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Sun Aug 27 201702:15MLB roundup: Brewers hand Dodgers rare home loss
LOS ANGELES -- Zach Davies pitched seven solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers broke through the Los Angeles Dodgers' home dominance with a 3-0 victory Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game series.It was only the 15th time the Dodgers lost a game at home in 67 tries. The Los Angeles offense collected only three hits off Davies over seven innings and only got a runner as far as second base twice. The Dodgers finished with five hits.It was the third consecutive start where Davies gave up one earned run or fewer, and the fourth time he has done it in five August starts. In two starts against the Dodgers this season, he has not given up a run over 13 innings.Orlando Arcia belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Neil Walker added an RBI double in the eighth.Cubs 17, Phillies 2PHILADELPHIA -- Anthony Rizzo and Tommy La Stella each hit two home runs as Chicago blasted Philadelphia.The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks (5-4) picked up his first win since May 24, a span of nine starts. The right-hander cruised through seven innings, giving up six hits and two runs while striking out a season-high eight.Rizzo's second home was a solo shot in the fifth, going back-to-back with Bryant as Chicago extended its lead to 6-2. Rizzo added a bases-loaded infield single in the seventh inning, finishing his night 3-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored.Cardinals 6, Rays 4ST. LOUIS -- Tommy Pham belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift St. Louis over Tampa Bay.Matt Carpenter started the winning rally with an infield hit off Brad Boxberger (3-4). On a 2-2 pitch, Pham lined a slider just below the knees an estimated 419 feet for his first career walkoff blast.Tyler Lyons (2-0) pitched a clean ninth for the win as the Cardinals won for only the fourth time in 12 games. St. Louis tied the game in the eighth with a pair of two-out RBI singles. Yadier Molina knocked in Pham and Kolten Wong plated Molina with the equalizer.Marlins 2, Padres 1 (11 innings)MIAMI -- Miguel Rojas hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and Marcell Ozuna hit a 453-foot home run earlier in the game to lead Miami over San Diego.Derek Dietrich started the winning rally with a leadoff double that hit the wall in right-center on a short hop. He then advanced to third on a Mike Aviles bunt. Dietrich scored easily on Rojas' fly ball to right-center.The Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with two singles and an intentional walk. Stanton (49 home runs, 105 RBIs) and Ozuna (31, 102) are the second Marlins duo to have more than 30 homers and 100 RBIs in the same season. Carlos Delgado and Miguel Cabrera accomplished the feat in 2005.Indians 4, Royals 0CLEVELAND -- Roberto Perez, Edwin Encarnacion and Carlos Santana hit home runs, and Cleveland shutout Kansas City for the second straight night by the same score.The Indians' Mike Clevinger (7-5) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits with a career-high nine strikeouts. Bryan Shaw, Dan Otero and Cody Allen pitched a hitless inning apiece.The Royals have not scored a run over their last 25 innings. Kansas City's Jason Hammel (6-10) pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk. He retired the first 16 batters he faced.Rockies 7, Braves 6ATLANTA -- Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to send Colorado to victory over Atlanta.Carlos Gonzalez led off the ninth with a pinch-hit single against closer Arodys Vizcaino (3-3) and Blackmon followed with a two-run shot to right field. It was his 31st homer and matched his career high with 82 RBIs.LeMahieu followed with a long homer to left, his sixth home run of the season. He also homered in the fifth inning. The Braves closed the gap in the bottom of the ninth when Matt Adams hit a two-run pinch-hit homer off Colorado closer Greg Holland with one out.Pirates 1, Reds 0CINCINNATI -- Gerrit Cole allowed five hits through seven innings and hit a solo home run to lift Pittsburgh over Cincinnati.Before Saturday, Cole (11-8) had never beaten the Reds in nine previous starts, going 0-6 with a 5.14 ERA. Cole had no walks and six strikeouts to move to 8-0 in his past nine road starts.Cincinnati's Joey Votto went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts to snap his season-high 29-game on-base streak. Reds rookie Luis Castillo (2-7) allowed three hits, one of which was Cole's home run, through seven innings with one walk and nine strikeouts.Angels 7, Astros 6ANAHEIM, Calif.