Rangers dodge Milwaukee sweep
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ezequiel Durán homered, doubled and drove in three runs to help the Texas Rangers avoid a sweep by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Sunday.
Joc Pederson added a solo shot as the Rangers snapped their own four-game skid and the Brewers’ four-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s Gary Sánchez hit his 200th career homer.
Durán tied the game with a two-out solo homer in the third and put the Rangers ahead for good by driving in two runs with a ground-rule double in the fifth.
Both his hits came off Brewers starter Dustin May (6-9).
May (6-9) was pitching four days after he got hit in the upper back by a 106-mph line drive off the bat of the New York Mets’ A.J. Ewing. The comebacker caused May to leave that game with a bruised right scapula after throwing just one pitch.
Pederson’s homer off Grant Anderson in the sixth extended Texas’ lead to 5-2. Jake Burger and Cody Freeman added RBI singles to make it 7-2 in the seventh.
Sánchez’s two-run shot off Jordan Montgomery cut Texas’ lead to 7-4 in the bottom of the seventh, but the Brewers wouldn’t get any closer.
Tyler Alexander (5-2) pitched two innings of shutout relief to earn the win. Jacob Latz worked the ninth for his 27th save in 30 opportunities.
Milwaukee had taken an early 2-0 lead as each of the first four batters to face Texas starter Kumar Rocker reached base. Brice Turang drew a leadoff walk before Garrett Mitchell, Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio singled.
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The Brewers head to Chicago tonight to begin a four-game series with the Cubs. Kyle Harrison (10-3, 2.79) pitches for Milwaukee and Clay Holmes (5-6, 2.26) starts for Chicago.
Dodgers 6,
Tigers 1
DETROIT (AP) -- Tyler Glasnow gave up two hits and one run in seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Freddie Freeman scored three runs, and Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers.
Detroit, which has scored nine runs in its last six games, has lost 12 of 15.
Glasnow allowed one walk while striking out six. Detroit starter Framber Valdez gave up three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings.