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 Andre Ethier went 3-for-3 for the Dodgers, who swept a series in
Cincinnati for the first time since 2008.
Greinke struck out nine and walked two for Los Angeles, which has
won three straight games since snapping a five-game losing skid on
Tuesday. Jim Johnson posted his 10th save with a perfect ninth
inning.
Grandal marked his return to the lineup with a bases-loaded
double-play grounder to drive in a run, putting the Dodgers ahead
1-0 in the second inning.
Mets 9, Phillies 5 (13 innings)
PHILADELPHIA -- Daniel Murphy snapped a tie with a two-run double in
a four-run 13th, lifting New York past Phillies.
Travis d'Arnaud, Yoenis Cespedes and Kelly Johnson homered for the
Mets, who rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win their seventh
consecutive game and their eighth straight over the Phillies. The
Mets completed their first four-game sweep in Philadelphia since
2002.
Darin Ruf homered for the Phillies, who dropped their fifth
straight.
Giants 9, Cubs 1
SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner struck out 12 batters in six
innings for the first time in his career, pitching San Francisco
over Chicago and a 2-1 series win in a battle between National
League playoff contenders.
Marlon Byrd smacked a three-run homer in the third inning and Kelby
Tomlinson hit his first major league homer -- an eighth-inning grand
slam -- for the Giants.
The win, the Giants' 15th in their last 18 home games, allowed them
to remain 2 1/2 games behind the National League West-leading
Dodgers. The Cubs dropped their second in a row and fell 3 1/2 games
behind Pittsburgh for the NL's first wild-card spot.
Royals 5, Orioles 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Yordano Ventura struck out 11 and Paulo Orlando
homered as Kansas City beat Baltimore.
The Royals took three of four from the Orioles and have not lost a
series since dropping two of three in Detroit on Aug. 4-6. Kansas
City has won nine of its last 10 games against its 2014 American
League Championship Series opponent.
Ventura, who has not lost since July 20, allowed two singles and
four walks but needed 98 pitches to get through six scoreless
innings.
Angels 2, Tigers 0
DETROIT -- Matt Shoemaker returned from the minors and gave up one
hit in 7 1/3 innings as Los Angeles beat Detroit.
Shoemaker, a Michigan native, was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake
on Wednesday. The only Tiger to reach base against him was Anthony
Gose, who singled in the third and walked in the sixth. Gose was
picked off and caught stealing to end those innings.
Albert Pujols drove in a run with a sixth-inning single and Shane
Victorino added a ninth-inning sacrifice fly for the Angels. Huston
Street pitched the ninth for his 31st save.
Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yovani Gallardo collected his 100th career
victory and Texas used an error by Jose Bautista to score three runs
in the seventh inning against Toronto.
Gallardo became the fourth Mexican-born pitcher to win 100 career
games, joining Ismael Valdez (104), Esteban Loaiza (126) and
Fernando Valenzuela (176). Gallardo pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings
and gave up three hits and three walks while striking out two. Shawn
Tolleson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 26th save.
Delino DeShields, who scored the game's first run on Mitch
Moreland's run-scoring single in the first inning, had two hits,
including a single in the seventh that led to three runs.
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Pirates 2, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Gerrit Cole earned his 15th win of the season, and Pedro
Alvarez homered to lead Pittsburgh past Miami.
Cole, an All-Star who lost his previous three decisions, improved to
15-7, allowing five hits, no walks and one run in 7 1/3 innings. It
was his first win since July 26.
Alvarez hit a fourth-inning solo homer off Justin Nicolino (2-2)
over the 418-foot sign in center field. It was his 21st homer of the
season but just his third off a left-handed pitcher.
Rays 5, Twins 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Joey Butler hit a game-tying single and
scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball as Tampa Bay earned a win
over Minnesota.
Brandon Gomes (2-4) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for
the win. Brad Boxberger struck out all three batters he faced in the
ninth inning for his 31st save.
Twins starter Tommy Milone (6-4) gave up five runs (four earned) on
eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Nationals 4, Padres 2
WASHINGTON -- Rookie Joe Ross allowed just one unearned run in six
innings, and Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman hit late solo homers
for insurance as Washington beat San Diego.
Werth hit a solo homer in the sixth to give the Nationals a 3-1
lead, and Zimmerman made it 4-1 with a solo homer to lead off the
seventh.
Bryce Harper had two hits and reached base his first four at-bats
for the Nationals. Werth, Zimmerman (two RBIs) and Anthony Rendon
each had two hits in support of Ross (5-5), who allowed just one
bunt hit while striking out seven.
White Sox 4, Mariners 2
CHICAGO -- Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs in six-plus innings,
and Chicago beat Seattle in the opener of a four-game weekend
series.
Rodon (6-5) struck out five, walked three and allowed three hits
before yielding to the bullpen. Four White Sox relievers combined to
throw three scoreless innings, with David Robertson closing it out
in the ninth for his 27th save.
Adam Eaton went 3-for-3, reached base safely in all four plate
appearances and scored three runs.
Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3
PHOENIX -- Brandon Moss hit his first homer with St. Louis and
Carlos Martinez weathered a rocky second inning as the Cardinals
completed a four-game sweep of Arizona.
Moss' two-out, two-run homer off Rubby De La Rosa (11-6) broke a tie
at 3 in the fifth inning. Moss had 15 homers with Cleveland before
he was acquired July 30.
Martinez (13-6) gave up three runs and four hits, all in the second
inning, while striking out six in six innings.
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