Dodgers 5, Rays 0: Zack Greinke pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Adrian Gonzalez belted a two-run homer as host Los Angeles extended its winning streak to four games.
Nick Punto had a pair of hits and two RBIs as the streaking Dodgers handed Tampa Bay its season high-tying fourth consecutive loss and improved to 19-3 since the All-Star break. Skip Schumaker went 4-for-4 as Los Angeles moved six games ahead of Arizona atop the National League West.
Greinke (10-3) scattered six hits to reach double-digit victories for the sixth straight season. He struck out seven and walked one to win for the seventh time in eight decisions and improve to 6-1 at Dodger Stadium this year.
Roberto Hernandez (6-12) had his second straight abbreviated outing, lasting four innings and yielding five runs on eight hits to fall to 1-8 on the road. Ben Zobrist had a pair of hits for the Rays but rookie Wil Myers was hitless in four at-bats to end his streak of reaching base at 22 games in a row.
Gonzalez staked Greinke to 2-0 lead in the first inning when he golfed a low breaking ball from Hernandez into the seats in right field for his 16th homer. Los Angeles doubled the lead in the third on a two-run single by Punto, who notched his fourth two-hit game in the last seven outings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dodgers rookie RF Yasiel Puig went 0-for-2 and drew a pair of intentional walks, halting his hitting streak at eight games. … The Rays avoided a big inning in the bottom of the fourth when they successfully pulled off the hidden ball trick, with 3B Evan Longoria tagging out Juan Uribe for the second out. … Friday’s stunning comeback by the Dodgers, when they scored four runs in the ninth inning, set a franchise record with their 11th consecutive victory in a one-run game. It also marked only the third time in Tampa Bay’s history that the Rays lost on a walk-off error.
