MLB
roundup: Soto smash in 10th lifts Nationals
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[April 10, 2019]
Juan Soto hit a three-run home
run off Jose Alvarez in the top of the 10th inning to rally the
visiting Washington Nationals to a 10-6 victory over the
Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Victor Robles, who had three hits, tied the score with a solo homer
in the ninth, and Yan Gomes and Howie Kendrick also homered for the
Nationals. Anthony Rendon had two hits and two RBIs, and Gomes added
two hits.
Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg lasted only four innings and
gave up six hits and six runs while walking four and striking out
three. Sean Doolittle (3-0) picked up the win in relief.
Bryce Harper and Maikel Franco homered while J.T. Realmuto added
three hits for the Phillies, who couldn't hold a 6-1 lead.
Mariners 6, Royals 3
Dee Gordon had three hits and two RBIs as Seattle claimed a victory
at Kansas City. The Mariners extended baseball's best record to 11-2
with their fourth straight win.
Whit Merrifield continues to be the lone bright spot for the Royals,
who lost their eighth game in a row. He led off the bottom of the
first with a triple to extend his hitting streak to 30 games, dating
back to last season.
The streak is tied for the longest in Royals history with Hall of
Famer George Brett's run from in 1980, the year he hit .390.
Merrifield finished 2-for-5.
Angels 11, Brewers 8
Tommy La Stella hit two home runs, but it was a bases-loaded walk by
Jonathan Lucroy that drove in the winning run in Los Angeles'
victory over Milwaukee Brewers.
The Angels earned their fifth win in a row, though it wasn't easy.
Los Angeles blew a 6-0 first-inning lead and then lost Mike Trout
for the game after the third inning because of a strained right
groin. The two-time American League MVP is day-to-day.
The Brewers, thanks in large part to two homers by Yasmani Grandal,
rallied to take an 8-7 lead in the fifth before the Angels' bullpen
got stingy and the offense rallied to put Los Angeles in position to
sweep the series Wednesday.
Diamondbacks 5, Rangers 4
Pinch hitter Jarrod Dyson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the
ninth inning as Arizona walked off with a victory over Texas in
Phoenix.
With one out, Dyson pulled a 2-2 off-speed pitch from closer Jose
Leclerc (1-1) over the fence in right field.
Arizona's Christian Walker singled to left to lead off the ninth
against Leclerc and scored to make it 4-3 when Eduardo Escobar
followed with a double to the wall in right-center field. Leclerc
struck out Nick Ahmed before Dyson pinch-hit for John Ryan Murphy.
Rays 10, White Sox 5
Austin Meadows had a career-high four hits, including a two-run home
run, and drove in four runs, and visiting Tampa Bay continued to
match its best start in team history with a win against Chicago.
Avisail Garcia had three hits and Brandon Lowe had two, each hitting
solo home runs for the Rays, who improved to 9-3 while clinching
their fourth consecutive series to start the season.
Rays starter Charlie Morton (2-0) went five innings, allowing two
runs, three hits, striking out seven and walking three.
Giants 7, Padres 2
Kevin Pillar cleared the bases with a three-run double to highlight
a six-run second inning that sent San Francisco on its way to a
victory over visiting San Diego.
Derek Holland (1-1) allowed just one run in seven innings, helping
the Giants beat the Padres for just the second time in six meetings
this season.
Hunter Renfroe hit his fourth homer for the Padres.
Braves 7, Rockies 1
Ronald Acuna homered for the second straight game, Dansby Swanson
also went deep, and Atlanta beat Colorado in Denver.
Max Fried (2-0) gave up five hits and one unearned run over six
innings to lead the Braves to their second straight win in the
series.
German Marquez (1-1) was rocked for five runs in five innings, and
Ian Desmond had an RBI single for Colorado, which has lost its first
five home games this season.
Twins 14, Mets 8
Mitch Garver hit two home runs and tied a career high with four
hits, and Jorge Polanco finished a double shy of his second cycle of
the season as visiting Minnesota took advantage of a rare hiccup by
Jacob deGrom in a win over New York.
