LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a three-run drive and Mookie Betts went deep twice in the Dodgers’ seven-homer attack, powering Los Angeles past the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.The Dodgers are the only team in the majors yet to lose a series, unbeaten in 11. They have won 11 of 12 games overall and own the best record in baseball at 22-8 at the halfway point of this abbreviated season.Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager, Will Smith and Max Muncy also homered for Los Angeles. Victor Gonzalez (1-0) earned his first major league victory.Trevor Story, Ryan McMahon and Sam Hilliard went deep for Colorado in its season-high seventh consecutive loss. Antonio Senzatela (3-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.PADRES 5, ASTROS 3SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. made two spectacular plays at shortstop, Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and San Diego completed a three-game series sweep. The Padres have won seven straight, all against... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive victory, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop the South Siders’ seven-game win streak.Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cubs won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games. The NL Central leaders were outscored 17-5 in the first two games of the series.José Abreu went deep for the White Sox in the second, matching a major league record with a home run in four consecutive at-bats. Abreu connected five times in the first two games against the Cubs, including three homers and four RBIs in Saturday night’s 7-4 win.Darvish (5-1) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings. Jeremy Jeffress got four outs for his third save.White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (4-2) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings in his first game against his former team. He had won his last four starts.CARDINALS 6, REDS 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina had four hits and top... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford lines out to left field to Nick Solak. Sam Haggerty grounds out to shortstop, Yadiel Rivera to Danny Santana. Kyle Lewis homers to left field. Kyle Seager strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 1, Rangers 0.Mariners second. Austin Nola homers to left field. Evan White strikes out swinging. Tim Lopes doubles to deep left field. Shed Long Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana. Tim Lopes to third. Braden Bishop lines out to center field to Scott Heineman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Mariners fifth. Shed Long Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana. Braden Bishop singles to second base. J.P. Crawford grounds out to shallow infield to Danny Santana. Braden Bishop to third. Sam Haggerty homers to left field. Braden Bishop scores. Kyle Lewis lines out to deep left field to Nick Solak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Rangers 0.Rangers eighth. Scott Heineman grounds out to shallow left field, Tim Lopes to Evan White. Jeff Mathis homers to center field. Yadiel Rivera lines out to deep right field to Braden Bishop. Nick Solak strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Rangers 1.

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford strikes out swinging. Sam Haggerty singles to center field. Kyle Lewis singles to center field. Sam Haggerty to third. Kyle Seager out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Scott Heineman. Sam Haggerty scores. Austin Nola singles to shallow center field. Kyle Lewis to third. Evan White doubles. Austin Nola scores. Kyle Lewis scores. Jake Fraley grounds out to second base, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Rangers third. Rob Refsnyder hit by pitch. Scott Heineman lines out to deep right field to Jake Fraley. Nick Solak singles to right field. Rob Refsnyder to third. Danny Santana out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Sam Haggerty. Rob Refsnyder scores. Todd Frazier flies out to left field to Sam Haggerty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 1.Mariners third. Kyle Lewis singles to right field. Kyle Seager singles to center field. Kyle Lewis to second. Austin Nola singles to shallow... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford singles to left field. Sam Haggerty doubles to left field, advances to 3rd. J.P. Crawford scores. Fielding error by Nick Solak. Kyle Lewis walks. Kyle Seager grounds out to shallow infield, Kolby Allard to Danny Santana. Kyle Lewis to second. Austin Nola singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Kyle Lewis scores. Tim Lopes singles to center field. Austin Nola to third. Dee Gordon strikes out swinging. Braden Bishop doubles to right field. Tim Lopes to third. Austin Nola scores. Joe Odom walks. J.P. Crawford called out on strikes.4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Mariners 4, Rangers 0.Mariners second. Sam Haggerty flies out to center field to Scott Heineman. Kyle Lewis homers to center field. Kyle Seager flies out to shallow left field to Nick Solak. Austin Nola grounds out to second base, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 5, Rangers 0.Mariners third. Tim Lopes singles to left field. Dee Gordon singles to shallow infield.... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford called out on strikes. Dylan Moore singles to left field. Kyle Lewis strikes out swinging. Kyle Seager walks. Austin Nola singles to deep left field. Kyle Seager to third. Dylan Moore scores. Evan White strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers second. Max Muncy homers to right field. AJ Pollock flies out to deep center field to Kyle Lewis. Joc Pederson homers to center field. Chris Taylor strikes out swinging. Keibert Ruiz singles to left center field. Mookie Betts walks. Keibert Ruiz to second. Corey Seager grounds out to shallow right field, Dylan Moore to Evan White.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 2, Mariners 1.Dodgers third. Justin Turner lines out to right field to Braden Bishop. Cody Bellinger homers to center field. Max Muncy called out on strikes. AJ Pollock reaches on error. Fielding error by Kyle Seager.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Mariners 1.Mariners third. Kyle Lewis singles... [More]

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have designated Daniel Vogelbach for assignment barely a year after he was an All-Star selection. The Mariners made the move Wednesday before the start of a five-game homestand. Vogelbach was hitting .094 with only five base hits and two home runs since the season began. He had yet to play a game in the field this season at first base and was reduced to only being a designated hitter. “Vogey is kind of locked in (to one spot). We tried to play him some at first base last year, not his strength. His strength is in the batter’s box and hopefully hitting it over the fence, but he doesn’t bring a whole lot other than the bat,” manager Scott Servais said. “When the bat is your big carrying tool, you have to hit. It’s a do-good league. Where we are at right now, we’re just going to give some of those at-bats and opportunities to some other players.” A year ago, Vogelbach had a strong first half to the season, hitting 21 home runs and driving in 51 runs before... [More]

SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners avoided arbitration after reaching agreements Friday with outfielders Mitch Haniger and Mallex Smith and pitcher Sam Tuivailala on contracts for the upcoming season. The three were Seattle's only arbitration-eligible players. Haniger agreed to $3.01 million, Smith $2.35 million and Tuivailala $800,000. Haniger was the most notable of the three. He missed the final 3 1/2 months last season after rupturing a testicle and then having back issues during his recovery. Haniger was limited to 63 games and batted .220 with 15 homers and 32 RBIs. A year earlier, Haniger was an All-Star after hitting .285 with 26 homers and 93 RBIs and an OPS of .859. Smith slumped last season after a breakout year in 2018. He hit just .227 with a .300 on-base percentage and struck out a career-high 141 times. The upside with Smith was his speed on the bases as he led the majors with 42 stolen bases. Tuivailala missed the first half of last season while recovering from a torn Achilles... [More]