LOS ANGELES — Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez each hit a two-run homer, Zack Greinke pitched effectively for six innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep. LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES — Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez each hit a two-run homer, Zack Greinke pitched effectively for six innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.
The Brewers played without NL MVP Ryan Braun, who was scratched because of tightness in his right Achilles tendon. He first experienced it on May 1 at San Diego, when he hurt himself sliding into second base a day after hitting three home runs against the Padres. Braun has been playing through the pain ever since.
The Dodgers also played without their No. 3 hitter, Matt Kemp, and the team will be without the slugger for at least a month. The All-Star center fielder, who was runner-up to Braun in last year’s MVP voting, was placed on the 15-day disabled list after re-injuring his left hamstring Wednesday night while running the bases in his second game back from the disabled list.
Greinke (7-2) allowed a run and nine hits in his Dodger Stadium debut, striking out seven and walking one.
ROCKIES 11, ASTROS 5
DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez homered again, and Michael Cuddyer and Jordan Pacheco had three hits apiece for the Rockies.
Gonzalez, who homered in his last three at-bats Wednesday, hit a three-run shot in the first inning against Bud Norris.
He drew an intentional walked in the second, doubled in the fourth and singled in the eighth.
Gonzalez’s 14th homer made him the first Rockies player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats. It was the 22nd time a major league player has homered in four consecutive plate appearances and the 38th time for four straight official at-bats.
TIGERS 7, RED SOX 3
BOSTON — Max Scherzer pitched into the seventh inning, Delmon Young homered, and the Tigers avoided a four-game sweep.
Scherzer (5-3) retired nine consecutive batters before Nick Punto led off the seventh with a walk, forcing the right-hander from the game. He allowed three runs and seven hits in his third consecutive victory, closing out a strong May.
