The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to win their third straight series and continue the host Washington Nationals’ downward spiral on Tuesday.

The Dodgers pounded the Nationals 10-1 on Monday for their eighth win in the past nine games, while Washington lost for the sixth time in its past eight contests.

While Los Angeles needs only to prevail on Tuesday or Wednesday to win its third straight series, the Nationals need to win both games if they are to take their first series since capturing two of three contests in San Francisco from April 29-May 1.

The Dodgers will turn Tuesday to Walker Buehler, who has been terrific this season. The right-hander is 5-1 with a 2.89 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 12 walks in 46 2/3 winnings.

Los Angeles is 6-2 when he’s in the starting lineup.

“We have a great team,” Buehler said. “It kind of gives you a cushion to kind of find what you need.”

Buehler is 1-1 with a 2.33 ERA with 19 strikeouts and five walks in four career appearances (three starts) spanning 19 1/3 innings against the Nationals.

Washington, which has dropped 13 of its past 18 games since it last posted consecutive wins on May 1 and May 3, will turn to Josiah Gray.

The 24-year-old right-hander, who has never faced the Dodgers, is 4-3 with a 4.36 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 18 walks in 43 1/3 innings this season. The Nationals are 5-3 in games in which he’s started.

The Dodgers can’t play much better than they did on Monday. Los Angeles scored two runs in its first at-bat and led 5-0 after four innings and 9-0 after six. Eight of Los Angeles’ nine starting position players had at least one hit and seven either scored a run or drove one in — by the end of the sixth inning.

And then there was starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (5-0). The seven-year veteran left-hander was perfect through five innings and didn’t allow a hit until Cesar Hernandez’s double to center with one out in the sixth.

He finished allowing five hits to go along with eight strikeouts and no walks before being replaced by Phil Bickford to open the ninth inning.

“We didn’t make any adjustments against him early and couldn’t get on him,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “In the sixth inning, we saw him better and stopped chasing him as much.

“We need to just come back at it (Tuesday).”

Los Angeles’ Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs, while Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk. Gavin Lux finished 2-for-4 with three runs and a walk.

“Our guys all throughout the lineup could be top-end guys in any lineup,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think we have the deepest lineup in baseball.”

–Field Level Media

Even as Aaron Judge continues his impressive power display, the New York Yankees are experiencing their first rough patch.

Judge has three homers in the past two days, but the Yankees are on their first three-game losing streak of the season. New York will hope to snap the skid Tuesday night against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the middle contest of a three-game series.

Since earning their 24th win in 29 games on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, the Yankees have scored five runs on 16 hits while going 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position in three losses. Three of those hits are homers by Judge, who leads the majors with 17, five ahead of the Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez and the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout.

Judge hit a tying, eighth-inning homer in the opener of a Sunday doubleheader against Chicago when the Yankees took a 3-1 loss. Judge then hit two homers off Jordan Lyles when the Yankees began the Baltimore series with a 6-4 loss on Monday.

Judge recorded his fourth multi-homer game of the season, and he has 32 long balls in 79 career games against the Orioles. The Yankees fell to 21-4 all-time when Judge homers against Baltimore because Gerrit Cole allowed five runs in eight innings.

“(Sunday), tough doubleheader against a good team and we couldn’t pull anything out there,” Judge said. “And (Monday) we got the offense going early and we’re playing against an Orioles team that scrapped out some runs, got some big time hits with guys on base.”

The Yankees are on their first three-game losing streak since last Sept. 4-10, when they dropped two to the Orioles, four to the Toronto Blue Jays and one to the New York Mets before making a late push for the second American League wild-card spot.

New York has played short-handed during the past three games as Josh Donaldson joined Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka on the COVID-19 injured list on Monday.

Baltimore will look to continue the momentum from winning four of its past five games following a six-game skid. Each game has been decided in the sixth inning or later, and the Orioles withstood Judge’s latest power display after producing their previous three wins in walk-off style.

Ramon Urias sparked a four-run third inning off Cole with a double and then hit a tiebreaking homer off the New York right-hander in the sixth right after Judge’s second homer.

“I thought we grinded out at-bats really well,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “Gerrit Cole’s got great stuff. He’s an ace. He’s an ace for a reason, and to be able to put some runs up on the board against him, I’m proud of our hitters.

