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Thu Jun 15 201700:48MLB roundup: Betts blasts Red Sox past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- Mookie Betts went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs scored as the Boston Red Sox scored five runs in the first two innings en route to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.In falling a triple short of the cycle, Betts raised his average to .280 while becoming the first Boston player this season with double-digit home runs (11). Xander Bogaerts had an RBI double in the first inning and a two-run single in the second for the Red Sox.It's the eighth win in 11 games for Boston, which defeated Philadelphia for the third straight time to extend the Phillies' losing streak to eight games.Red Sox reliever Hector Velasquez (1-1) was stout in relief of Brian Johnson, pitching 3 1/3 innings of scoreless ball to come away with his first career victory. Johnson departed after 2 2/3 innings because of "discomfort" in his throwing shoulder.Dodgers 6, Indians 4CLEVELAND -- Enrique Hernandez's pinch-hit home run off Andrew Miller ignited a four-run eighth-inning rally as Los Angeles won its sixth straight.It's the second consecutive game the Dodgers hit a home run in the eighth inning off Miller (3-2), who prior to facing the Dodgers had not allowed a home run all year. Cody Bellinger homered off Miller in the Dodgers' 7-5 victory Tuesday.Dodgers reliever Josh Fields (3-0), who gave up a game-tying home run to Jose Ramirez in the seventh inning, got the win. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth to pick up his 13th save.Astros 13, Rangers 2HOUSTON -- Derek Fisher and Jake Marisnick scored two runs apiece in a nine-run sixth inning as Houston crushed Texas.Fisher, making his big league debut, ignited the outburst with a leadoff home run off Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress. Marisnick followed with his seventh homer as the following six batters reached base for the Astros.Fisher added an RBI single later in the sixth and came home along with Marisnick when George Springer lined a two-run double to the gap in right-center field off Dillon Gee. The Astros sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning to salvage the series finale.Mets 9, Cubs 4NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson hit his 300th career home run leading off the eighth inning to cap New York's comeback victory over Chicago.The Mets had to get creative with bullpen and bench machinations after Matt Harvey lasted only four innings and second baseman Neil Walker suffered a leg injury in the third inning. Pitcher Steven Matz delivered a pinch-hit RBI single during a two-run fourth inning for the Mets, who received five innings of five-hit relief from four pitchers.Jerry Blevins (4-0) earned the win by striking out three in 1 1/3 perfect innings. Anthony Rizzo and Ian Happ opened the game with homers for the Cubs. It was the second straight leadoff homer for Rizzo, who never batted leadoff before Tuesday.Rockies 5, Pirates 1PITTSBURGH -- Rookie right-hander German Marquez pitched five effective innings, reliever Jake McGee escaped a late jam and Ian Desmond homered to lead Colorado over Pittsburgh.Rockies rookie Raimel Tapia, 2-for-19 coming in, started in place of slumping outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and had four hits.Marquez (5-3) hit Francisco Cervelli with a pitch on the left shoulder in the fifth inning. Cervelli, in his first game after coming off the seven-day concussion disabled list, yelled at Marquez, then complained to the umpire, and within seconds both dugouts and bullpens emptied. Nothing came of it.Braves 13, Nationals 2WASHINGTON -- Leadoff hitter Ender Inciarte was 3-for-6 with two RBIs, Brandon Phillips was 4-for-6 with three RBIs and Julio Teheran allowed only two runs as Atlanta crushed Washington.The top three hitters went 10-for-16 for the Braves, who put the game away with six runs in the seventh. Nick Markakis, the No. 3 hitter, added three hits and Matt Adams and Kurt Suzuki added two each for the Braves, who won two of three in the series.Teheran (6-4) beat first-place Washington for the first time in 10 starts. The right-hander gave up six hits and one walk in seven innings to the top hitting team in the league.Mariners 6, Twins 4MINNEAPOLIS -- Mitch Haniger and Mike Zunino homered as Seattle took an early five-run lead and held off Minnesota.Ben Gamel and Robinson Cano added three hits apiece for the Mariners while former Twin Danny Valencia drove in a run as Seattle rebounded from Tuesday's 20-7 loss. Haniger hit a two-run homer in the first off Ervin Santana (8-4) and Zunino added a three-run shot with two outs in the third. Eduardo Escobar, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano homered for Minnesota, which scored all its runs on homers. The Twins cut the deficit to 6-4 in the sixth when Sano followed Joe Mauer's single with his 16th home run of the season, chasing Sam Gaviglio (3-1).Blue Jays 7, Rays 6TORONTO -- Russell Martin led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a go-ahead home run to lift Toronto past Tampa Bay.Martin hit his sixth home run of the season against the Rays' Jose Alvarado (0-1) after Tampa Bay tied the score with three runs in the top of the eighth. Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs and starting pitcher Francisco Liriano struck out nine in seven innings for the Blue Jays.Logan Morrison hit a two-run homer for the Rays against Toronto's Joe Smith (3-0), who got the win despite coughing up a three-run lead in the eighth. Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his 17th save of the season.Diamondbacks 2, Tigers 1DETROIT -- Brandon Drury's RBI single, his fifth hit in a string of six at-bats, finished a two-run first inning and Taijuan Walker plus two relievers made it stand up to give Arizona a victory over Detroit.Walker (5-3) was making his first start since May 19 because of a blister on his pitching hand and lasted five innings, allowing six hits, a run and walk while striking out six. Fernando Rodney earned his 18th save as the Diamondbacks (41-26) equaled their best record after 67 games set in 2002.Jordan Zimmermann (5-5) gave up two runs on four hits for the Tigers, who have lost six of their last eight games.Royals 7, Giants 2SAN FRANCISCO -- Kansas City continued its hot hitting out west, banging out 16 more hits to complete a sweep of struggling San Francisco.Mike Moustakas, Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain each belted a home run to back the strong pitching of Jason Hammel (3-6). In beating the Giants for first time in 13 tries, Hammel scattered eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.Bonifacio recorded three RBIs, and Moustakas and Cain drove in two runs apiece for the Royals, who improved to 4-1 in interleague play this season. San Francisco has lost seven of its last eight home games.Marlins 11, Athletics 6MIAMI -- Marcell Ozuna homered for the second consecutive game to lead Miami past Oakland.Ozuna went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, and Christian Yelich and Dee Gordon had two RBIs apiece to lead the Marlins to a sweep of the two-game series. Ozuna leads the Marlins in RBIs (47) and is tied with Giancarlo Stanton for the team lead in homers (17).Daniel Gossett (0-1), who made his major league debut, lasted 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs (six earned), six hits and one walk. The Athletics (9-25 on the road) have lost nine straight series away from home, their worst road stretch since 1986.Padres 4, Reds 2SAN DIEGO -- Rookie Franchy Cordero drove home Matt Szczur with a single in the seventh inning to break a tie and lead the San Diego to a three-game sweep of Cincinnati.The Padres scored a second run in the seventh on an infield out on a ball that deflected off the glove of Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen (3-2). Starter Jhoulys Chacin (6-5) was credited with the win. Brandon Maurer picked up his 12th save.San Diego's Hunter Renfroe hit his 14th home run of the season, tying him with Nate Colbert (1969) for the most homers in the first half of a season by a Padres rookie.