Martinez hits three HRs, Red Sox top O’s
BALTIMORE » J.D. Martinez came off the COVID-19 list and hit three home runs, powering the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 14-9 Sunday for their sixth straight win.
Martinez got a chance at a record-tying fourth homer in the ninth inning and struck out swinging. He is the last of 18 major leaguers to homer four times in a game, doing it in September 2017 for Arizona.
The 33-year-old Martinez was back in the lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19 injured list because of cold symptoms. He passed the required tests and went 4 for 6, driving in four runs and scoring four times. PIRATES 7, CUBS 1 PITTSBURGH » JT Brubaker pitched into the sixth inning and had the first three RBIs of his career to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs.
INDIANS 5, TIGERS 2 CLEVELAND »
Logan Allen recovered from a bumpy first inning to get his first win with Cleveland and the Indians completed a three-game sweep with a win over the Detroit Tigers, who could be without slugger Miguel Cabrera for a while. MARINERS 8, TWINS 6 MINNEAPOLIS » Kyle Seager hit his second homer of the game, a three-run drive in the ninth inning to complete the Seattle Mariners’ rally from a six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins.
ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 3 CHICAGO » Michael A. Taylor scored when Garrett Crochet misplayed Andrew Benintendi’s bunt in the 10th inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a victory over the Chicago White Sox. BREWERS 9, CARDINALS 3 ST. LOUIS » Avisaíl García homered for the second day in a row, Travis Shaw and Manny Piña also connected and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals.
PADRES 2, RANGERS 0 ARLINGTON, TEXAS » Trent Grisham and Manny Machado homered, Craig Stammen led a parade of six effective San Diego relievers after starter Adrian Morejon left early with an injury, and the Padres beat the Texas Rangers for a three-game sweep.
GIANTS 4, ROCKIES 0 SAN FRANCISCO » Anthony DeSclafani and three relievers combined to scatter eight hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies to complete a three-game sweep.
D’BACKS 7, REDS 0 PHOENIX »
Luke Weaver retired the first 17 batters he faced, Eduardo Escobar homered for the fourth straight game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds. DODGERS 3, NATIONALS 0 LOS ANGELES » Clayton Kershaw pitched six innings of five-hit ball to win an outstanding duel with Max Scherzer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept three games from the Washington Nationals.