Los Angeles Dodgers' starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy pitches the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium Sunday. — Reuters
NEW YORK — Brandon McCarthy pitched six shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-0 rout of the Colorado Rockies Sunday.
Justin Turner went 4-for-5 with three doubles while Scott Van Slyke drove in three runs while going 3-for-4 with two doubles, as Los Angeles (9-3) won their seventh consecutive game.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 1: Paul Goldschmidt's two-run home run in the first inning gave Arizona a lead they never relinquished, and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson limited San Francisco to one run in 6-2/3 innings.
A.J. Pollock contributed three singles for Arizona (7-6) who dropped the Giants to 4-10.
Cardinals 2, Reds 1: St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong delivered a one-out sacrifice fly to plate the game-winning run as the Cardinals (8-3) completed a three-game sweep.
Padres 5, Cubs 2: Andrew Cashner gave up two first-inning runs, but nothing after through a six-inning outing as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs.
Will Venable's two-out single in the sixth scored right fielder Matt Kemp with a go-ahead run, breaking a 2-2 tie while Yangervis Solarte added a two-run home run in the seventh.
Mariners 11, Rangers 10: Nelson Cruz's bases-loaded, walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning capped off a comeback from a five-run deficit for the Mariners.
Cruz also hit two home runs to push his Major League-leading total to eight on the season for Seattle (5-7) who trailed 10-5 before scoring six runs in the final three innings.
Tigers 9, White Sox 1: Yoenis Cespedes hit a pair of home runs and had a personal-best six RBIs, and Shane Greene notched his third win for Detroit in a rout over Chicago.
Greene, who went 21-2/3 innings into the season before giving up his first earned run, induced three double plays in the first four innings to keep the visitors down.
In other games it was: Yankees 5, Rays 3; Orioles 8, Red Sox 3; Twins 7, Indians 2; Royals 4, A's 2; Astros 4, Angels 3
Inter-League
Braves 5, Blue Jays 2: Jonny Gomes drove in four runs with a double and a sacrifice fly as Atlanta defeated Toronto. — Reuters