After Cole’s odd line of five runs and 11 strikeouts in eight innings, Jordan Montgomery (0-1, 3.35 ERA) will start for the Yankees on Tuesday. The left-hander is winless in his past 10 starts since Sept. 26. He allowed three runs and a season-high seven hits in five innings during a no-decision Thursday in Baltimore.

Montgomery is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 15 career starts against the Orioles.

The Orioles got 6 2/3 innings from Lyles on Monday to prevent extensive use of their bullpen. They hope Bruce Zimmermann (2-2, 3.48 ERA) can provide a similar outing on Tuesday when he faces the Yankees for the fourth time this season.

The left-hander opposed Montgomery on Thursday and produced his worst outing of the year when he allowed a season-high five runs on seven hits in five-plus innings.

Zimmermann is 1-2 with a 4.94 ERA in five career appearances (four starts) against the Yankees.

–Field Level Media

Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-3 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

Goldschmidt extended his hit streak to 15 games with his seventh homer of the season, ending the opener of a two-game series. Pinch runner Lars Nootbaar, placed at second base, took third on a wild pitch by David Phelps (0-1). After Harrison Bader and pinch hitter Albert Pujols struck out, Tommy Edman walked. Ryan Borucki replaced Phelps and walked pinch hitter Edmundo Sosa to set up the grand slam.

George Springer had a solo home run and a bases-loaded walk for Toronto, which lost its second game in a row.

Juan Yepez belted a solo shot for St. Louis, which has won four straight.

Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas allowed three runs, four hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios allowed three runs and seven hits while striking out seven in 6 1/3 innings. He didn’t walk a batter.

Dodgers 10, Nationals 1

Tyler Anderson allowed five hits over eight scoreless innings and Freddie Freeman had three hits and drove in two runs to lead Los Angeles past host Washington.

Anderson (5-0), who didn’t allow a hit until Cesar Hernandez’s double with one out in the sixth, finished with eight strikeouts and no walks. The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk, and Gavin Lux went 2-for-4 with three runs and a walk.

The Nationals avoided the shutout on Josh Bell’s RBI single in the ninth inning. Joan Adon (1-8) gave up six runs in 4 2/3 innings.

Cubs 7, Reds 4

Patrick Wisdom homered in his fourth consecutive game and Ian Happ continued his domination of Cincinnati with an insurance three-run homer to lead visiting Chicago to a victory.

Happ, who played at the University of Cincinnati, added an RBI double and drove in four runs for the Cubs, who won the opener of the four-game series. Happ has 14 career homers and 29 RBIs at Great American Ball Park in 35 games.

Drew Smyly (2-5) won for just the second time in eight starts, allowing three runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. David Robertson pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save. Aristides Aquino homered twice for the Reds.

Pirates 2, Rockies 1

Yoshi Tsutsugo’s tiebreaking infield single in the eighth inning gave Pittsburgh a win over visiting Colorado.

Ke’Bryan Hayes went 3-for-3 with an RBI double as the Pirates broke a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving just one run, which was unearned. David Bednar (1-0) got the final four outs.

Colorado starter Chad Kuhl pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run. Tyler Kinley (1-1) took the loss, the Rockies’ third in four games.

Orioles 6, Yankees 4

Ramon Urias hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the sixth inning off Gerrit Cole, lifting visiting Baltimore to a victory over New York, which is on its first three-game losing streak of the season.

Urias’ blast helped the Orioles win for the fourth time in five games following a six-game skid. They also overcame two more homers by Yankees slugger Aaron Judge against them.

Jose Trevino hit an RBI single for the Yankees, who are on their first three-game slide since dropping seven straight last September. Before getting swept in Sunday’s doubleheader to the Chicago White Sox and dropping their second straight to Baltimore, the Yankees had won 24 of 29.

Twins 5, Tigers 4

Max Kepler hit a grand slam in the first inning and scored the winning run in the ninth as Minnesota extended its winning streak to five games by edging Detroit in Minneapolis.

Luis Arraez reached base four times and scored a run for the Twins. Emilio Pagan (1-1) struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief while collecting the victory.

