UNDATED (AP) — There’s now a dead heat atop the National League West. The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled even with San Francisco by getting another strong start from their ace in a 6-1 victory over the Giants. Julio Urias picked up his major league-leading 16th victory and seventh in a row by limiting the Giants to one run on eight hits while striking out eight over 5 2/3 innings.
Trea Turner and Corey Seager homered in the Dodgers’ 21st victory in their last 26 games.
Buster Posey was 3 for 4 with an RBI double for San Francisco, which lost for the fifth time in seven games.
In other MLB action:
— The Rays are 7 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees after Tampa Bay won for the 11th time in 13 games, an 11-4 rout of Minnesota. Yandy Díaz hit one of Tampa Bay’s franchise record-tying six homers and drove in four runs. Jordan Luplow, Manuel Margot, Randy Arozarena, Nelson Cruz, and Brandon Lowe also went deep for the Rays.
— The Yankees erased a 3-0 deficit before Pedro Severino lifted a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Orioles to a 4-3 victory in the Bronx. Pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres ended Baltimore’s no-hit but with an RBI, infield single with one out in the seventh, one inning before Joey Gallo snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a game-tying, two-run homer.
— The Red Sox earned a 4-3 win over the Indians on Alex Verdugo’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Boston broke a scoreless tie when Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer in the seventh, but Cleveland tied it on a two-run homer by Franmi Reyes in the ninth.
— Teoscar Hernández hit his 100th career home run and José Berríos took a no-hitter into the fifth inning of the Blue Jays’ sixth win in seven games, 10-8 versus the Athletics. Breyvic Valera hit a two-run blast while Danny Jansen and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had solo shots as the Blue Jays boosted their home run total to a major league-leading 204.
— The Padres blew out the Astros, 10-2 behind two-run homers by Manny Machado, Wil Myers, and Fernando Tatis Jr. Winning pitcher Musgrove held his former team to two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
— Kyle Seager hit a pair of three-run homers in the Mariners’ 8-5 decision over the Diamondbacks. J.P. Crawford added four hits and two RBIs for Seattle, which remains four games out of an AL wild-card berth.
— Yasmani Grandal went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs while the White Sox were building a large lead in a 10-7 win over the Royals. Luis Robert homered and tied a career-high with four hits for the AL Central leaders, who were ahead 9-3 in the fifth inning.
— Shohei Ohtani belted his major league-leading 43rd home run and Jose Suarez pitched a five-hitter as the Angels topped the Rangers, 4-1. Ohtani connected for a three-run homer in the sixth inning, a 426-foot drive to a chorus of “MVP!” chants.
— Aristides Aquino launched a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin laced a two-run triple in the Reds’ 7-4 verdict over the Tigers. Cincinnati won for just the fourth time in 11 games as Tyler Mahle (MA’-lee) allowed four runs over five innings, including a three-run homer by Eric Haase.
— Charlie Blackmon homered for the third straight game and Raimel Tapia had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in Colorado’s second-straight win over the Braves, 7-6. Ozzie Albies homered for the second time in as many games for the NL East-leading Braves, who remained two games in front of Philadelphia and 3 1/2 games ahead of the New York Mets.
— The Marlins pulled out a 3-2 win over the Phillies on Lewis Brinson’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer for the Phils, who have dropped two straight since a six-game winning streak.
— The Mets squandered a 9-0 lead before Francisco Lindor belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give them an 11-9 victory in Game 1 of a double-header. Lindor was 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored as the Mets won their sixth in a row, not counting the suspended game that was completed this week.
— The Nationals gained a split of the twin bill and ended a seven-game losing streak by downing the Mets, 4-3 behind homers by Lane Thomas and Alcides Escobar. Washington starter Josh Rogers (1-0) earned his first big league win since 2018.
