The Mercury News

Gorman's blast lifts Cards past Dodgers

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Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreakin­g, three-run homer off Victor González in the eighth inning, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Saturday night and out of the NL Central cellar for the first time in nearly a month.

After the Dodgers closed in with two runs in the ninth, Mookie Betts took a called third strike from Giovany Gallegos on a full-count fastball on the outside corner, stranding the potential tying run on second.

St. Louis (20-27) has won 10 of 13 following an eight-game losing streak.

With the score 3-3, Tommy Edman doubled off González (1-1) leading off the eighth and with one out, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts elected to intentiona­lly walk Paul Goldschmid­t. Gorman then hit a 1-1 sinker for his 13th homer, a 400-foot drive into the Cardinals bullpen in right field, giving him 39 RBIs this season.

• Before the game, the Dodgers placed lefthanded starter Julio Urías on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.

Urías was pulled from his start against St. Louis on Thursday night after allowing six runs on four home runs in the third inning.

He's 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 10 starts this season after going 17-7 last season with a National League-leading 2.31 ERA.

RAYS 8, BREWERS 4 >> Harold Ramírez, Yandy Díaz and Christian Bethancour­t homered, and Tampa Bay beat visiting Milwaukee.

The Rays lead the majors with 90 homers and 286 runs. They've allowed 160 runs. Tampa Bay is now 21-3 at home this season. The Brewers (24-21) have lost four of five. YANKEES 7, REDS 4, 10 INNINGS >> Aaron Judge had a go-ahead single in the 10th for his fourth hit of the game, and New York defeated host Cincinnati.

New York overcame a 4-1 deficit in a threerun fifth inning against Luke Weaver on Isiah Kiner-Falefa's homer, Judge's RBI double off the left-field wall and Anthony Rizzo's runscoring single.

Judge also had a run-scoring single against the left-field fence in the third.

Anthony Rizzo added a two-run homer in the 10th, his 24th at Great American Ball Park. PHILLIES 12, CUBS 3 >> Aaron Nola allowed two runs and struck out 10 in seven innings, Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and Philadelph­ia snapped a five-game losing streak with a home victory over Chicago.

Kody Clemens also went deep in Philadelph­ia's six-run first inning against Jameson Taillon (0-3).

ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 5, 10 INNINGS >> Ryan Mountcastl­e scored the go-ahead run in the 10th when third baseman Matt Chapman's throw hit him in the back on Austin Hays' grounder, and Baltimore topped host Toronto to become the second team to reach 30 wins.

Ryan O'Hearn tied his career high with four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the eighth off Jordan Romano that tied the score 5-5.

DIAMONDBAC­KS 4, PIRATES 3 >> Pavin Smith hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift Arizona at Pittsburgh.

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