Jonathan Schoop homered, doubled and scored two runs for the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera and Eric Haase each had two hits and an RBI.

Mariners 7, Athletics 6

Rookie Julio Rodriguez hit a three-run homer as Seattle defeated visiting Oakland for the 13th straight time dating to last season.

Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suarez added two-run shots for Seattle, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales (3-4) got the win despite allowing five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.

Chad Pinder homered for the A’s, who lost their third straight.

Mets 13, Giants 3

Pete Alonso’s three-run homer capped a five-run third inning as visiting New York rolled to a win over skidding San Francisco.

J.D. Davis had four hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who have won three of their first four games on a six-game road trip. Jeff McNeil and Mark Canha homered, Francisco Lindor and Eduardo Escobar each had a two-run double and Patrick Mazeika added an RBI double.

The Giants have lost five straight and are 2-7 in their past nine games, a span in which they have been outscored 70-38.

Phillies 7, Braves 3

Zack Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run double, leading Philadelphia to a victory at Atlanta.

Wheeler (3-3), who grew up a few miles from Atlanta’s Truist Park, allowed two runs on eight hits and a season-high 10 strikeouts and no walks. Corey Knebel pitched a scoreless ninth inning in a non-save situation.

Braves starter Tucker Davidson (1-1), who was knocked out after 2 2/3 innings. He allowed five runs on four hits, four walks and two strikeouts.

Padres 3, Brewers 2 (10 innings)

Jose Azocar singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th as San Diego beat visiting Milwaukee.

Padres reliever Luis Garcia (3-2) worked his way out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the top of the 10th to earn the win. Miguel Sanchez (0-1), who was promoted from Triple-A Nashville on Monday morning, took the loss.

Tyrone Taylor had two hits and two RBIs for the Brewers, and Luis Urias also had two hits. Azocar and Trent Grisham collected two hits apiece for San Diego, which earned its fifth consecutive win.

Guardians 6, Astros 1

Triston McKenzie pitched seven strong innings while Jose Ramirez drove in four runs as visiting Cleveland cruised past Houston.

McKenzie (3-3) produced his fourth consecutive quality start, limiting the Astros to one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Alex Bregman’s leadoff homer in the seventh inning ended McKenzie’s shutout bid. Houston starter Luis Garcia (3-3) gave up four runs, two earned, in five innings.

Diamondbacks 9, Royals 5

Ketel Marte had two hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth inning, as Arizona defeated Kansas City series in Phoenix. It was the Royals’ fifth straight loss.

The Diamondbacks spotted the Royals a 4-0 lead after a half-inning but six relievers kept the Royals scoreless in the final 5 1/3 innings. J.B. Wendelken (1-1) was the winning pitcher.

Arizona starter Zach Davies left in the fourth inning after taking a 112 mph Bobby Witt Jr. line drive off his right leg. Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield, Witt and Hunter Dozier homered in the first inning.

–Field Level Media

The Cincinnati Reds and visiting Chicago Cubs continue to manage their rosters through injury issues as the teams meet Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series.

Cincinnati shortstop Kyle Farmer had an MRI and cortisone injection Monday on his sore back, leading to Matt Reynolds making the start.

While the Reds are expected to miss their shortstop for at least the first two games of the series, they received good news with the return of center fielder Nick Senzel and infielder Brandon Drury on Monday.

Senzel made a pair of athletic catches in center in the second inning of the Reds’ 7-4 loss to the Cubs.

“I’m just excited to be back,” said Senzel, who had been out since May 4 due to COVID-19 protocol. “I’ve been watching the team and we’ve been playing well and I’m just excited to be back and help us. I felt like I got some good games in (during a minor league rehab stint) and was able to get some timing down. I told them I was ready to go, and we’re here.”

Drury was back after missing the three-game weekend series in Toronto due to Canada’s regulations preventing the entry of unvaccinated visitors.

As for the Cubs, manager David Ross said Monday that catcher Willson Contreras remains day-to-day after leaving the Saturday game with a right hamstring strain. Second baseman Nick Madrigal is making progress from his bout with lower back strain that landed him on the injured list on May 10.

