Corey Seager, Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez on Tuesday night combined for eight hits and four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Madison Bumgarner again to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-5.
Rob Segedin and Andrew Toles each homered as the Dodgers extended their NL West lead to two games.
Bumgarner (12-8) is 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers this season. Gonzalez hit a two-run single to center with the bases loaded against Bumgarner in the fifth to break a tie.
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Kenley Jansen allowed a homer to Denard Span, but still got his 36th save.
The Giants’ Angel Pagan extended his hitting streak to 19 games.
Kenta Maeda (13-7) allowed three runs in five innings.
RED SOX 2, RAYS 1
In St Petersburg, Florida, Clay Buchholz pitched into the seventh inning and David Ortiz had a run-scoring single as Boston beat Tampa Bay to remain tied atop the AL East with Toronto.
Buchholz (5-9) allowed one run, five hits, two walks and struck out nine in 6-1/3 innings.
Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 23rd save.
Chris Archer (7-17) gave up two runs, five hits and threw 109 pitches in five innings for the Rays.
CUBS 5, PADRES 3
In San Diego, California, Jake Arrieta threw eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball to become the NL’s first 16-game winner, while Kris Bryant and Addison Russell homered.
Arrieta (16-5) allowed a single to Alex Dickerson in the second and Christian Bethancourt’s double in the eighth. Arrieta has two no-hitters in the past year.
The Padres brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth, but Aroldis Chapman got the last two outs for his 28th save after Felix Pena was charged with three runs.
Bryant’s 33rd home run tied him with Colorado’s Nolan Arenado for the NL lead.
Christian Friedrich (4-10) lost his eighth consecutive decision.
BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 2
In Toronto, Russell Martin had three hits and two RBIs, while R.A. Dickey pitched 6-2/3 innings for his first home win since July 10.
Martin had an RBI single in the first, drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the third, singled and scored in the fifth and doubled over the head of center fielder Mike Trout in the seventh.
Michael Saunders hit his 21st home run, a solo shot off A.J. Achter in the eighth, and Edwin Encarnacion and Darwin Barney each reached base three times as the Blue Jays won their fifth straight over the Angels.
Dickey (9-13) came in 2-8 with a 5.57 ERA in 13 home starts, but held the Angels in check, allowing two runs and six hits.
Tyler Skaggs (1-3) allowed four runs and four hits in four-plus innings. His five walks were a season-worst.
ROYALS 1, MARLINS 0
In Miami, Yordano Ventura escaped two threats while over six innings as Kansas City extended their winning streak to nine games.
Ventura (9-9) allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six. Three relievers closed out the win and extended the bullpen’s streak of 32 consecutive shutout innings since Aug. 10. Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
Andrew Cashner (4-10) had his best outing in five starts for the Marlins, but fell to 0-3 since joining them on July 30. He allowed one run in six innings.
BREWERS 6, ROCKIES 4
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hernan Perez hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning, lifting Milwaukee over Colorado.
Perez hit a 0-2 pitch from Carlos Estevez into the right-field corner. Jonathan Villar scored from second and Ryan Braun from first when Daniel Descalso’s cutoff throw to the plate was wide and got past catcher Nick Hundley to give Milwaukee a 5-4 lead.
Brent Suter (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh for his first career victory in his first relief appearance after making his major league debut in a spot start on Friday night last week.
The Brewers’ Corey Knebel pitched the ninth for his first career save in his 75th game.
Boone Logan (2-3) took the loss.
In other results, it was:
‧ Pirates 7, Astros 1
‧ Reds 3, Rangers 0
‧ Mets 7, Cardinals 4
‧ Athletics 9, Indians 1
‧ Yankees 5, Mariners 1
‧ Tigers 8, Twins 3
‧ Orioles 8, Nationals 1
‧ White Sox 9, Phillies 1
‧ Braves 7, Diamondbacks 4
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