NEW YORK — Clayton Kershaw baffled the Rockies and helped his own cause at the plate with the first three-hit game of his career Monday, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-4 romp over Colorado in the National League. Right fielder Andre Ethier and shortstop Jimmy Rollins hit solo homers for the Dodgers in the second inning to open the scoring before the Rockies responded with a two-run fourth. Center fielder Joc Pederson hit a three-run shot in the sixth, when the Dodgers sent 12 batters to the plate and broke open a 2-2 game with a six-run uprising that matched their highest-scoring inning of the season. Los Angeles second baseman Howie Kendrick hit a three-run homer in the eighth to give him four RBIs. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-4 and everybody in the Dodgers' starting lineup had at least one hit in the team's 18-hit attack. Cubs 5, Marlins 1: Jason Hammel set a career high with 11 strikeouts, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Hammel (4-2) allowed five hits, no walks and one run in 6-2/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.82. All 11 strikeouts were swinging. Pirates 4, Giants 3: Right-hander Gerrit Cole became the third eight-game winner in the major leagues, benefiting from a replay reversal on fan interference in the eighth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Mets 7, Padres 0: The Mets' Jacob deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings as New York breezed past the San Diego Padres, 7-0. Brewers 1, Cardinals 0: Mike Fiers worked six scoreless innings as Milwaukee made a first-inning run stand up for a 1-0 win over St Louis. Braves 8, Diamondbacks 1: Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to support Alex Wood's stellar eight innings as the Atlanta Braves cruised past the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1. American League Yankees 7, Mariners 2: Michael Pineda went back to Safeco Field, the ballpark where he started his major league career, and outdueled former teammate Felix Hernandez on the way to a 7-2 win for the Yankees over the Seattle Mariners. Pineda (7-2) allowed two earned runs over six innings, while Hernandez (8-2) turned in his worst start of the season and one of the most forgettable of his 10-year career. Hernandez, 29, allowed season highs of seven earned runs and five walks in 4-2/3 innings. Angels 7, Rays 3: Albert Pujols hit two home runs, and Mike Trout and David Freese also went deep, lifting the Angels to their fifth win in a row, a 7-3 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium. The winning streak is the longest of the season for the Angels, who are a season-best four games over .500 at 28-24. The four homers continued the team's recent power surge: Los Angeles has 13 home runs in its past five games. Astros 5, Orioles 2: Evan Gattis capped a four-run surge with a two-run, two-out single in the seventh inning as Houston bounced back to beat Baltimore 5-2. — Reuters
