San Diego: Los Angeles’ Adrian Gonzalez hit his sixth home run against San Diego this year, a three-run shot, as the Dodgers beat the Padres 11-8 on Saturday to extend their lead in the National League West division.
Elsewhere, the all-New York clash saw the Mets beat the Yankees, led by pitcher Matt Harvey, while Tampa Bay surged late to beat Toronto.
Gonzalez leads the National League with seven homers and 18 RBIs and has reserved his best for games against the Padres. Andre Ethier, Howie Kendrick and Juan Uribe all chimed in by hitting two-run shots.
Dodgers starter Brandon McCarthy (3-0) pitched five-plus innings before departing with right elbow tightness.
San Diego’s Justin Upton homered twice and drove in five runs while Wil Myers hit his first career lead-off homer but the Padres still went down to their fourth-straight loss.
The Mets defeated the Yankees 8-2, with Matt Harvey finishing only one out shy of a complete game.
Earning his first win against the team he supported while growing up, Harvey (4-0) allowed only two runs as the Mets improved to 14-4” on pace with the 1986 World Series-winning team.
Kevin Plawecki hit his first major league home run and drove in three runs for the Mets.
Tampa Bay won their fourth straight game by defeating Toronto 4-2.
James Loney tied it the game 2-2 with an RBI double in the eighth inning before Tim Beckham hit a two-run double off Miguel Castro to put the Rays ahead.
Baltimore’s David Lough hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning to give the Orioles a 5-4 win against Boston in a match interrupted by political protests outside the stadium.
In the middle of the ninth inning, the public address requested no one leave the ballpark because of “ongoing public safety issues.”
By the bottom of the 10th, the restriction on departing the stadium had been lifted but fans were warned against travelling in certain parts of the city.