-- Andrelton Simmons hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Los Angeles over Houston.The Astros' Brad Peacock allowed one run and three hits over six innings and struck out eight, but Houston's bullpen gave up two runs in the seventh and four with two outs in the eighth as the Angels avoided their first four-game losing streak since April.The Angels' Kole Calhoun drove in two runs with a solo home run in the second and RBI single in the eighth, which preceded Simmons' 14th home run of the season that sailed just out of the reach of left-fielder Josh Reddick.Yankees 6, Mariners 3NEW YORK -- Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and Sonny Gray pitched seven strong innings as New York claimed a victory over Seattle.Greg Bird returned to the Yankees' lineup after missing more than three months because of a bruised right ankle. The first baseman reached base twice and scored a run in his first appearance since May 1.Ellsbury, who has become the Yankees' fourth outfielder, hit an RBI single in his first at-bat off Yovani Gallardo (5-10) and homered in his next at-bat in the fourth. Gray (8-8, 2-3 with New York) allowed one run and three hits.Orioles 7, Red Sox 0BOSTON -- Tim Beckham's three-run homer capped a five-run second inning, and Kevin Gausman tossed 7 2/3 scoreless frames with five strikeouts as Baltimore handed Boston its third straight loss.Beckham's homer was his 18th of the season and his sixth since joining the Orioles in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on July 31.Jonathan Schoop added a solo home run for Baltimore, his 28th of the year to tie Manny Machado for the team lead. It was Schoop's team-leading 95th RBI of the season, establishing an RBI record for an Orioles second baseman. The previous record was 94 by Roberto Alomar in 1996.Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1PHOENIX -- A.J. Pollock and J.D. Martinez homered and Taijuan Walker won his first home game in four months as Arizona topped San Francisco.Pollock homered off Madison Bumgarner in the second inning and Martinez broke a 1-1 tie with his homer in the fourth to help Walker (7-7) halt a four-game losing streak. Walker gave up four hits in 6 1/3 innings. He was 0-4 in 10 starts since June 2.Walker had not won at home since going a season-long eight innings in a 6-2 victory over San Diego on April 27. Fernando Rodney pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 32nd save -- his fifth in six days. Nationals 9, Mets 4WASHINGTON -- Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings and Adrian Sanchez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs as Washington beat New York.Gonzalez (13-5), who gave up six hits with two strikeouts and one walk, won his fifth start in a row and has not lost at home since July 6 to the Atlanta Braves. His ERA is 2.40 after he posted a 4.57 ERA last season.Wilmer Flores was 4-for-4 with three RBIs for the Mets.Blue Jays 10, Twins 9TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson and Kendrys Morales homered, Marco Estrada pitched six effective innings and Toronto held on to defeat Minnesota.Donaldson, who had three hits and three RBIs, started a six-run fifth with a two-run homer. Roberto Osuna allowed two unearned runs in the ninth inning and picked up his 34th save.Max Kepler hit his second career grand slam for the Twins. Eduardo Escobar added a two-run homer for Minnesota.Athletics 8, Rangers 3OAKLAND, Calif. -- Chad Pinder hit his 11th and 12th home runs of the season and Sean Manaea pitched five strong innings to end his three-game losing streak as Oakland defeated Texas.The Rangers remained two games behind Minnesota for the second wild-card spot in the American League.Pinder hit solo home runs off Texas' Cole Hamels in the first and third innings. Hamels (9-2) gave up six runs and nine hits over 4 1/3 innings, matching his shortest outing of the year as his five-game winning streak ended.Tigers 6, White Sox 3CHICAGO -- Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to power Detroit past Chicago.The Tigers' Buck Farmer (3-1), who was called up from Triple-A Toledo before the game, gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings.The White Sox's Carlos Rodon (2-5) allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings for his shortest outing since July 25. Rodon was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his previous five starts.