What the Dodgers have to fix amid their struggles
What do the Dodgers need to fix as they go through some difficult times?
MLB: Cubs 10, Royals 2
Ian Happ hit a two-run homer, Miguel Amaya added a three-run shot and the Cubs beat the Royals. Alex Bregman delivered a pair of RBI singles to help Chicago win two of three games in the series.
MLB: Guardians 3, White Sox 5
Colson Montgomery’s 26th homer, a three-run shot, capped Chicago’s four-run third inning and the White Sox held on to beat the Guardians. Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk each doubled in a run as Chicago increased its AL Central lead to 3 1/2 games over second-place Detroit.
MLB: Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 4
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out nine in seven strong innings and the Diamondbacks clinched their first season series over the Dodgers since 2018 with a victory.
MLB: Twins 3, Brewers 4 (10)
Jake Bauers singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th after Luis Lara made a spectacular run-saving catch in the top half of the inning, and the Brewers edged the Twins.
MLB: Orioles 10, Rangers 5
Pete Alonso had his first two-homer game with the Orioles and drove in four runs as Baltimore broke out of a scoring slump and beat the Rangers. Texas, holding the final AL wild card and second in the West, had a four-game winning streak snapped.
MLB: Astros 2, Padres 7
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and pinch-hitter Austin Hays connected for a two-run shot in his first at-bat with San Diego as the Padres beat the AL West-leading Astros.
MLB: Athletics 4, Red Sox 3
Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double off the Green Monster against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Athletics rallied past the Red Sox for their first series win after losing 12 straight.
MLB: Rays 4, Mariners 1
Cedric Mullins' RBI single in the fifth inning put Tampa Bay ahead and Ian Seymour pitched six innings of one-run ball as the Rays beat the Mariners to complete a three-game series sweep.
MLB: Braves 2, Yankees 1 (11)
Michael Harris II opened the 10th inning with an RBI single, and the Braves beat the Yankees to prevent a three-game sweep. Atlanta won for the ninth time in 11 games, while New York fell to 2-9 in extra innings.
MLB: Blue Jays 6, Phillies 7 (12)
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, Derek Hill singled with the bases loaded in the 12th inning and the Phillies avoided a three-game series sweep with a win over the Blue Jays.
Brice Turang beats throw to the plate as Brewers walk it off in 10
Brice Turang beats throw to the plate as the Brewers walk it off in the 10th inning.
Phillies walk it off in the 12th on Derek Hill's single
The Phillies walk off the Blue Jays in the 12th inning on Derek Hill's single.
Jacob Misiorowski fires in his 200th K of the season for Brewers
Jacob Misiorowski fires in his 200th strikeout of the season for the Brewers.
Olney: 'The Dodgers are vulnerable'
The Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win Saturday over the Diamondbacks but are they showing sings of vulnerability? ESPN Baseball Insider Buster Olney shares his thoughts.
MLB: Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 1 (10)
Tied at 1-1 into the 10th inning, a Shohei Ohtani infield single brought home Kyle Tucker, who put the first run on the board for the Dodgers with a solo home run in the eighth, and Jack Dreyer came in for a clean inning to close it out and snap a seven-game skid for Los Angeles.
MLB: Braves 4, Yankees 5
Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and outdueled Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners and George Lombard Jr. hit his second career homer as the Yankees beat the Braves.
MLB: Athletics 7, Red Sox 3
Gage Jump fanned 11 batters in a strong start for the Athletics, while Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte each hit solo home runs, and the Athletics snap the Red Sox nine-game win streak.
MLB: Blue Jays 7, Phillies 5 (11)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his seventh home run of the season, Nathan Lukes hit a two-run shot in the top of the 11th that would give the Blue Jays the win, and Max Scherzer recorded four strikeouts in the game, officially moving into 10th on the all-time MLB strikeout list.
MLB: Orioles 1, Rangers 5
Jacob deGrom struck out nine over five innings for his first victory in more than a month and the Rangers beat Baltimore for their fourth consecutive victory.
MLB: Astros 2, Padres 3
Jackson Merrill had a home run and a pair of RBI, while a Jeremy Pena throwing error scored the winning run in the fourth to lift the Padres over the Astros.
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