LDN - Sports

Highlights of Tuesday's MLB games

[July 26, 2017] July 25 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Tuesday:

Indians 11, Angels 7

Edwin Encarnacion's grand slam in the 11th inning capped a wild night as the Cleveland Indians, after blowing an early seven-run lead, rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-7 on Tuesday.

Bradley Zimmer, whose grand slam highlighted a seven-run Cleveland second inning, led off the bottom of the 11th by drawing a walk from Bud Norris (1-3). Zimmer stole second base, then went to third when Norris walked Francisco Lindor but threw a wild pitch on ball four.

Mariners 6, Red Sox 5 (13 innings)

Jean Segura's infield single scored the winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning as Seattle handed Boston its season-high fourth straight loss.

With the Mariners trailing 5-4 and one out in the bottom of the 13th, Mitch Haniger drew a walk from Doug Fister (0-5), and Ben Gamel hit into a fielder's choice. Guillermo Heredia fouled off a couple two-strike pitches before lining a single to right field, with Gamel taking third. Gamel then scored the tying run on a wild pitch, with Heredia advancing from first to third.

Yankees 4, Reds 2

Todd Frazier experienced a memorable Yankee Stadium debut, hitting into a run-scoring triple play as New York held off Cincinnati.

New York scored its next three runs in more conventional ways. Aaron Judge singled and scored on Didi Gregorius' sacrifice fly to right in the fourth, Austin Romine lined an RBI double to right in the fifth, and Gregorius hit a home run in the eighth.

Cardinals 3, Rockies 2

Jedd Gyorko's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted St. Louis over Chicago.

Harrison Bader started the winning rally with his first big league hit, a double to left off Jake McGee (0-1). After Greg Garcia bunted Bader to third, Gyorko pinch-hit and lofted a fly ball to shallow right.

Dodgers 6, Twins 2

Chris Taylor doubled twice for his seventh multi-hit performance in his past eight games and drove in three runs as Los Angeles won its fourth straight game.

Yasiel Puig went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Chase Utley had two hits, and Joc Pederson scored two runs as the Dodgers improved to 35-6 since June 6. Kenta Maeda (9-4) limited Minnesota to two runs (one earned) in five innings.

Cubs 7, White Sox 2

Ben Zobrist reached base four times -- including his 500th career extra-base hit -- to help the Cubs defeat the White Sox.

Zobrist went 3-for-4 with two doubles plus a walk and an RBI. Willson Contreras was 3-for-5 with four RBIs including a three-run homer, his 16th of the season.

Brewers 8, Nationals 0

Milwaukee's slumbering offense woke up with a bang as it cracked three home runs off Edwin Jackson en route to a rout of Washington.

Zach Davies (12-4) is tied for the second-most wins in the National League after allowing three hits while striking out seven in 7 2/3 innings, his longest outing of the year. He helped the Brewers win for only the second time in nine games.

Astros 5, Phillies 0

Rookie Derek Fisher, freshly recalled from Triple-A, jumped right into the starting lineup and came up with a key two-run single to help Houston defeat Philadelphia.

[to top of second column]

Fisher went 1-for-3 with a walk, upping his average to .286 in his first 21 career major league at-bats. He also made two terrific catches in center in the first two innings. The only blemish was getting caught stealing after his only hit.

Royals 3, Tigers 1

Danny Duffy recorded his second victory over Detroit in a week as Kansas City won its seventh straight game.

Duffy (7-6) was the winning pitcher in the second victory of the streak, a 16-4 pummeling of the Tigers on Thursday in Kansas City. On Tuesday, Duffy limited the Tigers to one run on six hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Braves 8, Diamondbacks 3

Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning -- the second of Atlanta's four late-inning homers -- and Mike Foltynewicz lasted six innings for his sixth consecutive win as Atlanta defeated Arizona.

Suzuki homered in successive at-bats, going back-to-back with Johan Camargo in the eighth, as the Braves scored six runs against the Diamondbacks' bullpen in the seventh and eighth innings. Atlanta won for the first time in four games.

Rays 5, Orioles 4

Tampa Bay struck for five runs in the second inning then didn't get another hit until the eighth in its victory over Baltimore.

Tim Beckham belted a three-run homer off the Orioles' Wade Miley (4-9). Rays rookie Jake Faria (5-1) continued an impressive start to his career, going 7 1/3 innings and holding Baltimore to three runs. He recorded an eighth quality start in nine major league appearances.

Giants 11, Pirates 3

Madison Bumgarner recorded his first win of the season, and Joe Panik highlighted a 14-hit attack with a bases-clearing triple as San Francisco routed Pittsburgh.

Buster Posey had three hits and scored twice for the Giants, who had given Bumgarner (1-4) a total of 10 runs of offensive support in his previous six starts this season. Bumgarner limited the Pirates to one run and six hits in five innings.

Mets 6, Padres 5

Yoenis Cespedes drove home the go-ahead run on a check-swing, seventh-inning triple inches inside the right field foul line and scored on a throwing error on the same play to lead New York past San Diego.

Cespedes finished the night with a homer, a double and a triple in four at-bats. He had three RBIs and two runs. Seth Lugo (5-2) got the win after allowing four runs (three earned) in six innings.

Rangers 10, Marlins 4

Joey Gallo launched two of Texas' four home runs in a rout of Miami.

The Rangers' power surge backed a solid showing from Cole Hamels (5-1), who bounced back from his first loss of the season. The left-hander worked six innings, giving up four runs and six hits while striking out five and walking two.

Blue Jays 4, Athletics 1

Cesar Valdez pitched into the seventh inning against his former team, and Ryan Goins had a two-run double as Toronto defeated Oakland.

The Blue Jays scored four unearned runs against Oakland starter Sonny Gray in the second inning to help them take the second straight contest of the four-game series. The Athletics have lost 10 of their last 11 at the Rogers Centre.

Back to top