Major league roundup: Ryu carries no-hitter into 8th as Dodgers roll
Hyun-Jin Ryu took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Corey Seager hit a grand slam and the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Sunday to split a four-game series that featured three shutouts.
Nationals newcomer Gerardo Parra, who hit a grand slam Saturday night, played spoiler at Dodger Stadium again by breaking up Ryu’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth. Parra drove the left-hander’s 105th pitch deep to left-center, where it bounced on the warning track and over the wall for a ground-rule double that ended up being Washington’s only hit of the day.
Prior to that, the lone Nationals baserunner was Brian Dozier, who walked with one out in the fourth.
Ryu (5-1) struck out nine in eight innings and threw a career-high 116 pitches, 79 for strikes. He tossed a four-hit shutout in his previous start Tuesday against Atlanta.
Colorado 10, San Diego 7: Charlie Blackmon homered twice, Antonio Senzatela pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the San Diego Padres 10-7.
Raimel Tapia had three hits, including a two-run homer, and pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy hit a three-run double for the Rockies, who took two of three from San Diego. David Dahl also had three hits.
Atlanta 5, Arizona 3: Max Fried pitched five effective innings after leaving his last start early, Johan Camargo hit an early two-run single and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3.
San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 5: Pablo Sandoval homered and doubled in his second three-hit game this season, scoring the go-ahead run on Kevin Pillar’s two-out single in the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5.
Marlins-Mets ppd: The Miami Marlins’ game at the New York Mets on Sunday was postponed because of rain, and the teams will make it up as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 5.
American League
Cleveland 5, Oakland 3: Roberto Perez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3.
Francisco Lindor had two hits for Cleveland. Mike Freeman walked three times and scored, Carlos Santana had an RBI double and Jordan Luplow singled, scored and drove in a run.
N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 1: Masahiro Tanaka outpitched reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, Thairo Estrada homered just after play resumed following a ninth-inning power outage and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 to take two of three from the AL East leaders.
New York closed back within one-half game of the Rays. Despite 16 players going on the injured list the Yankees are 24-16, just four wins fewer than after 40 games last year.
Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 1: Chris Davis homered in his return to the cleanup spot in Baltimore’s batting order, going deep for the second time in three games to help the Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels with a 5-1 and avoid a three-game sweep.
Davis hit cleanup for the first time since Aug. 27. The 33-year-old, in the fourth season of a $161 million, seven-year contract, is hitting .290 (18 for 62) with five home runs and 17 RBIs since stopping an 0-for-54 skid on April 13, a record hitless streak among position players.
Houston 15, Texas 5: George Springer was 5 for 5 with four RBIs and a pair of home runs that increased total to an AL-high 15, leading the Houston Astros to a 15-5 rout over Texas and a four-game sweep of the Rangers.
Alex Bregman also homered twice and tied his career high with five RBIs as the Astros set season highs for runs and hits (18). They extended their winning streak to five.
Boston 11, Seattle 2: J.D. Martinez hit two homers, rookie Michael Chavis drove in five runs and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Seattle Mariners 11-2 to complete a three-game sweep at soggy Fenway Park.
It was the fifth straight win and 16th in 22 games for the defending World Series champions. Martinez had three RBIs and scored three runs, and Chavis finished with three singles.
Detroit 5, Minnesota 3: Nicholas Castellanos had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Daniel Norris turned in his longest outing since 2017 to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota Twins 5-3.
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto 1: Lucas Giolito allowed one run in seven innings to win his second straight start, Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
Interleague
Philadelphia 6, Kansas City 1: Cole Irvin was outstanding in his major league debut and the Philadelphia Phillies scored six times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in the rubber match of their three-game series.