The Twins have alternated wins with losses in their last five games.
The Mets have dropped two straight and three of four. Polanco and
Garver helped the Twins end two historic streaks by deGrom (2-1),
who gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out
three over four innings.
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Nationals left fielder Juan Soto (22) hits a three RBI home run
during the tenth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at
Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY
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DeGrom entered Tuesday having given up three runs or fewer in each
of his previous 31 starts, the longest such streak in major league
history, and having produced a quality start 26 straight times,
tying the record set by Bob Gibson in 1967-68.
Athletics 13, Orioles 2
Jurickson Profar homered on a four-hit, five-RBI night, and Marcus
Semien homered and knocked in four as visiting Oakland defeated
Baltimore.
Profar ended the night 4-for-5 with a solo homer, three singles and
three runs. He drove in four runs in the final three innings as
Oakland snapped a four-game losing streak.
Semien finished 1-for-4 and added a sacrifice fly in addition to an
early three-run homer.
Astros 6, Yankees 3
George Springer roped a two-run double to left field in the eighth
inning, and host Houston rallied against the New York bullpen for a
second consecutive night.
Springer drilled a 1-1 fastball from Yankees right-hander Chad Green
(0-2) into the left field corner, scoring Yuli Gurriel and Robinson
Chirinos to snap a 3-3 tie.
The eighth-inning rally did come at a cost, however, as Bregman left
the game with a tweaked right hamstring. After the game, Bregman
said he hopes to miss only the Wednesday game.
Reds 14, Marlins 0
Starter Luis Castillo fired seven scoreless innings, the heart of
the order hit three consecutive homers in a seven-run sixth inning,
and host Cincinnati won for the first time since Opening Day by
clobbering Miami. The result snapped the Reds' eight-game losing
streak.
Up 4-0, Cincinnati blew open the first meeting between the two teams
in the home half of the sixth as Jesse Winker had an RBI single off
reliever Wei-Yin Chen, and a fielding error plated another run.
Matt Kemp later clubbed an opposite-field three-run homer, Eugenio
Suarez golfed a solo shot, and Scott Schebler homered in the next
at-bat for an 11-0 lead.
Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0
Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run, and Yadier Molina added a pair of
run-scoring doubles as St. Louis moved over .500 for the first time
this season with a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson only lasted 4 2/3 innings after
throwing 100 pitches, but the bullpen took it from there as John
Brebbia (1-0), John Gant, Mike Mayers, Andrew Miller and Dominic
Leone finished off the shutout.
Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger had two hits each for the
Dodgers, who were held without a home run for the second consecutive
game after going deep in their first 10 games this season and 14
consecutive going back to last season. The Dodgers lost consecutive
games for the first time.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 5
Matt Shoemaker pitched into the sixth inning to earn his third
straight win, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single and stole home,
and visiting Toronto defeated Boston on the day the Red Sox unfurled
their 2018 world championship banner at Fenway Park.
Boston left-hander Chris Sale (0-3) continued to struggle, allowing
seven hits and five runs while striking out three in four innings.
Shoemaker (3-0) gave up five hits, two walks and four runs (two
earned) and added four strikeouts as the Blue Jays ended a four-game
losing streak.
Indians 8, Tigers 2
Brad Miller smacked one of four Cleveland home runs, scored three
runs and knocked in two as the Indians stretched their winning
streak to five games by cooling off host Detroit.
Ex-Tiger Leonys Martin, Jake Bauers and Roberto Perez added solo
homers for Cleveland. Corey Kluber (1-2) gave up two runs (one
earned) on seven hits in six innings while striking out eight.
Miguel Cabrera had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers, who had their
five-game winning streak snapped. Jordan Zimmermann (0-1)
surrendered up five runs (four earned) and four hits in 4 1/3
innings while serving up three of the homers.
--Field Level Media
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