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One bad inning added up to a bad outing in the mind of Chad Bettis. Bettis lost for the first time in five starts on Saturday night, and the Colorado Rockies lost 6-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rockies right-hander gave up two runs in the first and two more in the third. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 2:50:am EST

What better way for Scott Kazmir to put his first-inning struggles behind him than pretending to pitch an inning before the game begins. Kazmir survived the first and pitched six scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 for their eighth straight home victory. It didn't work with the first batter like I wanted, but I was able to get through the first inning and get into a groove,'' said Kazmir, who hit Charlie Blackmon, the first batter he faced, but stranded him on second base. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 2:36:am EST

July 3 (Gracenote) - Standings from the MLB on Saturday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Baltimore 47 33 .588 - 2. Boston 43 37 .538 4 3. Toronto 44 39 .530 4 1/2 4. NY Yankees 39 41 .488 8 5. Tampa Bay 33 47 .413 14 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Cleveland 49 31 .613 - 2. Kansas City 43 37 .538 6 3. Detroit 43 38 .531 6 1/2 4. Chicago White Sox 41 40 .506 8 1/2 5. Minnesota 26 54 .325 23 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 52 30 .634 - 2. Houston 43 38 .531 8 1/2 3. Seattle 42 39 .519 9 1/2 4. Oakland 35 46 .432 16 1/2 5. LA Angels 33 48 . ... Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 1:48:am EST

Scott Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings, Trayce Thompson and Adrian Gonzalez drove in two runs each and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Saturday night for their eighth straight home victory. Kazmir (7-3) extended his unbeaten streak to 10 starts by holding the Rockies to a single and two doubles. Since May 9, Kazmir is 5-0 with a 3.61 ERA. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 1:37:am EST

Jake Arrieta was not accustomed to this. ''It's frustrating for me, because I expect a lot more out of myself,'' he said Saturday night after the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in Arrieta's first regular-season road loss in 14 months. Just after Anthony Rizzo tied the score with a two-run, fourth-inning homer off Bartolo Colon, Travis d'Arnaud blooped a two-run single in the bottom half that sent the Mets to their third straight win in the four-game series, which ends Sunday. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 12:11:am EST