“He’s gotten better daily,” Ross said of Madrigal. “We’ll continue to monitor him and see when that rehab assignment might be coming up.”

The Cubs will send right-hander Marcus Stroman (1-4, 4.88 ERA) to the mound on Tuesday. Stroman was activated from the COVID injured list on Thursday and started against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings during his first appearance since May 1.

Stroman will be making his fifth career start against the Reds, against whom he is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA. In his last appearance at Cincinnati, he tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed only one hit and a walk while striking out seven batters in a 7-0 win for the New York Mets on July 21, 2021.

The Reds counter with right-hander Tyler Mahle (2-4, 5.23 ERA). In Cincinnati’s 4-2 win at Cleveland on Thursday, Mahle tossed 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in a no-decision.

Mahle’s past two appearances produced his first two quality starts of the season. In those outings, he went 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA, allowing three runs over 12 1/3 innings, striking out 12 and walking three. The Reds have won his last three starts.

Lifetime against the Cubs, Mahle is 5-3 with a 3.56 ERA in 13 starts.

The Reds will be without one of their most effective pitchers for at least two months after Connor Overton landed on the 60-day injured list on Monday. The right-hander has a bone bruise that caused a stress reaction in his lower back, spotted in an MRI.

“I’m super bummed out,” Overton said. “It is extremely frustrating because I was in a good spot mentally and physically, or at least I thought.”

Since joining the rotation on April 30, Overton went 1-0 with a 1.82 ERA in four starts, quickly becoming Cincinnati’s most dependable starter.

–Field Level Media

If recent results and the opener of a three-game series are any indication, the Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Colorado Rockies are evenly matched.

Both have struggled this season.

The Pirates had lost three straight — including an 18-4 trouncing Sunday while getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals — and five of six coming into the series.

The Rockies had lost 10 of 13 before starting a seven-game road trip in Pittsburgh.

Monday’s series opener was tight, with the Pirates squeaking out a 2-1 win thanks to an eighth-inning run.

“We manipulated a run — or manufactured a run, however you want to put it,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “And sometimes when you’re not going great offensively, things like that can get you going a little bit. … To be able to win one where we didn’t bang the ball, it was important for us.”

Pittsburgh third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was integral to the victory, going 3-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk. He also scored the winning run in the eighth when he singled, stole second, advanced on a groundout and came home on Yoshi Tsutsugo’s infield hit.

Hayes, one of Pittsburgh’s cornerstone players, has struggled at times this season. A hotshot on defense, he has seven errors — more than double his total from last year, when he played 95 games in the field.

He also has gone through lulls on offense, but his batting average is up to .290.

“Just trying to be aggressive early in the count, not swinging at pitches that I don’t want to hit and taking my walks whenever they give them, and then whenever they leave something over the plate, making sure that I’m on time to get a swing on it,” Hayes told AT&T Sportsnet.

Colorado could be without left fielder Kris Bryant again on Tuesday after he was a late scratch on Monday because of back soreness. He spent time on the IL earlier this season because of a back issue.

“It’s just OK,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “I think he’s still finding his way physically.”

In the middle game of the series on Tuesday, Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-4, 4.85 ERA) is expected to face Pittsburgh right-hander Roansy Contreras (1-0, 3.52).

Contreras is expected to be called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. He made his major league debut with one start last season, and earlier this season he made three relief appearances, striking out 10 in 7 2/3 innings.

During his time at Triple-A in 2022, Contreras produced a 2.66 ERA in five starts.

He has never faced Colorado.

Freeland is coming off a solid outing in a no-decision. He gave up three runs and seven hits with two walks and a season-best eight strikeouts in six innings Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about that start was a newfound aggressiveness.

“I felt like I did a good job of brushing hitters off the plate, using my fastball effectively inside and not letting them be comfortable over the plate,” Freeland said. “I let them know that I’m not afraid to come inside, and if I hit you, I hit you.”

Black strongly approved, even as Freeland had to work out of some jams.

“He was able to limit the damage,” Black said. “He made a lot of big pitches and he worked hard. I thought he pitched outstanding.”

Against Pittsburgh, Freeland is 3-2 with a 3.98 ERA in six career starts.

