Jul 28, 2019 4 min read

Stephen Strasburg tossed seven masterful innings to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the Washington Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Brian Dozier and Juan Soto homered, while Anthony Rendon had three hits and four RBIs that helped the Nationals (56-49) prevent a three-game sweep by the top team in the majors.

Strasburg (14-4) took over the major league lead in wins after striking out nine, walking none and limiting a potent Dodgers lineup to one run and two hits.

Miami 5, Arizona 1: Rookie outfielder Harold Ramirez homered, hit a line drive that scored the tiebreaking run and made consecutive catches against the fence to help Miami beat Arizona.

Miguel Rojas led off the first inning with a home run for the second game in a row, and Miami teammate Brian Anderson added his 14th homer. Five pitchers combined on a four-hitter for the Marlins.

Cincinnati 3, Colorado 2: Tucker Barnhart hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth inning and Cincinnati beat Colorado.

Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 9: Joey Wendle drove in the tiebreaking run with a bases-loaded groundout in the ninth inning and Tampa Bay rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat Toronto.

Ji-Man Choi and Guillermo Heredia each hit two-run home runs and Willy Adames added a game-tying solo shot in the eighth for the Rays.

Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 4: J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, three other Phillies went deep and Philadelphia avoided a three-game sweep against Atlanta.

Minnesota 11, Chicago White Sox 1: Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning, and Minnesota pounded Dylan Covey and Chicago to strengthen its hold on the AL Central.

Jorge Polanco, Jonathan Schoop and Max Kepler also homered as Minnesota ran its major league-leading total to 205 home runs.

Chicago Cubs 11, Milwaukee 4: Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to power Chicago past Milwaukee, averting a three-game sweep.

Christian Yelich hit a run-scoring double in fifth, extending his hitting streak to 16 games.

Houston 6, St. Louis 2: George Springer led off the game with a home run, Jose Altuve and rookie Yordan Alvarez also connected and Houston beat St. Louis.

The Astros have won nine of 11.

Kansas City 9, Cleveland 6: Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer heaved the ball from just past the mound over the center field wall while being taken out of the game in a loss to Kansas City.

It was not clear whether Bauer was upset with his performance or that manager Terry Francona was pulling him. Bauer (9-8) had just allowed a two-run single to Nicky Lopez that gave the Royals a 7-5 lead with one out in the fifth inning.

LA Angels 5, Baltimore 4: Matt Thaiss hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth and Los Angeles avoided being swept by Baltimore.

Oakland 6, Texas 5: Marcus Semien homered and scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth as Oakland beat Texas.

Seattle 3, Detroit 2: J.P. Crawford hit a walkoff single with one out in the 10th inning and Seattle extended its winning streak to five games.

San Francisco 7, San Diego 6: Madison Bumgarner won his final start before the trade deadline and rookie Mike Yastrzemski had four hits, two RBIs and scored the go-ahead run to lead San Francisco over San Diego.

Bumgarner (6-7) allowed only four hits in seven innings, including a three-run homer by Hunter Renfroe two batters after he hit prized rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch, drawing the ire of Padres fans. MadBum struck out six and walked two.

Will Smith pitched the ninth for his 26th save, allowing Wil Myers’ two-run homer, his 13th.

Renfroe drove in all four runs for San Diego, which has lost 11 of 15 games since the All-Star break.