LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed in a pitchers\u2019 duel, earning a 1-0 victory Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n
Justin Wrobleski (8-2) gave up just three singles in six scoreless innings as the Dodgers improved to 11-2 at home since May 13. The left-hander struck out five without issuing a walk. Freddie Freeman had a pair of hits in a game that ended in a tidy 1 hour, 52 minutes.<\/p>\n
Will Klein, Kyle Hurt and Tanner Scott finished off the shutout for the Dodgers with a scoreless inning each. Scott earned his ninth save with an 11-pitch ninth inning.<\/p>\n
Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen (6-3) continued his recent run of solid pitching by allowing one run over seven innings, but the Ohtani homer proved costly. It was the only run Rasmussen has allowed in 21 innings across his past three starts. He permitted six hits and no walks while fanning seven.<\/p>\n
Mariners 3, Orioles 1<\/p>\n
SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh, making his return from his first career stint on the injured list, hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning as Seattle defeated Baltimore.<\/p>\n
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (5-4) allowed one run on two hits in seven innings while logging a season-high 10 strikeouts. Andres Munoz handled the ninth inning for his 11th save.<\/p>\n
Orioles starter Brandon Young (5-2) was charged with three runs on four hits in six-plus innings. Samuel Basallo hit an RBI single in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Yankees 12, White Sox 2<\/p>\n
NEW YORK — Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt hit two-run homers for New York, who scored 10 runs in the third and fourth innings during a rout of Chicago.<\/p>\n
The Yankees won for the eighth time in 12 games since losing Aaron Judge to a rib injury, and they scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season. New York finished with 16 hits, its second-highest total of the year.<\/p>\n
Rice and Goldschmidt hit two of New York\u2019s three homers off Chicago\u2019s Davis Martin (9-3). Rookie Spencer Jones homered at Yankee Stadium for the first time.<\/p>\n
Phillies 8, Marlins 2<\/p>\n
PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Jesus Luzardo as Philadelphia once again crushed Miami.<\/p>\n
In a matchup of pitchers facing their former teams, Luzardo (6-4) got the better of Tyler Phillips (1-2). Luzardo allowed two runs, five hits and two walks in seven innings, striking out nine. Phillips was charged with eight runs and six hits in four frames. He struck out four and walked three.<\/p>\n
The Phillies improved to 5-1 against Miami on the season and followed a 7-0 shutout win Monday with another sound performance. Schwarber\u2019s fourth-inning blast was his major-league-leading 25th of the season.<\/p>\n
Rockies 5, Cubs 2<\/p>\n
CHICAGO — Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield both drove in two runs for Colorado, which rallied with three runs in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth to beat Chicago.<\/p>\n
The second and third hitters in the Colorado lineup put the Rockies ahead for good in the fourth when Castro\u2019s double off Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (4-4) plated Jake McCarthy, and Castro scored on Rumfield\u2019s 10th home run of the season.<\/p>\n
Four Rockies relievers combined to allow only a hit and a walk in the final 4\u2153 innings. Blas Castano (1-0) notched his first major-league win, and Jaden Hill earned his first big-league save. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the bottom of the first with a home run.<\/p>\n
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1<\/p>\n
BOSTON — Dylan Cease tossed five scoreless innings and Toronto received home runs from Andres Gimenez, Davis Schneider and George Springer — the 300th of his career — en route to an easy win against Boston.<\/p>\n
Cease (4-3) limited Boston to four hits. Louis Varland recorded the final four outs and earned his 13th save. Boston starter Payton Tolle, who gave up the back-to-back homers to Gimenez and Schneider in the fifth, also was pulled after five innings. Tolle (3-4) allowed three runs on four hits.<\/p>\n
Jarren Duran accounted for Boston\u2019s run by hitting a homer against Tommy Nance in the eighth. Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Connor Wong each collected two hits for the Red Sox, who went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Willson Contreras struck out four times.<\/p>\n
Astros 4, Tigers 2<\/p>\n
HOUSTON — Raynel Delgado collected his first major-league RBI with a two-run single in a three-run eighth inning as Houston rallied for a victory against Detroit.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Pena had two hits and an RBI for the Astros. Houston reliever Bryan King (2-1) gave up one run in his lone inning. Josh Hader pitched a scoreless ninth and notched his third save.<\/p>\n
Hao-Yu Lee doubled, singled and drove in a run for the Tigers, who took their third loss in four games. Reliever Keider Montero (3-5) allowed two runs, one earned, in 1\u2153 innings.<\/p>\n
Reds 5, Mets 3<\/p>\n
CINCINNATI — Sal Stewart belted a three-run homer and added an RBI single and Brady Singer snapped a personal five-game losing streak as Cincinnati topped New York.<\/p>\n
The Reds earned their first back-to-back wins since May 25-26 against the Mets in New York. Bo Bichette followed up his three-hit night Monday with two more hits for the Mets, who fell for the fourth time in five games against Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
New York starter Kodai Senga (0-5) was reinstated from the injured list to make his first start since April 26, and he yielded four runs in four innings. Mark Vientos produced a pinch-hit homer for the Mets.<\/p>\n
Pirates 6, Athletics 5<\/p>\n
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brandon Lowe ripped a tiebreaking homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning as Pittsburgh rallied to edge the host Athletics.<\/p>\n
Bryan Reynolds went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBI as the Pirates won for just the third time in the past 11 games. Mason Montgomery (2-1) struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning. Gregory Soto escaped a ninth-inning jam for his 11th save.<\/p>\n
The Athletics\u2019 Zack Gelof went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk to increase his career-best hitting streak to 20 games. Lowe\u2019s decisive blast to right came off Elvis Alvarado (2-1).<\/p>\n
Brewers 2, Guardians 1<\/p>\n
MILWAUKEE — Garrett Mitchell hit a tiebreaking leadoff homer in the seventh inning as Milwaukee opened a three-game series against Cleveland with a narrow win.<\/p>\n
Brice Turang also socked a solo homer for Milwaukee, which won for the seventh time in 10 games. The game marked the major league debut of Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt, who went 0-for-3 and committed a throwing error.<\/p>\n
Aaron Ashby (10-0), one of four Milwaukee relievers, earned the victory and leads the majors in wins. He gave up one run in one inning plus one batter. Trevor Megill retired the Guardians in order in the ninth for his ninth save. Cleveland has lost seven of its past 10 games.<\/p>\n
Twins 12, Rangers 2<\/p>\n
ARLINGTON, Texas — Kody Clemens went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a double as Minnesota pulled away for a win against Texas.<\/p>\n
Trevor Larnach finished 4-for-6 with a solo homer for the Twins, who have earned back-to-back wins to open the three-game series. Zebby Matthews (3-4) limited the Rangers to two runs on eight hits in seven innings.<\/p>\n
Ezequiel Duran and Elias Diaz notched one RBI each for the Rangers. Kumar Rocker (2-6) allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 3\u2153 innings.<\/p>\n
Angels 7, Diamondbacks 0<\/p>\n
PHOENIX — Reid Detmers allowed three hits in seven shutout innings to help Los Angeles register a win against Arizona.<\/p>\n
Detmers (3-5) struck out three without a walk. Zach Neto homered and tripled, Mike Trout homered and doubled and Logan O\u2019Hoppe delivered three hits for the Angels, who have won five of their past seven games.<\/p>\n
Merrill Kelly (5-6) went 5\u2153 innings, giving up six runs and a season-high 11 hits for the Diamondbacks, who had won two in a row and three of their past four.<\/p>\n
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