LOS ANGELES — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.
Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.
Starting on five days’ rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.
Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.
BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGS
NEW YORK Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.
The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including 13 by deGrom — but had their five-game winning streak end.
At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuña.
Hamilton’s grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.
MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11
MIAMI Starlin Castro homered twice and drove in five runs, and Miami spotted Philadelphia a seven-run lead before rallying to score their most runs ever at Marlins Park.
Isan Díaz hit a three-run homer and John Berti also went deep for the Marlins, who pounded out 19 hits and have won six of their last seven over the Phillies.
RED SOX 11, PADRES 0
SAN DIEGO J.D. Martinez hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping Eduardo Rodriguez and the Red Sox to the easy win.
Martinez hit a drive to left in the first inning off rookie Chris Paddack (7-7) and again off rookie Eric Yardley with one out in the sixth, this time into the second deck in left. He has a team-high 30 homers.
The Red Sox have beaten the Padres in six of their last seven meetings and lead the overall series 13-6.
Rodriguez (15-5) allowed only five singles and was backed by four double plays, three of them in the first four innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Paddack lasted only 2 1/3 innings. He was charged with six runs and seven hits.
ASTROS 5, ANGELS 4
HOUSTON Zack Greinke won his fourth straight start since being traded to Houston and Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
Greinke (14-4) allowed 10 hits, but just three runs — two earned — in 6 2/3 innings. The 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner came over in a July 31 deal with Arizona.
Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth for his 31st save.
BREWERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1
MILWAUKEE Jordan Lyles was pulled after pitching six no-hit innings for Milwaukee, and reliever Devin Williams gave up a bloop single with two outs in the seventh.
Lyles (8-8) was taken out after throwing 99 pitches. He struck out five and allowed just two walks, both to Christian Walker.
NATIONALS 9, CUBS 3
CHICAGO Aníbal Sánchez pitched one-hit ball into the ninth inning and helped himself with two perfectly placed bunts, leading Washington to the victory.
Washington had a short turnaround with an afternoon start after its 7-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Nationals didn’t arrive in Chicago until early Friday morning, but their loaded lineup looked as if it got more than enough rest.
CARDINALS 8, ROCKIES 3
ST. LOUIS Jack Flaherty pitched six scoreless innings for St. Louis, Marcell Ozuna homered and drove in three runs.
The Cardinals moved back into first place in the NL Central, one-half game ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals have won five of six and 11 of 14.
Flaherty (8-6) allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked one. He has allowed one earned run in his past 34 innings and has won four straight decisions.
Colorado’s Peter Lambert (2-4) lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and four runs.
INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1
CLEVELAND Brad Hand bounced back from his recent struggles to record his 30th save, Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer and Cleveland beat Kansas City.
The All-Star closer, who had blown three consecutive saves, gave up a leadoff single to Alex Gordon in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Cheslor Cuthbert bounced into a double play, extending his hitless streak to 0 for 39, and Bubba Starling grounded out to end the game.
WHITE SOX 8, RANGERS 3
CHICAGO Dylan Cease settled down after a tough start and Yoán Moncada hit a two-run homer for the second straight night, leading the White Sox to the victory.
Adam Engel added two RBIs as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.
Cease (3-6) yielded a three-run shot to Willie Calhoun in the first, but the 23-year-old right-hander set a career high with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Texas right-hander Lance Lynn (14-9) allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
PIRATES 3, REDS 2
PITTSBURGH Pablo Reyes hit a game-ending RBI single, driving in pinch-runner Joe Musgrove, and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh won for just the ninth time in 39 games since the All-Star break by chipping away at Reds closer Raisel Iglesias (2-9).
The Pirates put together three straight singles to start the ninth, the last a flare to shallow center by Adam Frazier that scored pinch-runner Erik Gonzalez. A sacrifice bunt by Jacob Stallings moved Musgrove to third and Reyes sent a drive to the gap in left-center to give Pittsburgh its eighth straight home victory over the Reds.
Felipe Vázquez (4-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless top of the ninth.
RAYS 7, ORIOLES 1
BALTIMORE Austin Meadows hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run second inning, Trevor Richards shined in his second start with Tampa Bay and the Rays beat Baltimore.
Meadows hit a 2-0 pitch from Ty Blach (0-2) deep into the center-field seats to send Tampa Bay to its fourth straight win over Baltimore.
TIGERS 9, TWINS 6
MINNEAPOLIS Ronny Rodríguez had three hits, including a grand slam, and Drew VerHagen struck out 11 in a career-high six innings as Detroit beat AL Central-leading Minnesota.
Rodríguez’s first career grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning off All-Star Jose Berríos. The drive helped the Tigers, with the worst record in the league, cut Minnesota’s lead to 2½ games over Cleveland.
Miguel Sanó and Jake Cave each homered twice for Minnesota.
