DENVER (AP) β Ian Desmond enjoyed his second career 5-for-5 night and hit a two-run home run in leading the Washington Nationals past Colorado 7-2. The Nationals victory, combined with Atlanta’s 3-1 loss to Miami in 10 innings, moved Washington one game ahead of Atlanta in the NL East race.
CHICAGO (AP) β Chris Sale improved to 9-1 in his first outing since the All-Star break and Adam Dunn had two RBIs and scored a run in the Chicago White Sox’ 3-1 victory over slumping Kansas City. The Royals held a team meeting before the game but lost their fourth straight and seventh in their last eight games.
TORONTO (AP) β Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has passed Boston great Carl Yastrzemski (yah-STREM’-skee) on baseball’s career home run chart with two homers in Boston’s 14-1 victory over Toronto. One inning after matching Yastrzemski with No. 452 on Monday night, Ortiz connected again to take over sole possession of 36th place on the all-time list.
PITTSBURGH (AP) β Hyun-Jin Ryu (hee-YUHN’-jihn YOO) won his 11th game, Adrian Gonzalez reached base five times and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. Ryu joined Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw in making the Dodgers the first team in the majors with three 11-game winners.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) β Marcell Dareus’ attorney says the Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle has agreed to enter an NFL substance abuse program in a bid to have felony drug charges in Alabama dismissed. Dareus, who is from Alabama, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after being stopped by a state trooper on May 5.
