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Fri Jun 22 201822:49Bellinger's grand slam lifts Dodgers over Mets for 5-2 win
NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the sinking New York Mets 5-2 on Friday night behind Alex Wood's effective pitching.Yasiel Puig added a solo home run in the ninth, and the defending NL champions won their 10th straight against the Mets dating to May 2016. Los Angeles has outscored New York 75-20 in those games, winning each of the past eight by at least three runs — a first in Dodgers history against any opponent, according to STATS.Wood (3-5) outdueled Zack Wheeler (2-6), allowing two runs and six hits in six innings to win his second consecutive start. The left-hander with the funky delivery struck out seven and walked one.Kenley Jansen fanned two in a perfect ninth for his 19th save.New York wasted a dazzling catch by center fielder Michael Conforto that saved a run in the third. After starting the season 11-1, the Mets lost for the 21st time in 27 games to fall a season-worst 11 games under .500.REDS 6, CUBS 3CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a go-ahead homer off Jose Quintana in the fifth inning, and Cincinnati held on for its fifth straight victory.The Reds have won the first two games in the series, a recent rarity in the rivalry. It's only the second time in the last two years that they've won back-to-back games in a series against the Cubs. Chicago is 43-21 against Cincinnati over the last four seasons.Suarez's two-run shot in the fifth inning off Quintana (6-6) gave him a team-high 16 homers and put the Reds ahead 4-3.Javier Baez drove in a run with a bunt single off Luis Castillo (5-8), and Kyle Schwarber followed with a two-run homer, his third in four games. Castillo went 5 2/3 innings for his first victory since May 24, ending a streak of four straight losses.Raisel Iglesias retired the side in the ninth for his 12th save in 14 chances.RAYS 2, YANKEES 1ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and Tampa Bay beat New York.Utilizing a bullpen day, the Rays improved to 14-31 against teams with a .500 or better record with the victory over the team with the majors' best record.Winner Ryan Yarbrough (6-3) entered in the second and allowed one hit in 3 1/3 scoreless innings. Sergio Romo worked the ninth for his fifth save in nine chances.Willy Adames put the Rays ahead 1-0 with a run-scoring single off CC Sabathia (4-3) in the fourth. Sabathia allowed two runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.ATHLETICS 11, WHITE SOX 2, 1ST GAMECHICAGO (AP) — Franklin Barreto hit a pair of three-run homers and Oakland won its season-high fifth in a row, pounding Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader.The White Sox have lost eight in a row, their worst skid since a nine-game rut last July.Barreto connected against James Shields to cap a four-run second inning, then went deep off Luis Avilan in the eighth. Barreto's first career multihomer game gave him a personal-best six RBIs.It was quite a display for a player who came in with just three home runs since his debut last season. Both of his drives in 2017 were against the White Sox, with the first of his career coming against Shields (2-9).Sean Manaea (7-6) went seven innings, allowing one run and five hits.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball .