Mookie Betts and Max Muncy homered during a six-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to an 8-4 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
Betts added a second home run amid a four-hit night and J.D. Martinez also went deep, extending his hitting streak to 16 games, as the Dodgers came out on top in the duel of historic franchises who were facing each other for the first time since 2019.
Ohtani walked one batter and struck out six in six innings, but he allowed a season-high nine hits while matching his season worst with five runs allowed. He also served up multiple homers for the fourth time this season.George Springer and Daulton Varsho hit home runs, Chris Bassitt pitched 7 2/3 sharp innings and visiting Toronto defeated New York.
Mariners starter Luis Castillo was the hard-luck loser after allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts over seven innings. He didn't yield a hit until Robbie Grossman singled with one out in the fifth. Texas has now won 10 of its last 13 games. Seattle has lost three of its last four.Jorge Polanco's run-scoring double in the seventh inning lifted Minnesota to a shutout victory over visiting Cleveland in Minneapolis.
Wacha , who was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for May earlier in the day, gave up the two runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings. He issued five walks. The Padres scored in the sixth on Xander Bogaerts' infield single.Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings and Arizona beat Atlanta in Phoenix for its season-high sixth straight win.
Brendan Donovan and Nolan Arenado each hit a two-run homer, and Nolan Gorman hit an RBI single for the Cardinals, who have lost four of six. St. Louis starter Jack Flaherty allowed one run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Giovanny Gallegos gave up four runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Jesus Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead Miami's offense. Luis Arraez, who entered the day leading the majors with a .382 batting average, went 0-for-4. He is now batting .374. The Marlins won for the fifth time in their past seven games.Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Washington recovered after blowing a six-run lead to defeat visiting Philadelphia.
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