Teoscar Hernández hits 200th home run in the MLB

(AFP) The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 on Sunday with Dominican Teoscar Hernández's 200th career home run in Major League Baseball.

The 32-year-old slugger hit a home run in the fifth inning to give the Dodgers a 6-5 lead.

Despite starter Tyler Glasnow's early exit due to shoulder pain, the Dodgers' bullpen responded by not giving up a single run for eight innings. 

After Hernández's home run, Cuban Andy Pagés joined the barrage with another two-run homer. The Havana native sealed the home win with a single in the sixth inning for Chris Taylor's final run.

Pagés, 24, hit a career-high four RBIs for the Dodgers, who won the series against the Pirates 2-1.

The reigning World Series champions, who will host the Miami Marlins starting Monday, climbed into second place in the NL West division with 18 wins and 10 losses.

The New York Yankees swept the Toronto Blue Jays in a doubleheader. After an 11-2 thrashing in the first game, the “Bronx Bombers” went on the take home a second victory later in the day 5-1.

In that game, J.C. Escarra hit his first home run of his career. Aaron Judge, the New York star, also hit a home run to celebrate his birthday with his Yankee Stadium fans.

The reigning American League MVP (Most Valuable Player) turned 33 on Saturday but the game that day was rained out.

The Washington Nationals scored five runs in the seventh inning and pulled off a tight 8-7 win against the New York Mets.

Dominican Juan Soto, the Mets’ star, connected two hits, while Venezuelan Luis Torrens drove in two runs, bringing his personal tally for the season to 10.