CINCINNATI — Adrian Gonzalez hit three home runs, and Andrew Toles and Rob Segedin became the first players in Dodgers history to hit their first career homers in consecutive at-bats, lifting Los Angeles to an 18-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
Gonzalez had a career-high eight RBIs. The Dodgers’ seven home runs were their most since Sept. 18, 2006, against the San Diego Padres. and their 21 hits were a season high. The 18 runs were the most for the Dodgers since Sept. 28, 2006, at Colorado.
Corey Seager and Yasmani Grandal also went deep for Los Angeles. Seager finished with four hits and three RBIs, while Chase Utley and Howie Kendrick each added three hits.
Cincinnati’s Jose Peraza had a career-high four hits, including two doubles, while Joey Votto fell a home run shy of the cycle and drove in four runs.
Astros 3, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Doug Fister pitched three-hit ball for seven scoreless innings, and Teoscar Hernandez and Alex Bregman hit home runs as Houston beat Pittsburgh.
Houston has won four games in a row after a four-game losing streak. Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight.
Fister (12-8) allowed only one baserunner though the first 4 2/3 innings, a second-inning walk, before Gregory Polanco doubled with two outs in the fourth. He finished with six strikeouts and one walk.
Orioles 4, Nationals 3
BALTIMORE — Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer, Dylan Bundy pitched six innings, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 Monday night.
Jonathan Schoop added a solo home for Baltimore, which had lost three straight. Bundy (7-4) allowed two runs on three hits while walking four and striking out four. He permitted at least one baserunner in five of his six innings.
Danny Espinosa and Anthony Rendon homered for Washington.