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MLB roundup: Kluber notches 11th win in rout

Corey Kluber allowed just one hit in seven innings of work to become Major League Baseball's first 11-game winner this season as the Cleveland Indians rolled past the visiting Chicago White Sox 12-0 on Wednesday at Progressive Field.

The win gave the Indians the three-game series sweep and pushed their winning streak to four. Conversely, the loss was the White Sox's seventh in a row.

Jose Ramirez's three-run home run in the first inning was all Kluber (11-3) needed as he bounced back from his worst outing of the season in his prior appearance (four runs in five innings in a 6-3 loss to Minnesota) by dominating the White Sox.

Omar Narvaez's two-out single in the second inning was the only hit off Kluber, who struck out seven, walked just one and did not allow a Chicago runner to reach second base. He retired the final 14 batters he faced after walking Charlie Tilson in the third inning.

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0

Jon Lester went seven scoreless innings and Kyle Schwarber hit a home run for the second consecutive game as Chicago closed out a National League Championship Series rematch with a shut out of visiting Los Angeles.

The Cubs took two of three against the defending NL champions, with a four-game rematch set to start Monday at Los Angeles.

Dodgers starter Ross Stripling (6-2) saw his six-start win streak come to an end after giving up three runs on eight hits over six innings. Meanwhile, Lester (9-2) has won five consecutive starts and seven of his last eight. He threw a season-high 119 pitches while holding the Dodgers to five hits with three walks and a strikeout.

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Odubel Herrera's one-out solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted host Philadelphia over St. Louis.

Homering in his fourth straight game, Herrera tagged reliever Sam Tuivailala (1-3) with the loss on a difficult day for St. Louis. The Cardinals lost starting pitcher Michael Wacha to an oblique injury in the bottom of the fourth, one batter after he served up a two-run homer to Cesar Hernandez that gave the Phillies a 3-1 edge.

Reliever Edubray Ramos (2-0) worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win for Philadelphia. Adam Morgan got the last two outs to garner his first big league save, retiring Tommy Pham on a grounder to short with the tying run at second to end the game.

Blue Jays 5, Braves 4

J.A. Happ struck out eight in a season-best 8 1/3 innings, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and Toronto held on to defeat visiting Atlanta.

Happ (9-3) held the Braves to four runs, six hits, including two solo homers, and walked no one as the Blue Jays gained a split of the two-game interleague series.

Happ was sent out for the ninth to try for his first complete game of the season but was replaced by Ryan Tepera after allowing one-out singles to Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis. Tepera allowed an RBI single to Kurt Suzuki before striking out Charlie Culberson. Ender Inciarte hit an RBI infield single to second and Johan Camargo flied out to center to give Tepera his fifth save of the season.

Giants 6, Marlins 5

Hunter Pence drove in two runs in a rare start, and Gorkys Hernandez capped a five-run sixth inning with a two-run single, allowing host San Francisco to outlast Miami and win a tense three-game series.

After the clubs split games Monday and Tuesday in which there were four hit batsmen and two ejections, both teams were on their best behavior in the series finale, the seventh time the clubs have met in the last 10 days.

Left-hander Derek Holland (5-7) got the win, allowing three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings. He walked two and struck out seven. Reyes Moronta came on with two aboard in the ninth and struck out J.B. Shuck for his first career save.

Athletics 12, Padres 4

Oakland hit back-to-back homers in back-to-back innings for the first time in 21 seasons to rout host San Diego and complete a two-game sweep.

Second baseman Franklin Barreto and catcher Josh Phegley hit back-to-back homers -- the first round-tripper of the season for each -- in the second off Padres starter Joey Lucchesi (3-3) to give the A's a quick 4-0 lead.

Center fielder Mark Canha and first baseman Matt Olson went back-to-back in the third off Padres reliever Robbie Erlin. Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Phil Hughes, giving the A's five homers for the game totaling 2,018 feet.

Reds 5, Tigers 3

Scooter Gennett and Eugenio Suarez hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and Cincinnati held on to beat visiting Detroit.

Gennett's two-run shot was his 13th this season, while Suarez has 15 homers. Adam Duvall added a solo blast -- his 12th -- and Scott Schebler contributed two hits and a run scored. Tucker Barnhart had two hits and an RBI as Cincinnati took both games of the series.

Jeimer Candelario and Niko Goodrum homered for Detroit, and Jose Iglesias added three hits and an RBI. Tigers starter Michael Fulmer (3-6) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings and tied his season high with nine strikeouts.

--Field Level Media