The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record for consecutive losses with their 21st straight Monday night, succumbing to seven strong innings from left-hander JP Sears in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the host Oakland Athletics.
The White Sox, who haven’t won since July 10, matched the AL record set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. Since 1900, the major league record is 23, set by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961.
After Oakland scored in the bottom of the first without benefit of a hit against Ky Bush (0-1) in his major league debut, Chicago drew even in the fourth on a one-out double by Andrew Vaughn and a two-out RBI single by Andrew Benintendi. However, that was the last of the visitors’ scoring on a night when they got just two other hits against Sears and relievers Austin Adams and Tyler Ferguson.
En route to the fifth win in his past six starts, Sears (9-8) limited the White Sox to one run and three hits. He walked one and struck out five.
Dodgers 5, Phillies 3
Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani homered as Los Angeles celebrated the return of Freddie Freeman with a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Freeman had a hit in four at-bats after missing the previous eight games to be with his 3-year-old son, who was dealing with an autoimmune syndrome that caused temporary paralysis and necessitated the use of a breathing machine. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow (9-6) gave up three runs on five hits over six innings with nine strikeouts and no walks as Los Angeles moved a half game behind the National League-best Phillies. Glasnow now has a career-best 164 strikeouts.
Austin Hays had two hits for the Phillies, who lost for the seventh time in their past eight games. Philadelphia is 1-3 on a 10-game road trip. Right-hander Aaron Nola (11-5) allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings as Philadelphia lost the fourth consecutive game he has started.
Rangers 4, Astros 3 (10 innings)
Josh Smith hit a two-run, walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Texas a dramatic victory over Houston at Arlington, Texas.
Corey Seager also homered for the Rangers, who outhit the Astros 5-4. Smith’s blast was his 12th of the season and also scored automatic runner Adolis Garcia.
Alex Bregman homered and Jeremy Pena had two hits and two RBIs for Houston, which lost for the sixth time in eight games.
Reds 10, Marlins 3
Elly De La Cruz homered twice, and Nick Martinez — pitching in his native city on his 34th birthday — earned the win with five scoreless innings as Cincinnati defeated host Miami.
De La Cruz finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs and four extra-base hits, including two doubles. Cincinnati also got a two-run homer from Noelvi Marte in the fourth and Ty France (three hits) socked a solo blast in the fifth. Martinez (6-5) allowed four hits and no walks.
Miami was led by Jesus Sanchez, who hit a mammoth 480-foot homer in the sixth inning off reliever Jakob Junis. It was the longest homer in the majors this year. Miami starter Roddery Munoz (2-6) gave up six runs, four earned, on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Mets 6, Cardinals 0
Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings as visiting New York blanked St. Louis in a makeup game stemming from a May 8 postponement.
Manaea (8-4), who allowed six hits and walked nobody, has pitched 14 scoreless innings and struck out 21 batters in his past two starts. Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double and Jeff McNeil hit a solo home run and scored twice for the Mets.
Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (4-6) allowed five runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. St. Louis went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
Giants 4, Nationals 1
Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer to help visiting San Francisco to a win against Washington in the opener of a four-game series.
Tyler Fitzgerald added a solo shot and Jerar Encarnacion contributed two hits for the Giants, who have won eight of their past 10. San Francisco starter Logan Webb (9-8) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (2-12) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one. Travis Blankenhorn had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost six of their past eight.
Twins 3, Cubs 0
David Festa and four Minnesota relievers held the Cubs to four hits on Monday for the visiting Twins.
Festa (2-2) struck out a career-high nine in five innings while Manuel Margot hit a solo home run for Minnesota, which won its fifth straight game.
Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks (3-10) surrendered two runs on five hits across six innings.
Red Sox 9, Royals 5
Jarren Duran hit a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning, leading visiting Boston to a win over Kansas City.
Duran smacked his American League-leading 35th double inside the left field line, scoring two to snap a 2-2 tie. The Red Sox added four runs in the seventh to pull away. The Red Sox have won five of seven, and they gave Alex Cora his 500th managerial win, fourth most in club history. Boston starter James Paxton (9-3) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four.
Maikel Garcia had two hits and an RBI and Michael Massey doubled, tripled and scored twice for the Royals, who had won six of their previous seven games. Kansas City starter Brady Singer (8-7) allowed four runs on a season-high 10 hits with a walk and six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Guardians 6 (10 innings)
Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, then after Arizona blew its lead in the ninth, Eugenio Suarez’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly sent the surging Diamondbacks to a victory over host Cleveland.
With Arizona down 5-4 and a man on, Pederson lined a Scott Barlow pitch into the right-field seats for his 18th homer. However, the Guardians answered in the ninth when Bo Naylor drove a pitch from Ryan Thompson (6-3) off the 19-foot-high wall in left-center field that went for a triple. Pinch-hitter Daniel Schneemann’s sacrifice fly tied the contest. Suarez, though, delivered a one-out sacrifice fly off Emmanuel Clase (4-2) and Justin Martinez stranded a pair of runners in the ninth for Arizona, which has won 10 of 12 and is 22-9 since June 29.
Jose Ramirez and Andres Gimenez each had three hits for the AL Central-leading Guardians, who have lost three straight.
–Field Level Media
