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[May 02, 2018]
Gary Sanchez broke a scoreless
tie with a three-run home run in the ninth inning, and the New York
Yankees downed the host Houston Astros 4-0 on Tuesday at Minute Maid
Park.
Sanchez smashed the first pitch from Astros closer Ken Giles 423
feet to straightaway center field, plating Aaron Judge and Didi
Gregorius. Judge opened the ninth with a leadoff single, and
Gregorius followed with a double to left-center off Giles (0-1).
Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery logged a perfect first inning but
departed due to left elbow tightness. Five relievers completed the
shutout, with Aroldis Chapman striking out the side in the ninth.
The Astros wasted an exceptional effort from starter Justin
Verlander, who worked eight shutout innings and matched his career
high of 14 strikeouts.
Marlins 2, Phillies 1 (10 innings)
Yadiel Rivera hit a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 10th inning as
host Miami defeated Philadelphia.
Cameron Maybin sparked the rally by lining a one-out triple to left
center, beating an outfield shift. Miguel Rojas was intentionally
walked to get to Rivera, who smoked a line drive over a drawn-in
infield for his first walk-off hit as a Marlins player.
Miami's bullpen pitched four scoreless innings, led by Junichi
Tazawa (1-1), who earned the win by working out of a bases-loaded
jam in the top of the 10th inning.
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3
Daniel Descalso put Arizona ahead with a two-run triple in the
seventh inning, and A.J. Pollock and Christian Walker homered to
push the Diamondbacks to their best start in franchise history with
a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Deven Marrero and John Ryan Murphy singled off left-hander Adam
Liberatore (1-1) to open the seventh before Descalso tripled down
the right field line to lift Arizona (21-8) to its seventh victory
in eight games against the Dodgers this season.
Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer and Chris Taylor had two hits for
the Dodgers, who have lost four in a row and seven of their last
eight. Bellinger's homer in the third inning was the last of the
Dodgers' four hits.
Rangers 8, Indians 6 (12 innings)
Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit back-to-back homers with one
out in the 12th inning as Texas recovered from blowing a six-run
lead -- including four runs in the ninth -- for a victory at
Cleveland.
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Gallo hit his ninth homer of the season and Kiner-Falefa hit his
second off Nick Goody (0-2), who entered with two outs in the 10th
inning.
Nomar Mazara and Delino DeShields also homered for the Rangers, who
won for the fourth time in six games.
Nationals 12, Pirates 4
Matt Adams hit two home runs, Bryce Harper smacked a three-run shot
and Trea Turner chipped in with a bases-clearing double, powering
Washington to a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.
Max Scherzer won his fifth consecutive start, taking a shutout into
the seventh inning. He wound up allowing two runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Wilmer Difo also homered for Washington, which jumped out to a 12-0
lead.
Braves 3, Mets 2
Mike Soroka tossed six solid innings to earn the win in his major
league debut, as he and four relievers made a three-run first inning
by Atlanta stand up in a victory at New York.
The Braves have won three straight and five of six. The Mets have
lost nine of 15 since a franchise-best 11-1 start.
Soroka, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier Tuesday,
allowed one run on six hits and no walks while striking out five.
The 20-year-old, who is the third-youngest player in the majors,
threw a first-pitch strike to 15 of the 23 batters he faced.
Brewers 7, Reds 6
Orlando Arcia had three hits, and Travis Shaw and Jesus Aguilar hit
back-to-back home runs as Milwaukee held on for a victory at
Cincinnati.
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With the Reds rallying late, Brewers reliever Jeremy Jeffress
protected a one-run lead by striking out Joey Votto and getting
Scott Schebler on a ground out with runners on first and third in
the eighth inning. Jeffress then pitched a perfect ninth inning for
his first save of the season.
Ryan Braun hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning.
Brewers starter Chase Anderson (3-2) recovered from a slow start to
give up four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings.
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Royals 7, Red Sox 6 (13 innings)
Jorge Soler slugged a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the top of the
13th inning to give Kansas City a victory at Boston.
Soler hit a 1-0 curveball from left-hander Brian Johnson (1-1) just
barely over the Green Monster. The blast was Soler's third of the
season. Alex Gordon hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Jon
Jay went 4-for-5 with one RBI for the Royals.
Mitch Moreland and Eduardo Nunez homered for the Red Sox. Moreland
and Andrew Benintendi each had three hits for Boston.
Mariners 6, A's 3
Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer to back a strong start by Felix
Hernandez, giving Seattle a victory against visiting Oakland.
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Cruz's fifth-inning blast to center field snapped a 1-1 tie.
Hernandez (4-2) allowed three runs on three hits in six-plus
innings, with two of the runs scoring after he exited. He walked
four and struck out seven.
Oakland's Jed Lowrie homered for a 1-0 lead, but the Mariners scored
the next five runs.
Angels 3, Orioles 2
Justin Upton's RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the
ninth lifted Los Angeles to a win over visiting Baltimore.
Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak. The Orioles, with their
13th loss in 16 games, ended the night tied with the Kansas City
Royals for the worst record in the American League (8-21).
Despite blowing a save opportunity by allowing two runs in the top
of the ninth, Angels reliever Cam Bedrosian (1-0) got the win. Los
Angeles starter Nick Tropeano threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings of
one-hit ball.
Padres 3, Giants 2
Eric Hosmer hit an opposite-field home run off Hunter Strickland
with two outs in the ninth inning to break a tie and give San Diego
a win in San Francisco.
The home run was Hosmer's third of the season and first since April
17.
Kirby Yates (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth inning. Padres closer
Brad Hand, who gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth Monday
night to take a loss, retired all three hitters he faced Tuesday to
pick up his seventh save in nine opportunities.
Rockies 3, Cubs 1
Jon Gray tossed seven strong innings and was backed by home runs
from Charlie Blackmon, David Dahl and Nolan Arenado as Colorado won
at Chicago.
Wade Davis got the last three outs for his 11th save.
Anthony Rizzo homered for the Cubs, who had won five in a row.
Tigers 2, Rays 1
Matthew Boyd pitched six strong innings, Leonys Martin doubled in
the go-ahead run, and host Detroit squeaked past Tampa Bay.
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Boyd (1-2) gave up one run on seven hits while walking just one and
striking out seven.
A trio of relievers followed, including Shane Greene, who recorded
his fifth save. Greene gave up three ninth-inning runs to the Rays
in a 3-2 loss on Monday.
Blue Jays 7, Twins 4 (10 innings)
Toronto scored three runs in the 10th inning, two on wild pitches,
to defeat host Minnesota.
Kendrys Morales hit two home runs for the Blue Jays, who have won
three in a row, including the first two games of the three-games
against the Twins. Minnesota has lost 11 of its past 12 games.
Joe Mauer and Eddie Rosario homered for the Twins.
Cardinals 3, White Sox 2
Yadier Molina drilled a walk-off single to deep left field as St.
Louis scored twice in the ninth inning to rally for a win over
visiting Chicago.
Matt Carpenter led off the ninth inning with a home run for the
Cardinals, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Marcell Ozuna
doubled and scored the winning run on Molina's drive that bounced
off the left field wall.
Yoan Moncada finished 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for the
White Sox, who have dropped three straight.
--Field Level Media
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