LOS ANGELES:
Domingo German pitched six strong innings, and the New York Yankees hit three
home runs off Clayton Kershaw in a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers
that gave them two of the three victories in an interleague series between two
of the best teams in baseball. DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Mike Ford each hit
home runs against Kershaw (13-3), as the Yankees went deep nine times in the
series. Judge hit a home run in all three games as New York set a major league
record for homers in any month, now sitting at 61 with five games left in
August.

Kershaw had 12
strikeouts without a walk and held the Yankees to only four hits over seven
innings, but the three home runs gave him 21 allowed on the season, his second
most after the 23 he allowed in 2017. Not only did LeMahieu hit a home run to
lead off the game, but Dodgers leadoff hitter Joc Pederson hit his own
first-inning home run. It was the fourth time in the major leagues this season
that both leadoff hitters opened with a homer.

NATIONALS 7, CUBS
5 (11 INNINGS)

Howie Kendrick
scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning, Anthony Rendon went
4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, and Washington held on for a win over host
Chicago to complete a three-game sweep. Asdrubal Cabrera also drove in a pair
of runs for Washington, which has won five games in a row, seven of eight and
12 of 14. The Nationals claimed the season series 4-2 against the Cubs. Addison
Russell, Victor Caratini and Kyle Schwarber homered in a losing effort for
Chicago. The Cubs were swept at Wrigley Field for the first time this season.

ORIOLES 8, RAYS 3

Anthony Santander
homered as part of a 5-for-5 day, Jonathan Villar also homered and Renato Nunez
drove in three runs as Baltimore defeated visiting Tampa Bay. Santander homered
and added four singles. He drove in two runs and scored twice, while Nunez and
DJ Stewart both went 3-for-4 to spark a Baltimore offense that finished with 16
hits. The victory let Baltimore split the four-game series with Tampa Bay after
losing the first two contests. Villar became the sixth player in Oriole history
to hit at least 20 homers (this was homer No. 20) and steal at least 20 bases
(he has 28 this season).

BRAVES 2, METS 1

Dallas Keuchel
and Josh Donaldson thrived again against New York, with Keuchel tossing seven
scoreless innings and Donaldson hitting two homers as visiting Atlanta
completed a three-game series sweep. The Braves have won eight straight. The
recent three-game losing streak is the second in August for the Mets, who
entered Sunday with the best record in the majors (27-12) since the All-Star
Break. Keuchel (5-5) allowed four hits and walked three while striking out
seven. The Mets got just two runners into scoring position against the
31-year-old left-hander. The outing was the longest scoreless appearance of the
season for Keuchel, who signed with the Braves on June 7.

MARLINS 3,
PHILLIES 2

Starlin Castro
drilled a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, leading host Miami over
Philadelphia. The Phillies, who are in playoff contention, lost two of three
over the weekend to the Marlins, who are 35 games under .500 at 47-82. The
Phillies are 7-9 against the Marlins this season, having lost seven of their past
nine head-to-head meetings. The Marlins beat Phillies starter Aaron Nola
(12-4), who had gone 6-1 since the start of July before the loss. Even though
the Marlins have the worst record in the National League, Nola is 0-2 against
them this season in three starts.

DIAMONDBACKS 5,
BREWERS 2

Archie Bradley
retired Christian Yelich with two on and two out in the ninth inning, and
Arizona held on for victory over host Milwaukee. The Diamondbacks held a 5-0
lead thanks to a big day from Christian Walker and five scoreless innings from
Robbie Ray (11-7) in his return from a brief injured-list stint due to back
tightness. Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning against Zach Davies
(8-7), collected three hits and fell a triple shy of the cycle. Ray returned
after being out since Aug. 14 and held Milwaukee to three hits. He struck out
six, worked around four walks and improved to 6-1 in his last nine starts.

CARDINALS 11,
ROCKIES 4

Matt Carpenter
and Lane Thomas homered, Tommy Edman had three hits and host St. Louis beat
Colorado to sweep the four-game series. Carpenter finished with three hits, and
Dexter Fowler drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who have won seven of
their last eight and increased their National League Central lead to 2 1/2 games
over the Cubs. Nolan Arenado homered and had three hits for the Rockies, who
have lost six of their last seven.

