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Sun Jul 2 201723:48MLB roundup: Betts' 8 RBIs lead Red Sox past Jays
TORONTO -- Drew Pomeranz pitched six effective innings, and the Boston Red Sox trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 15-1 to complete a three-game sweep.Betts had three-run and two-run homers and an RBI single and a two-run single as the Red Sox won their fourth game in a row.Hanley Ramirez added three hits, including a two-run homer, and three RBIs for the Red Sox, who outhit the Blue Jays 21-5.Pomeranz (8-4) allowed five hits, two walks and one run in six innings to win his second consecutive start. Fernando Abad replaced Pomeranz in the seventh and allowed one walk in three innings to pick up his first save of the season.Braves 4, Athletics 3 (12 innings)OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kurt Suzuki hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the top of the 12th inning, powering Atlanta to a victory against Oakland and a three-game series sweep.Leading off the 12th, the former Oakland catcher launched John Axford's 3-1, 96 mph fastball into the left-center-field seats for his sixth home run of the season. Suzuki hit a leadoff homer in the second inning.Braves right-hander Arodys Vizcaino gave up a two-out single to Khris Davis in the bottom of the 12th and walked Yonder Alonso, who was named to the American League All-Star team Sunday. However, he retired Franklin Barreto on a fly ball and recorded his second save of the season.Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3PHOENIX -- Ketel Marte singled home the winning run over a five-man infield in the ninth inning, and Arizona extended its franchise-best start with a walk-off victory over Colorado.Brandon Drury singled with one out in the ninth against Adam Ottavino (1-3), and Chris Iannetta doubled to put runners on second and third before Chris Rusin entered and the Rockies went to a five-man infield.Marte lined a single to deep left-center field for his first career walk-off hit, the Diamondbacks' sixth walk-off of the season.Padres 5, Dodgers 3SAN DIEGO -- Manuel Margot and Jose Pirela each drove in two runs with two hits, and Jhoulys Chacin threw five scoreless innings as San Diego defeated Los Angeles.The victory snapped the Dodgers' six-game winning streak against the Padres and was only San Diego's second win against the National League West leaders in nine tries this season.Chacin (7-7) improved to 5-2 at Petco Park and lowered his home ERA to 1.68 -- the second-best mark in the National League. Brandon Maurer got his 16th save after left-hander Brad Hand struck out two in a perfect eighth moments after being named to the National League All-Star team.Giants 5, Pirates 3PITTSBURGH -- Brandon Belt drove in three runs as San Francisco erased a two-run deficit to gain a three-game road sweep of Pittsburgh.Belt was 3-for-4 with his 16th homer and an RBI single as San Francisco won its sixth in a row and got its second series sweep in a row. The Giants' last sweep in Pittsburgh was April 29-May 1, 2005.San Francisco starter Jeff Samardzija (4-9) allowed two runs, both on Jordy Mercer's fourth-inning homer, and six hits in six innings with five strikeouts and no walks.Cubs 6, Reds 2CINCINNATI -- Jake Arrieta allowed only one hit in seven innings, and Ian Happ homered twice for Chicago, which avoided a sweep.Arrieta allowed only a first-inning single by Joey Votto.Anthony Rizzo added a solo home run for Chicago, which avoided its first three-game sweep in Cincinnati since 1996. Javier Baez, who entered Sunday's game 1-for-16, went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.Orioles 7, Rays 1BALTIMORE -- Kevin Gausman threw seven scoreless innings, Manny Machado had a three-run homer, and Baltimore avoided a three-game sweep against Tampa Bay.Mark Trumbo also homered for Baltimore. Tampa Bay still managed its first series win at Camden Yards in two years. Rays catcher Jesus Sucre ended the shutout bid with a solo homer in the eighth off Mychal Givens.Rays manager Kevin Cash fractured his left ankle running near Camden Yards early Sunday morning but did not miss the game.Phillies 7, Mets 1NEW YORK -- Rookie right-hander Nick Pivetta tossed seven innings of one-hit ball as Philadelphia routed New York.The Phillies avoided being swept in the three-game series by the Mets, who lost for just the second time in nine games.Pivetta (2-4) opened the game with 4 1/3 no-hit innings before T.J. Rivera homered to left. Daniel Nava went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Phillies.Royals 6, Twins 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Whit Merrifield had three hits, including two doubles, and stole three bases as Kansas City beat Minnesota to take three of four in the series.Twins left-hander Hector Santiago (4-8) was removed after 3 1/3 innings after allowing four runs. He has not won since May 3 and his ERA is 5.63.Left-hander Travis Wood, who has making his first start since Sept. 19, 2015, while with the Chicago Cubs, held the Twins scoreless for the first four innings but was removed in the fifth when he faced three batters and retired none as his pitch count ascended.Indians 11, Tigers 8DETROIT -- Jose Ramirez homered twice and knocked in four runs, Carlos Santana doubled twice and drove in three runs, and Cleveland held off Detroit, which scored six runs in the ninth.Losing pitcher Justin Verlander (5-5) surrendered seven runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. He didn't record a strikeout for the first time since May 4, 2007. The streak lasted 331 games and had been the majors' longest active streak. The strikeout streak was tied for the sixth longest since 1913.Ramirez, who has three multi-homer games, reached base four times and scored four runs. He hit his homers from opposite sides of the plate for the second time this season, the first player in franchise history to accomplish that feat.Astros 8, Yankees 1HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa had four hits and Yuli Gurriel chipped in with his second consecutive three-hit game for Houston in its win over New York.Correa had two doubles, and Gurriel hit a home run and fell a triple shy of the cycle as the Astros won the rubber match of the three-game series.Five Astros relievers yielded just one run over the final five innings.White Sox 6, Rangers 5CHICAGO -- Yolmer Sanchez drilled a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Chicago over Texas.With two outs, Sanchez hit a 1-2 pitch from Jose Leclerc (1-2) into the stands in right field, helping the White Sox win the rubber match of the three-game weekend series.The Chicago bullpen shined behind 4 2/3 innings of scoreless ball from Anthony Swarzak, Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson. White Sox left fielder Melky Cabrera opened the scoring with a one-out home run to center field in the first inning.Marlins 10, Brewers 3MILWAUKEE -- Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs and Dan Straily pitched six innings as Miami snapped a four-game losing streak.Straily (6-4) held the Brewers to three runs, five hits and a walk while striking out four. He remained perfect against Milwaukee, improving to 4-0 with a 2.12 in six career appearances (four starts).The Marlins finished with 17 hits, two short of their season high set in May, but went 5-for-21 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15.Mariners 5, Angels 3ANAHEIM, Calif. -- James Paxton allowed two hits and a run in 6 1/3 innings, Robinson Cano slugged a three-run home run in the seventh, and center fielder Guillermo Heredia made a game-saving catch in the eighth to give Seattle the win.Paxton (6-3) had a perfect game through 5 1/3 innings before a Danny Espinosa single broke it up in the sixth.The Angels cut the deficit to 5-2 and had the bases loaded with no outs in the eighth when Cameron Maybin slugged a line drive to dead center that Heredia was able to catch over his head with his back to the infield, turning a potential game-tying extra-base hit into an out.Nationals 7, Cardinals 2ST. LOUIS -- Bryce Harper cracked two-run homers in each of his first two at-bats, giving him 20 for the season, as Washington rapped out 10 hits and snapped a three-game losing streak in a win over St. Louis.Max Scherzer (10-5) dominated St. Louis in seven shutout innings, giving up just two hits and walking two while fanning 12. It was his 10th double-figure strikeout outing this year and the 59th of his career.The Cardinals saw their four-game winning streak end.