NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke saw his impressive streak of scoreless innings pitched ended at 45 and 2/3 innings Sunday against the New York Mets. The streak was the fourth-longest in baseball since 1961 and 13 1/3 innings shy of Orel Hershiser's record of 59 scoreless innings pitched from August 30 to September 28, 1988. It also was behind scoreless streaks of 58 innings by Hall of Famers Don Drysdale and 47 by Bob Gibson in 1968 — a sparkling year for pitching in the Major Leagues. Greinke's run ended in the third inning, when Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom hit a ground ball to Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez charged in and tried get the first out of the inning at home, but Mets center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis — walked earlier by Greinke — scored ahead of catcher Yasmani Grandal's tag. Greinke led the major leagues with a 1.30 earned run average going into the game, which was his first since a flying trip home to Los Angeles, where his wife Emily gave birth to the couple's first child Thursday. He hadn't allowed a run since June 13 against San Diego. He ended up surrendering two runs in seven innings in the Dodgers' 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Mets. Pirates 3, Nationals 1: Gerrit Cole pitched into the eighth inning to become the first 14-game winner in the Major Leagues and Neil Walker homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 3-1. Cole allowed one run and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks against the National League East-leading Nationals as he became the first Pirates pitcher with 14 wins by the end of July since Dock Ellis was 15-4 in 1971. Cole kept his record perfect against the NL East this season as he is 6-0 with a 1.26 ERA in six starts. Braves 3, Cardinals 2: Adonis Garcia led off the top of the sixth by belting his first Major League home run to snap a tie and lift the Braves over the Cardinals. The 30-year old Cuban belted a 1-0 offering from Michael Wacha 386 feet into the St Louis bullpen in right-center field, making a winner of rookie right-hander Matt Wisler (5-1), who scattered seven hits and allowed two runs over seven innings. Phillies 11, Cubs 5: Domonic Brown went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBIs to lead a 17-hit attack as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep. The victory was the fourth straight for the Phillies, eighth in nine games since the All-Star Break and their first sweep away from home. The Cubs dropped their third straight and four of their last five. Other results: Padres 3, Marlins 2; Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0; Rockies 17, Reds 7. American League Orioles 5, Rays 2: Baltimore jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Tampa Bay had its first hit and went on to close out a series win. The Orioles took two of three games from the Rays, who are 9-21 since being a season-high 10 games over .500 on June 20. The Orioles tagged Rays starter Matt Moore for three runs in the first and completed their scoring in the third after a two-run homer by Caleb Joseph. White Sox 2, Indians 1: Carlos Rodon became the latest Chicago starter to baffle Cleveland as the White Sox completed a four-game series sweep. Rodon pitched a career-high 6 2/3 scoreless innings on five hits, with nine strikeouts and no walks. David Robertson pitched the ninth to pick up his 21st save. Royals 5, Astros 1: Yordano Ventura outdueled Dallas Keuchel as Kansas City beat Houston 5-1. Ventura (5-7) threw 97 pitches in seven innings, giving up a run on six hits. He walked none, hit a batter and struck out five. Other results: Yankees 7, Twins 2; Angels 13, Rangers 7; Mariners 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings); Red Sox 11, Tigers 1 Inter-League Giants 4, Athletics 3: Right-hander Tim Hudson became the 15th active pitcher to record a win over all 30 Major League teams, beating Oakland for the first time in his career. San Francisco's ninth win in 12 interleague games completed a three-game sweep of the rival A's, who have not won since Thursday's trade of left-hander Scott Kazmir. — Agencies
