Reds’ Latos strikes out 13 vs. Arizona
PHOENIX — Mat Latos started a new winning streak in grand style.
The Cincinnati righthander had gone 21 starts without a loss before Pittsburgh beat him on Tuesday. His next time out, he matched his career high with 13 strikeouts Sunday in a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
“When he’s good, he’s real good,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff home run and Brandon Phillips added a two-run shot in the first inning off Randall Delgado (0-1) as the Reds averted a three-game sweep.
That was plenty of offense for Latos (7-1), who allowed a run on six hits with one walk in 7 ¦ innings. Latos didn’t strike anyone out in the first two innings, then fanned 13 over the next 5 ¦ .
“Not too many guys score against this guy,” Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. “Look what he has done over the last 20 starts. We hung in there. We gave ourselves a chance to win. We hung in there enough to get him out of the game. You are not going to win them all.”
After blowing a save in Cincinnati’s 4-3 loss on Saturday, Aroldis Chapman gave up a run in a shaky ninth but still got his 19th save.
Arizona’s four- game winning streak ended.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 7, Giants 2 at San Francisco: Justin Ruggiano hit a leadoff homer to get Miami started and capped the game with a two-run shot in the ninth to lead the Marlins to their 10th win in 11 games in San Francisco.
Marcell Ozuna hit an RBI double and solo homer as the Marlins bested Matt Cain (5- 4) and a struggling San Francisco bullpen. Cain struck out eight and walked none in six innings.
Braves 7, Brewers 4 at Milwaukee: Brian McCann hit a grand slam and Atlanta got solo home runs from Chris Johnson and Jordan Schafer against the Brewers
eaten 2-0 by the Brewers on Friday and Saturday, the Braves came in scoreless in 24 consecutive innings. The streak came to a quick end when McCann smacked a two-out slam to left-center in the first off Alfredo Figaro.
Dodgers 3, Padres 1 at San Diego: Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth to give Los Angeles a win over the Padres.
Mets 8, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia: David Wright homered, tripled and matched a Mets record with four extra-base hits as New York routed the Phillies.
Rockies 7, Nationals 6 at Washington: Michael Cuddyer homered in his first at-bat to extend the major leagues’ longest hitting streak this season to 21 games, and Colorado hung on to beat the Nationals.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays 13, Orioles 5 at Toronto: Edwin Encarnacion homered and drove in four runs as the Blue Jays matched a team record by winning their 11th straight game, finishing a threegame sweep of Baltimore.
Tigers 7, Red Sox 5 at Detroit: Torii Hunter hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth after two Boston errors helped load the bases, and Prince Fielder added a two-run single to spark the Tigers.
Mariners 6, Athletics 3 (10 innings) at Seattle: Pinch-hitter Kendrys Morales hit a game- ending three-run homer in the 10th as the Mariners beat Oakland.
Rays 3, Yankees 1 at New York: James Loney hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the seventh as Tampa Bay beat the Yankees.
Twins 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland: Pedro Hernandez allowed two runs in five innings, and Minnesota avoided a threegame sweep by defeating the Indians.
Royals 7, White Sox 6 at Kansas City: A pair of errors by Chicago allowed the Royals to score three times in the eighth and rally past the White Sox to avoid a three-game sweep.
INTERLEAGUE
Pirates 10, Angels 9 (10 innings) at Anaheim, Calif.: Starling Marte capped a three-run ninth with a tying single, and Pittsburgh added four in the 10th to beat Los Angeles and complete their first interleague sweep on the road.
Cubs 10, Astros 4 at Chicago: Ryan Sweeney had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer, and the Cubs routed Houston.