TORONTO (AP) - Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Ohtani had three hits and scored twice one day after he pitched seven crisp innings in a 2-0 victory. Trout went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and also scored twice.
Ohtani's two-run drive made it 6-1 in the seventh, and Trout added a solo shot in the ninth. It was the 28th homer for each slugger.
Luis Rengifo and Kurt Suzuki also connected for the Angels, who had lost six straight and nine of 10 before facing the Blue Jays. Andrew Wantz (2-0) got the win.
George Springer hit his 19th homer for Toronto. Ross Stripling (6-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.
ROCKIES 1, METS 0
NEW YORK (AP) - German Marquez outpitched Max Scherzer, allowing one hit over seven innings and denying the New York Mets' ace his 200th career win.
Brian Serven's sacrifice fly off Scherzer in the seventh gave the Rockies their second 1-0 win over the Mets. The other one came in August 2012.
Colorado avoided a four-game sweep by the NL East leaders.
Marquez (7-10) struck out five and walked two, improving to 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA in three road starts against the Mets.
Scherzer (9-4) gave up four hits and racked up 11 strikeouts over seven innings in his 110th double-digit strikeout game.
Daniel Bard worked the ninth for his 27th save, finishing a three-hitter.
RAYS 12, RED SOX 4
BOSTON (AP) - Isaac Paredes homered over the Green Monster in each of his first two at-bats, and Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep.
Randy Arozarena hit three doubles off the left-field wall at Fenway Park and drove in two runs. David Peralta had three hits for the Rays, who came to town on a six-game winning streak before losing two straight.
J.D. Martinez, Tommy Pham and Franchy Cordero homered for the Red Sox. Nick Pivetta (9-10) allowed five runs in five innings.
Corey Kluber (9-7) went six innings for the victory, allowing three runs and eight hits.
PIRATES 5, PHILLIES 0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oneil Cruz, Tucupita Marcano and Bryan Reynolds all tripled and scored, and Pittsburgh's Roansy Contreras struck out seven over five innings.
The Pirates stopped a seven-game slide and snapped the Phillies' six-game winning streak.
The Pirates became the second team this season to hit three triples in a game. It was the first time they had accomplished that feat since May 25, 2018.
Philadelphia right-hander Noah Syndergaard (8-9) was charged with five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Contreras (4-4) allowed three hits and walked two in his first win since July 7.
DODGERS 8, MARLINS 1
MIAMI (AP) - Mookie Betts homered for the third straight game, powering the Dodgers to the victory.
Justin Turner and Max Muncy had three hits apiece for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who are 28-8 since the All-Star break. Julio Urias (14-7) pitched six innings of one-run ball.
Betts hit a leadoff drive in the first for his 31st homer.
Brian Anderson hit his sixth homer for Miami. Edward Cabrera (4-2) allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings.
NATIONALS 3, REDS 2
WASHINGTON (AP) - Major league losses leader Patrick Corbin ended Washington's record 43-game drought without a starting pitcher earning a victory.
Corbin (5-17) allowed one earned run and four hits in six innings. A Washington starting pitcher had not earned a victory since Josiah Gray won at Philadelphia on July 6, shattering the previous big league record of 35 games set by the 1949 Washington Senators.
Stuart Fairchild homered for Cincinnati, which was trying for a weekend sweep. Nick Lodolo (3-5) permitted three runs and five hits in seven innings.
Ildemaro Vargas hit a tiebreaking solo homer for the Nationals in the fifth. Kyle Finnegan handled the ninth for his eighth save in 12 opportunities.
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