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It's the longest losing streak in the majors since the Kansas
City Royals also dropped 19 in a row in 2005.
Los Angeles' Brandon Marsh had a career-high four hits in the
opener of the three-game series. Marsh and Adell, both rookie
outfielders, were among eight players with multi-hit games for
the Angels.
The lone exception in the starting lineup was Shohei Ohtani, who
had one hit and two walks. Los Angeles finished with a
season-high 19 hits.
For the Orioles, Anthony Santander went 4-for-5 with a home run
and two doubles, three RBIs and three runs, Ryan Mountcastle
homered twice, and Ramon Urias contributed two hits and three
RBIs.
Yankees 5, Braves 4
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu delivered the go-ahead home run, one
of three struck by visiting New York, which beat Atlanta to
extend its winning streak to 11 games.
LeMahieu's two-run homer in the fifth inning helped send New
York to victory for the 18th time in 21 games. Giancarlo Stanton
and Rougned Odor also homered for the Yankees, who took three of
four games against National League East-leading Atlanta this
season.
Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (12-5) took the loss. The veteran
pitched five innings and allowed four runs on six hits with nine
strikeouts.
Dodgers 5, Padres 2
Will Smith hit a home run and Julio Urias pitched five scoreless
innings in his return from the injured list as visiting Los
Angeles earned a victory over San Diego.
By taking the opener of a three-game series, Los Angeles earned
its 10th win in 11 games. San Diego fell for the 10th time in 12
games. The Dodgers remain 2 1/2 games behind the first-place San
Francisco Giants in their bid for a ninth consecutive National
League West title.
Jurickson Profar hit a home run for the Padres, who had just one
hit through seven innings and finished with three. Right-hander
Pierce Johnson (3-3) started for the Padres in a bullpen game
and pitched a scoreless first inning before running into
trouble.
Mariners 5, Athletics 1
Right-hander Chris Flexen thrilled family and friends by
pitching effectively into the seventh inning and Seattle
completed a two-game road sweep of Oakland.
The win allowed the Mariners to climb within one game of the A's
in their battle for second place in the American League West and
was Seattle's fifth straight over Oakland in the season series
after having lost four of the first seven.
In losing for the third time in three career meetings with the
Mariners, Cole Irvin (9-12) staggered through three innings,
allowing three runs and seven hits. He walked two and did not
strike out anyone.
Giants 8, Mets 0
Brandon Belt homered twice and finished with four hits and three
RBIs, and four San Francisco pitchers combined on a five-hit
shutout over host New York to open a three-game series.
Left-hander Sammy Long earned his second big league win by
tossing 5 1/3 innings of three-hit ball for the Giants, who
improved to 16-5 this month. San Francisco have a 2 1/2-game
lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
The Mets are 6-16 in August, a span in which they've gone from
leading the NL East by four games to trailing the Atlanta Braves
by 6 1/2 games. New York starter Tylor Megill allowed seven runs
on 11 hits and walked none while striking out five over 3 2/3
innings.
Astros 4, Royals 0
Rookie right-hander Luis Garcia carried a shutout into the
seventh inning, two relievers kept it intact the rest of the
way, and host Houston capitalized on two early errors in its
shutout win over Kansas City.
Garcia (10-6) became the third Houston starter to reach double
digits in victories, joining Zack Greinke (11-4) and Lance
McCullers Jr. (10-4). He did so by posting the longest scoreless
outing of his career, logging 6 2/3 innings while surrendering
four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.
Royals right-hander Brady Singer (3-9) was undone by his defense
in the first inning. Astros second baseman Jose Altuve reached
on a fielding error by O'Hearn at first base and later scored on
a Carlos Correa groundout.
Brewers 7, Reds 4
Omar Narvaez doubled home the go-ahead run to cap a four-run
seventh inning as host Milwaukee rallied for a victory over
Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series.
The Brewers extended their lead in the National League Central
to 8 1/2 games over the second-place Reds, who had won six of
their first seven games in Milwaukee this year. Willy Adames,
Milwaukee's shortstop, left the game after the first inning as a
precautionary measure due to left quad discomfort.
Cincinnati put its first five hitters aboard in the fourth to
score three off Milwaukee starter Corbin Burnes, who entered
with the second-best ERA in the National League at 2.13.
