Monday's MLB Capsules

Games played on May 4, 2015

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Brewers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to win Craig Counsell's managerial debut, a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw was denied his 100th career win, and took a no-decision.

The Brewers overcame a 3-0 deficit with one run in the sixth and three in the eighth in Counsell's first game since taking over for Ron Roenicke, who was fired Sunday night.

Hector Gomez and pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra opened the sixth with consecutive triples to cut the lead to 3-1.

Gomez pulled the Brewers within a run at 3-2 in the eighth with his first career home run. Adam Lind chased Kershaw with a pinch-hit double, and Carlos Gomez greeted reliever Chris Hatcher (0-3) with a tying RBI double. Gomez advanced to third on Jason Rogers' groundout and then scored on infield single by Ryan Braun.

RANGERS 2, ASTROS 1

HOUSTON (AP) - Robinson Chirinos hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and Texas snapped Houston's 10-game winning streak.

Chirinos' sacrifice fly to center scored Adrian Beltre, who led off the inning with a double off Chad Qualls (0-2), moved to third on Kyle Blanks' single and slid in as Jake Marisnick's throw to the plate went to the backstop.

Keone Kela (2-1) pitched the eighth for the win, and Neftali Feliz pitched the ninth for his third save.

Houston scored in the first as Jose Altuve and George Springer drew walks, worked a double steal and Altuve scored on Evan Gattis' sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.

Jake Smolinski tied it in the eighth with a one-out RBI single to center.

MARINERS 3, ANGELS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 14th home run and Felix Hernandez won his fifth straight decision to start the season, leading Seattle over Los Angeles.

Cruz celebrated his first AL Player of the Month Award with a leadoff shot against Matt Shoemaker (2-2) that snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh.

Hernandez (5-0) allowed a run in seven innings while striking out eight and lowering his ERA to 1.73. The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner became the first Seattle starter since 2001 to win his first five decisions.

Fernando Rodney closed for his eighth save.

Logan Morrison and Seth Smith also homered off Shoemaker, who was 3-0 in his four previous starts against the Mariners. The right-hander struck out 10 in 7 1-3 innings.

Matt Joyce and David Freese homered for the Angels.

GIANTS 2, PADRES 0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Madison Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning on the way to winning back-to-back starts for the first time this season, pitching San Francisco past San Diego for its fourth straight victory.

Bumgarner (3-1) outdueled Tyson Ross (1-3), striking out six and walking one as each starter threw 107 pitches. Bumgarner left to a standing ovation in the eighth and gave way to Sergio Romo.

The reigning World Series MVP didn't allow a hit until Justin Upton's leadoff single in the seventh.

Angel Pagan hit an RBI single and Justin Maxwell drew a bases-loaded walk for the Giants, who overcame four errors. Romo struck out both batters he faced and Santiago Casilla finished the two-hit shutout for his eighth save in 10 chances.

BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 1

TORONTO (AP) - Pinch-hitter Russell Martin singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Toronto snapped the Yankees' six-game road winning streak.

Held scoreless for seven innings by Yankees right-hander Chase Whitley, the Blue Jays scored three in the eighth against relievers Chris Martin (0-1) and Dellin Betances. Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista chased Martin with one-out singles before Edwin Encarnacion greeted Betances with a bloop double that landed just inside the foul line in shallow left.

One out later, Martin grounded an RBI single to third. A diving Headley made the stop, but first baseman Garrett Jones couldn't scoop Headley's low throw and the ball rolled away, allowing Encarnacion to score.

R.A. Dickey (1-3) allowed one run and three hits in eight innings for his first win in six starts. Brett Cecil finished for his second save.

PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 2

ATLANTA (AP) - Jeff Francoeur had four hits and drove in two runs, Aaron Harang allowed one run over six innings and Philadelphia beat Atlanta.

Francoeur had a run-scoring double off Alex Wood (1-2) in Philadelphia's three-run first inning. Francoeur, who began his career with Atlanta, drove in another run with a triple off Jim Johnson in the ninth. He also had two singles.

Carlos Ruiz had two hits, including a two-run single, and Darrin Ruf had three hits. The Phillies set a season high with 14 hits.

Pitching five days before his 37th birthday, Harang (3-2) allowed five hits against the team he played for in 2014. In two starts against Atlanta this season, Harang has allowed one run and seven hits in 14 innings.

NATIONALS 6, MARLINS 4

WASHINGTON (AP) - Yunel Escobar had a career-high five hits, the last a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, and Washington rallied to beat Miami.

Washington trailed 4-2 before sending eight batters to the plate in the eighth against Bryan Morris (3-1). A leadoff walk and a home run by Ian Desmond tied it, and with two outs the Nationals used three straight hits to take the lead for the first time.

Pinch-hitter Tyler Moore singled, Denard Span doubled and Escobar hit a liner to right.

Matt Grace (1-0) got his first major league win. Tanner Roark worked the ninth for his first career save, sealing Washington's sixth victory in seven games following a six-game skid.

Justin Bour homered for the Marlins, who have dropped two straight after winning nine of 10.

RAYS 5, RED SOX 1

BOSTON (AP) - Jake Odorizzi pitched seven strong innings, Joey Butler hit his first career homer and Tampa Bay's offense perked up a bit.

David DeJesus drove in two runs for the Rays, who scored just four runs in a three-game set this past weekend against Baltimore.

Boston left fielder Hanley Ramirez was injured in the first inning and left the game with a sprained left shoulder after he ran into a padded side wall attempting to make a catch.

The Rays have been held to two or fewer runs in nearly half of their games.

Odorizzi (3-2) gave up one run, seven hits and struck out six. He matched a Rays' club record by not allowing a homer for the sixth straight start.

CARDINALS 10, CUBS 9

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tony Cruz hit a tiebreaking, two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning, and St. Louis rallied to beat Chicago for its seventh straight win.

Mark Reynolds started the comeback for the NL Central leaders, who trailed 5-0 in the first, with his fourth career grand slam in the bottom of the inning. The Cardinals improved to 19-6 for the franchise's best start since 1900.

Miguel Socolovich (2-0) worked a scoreless seventh and Seth Maness gave up a homer to rookie Addison Russell with two outs in the ninth before earning his second save.

Miguel Montero had three RBIs and Anthony Rizzo homered for the Cubs, who have lost four of five. Kris Bryant had an infield hit and four walks.

Pedro Strop (0-2) took the loss.

TWINS 8, ATHLETICS 7

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer to break a sixth-inning tie, Phil Hughes earned his first win and Minnesota beat Oakland for its fifth consecutive victory.

Brian Dozier and Jordan Schafer each drove in two runs for the Twins.

Hughes (1-4) gave up a grand slam to Stephen Vogt five batters into the game and a solo shot to Mark Canha in the sixth inning, but the right-hander was good enough in between to finally get that first victory in his sixth start of the season.

Vogt added an RBI double in the ninth, but Glen Perkins recovered to earn his ninth save.

The Athletics, off to their worst start in six years, lost for the eighth time in 11 games. Jesse Hahn (1-2) quickly lost the 4-0 lead his teammates handed him and failed to finish the sixth for the fourth straight start.

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