Betts keys Dodgers nine-run rally in win over Nationals
Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead single during a nine-run rally in the seventh inning after Washington ace Max Scherzer departed, and the Los Angeles Dodgers surged past the Nationals 10-5 Friday night for their seventh straight win.
The Canadian Press Brusdar Graterol, Justin Turner, Albert Pujols , The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead single during a nine-run rally in the seventh inning after Washington ace Max Scherzer departed, and the Los Angeles Dodgers surged past the Nationals 10-5 Friday night for their seventh straight win.
The Nationals lost slugger Kyle Schwarber in the second inning when he grabbed at his hamstring after a single. He hit a franchise-record 16 home runs in June.
Reds deal Cubs seventh straight loss behind Gray, Votto
Joey Votto hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds handed the Chicago Cubs their seventh straight loss with a 2-1 victory Friday night.
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CINCINNATI (AP) Heath Hembree says relievers need to have short memories to survive the grind of the long season.
For one night at least, this one was pretty sweet.
Hembree closed out a strong performance by Cincinnati s beleaguered bullpen, and the Reds handed the Chicago Cubs their seventh straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Friday.
MLB roundup: HBP leads Braves to 1-0 win over Marlins
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 17:40 GMT+10
A crazy first inning, which included the ejection of Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez, manager Don Mattingly and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr., helped the host Atlanta Braves escape with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Lopez hit Braves leadoff man Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitchof the game, which prompted a meeting from the umpires and an eventual ejection of Lopez.
Acuna ended up scoring later in the inning on a sacrifice fly from Ozzie Albies, which was enough to edge the Marlins and saddle Lopez with a loss; the first time a pitcher has lost a game throwing just one pitch since Baltimore s Art Schallock in 1955.
Joey Votto, Reds slip past Cubs
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 12:55 GMT+10
Joey Votto s two-out, two-run double erased a 1-0 deficit while Kyle Farmer, Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez made spectacular plays in the field as the Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Chicago Cubs, 2-1, Friday night.
Left-hander Josh Osich (1-0) recorded the final out of the sixth inning to earn the win while Heath Hembree pitched the ninth for his second save for the Reds, who improved to 5-4 on their season-long 11-game homestand.
The struggling Cubs lost their seventh straight and 13th in 17 games while falling to 1-7 on their three-city, 10-game road trip.
Trent Grisham s 2 homers help Padres edge Reds again
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01 Jul 2021, 15:05 GMT+10
Trent Grisham homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied from an early four-run hole to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-5, in a rain-shortened contest Wednesday night.
San Diego starter Joe Musgrove (5-6) lasted just four innings but was credited with the win, and sidewinding lefty Tim Hill pitched a scoreless fifth inning in relief to earn his first save.
The Padres won for the 11th time in 12 games and improved to 6-0 this season against the Reds.