Hernandez lifts Dodgers over Giants

NEW YORK — Enrique Hernandez homered twice and drove in four runs, Charlie Culberson drive in three, and Clayton Kershaw got the best of Madison Bumgarner in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 7-3 victory Friday night against the San Francisco Giants. Hernandez homered to center on the first pitch Bumgarner (1-1) threw, and added a second solo shot in the third, this time to left, that broke a 1-1 tie. It was his first leadoff homer and his first multi-homer game of his career. Braves 6, Marlins 3: Adonis Garcia drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves snapped a nine-game losing streak to start the season with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. The Braves avoided a 0-10 start that would have matched a club record set in 1988. Cardinals 14, Reds 3: St. Louis broke a Busch Stadium III record with six homers as the Cardinals walloped Cincinnati for their sixth win in seven games. Matt Holliday belted two homers, including a 449-foot solo shot in the sixth inning that gave him the 20th multi-homer game of his career. Orioles 11, Rangers 5: Baltimore designated hitter Mark Trumbo hit two home runs and drove in five runs as part of nine-run seventh inning as the Orioles rallied past Texas. Baltimore trailed 5-1 going into the seventh before bludgeoning three Texas pitchers for nine runs and seven hits, including four home runs. Nationals 9, Phillies 1: Bryce Harper had three hits including a two-run homer as Washington improved to 8-1 with a victory over Philadelphia. The Nationals halted the Phillies’ three-game winning streak. Philadelphia starter Jeremy Hellickson lasted three innings after staking the Nationals to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. The righty had his ERA jump from 1.54 to 4.30, giving up six runs (five earned) and seven hits to go with a walk one and three strikeouts. Brewers 8, Pirates 4: Ryan Braun hit two long two-run homers and Jimmy Nelson took a shutout into the seventh inning before faltering as Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh. Braun blasted a 460-foot shot off the batter’s eye in center field against Kyle Lobstein in the sixth to put the Brewers ahead 5-0. Astros 1, Tigers 0: Dallas Keuchel pitched eight shutout innings and extended his home winning streak to 17 consecutive regular-season decisions in Houston’s victory over Detroit. Keuchel (2-1) pitched without the benefit of much run support. It didn’t matter. He surrendered five hits — all singles — and didn’t issue a walk until Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias worked one with one out in the eighth. Mets 6, Indians 5: New York hit four home runs — including three in the span of seven batters in a five-run fifth inning — to beat Cleveland. Michael Conforto, Alejandro De Aza, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker all homered for the Mets, who came into the game with a major league-low two home runs. In other games it was: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3; White Sox 1, Rays 0; Rockies 6, Cubs 1; Mariners 7, Yankees 1; Twins 5, Angels 4; Royals 4, Athletics 2; Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2.