Jun 15, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Miami Marlins center fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) tips his helmet after hitting his 4257th professional hit with a double against the San Diego Padres during the ninth inning at Petco Park. Photo Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
SAN DIEGO — Luis Perdomo allowed three runs in six innings and Melvin Upton Jr. and Derek Norris each drove in two runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Marlins right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubled off Padres closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the top of the ninth inning for his 4,257th professional hit in Japan and the United States.
Suzuki’s total is one more than the major league record held by Pete Rose. The 42-year-old Suzuki has 2,979 hits in the major leagues after getting 1,278 in his nine-season career in Japan.
Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 2
PHOENIX — Scott Van Slyke hit a three-run homer and Clayton Kershaw won his eighth straight decision for Los Angeles.
Adrian Gonzalez and Howie Kendrick singled with two outs in the sixth inning before Van Slyke hit his first homer of the season off Patrick Corbin for a 3-1 lead.
Kershaw (10-1) gave up five hits, including a second-inning homer by Rickie Weeks Jr., while tying Jake Arrieta, Stephen Strasburg and Chris Sale for the major league lead in victories. Kershaw struck out 11 and walked one in 7 1/3 innings.
Giants 10, Brewers 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto went seven innings to beat Milwaukee for the eighth consecutive time, giving San Francisco a three-game series sweep.
Gregor Blanco, Joe Panik, Matt Duffy and Angel Pagan had three hits apiece as the Giants beat the Brewers for the fifth time in six meetings this season.
Cueto (10-1) limited the Brewers to one run and seven hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out nine. He hasn’t lost to Milwaukee since Aug. 2, 2012.
Rockies 6, Yankees 3
DENVER — Chad Bettis returned to form and Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer as Colorado beat New York to sweep a two-game series.
The Rockies equaled a season best with their fourth straight victory and went 5-1 on a just-concluded homestand, giving it six wins in its past seven games. The loss was the fourth straight for the Yankees.
DJ LeMahieu finished a home run shy of the cycle and drove in two runs. Bettis allowed three runs (two earned), seven singles and no walks with five strikeouts in six innings. He got 10 outs on ground balls, including the first two outs in the sixth.
