, PADRES 7: Joaquin Arias homered and drove in three runs as visiting San Francisco beat San Diego, whose $800 million purchase by a group including the family of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley and golfer Phil Mickelson was approved by MLB.
RAYS 10, ANGELS 8: Evan Longoria homered in a seven-run fifth as visiting Tampa Bay overcame an 8-0 deficit.
ORIOLES 3, TIGERS 2: Chris Davis hit a three-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh inning for visiting Baltimore .
ROYALS 9, WHITE SOX 4: Mike Moustakas drove in four runs as host Kansas City overcame Adam Dunn’s 400th career home run to beat Chicago.
A’S 8, INDIANS 5: Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three runs for host Oakland.
RANGERS 2, BLUE JAYS 1: Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer as visiting Texas beat Toronto.