Highlights of Monday's MLB games
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[May 02, 2017]
May 1 (The Sports Xchange)
Brewers 7, Cardinals 5
Travis Shaw belted a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the
10th inning Monday night as the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the St.
Louis Cardinals 7-5 at Busch Stadium.
Shaw victimized Seung Hwan Oh (1-1), who had to try to get four outs
in the inning after a throwing error by second baseman Kolten Wong
enabled pinch-hitter Hernan Perez to reach base.
Jonathan Villar bunted Perez to second. After Eric Thames was
intentionally walked, Oh slipped a called third strike by Domingo
Santana. But Shaw ripped a 1-2 pitch 451 feet over the St. Louis
bullpen in right-center for his sixth homer of the year.
Oliver Drake (1-0) pitched a clean ninth for the win and Neftali
Feliz picked up his seventh save despite yielding a leadoff homer to
Jedd Gyorko, his second of the night.
Milwaukee (14-13) improved to 7-3 on the road while the Cardinals
(12-13) lost their second straight game, falling to 3-3 on a
nine-game homestand.
Reds 4, Pirates 3 (10 innings)
Billy Hamilton's double with two outs in the 10th inning drove home
Arismendy Alcantara with the winning run, lifting Cincinnati to a
victory over Pittsburgh in the opener of a four-game series at Great
American Ball Park.
In the 10th, Tucker Barnhart walked with one out and pinch runner
Alcantara advanced to second on Daniel Hudson's errant pickoff throw
to first. Two batters later, Hamilton laced a 2-2 pitch from Hudson
(0-1) into right field.
Adam Duvall hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth for
Cincinnati, which has won two straight since snapping a four-game
losing streak.
Mets 7, Braves 5
Michael Conforto continued his offensive splurge since being moved
to the leadoff spot, coming up with a home run and three RBIs in New
York's win over Atlanta.
The left-fielder was 2-for-4 with a walk and hit his seventh home
run. He improved to 14-for-40 (.350) in the 10 games in which he's
batted first. He led off the game with a home run and had a two-out
two-run single to cap a five-run outburst in the fourth that put the
Mets ahead to stay.
Winning pitcher Robert Gsellman (1-2) allowed five earned runs for
the second straight start. The right-hander pitched five innings and
allowed six hits and one walk, without striking out a batter, and
nearly allowed a 6-1 lead to slip away.
Royals 6, White Sox 1
Jason Vargas worked six strong innings as Kansas City topped
Chicago, ending the Royals' nine-game losing streak.
Vargas (4-1) permitted one run on five hits over six innings,
throwing 96 pitches. He walked three and struck out one. He lost to
the White Sox 12-1 last week, giving up four runs on seven hits over
five innings.
Kansas City's Eric Hosmer homered in the seventh with Christian
Colon, who led off the inning with a single, along for the ride.
Hosmer drove an 0-1 Dylan Covey pitch out the opposite way.
Rays 4, Marlins 2
Jake Odorizzi came off the disabled list and pitched effectively,
helping Tampa Bay defeat Miami at Marlins Park.
Odorizzi had been out since April 15 due to a strained left
hamstring. He allowed just two hits, one walk and two runs (one
earned) in five innings.
Danny Farquhar (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Alex
Colome earned his sixth save of the season, throwing a scoreless
ninth. It was his first save since April 25. He had blown his
previous two chances, allowing four runs in two innings.
Tigers 7, Indians 1
Daniel Norris allowed one run in six innings, Tyler Collins hit a
three-run home run, and Alex Avila added a two-run single to lead
Detroit to a victory over Cleveland.
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Norris (2-2), whose only other win this season was
also over Cleveland, gave up five hits with four walks and eight
strikeouts.
Alex Wilson worked a scoreless seventh, and Anibal Sanchez finished
with two scoreless innings to make it seven in a row without a run
for the Tigers' bullpen, which entered the week worst in the league
in ERA.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 2
Dylan Bundy turned in his sixth straight quality start of the
season, allowing two runs in seven-plus innings and pitching
Baltimore to a victory over Boston in the first game of a four-game
series.
Manny Machado, the center of controversy after spiking Boston's
Dustin Pedroia in Baltimore April 21, hit a long solo homer off Rick
Porcello (1-4), drove in two runs and made four dazzling fielding
plays.
The Orioles broke a tie with the losing New York Yankees and moved
back into sole possession of first place in the AL East.
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 1
Ryan Goins drove in four runs, half on the first two-run sacrifice
fly in Blue Jays history, during Toronto's victory over New York.
Goins entered the game with four RBIs, and the shortstop knocked in
at least four runs in a game for the third time in his career. He
hit a two-run home run in the second inning and lifted a two-run
sacrifice fly in the sixth off Luis Severino (2-2).
Chris Coghlan added a solo home run and Jose Bautista slugged a
two-run shot for the Blue Jays, who won their season-high third in a
row as they attempt to climb out of an early-season hole.
Astros 6, Rangers 2
Carlos Correa delivered one of four run-scoring hits in the seventh
inning for Houston in its win over Texas at Minute Maid Park.
Correa followed an infield RBI single from George Springer and a
run-scoring double by Jose Altuve by scorching a two-run double past
the Rangers' drawn-in infield, pushing the Astros to a 5-2 lead.
Yuli Gurriel added a double to left-center field to plate Correa and
cap the five-run frame for the Astros.
Houston had squandered scoring opportunities in the second and fifth
innings against Rangers right-hander Andrew Cashner (0-3), who
departed after Alex Bregman and Nori Aoki reached to open the
seventh. Cashner allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and
three walks over six-plus innings. He fanned two.
Giants 4, Dodgers 3
Hunter Pence and Buster Posey homered, and San Francisco ended a
two-game skid with a victory over Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles at
Dodger Stadium.
Christian Arroyo went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Giants.
Giants starter Johnny Cueto (4-1) allowed three runs on six hits,
fanned six and walked one in seven innings.
Phillies 10, Cubs 2
Tommy Joseph slugged a three-run homer and Aaron Altherr reached
base three times and knocked in three runs as Philadelphia snapped a
three-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago.
Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez (2-2) picked up his second
straight victory in a five-inning outing to open a four-game Wrigley
Field series.
Velasquez held the Cubs to two hits before he was pulled for a pinch
hitter. He allowed two walks, struck out four and threw 98 pitches. [© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All
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