Corey Kluber shut down the White Sox and became the first pitcher with 11 wins this season. So what else is new for the reigning AL Cy Young winner?
Kluber allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and retired his final 14 batters Wednesday as host Cleveland routed the Chicago White Sox, 12-0. The right-hander struck out seven and issued a lone walk in his latest masterpiece.
Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis hit three-run homers for Cleveland, which swept the three-game series by a 24-5 margin.
* Jon Lester won his fifth straight start, Javier Baez backed him with three hits and two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0, at Wrigley Field. Lester (9-2) gave up five hits over seven innings. Baez had two doubles, a triple and a steal. He also made some solid plays at shortstop and second base.
Kyle Schwarber hit his 14th homer. Kris Bryant added two hits and an RBI in his third straight game batting leadoff. Lester walked three and struck out one batter. Anthony Bass worked the final two innings to finish the six-hitter.
* Odubel Herrera hit a tiebreaking, solo homer in the seventh inning, Cesar Hernandez hit a two-run homer and Philadelphia beat visiting St. Louis, 4-3. Yadier Molina hit a pair of homers for the Cardinals, who lost starter Michael Wacha in the fourth to a left oblique strain.
* Brandon Belt had three hits, Gorkys Hernandez added a two-run single during a five-run sixth inning and San Francisco beat Miami at home, 6-5.
* Light-hitting Franklin Barreto connected for a 424-foot, three-run home run, one of five long balls Oakland hit in routing host San Diego, 12-4. Josh Phegley, Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Jed Lowrie also went deep for Oakland.
* Scooter Gennett hit a tying two-run homer, and Eugenio Suarez connected on the next pitch — a hit originally ruled a double but changed to a homer on review — as Cincinnati rallied to a 5-3 home victory and a two-game sweep of Detroit.
* J.A. Happ (9-3) pitched a season-high 8.1 innings to win his fifth straight decision, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and host Toronto beat Atlanta, 5-4.
ISLES’ BARZAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
After an explosive first season, Islanders center Mathew Barzal was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year. The 21-year-old had 22 goals and 63 assists. His 85 points are the third most in a season by a rookie in the last 25 years behind Alex Ovechkin (106) and Sidney Crosby (102), according to ESPN Stats & Info. Barzal is also one of only three Islanders to record 80 points in a rookie season, joining Hall of Famers Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier. He’s just the fifth Islander to be awarded the Calder Trophy.
