Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings as Los Angeles blanked Atlanta 4-0 at Dodger Stadium here Saturday. Kershaw gave up three hits but struck out only four in his shortest outing of the season. He has won six of his past seven starts. Justin Turner and Joc Pederson each had two hits and one RBI for the Dodgers. Trayce Thompson had three of Los Angeles' five stolen bases. The Braves' 16-39 start is the franchise's worst since 1911. Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 3: Jason Hammel (7-1) allowed two runs and one hit in seven innings and helped himself at the plate as the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on a rainy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Hammel (7-1) showed no ill effects from a hamstring injury that limited him to two innings in his last start as the Cubs improved to 8-1 during their homestand and own the best record in the league at 39-15. Astros 6, Athletics 5 (12): Carlos Correa lined a walk-off single to right field with one out in the 12th inning as Houston claimed the victory over Oakland. Astros right fielder George Springer opened the 12th with a double to right off Athletics closer Ryan Madson and reached third base when Jose Altuve followed with a sacrifice bunt. Correa slapped the first pitch of his at-bat into right field as Houston won for the 10th time in 12 games. Oakland tied the game in the top of the ninth when second baseman Jed Lowrie slugged his first homer of the season. Nationals 6, Reds 3: Adam Duvall's three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Cincinnati to the victory over Washington Nationals on a stormy afternoon that saw rain delays of 20 minutes in the fifth inning and again 1:04 in the eighth. Duvall homered on a 1-1 pitch from Shawn Kelley moments after the game was resumed in the eighth to snap a 3-3 tie. It was Duvall's 16th home run this season and third in as many games. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce also homered for Cincinnati, which has won five of eight since ending an 11-game losing streak. It was a historic day but painful afternoon for Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg, who struck out 10 and reached 1,000 strikeouts for his career but later left with a lower leg injury. In the sixth inning, he appeared to tweak something in his leg and appeared to be favoring his leg following several pitches before being removed from the game. Indians 7, Royals: Francisco Lindor, Tyler Naquin and Mike Napoli each homered as Cleveland defeated Kansas City for the third straight day. Josh Tomlin (8-1) allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings as the Indians won their fourth straight game. Cleveland (30-24) moved past Kansas City (30-25) and into first place in the American League Central. Reymond Fuentes had a run-scoring single for the Royals, who have been outscored 18-6 in the series heading into Sunday's finale. Yankees 8, Orioles 6: Starlin Castro and Austin Romine each knocked in two runs as New York jumped out to an early seven-run lead and then held on to defeat Baltimore. The Yankees had 16 hits in the contest with Castro going 3-for-5 and driving in runs with a single and a double. Alex Rodriguez also went 3-for-5 and drove in a key insurance run with a single in the ninth inning that stretched the New York lead to two. Baltimore used its power to cut into New York's 7-0 lead and score six runs in the seventh. Mark Trumbo led off with a homer, Pedro Alvarez added a two-run shot and Adam Jones hit a three-run blast. Other results: Pirates 8, Angels 7; Rangers 10, Mariners 4; Mets 6, Marlins 4; Tigers 7, White Sox 4; Brewers 6, Phillies 3; Rays 7, Twins 4; Cardinals 7, Giants 4; Padres 4, Rockies 3. — Reuters
