MLB roundup: Yankees blast seven
HRs in DH sweep of Orioles
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[August 13, 2019]
Gleyber Torres hit two more
homers off the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Yankees recorded
an 11-8 victory to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader
Monday at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees won their 14th straight meeting with the Orioles and
lead the season series 15-2. With three homers in Game 2, they have
59 against Baltimore this season, extending the major league record
for homers against an opponent in a season.
Torres, who also homered in Monday's first game, has 13 of his 26
homers against Baltimore, the most by any player against an opponent
in a single season since divisional play began in 1969. Five of his
six multi-homer games this season are against Baltimore, a major
league record, and he produced his eighth career multi-homer game.
After a solo drive in New York's 8-5 win in the opener, Torres
slugged three-run homers in consecutive at-bats off Evan Phillips
and Tom Eshelman in the nightcap.
Yankees 8, Orioles 5 (Game 1)
Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres hit early homers as New York went
deep four times against Baltimore to take the opener of a day-night
doubleheader.
Gio Urshela and Cameron Maybin hit solo homers as the Yankees won
for the 11th time in 13 games by hitting all four homers off
Baltimore starter Gabriel Ynoa (1-7).
New York left-hander James Paxton (8-6) won his third straight
start, allowing three runs on five hits in six innings. He gave up
solo homers to Trey Mancini and Anthony Santander on 0-2 pitches on
a day in which he struck out seven and walked two.
Indians 6, Red Sox 5
Carlos Santana played hero yet again with a game-winning home run in
the bottom of the ninth inning to lead host Cleveland past Boston.
Santana, who hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 10th inning at
Minnesota on Sunday, took Marcus Walden (7-2) deep to center field
leading off the ninth. The blast gave the Indians sole possession of
first place in the American League Central while the Twins were
idle.
The win was Cleveland's 22nd in 31 games since the All-Star break.
Boston dropped its third straight and fell for the 12th time in the
past 15.
Blue Jays 19, Rangers 4
Brandon Drury hit his first career grand slam and drove in five
runs, Justin Smoak and Randal Grichuk each homered and had four
RBIs, and Toronto routed visiting Texas.
Danny Jansen added a two-run home run, and Bo Bichette had four hits
and three runs for the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game
series. Drury extended his hitting streak to nine games. Smoak,
Grichuk and Jansen each had three hits.
Nomar Mazara, Willie Calhoun and Rougned Odor homered for the
Rangers.
Nationals 7, Reds 6
Trea Turner homered to highlight his four-RBI performance, and Erick
Fedde overcame a rocky start to toss six innings as host Washington
recorded a victory over Cincinnati.
Matt Adams launched a two-run homer, and Gerardo Parra had an RBI
single for the Nationals, who have won five of their last seven
games.
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Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (25) and New York Yankees
right fielder Aaron Judge (99) react after defeating the
Baltimore Orioles in game two of a doubleheader at Yankee
Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
Rookie Aristides Aquino celebrated being named the National League
Player of the Week by belting a two-run homer in the eighth inning
for the Reds. It was Aquino's eighth homer in 12 career games, which
set a major league record.
Diamondbacks 8, Rockies 6
Nick Ahmed hit one of three home runs in the sixth inning and drove
in four runs, and Arizona beat Colorado in Denver.
Jake Lamb and Carson Kelly also went deep in the four-run sixth
inning, and Josh Rojas had two hits and an RBI in his major league
debut for the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly (8-12) survived a rough start to go five innings and
get his first win since June 12. He allowed six runs on nine hits
and two walks with five strikeouts.
Pirates 10, Angels 2
Josh Bell's 30th homer was one of four Pittsburgh blasts as the
Pirates rolled to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Jacob Stallings, Kevin Newman and Bryan Reynolds also went deep for
Pittsburgh, which halted an eight-game slide. Mitch Keller (1-1)
picked up his first major league victory, allowing two runs (one
earned) and five hits over five innings.
Jose Suarez (2-4) yielded six runs (four earned) on seven hits in
three innings for the Angels, who lost for the 13th time in 17
games.
Rays 10, Padres 4
Avisail Garcia hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and Matt
Duffy drove in three runs with a career-best-equaling four hits as
Tampa Bay won at San Diego.
Tampa Bay earned its fourth straight win to open a six-game West
Coast swing and improved its record to 11-2 over the past 13 games.
The Padres lost a second straight game and are 10-18 since the
All-Star break.
Austin Pruitt (2-0) allowed one run on five hits with four
strikeouts over four innings to get the win. Padres infielder Ian
Kinsler hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth after tossing
a scoreless top half of the inning in the first pitching performance
of his career.
White Sox, Astros, ppd.
The game between Chicago and visiting Houston was postponed because
of inclement weather and will be made up as part of a straight
doubleheader Tuesday.
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