Red Sox 11, Twins 9
Hunter Renfroe homered twice and had five RBIs as host Boston
held off Minnesota in the opener of a three-game series.
Enrique Hernandez went deep for his 30th birthday and Travis
Shaw also homered, Alex Verdugo had three hits and the Red Sox
won for the third time in their past four games.
Jorge Polanco homered and had three RBIs and Miguel Sano also
drove in three for the Twins, who dropped their fourth straight.
Tigers 4, Cardinals 3
Miguel Cabrera hit his 501st career homer as visiting Detroit
edged St. Louis.
The Cardinals lost for the fifth time in their last seven games
-- and they may have lost starting pitcher Jack Flaherty as
well. Flaherty (9-2) lasted just two-plus innings before
departing due to right shoulder soreness. He allowed four runs
on four hits and three walks while striking out one.
Casey Mize (7-6) threw five shutout innings for the Tigers, who
won for the third time in four games. Mize allowed three hits
and two walks while striking out two to earn his first victory
since July 29.
Rays 3, Phillies 1
Nelson Cruz, a 41-year-old veteran playing first base for the
first time in his career, had three hits and two RBIs to lift
Tampa Bay past host Philadelphia.
The Rays won for the seventh time in their past eight games. The
Phillies took their sixth loss in eight games. JT Chargois (3-0)
earned the win by striking out the only batter he faced to end
the seventh inning. Andrew Kittredge fanned four in two
scoreless innings to record his third save.
Didi Gregorius led the Phillies with two hits and a run scored.
Phillies starter Ranger Suarez tossed a career-high 6 2/3
innings and gave up six hits and one run. Suarez struck out a
career-best seven and only walked one in a no-decision.
White Sox 5, Blue Jays 2
Jose Abreu hit a three-run home run in the first inning to get
things started, and right-hander Dylan Cease struck out seven in
seven innings to lead visiting Chicago to a victory over
Toronto.
Abreu finished with three hits and four RBIs to help the White
Sox gain a split of the first two games of a four-game series.
Luis Robert and Yoan Moncada each added three of Chicago's 18
hits in the game.
Toronto's Jose Berrios (8-7) allowed four runs on nine hits
while striking out six before being replaced by Trent Thornton
in the fourth inning.
Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 2
Anthony Alford and Michael Chavis homered to lead Pittsburgh
past visiting Arizona.
The Pirates have won four of their past five games, including
the first two in this series after being swept by the
Diamondbacks in the teams' earlier series. The teams are at the
bottom of the National League standings, but the Pirates have
moved 4 1/2 games up on Arizona.
Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker (5-13), who had lost nine
consecutive decisions and had not won since May 29, pitched five
scoreless, four-hit innings, with three walks and six
strikeouts. Chris Stratton pitched a scoreless ninth for his
second save, handing the Diamondbacks their fourth loss in five
games. Arizona starter Madison Bumgarner (7-8) allowed four runs
and six hits in six innings, with three walks and five
strikeouts.
Nationals 5, Marlins 1
Erick Fedde struck out a career-high 10, Tres Barrera and Ryan
Zimmerman each slugged a two-run homer and Washington handed
host Miami its eighth loss in a row.
Fedde (6-8) walked one and allowed six hits and one run,
improving to 3-0 with a 0.98 ERA in five career starts against
the Marlins. Zimmerman socked his 40th career homer against the
Marlins, tying him for second place on that list with Chipper
Jones. Only Ryan Howard, with 41, hit more home runs against the
Marlins.
Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo, who entered the night with a 9.68
ERA in four starts since being acquired from the Oakland A's,
had another rough game. Luzardo (4-7) allowed 10 hits, one walk
and five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He fanned three.
Rangers 7, Indians 3
Nathaniel Lowe belted a three-run homer to highlight a
career-high, five-hit performance as visiting Texas defeated
Cleveland.
Lowe also had a double and three singles, DJ Peters launched a
three-run homer and Andy Ibanez had three singles to notch his
fourth straight multi-hit game for the Rangers.
Daniel Johnson homered to lead off the third inning, and Yu
Chang went deep to begin the fifth for the Indians, who had
their three-game winning streak snapped.
--Field Level Media
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