Fister extends Nats’ streak with shutout
WASHINGTON — Doug Fister allowed four hits over seven innings in another superb outing by a Washington starter, and the Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-0 on Thursday for their sixth straight win.
Washington’s rotation has thrown a franchiserecord 41⅓ consecutive scoreless innings over its last six games, the longest streak in the major leagues since Cleveland starters had 44⅓ shutout innings in May 2008.
Next up is Max Scherzer, who starts today at Philadelphia. Scherzer struck out 16 in a one-hit shutout at Milwaukee on June 14, then pitched a nohitter against Pittsburgh last Saturday, when he had a perfect game until he hit a batter with two outs in the ninth.
Fister (3-3) made his second start since a stint on the disabled list caused by right forearm tightness. Blake Treinen finished the Nationals’ eighth shutout with a two-hit ninth.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants 13, Padres 8 at San Francisco: The Giants hit four triples in a game for the first time in 55 years, including a pair by Brandon Belt.
Brandon Crawford and Matt Duffy also tripled for San Francisco, which had not tripled four times in a game since Sept. 15, 1960, when Willie Mays hit three and Eddie Bressoud had one at Philadelphia’s Connie Mack Stadium.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 0 at Chicago: Carlos Frias threw five scoreless innings and combined with four relievers on an eight-hit shutout to lead Los Angeles.
Jimmy Rollins had two hits and an RBI and run scored for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles also got a two-run double from Howie Kendrick in the first inning off Jon Lester (4-6).
Frias (5-5) allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked three.
Mets 2, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee: Jacob deGrom gave up four hits in eight innings and New York stopped a seven-game losing streak.
Wilmer Flores hit a goahead double in the sixth for the Mets.
DeGrom (8-5) struck out seven and walked none in the eighth straight start in which he has given up two earned runs or fewer.
Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4 at Denver: Troy Tulowitzki started a fiverun eighth with his first career pinch-hit home run for Colorado.
Colorado also overcame the loss of its starter, Jorge De La Rosa, who left because of a small cut on the middle finger of his left (pitching) hand.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 6, Rangers 3 at Arlington, Texas: Oakland’s Sonny Gray (9-3) won his fifth consecutive start at Texas as the Athletics completed a threegame series sweep.
Josh Reddick had a tworun single with two outs in the seventh immediately after Ben Zobrist drew a bases-loaded walk off Sam Freeman to break a 3-3 tie. Reddick’s sacrifice fly an inning earlier had tied the game.
Gray struck out seven and walked one in six innings.
Astros 4, Yankees 0 at Houston: Dallas Keuchel pitched a six-hitter and struck out a career-high 12 in his second shutout in less than a month for the Astros.
Keuchel (9-3) walked one while topping his previous best of 11 strikeouts in a shutout over the White Sox on May 30.
The left-hander retired 18 of 19 during one stretch, including 15 straight before Alex Rodriguez’s single with two outs in the ninth.
White Sox 8, Tigers 7 (10) at Detroit: Carlos Sanchez hit a three-run triple off Joba Chamberlain in the 10th to lift Chicago.
With the score 5-5, Chamberlain (0-2) walked Melky Cabrera with one out, hit Avisail Garcia with a pitch and then allowed pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck’s two-out infield single to shortstop.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 6 at Boston: Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer during a six-run fourth for Baltimore.
J.J. Hardy added a tworun double against rookie left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who lasted just 3⅔ innings.
Alejandro De Aza hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox.