Kershaw whiffs first 7 in victory
MIAMI — Clayton Kershaw struck out the first seven batters he faced and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts in seven shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday.
Kershaw (12-2) allowed two hits and retired the first 14 Miami batters before Harold Ramirez’s two-out single to right in the fifth. The three-time Cy Young Award winner left after 90 pitches.
ANGELS 7, PIRATES 4: Albert Pujols had two hits and three RBIs and set the major league record for career hits by a foreign-born player, leading host Los Angeles to a victory over Pittsburgh. Pujols had an RBI single in the 4th inning. His 3,167th hit moved him past fellow Dominican Republic native Adrian Beltre (3,166) and into sole possession of 15th place for career hits.
CARDINALS 6, ROYALS 0: St. Louis rookie Dakota Hudson tossed six innings of five-hit ball, Kansas City counterpart Brad Keller allowed a no-hit bid to crumble in spectacular fashion, and the Cardinals went on to beat the host Royals for a two-game sweep.
BRAVES 6, METS 4: Tyler Flowers drove in a tiebreaking run with an infield hit, and host Atlanta scored five runs off Seth Lugo in the seventh and survived a ninth-inning scare in a win over New York.
ATHLETICS 9, GIANTS 5: Matt Chapman homered twice, including a pivotal drive in the ninth inning, and Oakland held on to win at San Francisco.
RANGERS 7, BLUE JAYS 3: Kolby Allard pitched 52 ⁄3 innings to win for the first time with Texas, and Elvis Andrus had four hits and two RBIs as the Rangers beat host Toronto to avoid a three-game sweep.
RED SOX 5, INDIANS 1: Rafael Devers homered and singled, extending his robust hit streak to eight straight at-bats, and Xander Bogaerts connected twice to lead Boston to a victory over host Cleveland.
PHILLIES 11, CUBS 1: J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice, and host Philadelphia beat Chicago in Charlie Manuel’s first game as hitting coach, ruining Cole Hamels’ return home.
NATIONALS 17, REDS 7: Anthony Rendon, Kurt Suzuki and Adam Eaton hit homers in a 10-run fifth inning, and host Washington routed Cincinnati to complete a three-game series sweep.
BREWERS 6, TWINS 5: Rookie Trent Grisham hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and Milwaukee rallied to beat visiting Minnesota.
ROCKIES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6: Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give Colorado a walkoff victory over Arizona.
PADRES 7, RAYS 2: Rookie Cal Quantrill pitched into the sixth and hit an RBI single as host San Diego beat Tampa Bay for the first time in over nine years.
YANKEES 6, ORIOLES 5: Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer, and host New York beat Baltimore for the 16th straight time this season.
TIGERS 3, MARINERS 2: Victor Reyes hit a two-run single in the second, and Detroit beat visiting Seattle.