D-backs power past L.A.

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Paul Goldschmidt and Miguel Montero homered to help Bronson Arroyo win his third straight start and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Sunday, preventing a three-game sweep.

Arroyo (7-4) allowed a run and five hits in five innings.

Josh Beckett (4-4) was charged with four runs ― three earned ― and five hits through seven innings with six strikeouts and no walks for the Dodgers.

Goldschmidt hit his 15th home run in the first inning and Montero hit his 10th in the ninth inning, a two-run shot off Chris Perez.

Some absentmindedness by the Dodgers helped the Diamondbacks during a two-run seventh inning that increased the lead to 4-1.

Montero ended up with one-out infield single after second baseman Dee Gordon fielded his routine grounder and had neither first baseman Adrian Gonzalez nor Beckett covered the bag.

Aaron Hill followed with a single to left field and continued to second as Matt Kemp tried to throw out Montero at third. Gordon then charged Martin Prado’s slow grounder with the infield playing in ― and ran past the ball as it skidded into short-right-center. Both runners scored and Prado was credited with one RBI.

A fielding error by Arizona shortstop Didi Gregorius on Jamie Romak’s leadoff grounder in the seventh gave the Dodgers some life. 


Seattle stops slide

SEATTLE (AP) ― Hisashi Iwakuma’s pregame neck stiffness was serious enough that he had to call for the training staff. Fortunately for the Seattle Mariners, he found a way to take the mound Sunday.

Iwakuma pitched eight effective innings to help the Mariners stop a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers.

“I needed to pitch today. I felt responsible, especially after losing five in a row,” Iwakuma said through an interpreter.

Kyle Seager had four hits and three RBIs for Seattle, continuing his strong play against Texas. Dustin Ackley and Brad Miller also drove in a run.

Iwakuma allowed one run on Brad Snyder’s first career homer in the second and six hits. Charlie Furbush then got three outs to complete the six-hitter.

It was quite a turnaround for Iwakuma after he felt stiffness in his neck as he prepared for his ninth start of the season.

Detroit 4, Minnesota 3

NY Mets 3, San Diego 1

Miami 3, Pittsburgh 2

Toronto 5, Baltimore 2

Cleveland 3, Boston 2

Chicago 3, Philadelphia 0

Kansas City 6, Chicago 3

Cincinnati 13, Milwaukee 4

Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3

St. Louis 5, Washington 2

Oakland 10, NY Yankees 5

Colorado 8, San Francisco 7

Atlanta 7, LA Angels 3