D’backs’ Pollock ‘lights out’ at plate, in field against Nats
Arizona outfielder A.J. Pollock helped Arizona with his bat and glove.
He homered and scored three runs and made a diving catch as the visiting Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game set.
“I think A.J. was unbelievable all around today — at the plate and in the field,” Arizona pitcher Zack Godley said. “There were also some other really good plays made behind me, but A.J. was lights out tonight.”
The NL West-leading Diamondbacks have won five of six and are 9-4 on the road. That matches Arizona’s 2000 team for the best road start in franchise history.
Godley (4-1) allowed four runs on 10 hits over five innings to improve to 3-0 lifetime at Nationals Park. Brad Boxberger worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save in as many attempts.
Pollock helped stymie a Washington rally in the fifth. The Nationals loaded the bases to open the inning, and Pollock made a diving grab in center on Wilmer Difo’s fly ball to limit the damage to a sacrifice fly.
Yankees 4, Angels 3: Didi Gregorius hit a solo homer in the 10th inning and New York won its seventh straight by beating Los Angeles in Anaheim after two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani left with an ankle injury.
Rockies 1, Marlins 1: Antonio Senzatela entered for injured starter Tyler Anderson, hit an RBI double and allowed one hit over 32⁄3 innings to lift Colorado over host Miami. Senzatela (2-1) entered with one out and one on in the second after Anderson appeared to hurt his left side. .
Pirates 6, Cardinals 5: Starling Marte’s game-ending single in the 11th inning lifted Pittsburgh past visiting St. Louis. David Freese drew a one-out walk from rookie Jordan Hicks (1-1), advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on Gregory Polanco’s groundout. Marte then delivered a liner into center field.
Phillies 7, Braves 3: Odubel Herrera hit two homers, Jorge Alfaro also went deep and Aaron Nola pitched seven innings to lead host Philadelphia. Braves right-hander Julio Teheran left after three innings because of tightness in his right upper trapezius. There was no word on the extent of his injury.
Cubs 3, Brewers 2: Yu Darvish bounced back from a pair of poor outings to allow only an unearned run in six innings, Addison Russell scored the go-ahead run on shortstop Eric Sogard’s seventh-inning error, and host Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Rays 4, Red Sox 3: Blake Snell worked into the eighth inning and struck out nine, and Tampa Bay held off host Boston for its seventh consecutive victory.
Indians 6, Mariners 5: Corey Kluber struck out 10 in 82⁄3 innings and Cleveland hit five solo home runs, including three in the first inning, to beat visiting Seattle.
Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4: Ronald Guzman hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning, and Texas won in Toronto.
Orioles 6, Tigers 0: Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of one-hit ball for his first victory since last May, Pedro Alvarez went deep twice and Baltimore snapped a fivegame skid by beating visiting Detroit.
White Sox 7, Royals 4: Matt Davidson homered twice, including a tiebreaking, tworun drive in the 11th inning, and set a record for home runs in a season by a visiting player at Kauffman Stadium as visiting Chicago beat Kansas City.
Reds 15, Twins 9: Joey Votto homered for the fourth straight game and reached base six times, and visiting Cincinnati overcame a four-run deficit to beat Minnesota and extend the Twins’ losing streak to eight games.
Mets 5, Padres 1: Jacob deGrom held San Diego to five hits in 7 1⁄3 innings to win for the first time in four starts and Asdrubal Cabrera hit a threerun homer to lead the Mets in San Diego. DeGrom (3-0) snapped a string of three straight no-decisions.
Briefly: Brewers first baseman Eric Thames had surgery on his left thumb, and Milwaukee said it expects him to return in six to eight weeks.