–Field Level Media

Pete Alonso’s three-run homer capped a five-run third inning Monday night as the visiting New York Mets rolled to a 13-3 win over the skidding San Francisco Giants.

J.D. Davis had four hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who have won three of their first four games on a six-game road trip. Jeff McNeil and Mark Canha homered, Francisco Lindor and Eduardo Escobar each had a two-run double and Patrick Mazeika added an RBI double.

The Giants have lost five straight and are 2-7 in their past nine games, a span in which they have been outscored 70-38.

Brandon Crawford gave the Giants an early lead by hitting a two-run homer off David Peterson (2-0) in the second inning, but the Mets responded by scoring five runs with two outs in the third against Alex Cobb (3-2).

Davis singled with one out before Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte had back-to-back, two-out infield singles. Lindor blooped a ground rule double just fair down the left field line, and Alonso homered into the left-center-field bleachers on the next pitch. It was the 11th homer of the season for Alonso, tying him for the National League lead with the Colorado Rockies’ C.J. Cron.

The outburst was more than enough for Peterson, who made his first start since replacing the injured Max Scherzer in the Mets’ rotation. Peterson allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings. He retired the final 11 batters he faced.

Davis had an RBI double in the sixth before the Mets piled on against a trio of relievers in the final two innings. McNeil and Canha hit back-to-back homers in the eighth, when Mazeika had his RBI hit.

San Francisco outfielder Luis Gonzalez pitched for a second straight day in the ninth and gave up the run-scoring hits to Escobar and Davis.

Every starter finished with at least one hit for the Mets, who collected a season-high 18 hits on manager Buck Showalter’s 66th birthday.

Tommy La Stella added an RBI single in the ninth for the Giants.

Cobb allowed six runs on 10 hits and no walks while striking out seven over six innings.

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Rookie Julio Rodriguez hit a three-run homer as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics for the 13th straight time dating to last season, prevailing 7-6 on Monday night.

Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suarez added two-run shots for Seattle, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Chad Pinder homered for the A’s, who lost their third straight.

Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales (3-4) got the win despite allowing five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.

Seattle’s Diego Castillo struck out the side in the eighth and fellow right-hander Paul Sewald worked the ninth for his second save of the season.

A’s rookie lefty Zach Logue (2-3) gave up all three homers. Logue went 4 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs on six hits with four walks and six strikeouts.

The Mariners took the lead in the third. With one out, Ty France doubled and J.P. Crawford walked to bring up Rodriguez, who hit the first pitch out to right-center field. It was Rodriguez’s fourth homer of the season and his first at T-Mobile Park.

The A’s tied it in the top of the fourth. Pinder led off with a homer to left. An out later, Sean Murphy doubled and Christian Bethancourt singled, sending Murphy to third. Kevin Smith made it 3-2 with a sacrifice fly. After Elvis Andrus lined a single to center, Tony Kemp’s single to left tied the score.

The Mariners regained the lead in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Luis Torrens walked and Raleigh homered to left to make it 5-3.

Seattle extended the lead to 7-3 in the fifth as Rodriguez grounded a one-out single to right and Suarez followed with a homer to left. Logue got Jesse Winker to fly out to the warning track in right before being replaced.

The A’s didn’t quit, scoring three times in the sixth to make it 7-6.

With one out, Bethancourt and Smith singled, ending Gonzales’ night. Right-hander Penn Murfee walked Andrus to load the bases, and Kemp hit a run-scoring single to center. Cristian Pache then lined a two-run double to left, pulling Oakland within a run. Veteran right-hander Sergio Romo, who pitched for the A’s last season, came on and got out of the jam.

–Field Level Media

The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain Monday following an MRI.

“It (the MRI) showed it’s a posterior shoulder strain,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters ahead of the team’s road game at the San Diego Padres. “He’s gonna miss a significant amount of time. He will be back this season, but it’s gonna be a lengthy absence.”

Peralta, 25, exited Sunday’s start at home against the Washington Nationals with tightness in his right shoulder. Peralta allowed three straight hits, two singles and a run-scoring double, to open the fourth inning before departing the game.

“I was feeling it a little bit earlier, but that inning it got worse,” Peralta said. “That’s why I took the decision to let them know and that’s why I came out of the game.”

