NEW YORK — Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended Friday through Aug. 20 by Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher.

Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave on July 2 under the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy adopted by MLB and the players’ union in 2015. MLB and the union have agreed to several extensions.

Police in Pasadena, California, and MLB are investigating the allegations made against Bauer by a Southern California woman who says the pitcher choked her to the point where she lost consciousness and punched her during two sexual encounters this year. The woman has obtained a protection order against Bauer.

According to the woman’s declaration attached to the request for the protection order, she suffered injuries as a result of the second encounter, including two black eyes, a bloodied swollen lip, significant bruising and scratching to one side of her face.

The pitcher’s agents, Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba, have disputed the allegations and Fetterolf said in a statement that the pair’s brief relationship was “wholly consensual.” The statement said Bauer has messages from the woman asking for the kind of “rough” sexual interactions they had.

Attorneys for Bauer and for the woman said during a court session last month that they intend to call several witnesses, including Bauer, during a hearing related to the order that’s scheduled to begin Monday.

Bauer agreed to a $102 million, three-year contract to join his hometown Dodgers this year after winning his first Cy Young Award with the Cincinnati Reds last season. Bauer is 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 17 starts this season.

GIANTS: All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford is being rewarded for one of his best seasons yet, agreeing to a new two-year contract that takes him through the 2023 season.

The Giants announced the $32 million deal that will pay the 34-year-old shortstop $16 million in base salary in both 2022 and 2023.

He is in the final season of a $75 million, six-year contract signed in November 2015. He is earning $15 million this season.

Crawford’s reliable play in the infield and his offense are big reasons why the Giants have the best record in the majors and lead the NL West ahead of the reigning World Series champion Dodgers and San Diego.

Crawford is batting a career-best .296 with 19 home runs, 21 doubles, a triple and 69 RBI. He earned his third All-Star selection this summer and is a three-time Gold Glove recipient.

METS: New York put newly acquired infielder Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list because of back spasms.

Báez was injured in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia when the Mets said he had left hip soreness. He had not started the last three games before Friday and came up as a pinch-hitter on Wednesday against Washington.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

REDS 6, PHILLIES 1: Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Tyler Mahle tossed seven shutout innings to lead Cincinnati to a win at Philadelphia.

Nick Castellanos added a solo homer and Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run shot for the Reds (63-54), who trail Milwaukee by 71/2 games in the NL Central, even though they have a better record than the Phillies. The Phillies (60-56) started the night in first place in the NL East.

Mahle (10-3) allowed three hits and walked none in his second straight win. Michael Lorenzen worked the eighth and Heath Hembree gave up a run in the ninth.

With the Phillies chasing their first postseason appearance since 2011, Zack Wheeler (10-7) stumbled on a steamy night. The ace right-hander threw a two-hit shutout in his last start against New York.

Tyler Naquin led off the fourth with a single and Wheeler plunked Castellanos. Votto’s second-half revival continued when his 26th homer of the season landed in the bullpen for a 3-0 lead. Votto moved into second in the NL in home runs and became just the third player 37 years old or older to have at least one 22-game span with 15-plus home runs.

INDIANS 7, TIGERS 4: Cleveland rookie Ernie Clement hit the first two homers of his career while Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers stayed one drive short of No. 500 as the Indians won at Detroit.

Cabrera went 0 for 4, leaving him at 499 career home runs and disappointing a crowd of 22,107.

Yu Chang homered and tripled for the Indians, who improved to 11-5 against Detroit this season.

Zach Plesac (7-4) allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings. He struck out eight without a walk.

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