Baseball roundup: Angels' Ohtani dazzles vs. A's

[April 09, 2018]  Shohei Ohtani gave up one hit and struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 win over the Oakland A's on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.

Ohtani retired the first 19 batters he faced, throwing a perfect game until Marcus Semien lined a 2-0 fastball into left field for a single with one out in the seventh.

Ohtani (2-0) walked one while making 91 pitches.

The rookie right-hander got plenty of offensive support, Mike Trout leading the way with a home run, a single, a walk, two RBIs and two runs. Ryan Schimpf also homered for Los Angeles.

Indians 3, Royals 1

Yan Gomes hit a two-run, walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning to lead host Cleveland past Kansas City on the coldest day in Indians franchise history.

Yonder Alonso walked with one out in the ninth against Brandon Maurer (0-2) and Gomes hit the ninth pitch of his at-bat over the left field fence for his second homer of the season. The temperature was 32 degrees at first pitch, the coldest start time at home in franchise history.

Cody Allen (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the victory.

Pirates 5, Reds 0

Jameson Taillon threw a one-hit shutout, and Gregory Polanco and Corey Dickerson each hit home runs as Pittsburgh beat visiting Cincinnati.

The Reds had 24 hits combined in the first two games of the series but couldn't figure out Taillon (2-0). The right-hander struck out seven and walked two in the complete-game gem.

The Reds lost third baseman Eugenio Suarez to a fractured right thumb in the fourth inning when he was hit by Taillon's pitch. Suarez homered and had five RBIs in Cincinnati's 7-4 victory on Saturday.

Red Sox 8, Rays 7

Andrew Benintendi drove a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to left-center field to cap a six-run eighth inning as Boston erased a five-run deficit against visiting Tampa Bay to win its eighth consecutive game.

Hanley Ramirez and Rafael Devers each had two RBIs while Mitch Moreland, Christian Vazquez and Mookie Betts added one apiece. C.J. Cron homered for the Rays.

Boston's Xander Bogaerts exited in the seventh inning with a left ankle injury after sliding into the Rays' dugout attempting to corral an errant throw.

Mets 6, Nationals 5 (12 innings)

Yoenis Cespedes hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the 12th inning to give New York a victory at Washington Nationals and a three-game series sweep.

Seth Lugo (1-0) threw three innings of scoreless relief to help the Mets win their fifth consecutive game. Jacob Rhame came on in bottom of the 12th and earned his first save this season.

Washington's Bryce Harper hit his major-league-leading sixth homer of the year. Adrian Gonzalez hit the Mets' second grand slam of the series.

Orioles 8, Yankees 7 (12 innings)

Craig Gentry capped an 11-pitch at-bat with the tiebreaking single in the top of the 12th as Baltimore escaped with a win in New York after falling behind 5-0 in the first inning.

Brad Brach escaped with his second save despite loading the bases in the 12th. First, he retired Aaron Judge on a 1-2-5 double play. Then he capped the four-hour, 48-minute marathon by fanning Giancarlo Stanton on a 1-2 fastball.

It was the fifth strikeout for Stanton, who struck out five times for the second time in his career -- both in the past week. He was 0-for-7, and the boos intensified as the game went on.

Dodgers 2, Giants 1 (10 inning)

Pinch hitter Kyle Farmer drove in the tiebreaking run with a double off the right field fence with two outs in the 10th inning to push Los Angeles past host San Francisco.

In what began as a pitchers' duel between left-handers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Ty Black of the Giants, the Dodgers wasted no time in the 10th against the fifth Giants pitcher, Pierce Johnson (0-1).

Cody Bellinger led off the inning with a double. After Corey Seager was walked intentionally with one out, Johnson got Yasiel Puig on a fly ball to center field before Farmer, the last available position player on the Dodgers' bench, went the opposite way for the eventual game-winner.

Astros 4, Padres 1

Max Stassi smashed his first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the fifth inning, to lift Houston over visiting San Diego.

Stassi homered off Tyson Ross (1-1), snapping a scoreless tie in the process. Ross had cruised through his first four innings, retiring 12 of the 13 batters he faced before the fifth.

Astros starter Charlie Morton (2-0) allowed four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over six innings. Houston relievers Will Harris, Joe Smith and Brad Peacock worked a scoreless inning each, with Peacock earning the first save of his career.

Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1

David Peralta snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run homer as Arizona triumphed in St. Louis. A.J. Pollock added a two-out solo homer off Mike Mayers in the eighth.

The game featured a second-inning altercation between Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina after Pollock was called out on strikes and Lovullo was ejected by plate umpire Tim Timmons.

Lovullo appeared to point his finger in the direction of Molina, at which time Molina tried to get at him. Molina appeared to bump Timmons but wasn't ejected from the game. The teams congregated behind home plate, but nothing further occurred.

Marlins 6, Phillies 3

Rookie Brian Anderson hit a two-run, tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, leading Miami past host Philadelphia. The Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 36-6.

Marlins backup catcher Bryan Holaday, who pitched a scoreless inning in an emergency situation on Saturday when the Phillies rolled to a 20-1 win, added an RBI single in the eighth.

Marlins relievers Chris O'Grady, Odrisamer Despaigne (2-0), Drew Steckenrider and Brad Ziegler combined to pitch five scoreless innings. Ziegler got the save, the first for a Miami pitcher this season.

Cubs 3, Brewers 0

Ben Zobrist hit his first homer of the season and Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings to thwart host Milwaukee.

Zobrist's fourth-inning homer broke a scoreless tie, and the Cubs posted their second shutout of the series while taking three of four games against a top NL Central contender.

Quintana (1-1) gave up three hits, walked two and struck out six in his fifth quality start in five career starts against Milwaukee. He has given up three earned runs in 36 innings against the Brewers.

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

Mike Fiers tossed six scoreless innings in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers completed a three-game sweep in Chicago.

Fiers, who signed a one-year, $6 million free agent contract during the offseason, allowed three hits and a walk while striking out six. A quartet of relievers followed, including Shane Greene, who recorded his second save.

Leadoff hitter Leonys Martin reached base three times, including the only two hits the Tigers managed during the afternoon, and scored the only run. Miguel Cabrera hit a first-inning sacrifice fly to drive in his fourth run in two games.

Blue Jays 7, Rangers 4

Kendrys Morales had two hits, including a three-run, first-inning home run, and Jaime Garcia pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as Toronto turned back host Texas.

Garcia (1-0) won his first decision with Toronto by allowing three runs on five hits while striking out five and walking two.

The Blue Jays set the tone with four runs in their first at-bat, all coming on home runs. Steve Pearce hit the first pitch of the game from Cole Hamels over the left field fence, and Morales followed him four batters later with a three-run blast on a line drive to right-center field.

Braves 4, Rockies 0

Atlanta used three solo homers to support the strong effort of starting pitcher Sean Newcomb and win at Colorado.

The Braves got back-to-back homers in the sixth inning from Nick Markakis and Dansby Swanson, and Ozzie Albies added one in the seventh.

Newcomb (1-1) kept the Colorado hitters off-balance for six scoreless innings. He scattered five hits, did not walk a batter and struck out nine.

Mariners-Twins, ppd.

One day after the coldest game in franchise history, Minnesota announced its game against Seattle was postponed. The teams will make up the contest on May 14.

The temperature for the start of Saturday's game, an 11-4 Mariners victory, was 27 degrees.

--Field Level Media

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