GIANTS 5, A'S 4

Evan Longoria
grounded a go-ahead, two-run single into left field with one out in the seventh
inning, propelling San Francisco over host Oakland and a two-game sweep of its
interleague series. After Oakland's Mark Canha had hit two home runs off San
Francisco starter Logan Webb, five Giants relievers combined on 4 1/3 innings
of one-hit, shutout relief, allowing the Giants to capture the season series
3-1 in the annual rivalry. Longoria finished with three RBIs for the Giants,
who completed a 5-4 road trip. Donovan Solano went 4-for-4 with a walk, RBI and
run scored.

PADRES 3, RED SOX
1

Manny Machado
capped a three-run first inning with a franchise-record-setting home run as San
Diego defeated visiting Boston to avoid being swept in a three-game series.
Machado's homer was the 190th hit by the Padres this season, eclipsing the
club's former single-season record of 189 set in 2017. Left-handed starter Joey
Lucchesi (9-7) and four Padres relievers held the Red Sox to a run -- which
came on J.D. Martinez's third homer in three games -- on four hits.

ROYALS 9, INDIANS
8

Ryan O'Hearn
capped his two-homer performance by going deep to lead off the 10th inning as
visiting Kansas City averted a series sweep by beating Cleveland. After Franmil
Reyes completed his sixth two-homer performance of the season with a game-tying
three-run shot in the ninth inning, O'Hearn regained the advantage by
depositing a 2-2 fastball from Nick Goody (3-1) over the wall in right field.
Jorge Soler launched a two-run homer to ignite a five-run eighth inning, and
Nicky Lopez drove in three runs for the Royals, who had mustered just five runs
over the course of their previous four games, all defeats.

TWINS 7, TIGERS 4

C.J. Cron hit a
three-run home run, and Jonathan Schoop added a two-run blast to lead Minnesota
over Detroit in the rubber game of their three-game series in Minneapolis. Cron
finished 1-for-2 with two walks, three RBIs and two runs scored, and Schoop
also walked and scored twice for Minnesota. The Twins increased their American
League Central lead to 3 1/2 games over Cleveland. The Twins, who increased
their major league-leading home run total to 253, won just their second home
series since the All-Star break.

ASTROS 11, ANGELS
2

Framber Valdez
returned from his stint in the minors and delivered six strong innings as
Houston completed a three-game series sweep of visiting Los Angeles. Valdez
(4-6) was 0-4 with a 15.55 ERA over his previous four appearances with the
Astros before being optioned to Triple-A Round Rock after his start on July 15.
The 25-year-old left-hander proved exceptional in his return, allowing one run on
two hits and five walks with eight strikeouts. The Astros, 6-1 on their current
10-game homestand, managed two runs against Angels right-hander Jaime Barria
(4-7), who nearly matched Valdez in effectiveness. The Angels closed their
seven-game road trip at 1-6.

MARINERS 3, BLUE
JAYS 1

Marco Gonzales
pitched seven strong innings to set a career high in victories as Seattle
defeated visiting Toronto. Dylan Moore homered for the Mariners, who have won
six of their past eight games. The Blue Jays lost for the seventh time in their
past eight games. Gonzales (14-10) allowed one run on three hits, with two
walks and five strikeouts. Toronto right-hander Clay Buchholz (0-3), making his
first appearance since May 5 because of a back strain, went six innings,
allowing two runs on three hits.

PIRATES 9, REDS 8

Bryan Reynolds
went 2-for-4 with a three-run triple as Pittsburgh hung on to beat visiting
Cincinnati for a three-game series sweep. Kevin Newman was 4-for-4 with an RBI
single and three runs scored, and Jose Osuna and Starling Marte each had RBI
doubles for Pittsburgh. Kyle Farmer, Josh VanMeter and Eugenio Suarez homered
for Cincinnati. Pittsburgh rookie starter Dario Agrazal (3-3) pitched five
innings, giving up four runs and seven hits. Felipe Vazquez gave up a homer but
got a four-out save, his 23rd of the season. Cincinnati starter Trevor Bauer
(10-11) lasted only three innings, allowing eight runs, seven of them earned,
and eight hits.

WHITES SOX 2,
RANGERS 0

Five pitchers
combined on a one-hitter, and Jose Abreu drove in a pair of runs as host
Chicago edged Texas to take three of four games in the weekend series. Chicago
won for the fifth time in seven games behind a sterling pitching effort that
began with Reynaldo Lopez and continued with Aaron Bummer, Evan Marshall and
Jace Fry. Alex Colome worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to record his
25th save. Lopez (8-11) earned the victory, holding the Rangers hitless over
five innings while scattering one hit batsman, two walks and six strikeouts. He
threw 52 of his 80 pitches for strikes before leaving the game early with
dehydration and flu-like symptoms. - Reuters