MIAMI — Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run homers and the Milwaukee Brewers won a record-setting slugfest at Marlins Park, 9-5 over Miami. ADVERTISING MIAMI — Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run homers and the Milwaukee Brewers won
MIAMI — Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run homers and the Milwaukee Brewers won a record-setting slugfest at Marlins Park, 9-5 over Miami.
Giancarlo Stanton and Garrett Jones hit two solo homers apiece for Miami, and Khris Davis homered for Milwaukee. The teams combined for seven homers, the most since the pitcher-friendly ballpark opened in 2012.
Reynolds homered in the fourth and again in the fifth, increasing his season total to 11. It was his 20th career multihomer game.
Milwaukee didn’t need slugger Ryan Braun, who sat out after a flare-up of the oblique strain that sent him to the disabled list earlier this season.
Miami lost despite hitting a season-high four home runs. Stanton’s two tape-measure homers increased his season total to 14, most in the NL, and his 47 RBIs lead the majors. It was his 12th career multihomer game, tying Hanley Ramirez’s franchise record.
Marco Estrada (4-2) didn’t pitch from the stretch until there were two out in the seventh, because all four of Miami’s baserunners to that point hit home runs. He gave up five runs and departed after 6 2/3 innings.
Tom Koehler (4-4) went five innings and gave up seven innings, including both homers by Reynolds.
WHITE SOX 6, YANKEES 5
CHICAGO — Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer off David Robertson in the ninth inning, and Chicago beat New York.
Alexei Ramirez also went deep, and Chicago came away with the win after wiping out an early three-run deficit and then rallying again.
They were trailing 5-4 going into the ninth when Dayan Viciedo led off with a single.
Dunn then won it when he drove an 0-2 pitch out to right-center for his eighth homer. It was the 10th time he has ended a game by homering, and the first for him since July 4, 2013, against Baltimore.
That made a winner of Daniel Webb (4-0), who pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and gave Robertson (0-1) his first blown save in 10 chances.
Derek Jeter singled twice, walked and scored while tying Luis Aparicio for second in games played at shortstop with 2,583. Omar Vizquel is the leader with 2,709.
DODGERS 2, PHILLIES 0
PHILADELPHIA — Clayton Kershaw limited Philadelphia to two hits in six innings, Carl Crawford hit a solo homer and Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.
Kershaw (3-1) bounced back from his roughest outing in two years with an excellent performance, striking out nine. The two-time Cy Young Award winner allowed seven runs in 1 2/3 innings — the second-shortest outing of his career — in an 18-7 loss to Arizona last Saturday.
Roberto Hernandez (2-2) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings in his first start since May 9. Hernandez pitched out of the bullpen the past two weeks because the Phillies didn’t need a fifth starter.
REDS 5, CARDINALS 3
CINCINNATI — Todd Frazier hit a three-run homer off Shelby Miller, Devin Mesoraco added a solo shot and Cincinnati beat St. Louis to tighten the top of the NL Central.
The Reds moved within three games of the second-place Cardinals, who have won seven of their last nine games while staying right behind division-leading Milwaukee.
PIRATES 4, NATIONALS 3
PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton worked into the sixth inning to snap a lengthy losing streak and Pittsburgh beat Washington.
Morton (1-6) allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 workmanlike innings for his first victory since September. Pedro Alvarez hit his ninth home run of the season after being dropped from fourth to sixth in the lineup. Ike Davis, who replaced Alvarez as the cleanup hitter, went 2 for 4 with two runs scored.
BRAVES 3, ROCKIES 2
ATLANTA — Gerald Laird drove in two runs with two hits, including a tiebreaking single in the eighth, and Atlanta beat Colorado after the Rockies lost third baseman Nolan Arenado to a broken finger.
Arenado left the game in the second inning after fracturing his left middle finger on a head-first slide into second base.
Ramiro Pena, who replaced third baseman Chris Johnson in the third inning, led off the eighth with a double to the centerfield wall off Adam Ottavino (0-1). After Andrelton Simmons and Dan Uggla struck out, Laird lined the single to left and advanced to second when Corey Dickerson’s throw bounced past catcher Jordan Pacheco.
PADRES 11, CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO — Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal homered, and Chase Headley drove in three runs as San Diego snapped a four-game skid.
The Padres set a season-high in runs and had 12 hits. Everyone but Will Venable had at least one hit among the starting position players.
Tim Stauffer (2-0) was the beneficiary. Making his first start since May 14, 2012 at Washington, Stauffer pitched five shutout innings and gave up two hits. He struck out five, with a walk and hit batter, and earned his win as a starter win since Sept. 16, 2011, against Arizona.
GIANTS 6, TWINS 2
SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Hicks homered to back a wild Tim Lincecum.
Lincecum (4-3) struck out four and walked six in six innings. He allowed five hits and also had two wild pitches, escaping trouble in nearly every inning.
Joe Mauer and Chris Parmelee drove in Minnesota’s only runs in the third.
BLUE JAYS 3, ATHLETICS 2
TORONTO — Liam Hendriks won his season debut, Steve Tolleson hit a two-run home run and Toronto beat Oakland for its ninth victory in 11 games.
Brandon Moss homered for the seventh time in 18 games for the Athletics, who lost their second straight following a five-game winning streak. Oakland’s loss was just its third in the past 14 games overall.
TIGERS 7, RANGERS 2
DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez gave Detroit a much-needed quality start, and the Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak with victory over Texas.
Austin Jackson and Andrew Romine homered for Detroit, and Ian Kinsler doubled three times against his former team. Sanchez (2-2) allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings.
Scott Baker (0-1) allowed six runs and eight hits for the Rangers, who put Prince Fielder on the disabled list before the game with what is likely to be a season-ending neck problem.
ANGELS 6, ROYALS 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout homered and threw out a runner at third base, Chris Iannetta also went deep, and Los Angeles moved to a season-beat seven games over .500.
C.J. Wilson (6-3) allowed a run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking four. Wilson also hit two batters, including leadoff man Nori Aoki with his 105th and final pitch. Aoki had two singles and a double.
The Angels won for the 11th time in 14 games.
RAYS 1, RED SOX 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinch-hitter Cole Figueroa had an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead Tampa Bay past Boston.
Desmond Jennings drew a one-out walk in the ninth off Andrew Miller (1-3). Burke Badenhop entered and, after Jennings stole second, Figueroa drove in the winning run on a drive to right-center.
ORIOLES 8, INDIANS 4
BALTIMORE — Chris Davis homered and had four RBIs, Adam Jones had three hits and scored three runs and Baltimore beat Cleveland to snap the Indians’ four-game winning streak.
Nelson Cruz hit his 15th homer and Nick Markakis had four hits for the Orioles, who have 38 runs and 62 hits in their last five games.
MARINERS 6, ASTROS 1
SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez struck out nine over eight strong innings for his third straight victory, Willie Bloomquist hit his first home run since 2011 for Seattle.
Hernandez (6-1) allowed only five hits and continued a strong last two weeks on the mound. After going more than a month between victories, Hernandez has rediscovered his form. He has struck out 21 and walked just two over his last three starts.
