LOS ANGELES — Tony Gonsolin tossed six shutout innings, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the first and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 Wednesday to take 2 of 3 from the defending World Series champions.

The only hit allowed by Gonsolin was Manny Pina’s slow bouncer to the right side leading off the sixth. Second baseman Max Muncy was shifted, and his throw to the bag was a tick slow.

Mitch White gave up consecutive doubles to Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna with two outs in the ninth.

Gonsolin (1-0) went six shutout innings for the third time in his big league career and first in two years. The right-hander struck out three and walked three. He spent much of last season rehabbing his right shoulder. He started 13 of 15 games and had a 3.23 ERA.

Freeman went 3 of 4 against his former team to close out an emotional reunion.

BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2: Brandon Woodruff pitched hitless ball into the sixth inning, Rowdy Tellez homered for the second straight day and Milwaukee  beat visiting Pittsburgh for a three-game sweep.

Woodruff (2-1) gave up just one hit, a one-out single by former teammate Daniel Vogelbach in the sixth.

Josh Hader earned his sixth save in six tries, finishing off Milwaukee’s fourth straight win.

PHILLIES 9, ROCKIES 6: Johan Camargo had four hits, including a three-run home run in a five-run seventh inning, and visiting Philadelphia beat Colorado to stop a three-game losing streak.

Kyle Schwarber added a rare homer into the right-field third deck (468 feet) at Coors Field, and Nick Castellanos and Alec Bohm also went deep.

PADRES 6, REDS 0: Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run homer as San Diego sent visiting Cincinnati to its ninth straight loss and its longest skid in five years.

Cincinnati, shut out for the first time this year, had not lost nine straight since June 9-18, 2017. The Reds went winless on a seven-game West Coast trip that started at Dodger Stadium.

CARDINALS 2, MARLINS 0: Nolan Arenado hit a two-run home run in the top of ninth inning and St. Louis won at Miami.

DIAMONDBACKS 11, NATIONALS 2: Seth Beer’s three hits and three RBI propelled Arizona to a win at Washington.

The U.S. Capitol, a little more than a mile from the ballpark, briefly was evacuated shortly before the game because police said an aircraft posed “a probable threat” – but it turned out the plane was carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who parachuted into Nationals Park as part of Military Appreciation Night.

GIANTS 5, METS 2: Brandon Belt homered on his birthday, newcomer Carlos Rodón overpowered once again and San Francisco won at New York with Mets Manager Buck Showalter out for a medical procedure.

The 65-year-old Showalter expects to rejoin the team Thursday after an undisclosed procedure. Acting bench coach Dick Scott, of Ellsworth, Maine, hitting coach Eric Chavez and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner split leadership duties in his absence.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

YANKEES 5, TIGERS 3: Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in Detroit’s loss at home to New York.

Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle in the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1).

The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. With the fans falling eerily silent every time Clay Holmes went into his windup, Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker.

Cabrera, 39, is an 11-time All-Star, four-time batting champion, two-time MVP and Triple Crown winner.

Green (1-1) allowed Harold Castro’s two-run double in the sixth that tied the score 3-3, but Josh Donaldson walked against Drew Hutchison (0-1) leading off the seventh, and pinch-runner Tim Locastro reached third when Gleyber Torres sacrificed and Hutchison threw the ball wildly past second for an error. Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined the next pitch to center for a 4-3 lead.

DJ LeMahieu hit into a run-scoring forceout in the eighth as Anthony Rizzo beat first baseman Spencer Torkelson’s throw home, and Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his third save.

ANGELS 6, ASTROS 0: Two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a career best with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBI to lead Los Angeles at Houston.

Ohtani (1-2) didn’t allow a baserunner until Jason Castro lined a single to center field with one out in the sixth – it was his first hit of the season, and the only one Houston got in the game. Rookie Jeremy Pena walked with two outs to elicit a visit to the mound before Ohtani retired Michael Brantley on a groundout with his final pitch.

ROYALS 2, TWINS 0: Daniel Lynch allowed four hits while pitching into the sixth inning and the stingy Kansas City bullpen shut out Minnesota the rest of the way for a win at home.

Lynch bounced back from a dismal season debut against St. Louis to win a pitchers’ duel against Chris Paddack and the equally stout Minnesota bullpen. The Kansas City relief corps has not allowed a run in 17 1/3 innings. Adalberto Mondesi had the game’s only RBI. Minnesota has lost four of its last five on a trip through Boston and Kansas City.

GUARDIANS SWEEP WHITE SOX: Jose Ramirez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland swept a doubleheader from visiting Chicago.

Ramirez, who signed a $141 million, seven-year contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBI. Manny Ramirez is the only player in baseball history with more RBI in a team’s first 11 games, driving in 22 in 1999 with Cleveland.

ORIOLES 1, ATHLETICS 0: Jordan Lyles struck out six and walked one over five scoreless innings for his first victory with the Orioles as Baltimore won at Oakland, California.

Ryan McKenna scored Baltimore’s run on a fielding error by Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus in the fifth inning.

INTERLEAGUE

RAYS 8, CUBS 2: Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help Tampa Bay win at Chicago in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain.

First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later.

Josh Lowe had a triple, double and RBI for Tampa Bay.

Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958.

NOTES

ASTROS: Second baseman Jose Altuve was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.

The 2017 AL MVP was injured legging out an infield single in the eighth inning Monday night, and the roster move is backdated to Tuesday.

GUARDIANS: The Cleveland Guardians placed three players on the COVID-19 injured list, including major league batting leader Owen Miller.

Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill and righty reliever Anthony Castro also tested positive for the virus and were moved to the IL prior to Cleveland’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.

Miller, a first baseman, leads the big leagues with a .500 average and a 1.509 OPS.

REDS: Catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the seven-day concussion list a day after a home plate collision with Luke Voit of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Mark Kolozsvary was recalled from the taxi squad to take Stephenson’s roster spot. Aramis Garcia started at catcher in Wednesday’s series finale.

NATIONALS: Reliever Sean Doolittle was put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season.

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