Seager is helping Dodgers continue long winning streak

The red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers seemingly can do no wrong, while the ice-cold Seattle Mariners haven’t seen much go right as of late.

The Dodgers went after their eighth straight victory Wednesday night when they traveled to Seattle to continue their interleague series against the Mariners, who were looking to avoid an eighth consecutive loss.

Los Angeles slugged its way to an 11-9 victory over Seattle on Monday before extending the winning streak by scrapping for a 2-1 triumph the following night at Dodger Stadium.

Corey Seager has answered a 1-for-15 stretch over a four-game run by recording three straight multi-hit performances. The 26-yearold homered in each of the first two games, before his go-ahead RBI single plated Austin Barnes with two outs in the eighth inning to lead the Dodgers to victory on Tuesday.

Justin Turner is 15 for 43 with two homers and nine RBIs during his 12-game hitting streak. KNEE INJURY ENDS YEAR FOR ASTROS’ ÁLVAREZ >> Houston designated hitter Yordan Álvarez, last season’s AL Rookie of the Year, will miss the rest of the season because of a partially torn right patellar tendon that requires surgery, manager Dusty Baker said.

Álvarez hit 27 homers in 313 at-bats last season but appeared in just two games this year. He missed the first three weeks of the season while recovering from the coronavirus. BRENNAMAN USES ANTI-GAY SLUR >> Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an antigay slur on air during Cincinnati’s game at Kansas City and later left the broadcast after apologizing. Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break. Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air.