Counsell said the team was confident there would be no negative “after-effects” lingering after Peralta fully healed. He added that surgery would not be necessary for Peralta’s type of strain.

Peralta is 3-2 with a 4.42 ERA after taking the loss Sunday. An All-Star in 2021, he is in his fifth MLB season, all spent with the Brewers.

The Brewers also placed closer Josh Hader on the family medical emergency list and recalled two right-handers from Triple-A Nashville, Trevor Kelley and Miguel Sanchez.

Kelley picked up the win in his only appearance for Milwaukee this season, allowing one unearned run in one inning of relief. Sanchez went 2-1 last season with a 4.15 ERA and has not pitched for the major league club this season.

–Field Level Media

Jose Azocar singled home ghost runner Manny Machado from third with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday night to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 walk-off win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.

Machado, who struck out in the ninth with the winning run on third, was on second to start the 10th. He moved to third on Jurickson Profar’s groundout. Brewers reliever Miguel Sanchez (0-1) then intentionally walked Eric Hosmer and Wil Myers to load the bases. Ha-Seong Kim lined to shortstop Luis Urias for the second out before Azocar dropped a single to short center.

Padres reliever Luis Garcia (3-2) worked his way out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the top of the 10th to earn the win. Sanchez, who was promoted from Triple-A Nashville on Monday morning, took the loss.

Garcia escaped in the top of the 10th by getting Andrew McCutchen to ground into a pitcher-to-catcher-to first double play and then retiring Rowdy Tellez on an inning-ending grounder to first.

The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the second against Padres starter Nick Martinez. McCutchen singled to open the inning and moved to second when Tellez drew a walk. McCutchen reached third when Tellez was forced at second on a Hunter Renfroe grounder to second. Both scored on Tyrone Taylor’s two-out double to right center.

The Padres got one run back against Brewers starter Adrian Houser in the fifth. Luke Voit dropped a single into right, moved to third on a double to left by Trent Grisham and scored on Jorge Alfaro’s slow roller to short.

San Diego tied the game against former Padres reliever Brad Boxberger in the seventh on Grisham’s second safety squeeze bunt in three games. Myers opened the inning with a double to left-center and moved to third on a groundout. After Voit drew a walk, Grisham laid a bunt down the first base line that hugged the edge of the grass. Boxberger got out of the inning by retiring major league batting leader Machado on a bases-loaded fly to left.

Martinez gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings. Houser gave up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

–Field Level Media

Ketel Marte had two hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double, as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-5 Monday night in the opening game of a two-game series in Phoenix.

It was the Royals’ fifth straight loss.

The Diamondbacks spotted the Royals a 4-0 lead after a half-inning but six relievers kept the Royals scoreless in the final 5 1/3 innings.

J.B. Wendelken (1-1) was the winning pitcher as Arizona earned its fourth victory in five games.

Arizona starter Zach Davies left in the top of the fourth inning after taking a 112 mph Bobby Witt Jr. line drive off his right leg. He allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Zack Greinke (0-3) allowed seven earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out a season-high five and walked a season-high four.

With his fifth strikeout of the night, Greinke tied Mickey Lolich for 21st on the all-time list with 2,832. But he struggled with his control. His four walks matched his total number in 44 innings this season.

Whit Merrifield put the Royals on top with a leadoff home run on the first pitch he saw from Davies. One out later, Witt and Hunter Dozier hit back-to-back homers to left. It was the first time since 2018 that Kansas City hit three or more home runs in the first inning.

The Royals scored their fourth run on a groundout by Kyle Isbel.

The Diamondbacks responded in their half of the first. Daulton Varsho doubled leading off and Pavin Smith followed with a two-run home run. Christian Walker also homered to cut the deficit to 4-3.

Merrifield led off the second with an infield single. He stole second, and when the throw got away, he raced to an uncovered third base. Another errant throw on the play allowed him to score the Royals’ fifth run.

Arizona tied the game in the third. Greinke walked the first two batters, and the runners came around to score on a single by David Peralta and a groundout by Jake McCarthy.

The Diamondbacks took the lead on Marte’s double in the fourth. They added two more runs in the seventh to ice the victory.

–Field Level Media