LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw left after two innings with a back injury, but the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a blown save by Kenley Jansen to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Sunday on Logan Forsythe’s bases-loaded single in the 10th.

Kershaw, unbeaten in 15 consecutive starts, left after 21 pitches because of right low back tightness.

Jansen entered with a 3-1 lead and got the final out of the eighth, but gave up a three-run homer to Matt Adams in the ninth, tying the game at 4-all.

Forsythe singled up the middle after Cody Bellinger was intentionally walked by Jim Johnson (6-2) to load the bases.

Brandon Morrow (3-0) got the win after retiring the side in the top of the 10th.

Austin Barnes hit a three-run homer in the fourth for the Dodgers.

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NATIONALS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Stephen Strasburg left after struggling with his control in the second inning, and Washington won at Phoenix.

Strasburg uncharacteristically walked the No. 8 and No. 9 batters in the second inning before departing with a 5-0 lead.

PADRES 5, GIANTS 2: Wil Myers homered for the third straight game against host San Francisco, Jabari Blash hit a go-ahead two-run double in the decisive fourth to back Dinelson Lamet, and San Diego won.

ROCKIES 13, PIRATES 3: Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings in his first start since taking a no-hitter into the ninth, Trevor Story, pinch-hitter Pat Valaika and Mark Reynolds hit two-run homers during a seven-run sixth, and the Colorado won at home.

REDS 6, MARLINS 3: Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered to power host Cincinnati over Miami and avoid a three-game sweep.

PHILLIES 6, BREWERS 3: Nick Williams homered, Jerad Eickhoff pitched six strong innings and Howie Kendrick continued to increase his trade value with two hits and two RBI as Philadelphia won at home.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

INDIANS 8, BLUE JAYS 1: Corey Kluber struck out a season-high 14 in 72/3 innings and Cleveland beat Toronto to complete a three-game sweep.

YANKEES 6, MARINERS 4: Aroldis Chapman struck out Ben Gamel with a runner on to preserve a victory at Seattle, the Yankees’ third win in four games against the Mariners this weekend.

ORIOLES 9, ASTROS 7: Zach Britton set an American League record by converting his 55th consecutive save opportunity, blanking Houston in the ninth inning to seal Baltimore’s victory at home.

RANGERS 6, RAYS 5: Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and the Texas completed a three-game sweep at Tampa Bay.

TIGERS 9, TWINS 6: Jose Iglesias hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh that led Detroit at Minnesota in a game that took 4 hours, 19 minutes – the longest nine-inning game in Twins history.

ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4: Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted host Kansas City over the White Sox, extending Chicago’s longest losing streak in four years to nine games.

INTERLEAGUE

ATHLETICS 3, METS 2: Rookie Matt Chapman hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, lifting Oakland over host New York.


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