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MLB roundup: Yanks continue HR streak, down Astros

[June 21, 2019] Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in the bottom of the fourth inning as the New York Yankees connected for the 23rd consecutive game and recorded a 10-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in the opener of a four-game series.

Edwin Encarnacion added his league-leading 23rd homer by hitting a two-run drive in the seventh, as the Yankees won their sixth straight.

New York's home run streak is the second longest in team history and two shy of the team record set from June 1-29, 1941.

Jake Marisnick and Alex Bregman hit back-to-back homers in the fifth for Houston off Nestor Cortes Jr. Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer in the sixth off Tommy Kahnle, and Josh Reddick hit an RBI single in the eighth as the Astros lost their fifth straight game.

Dodgers 9, Giants 8

In what was expected to be Madison Bumgarner's final start in a San Francisco uniform at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles gave its own version of a sendoff, holding on for a victory.

The Giants made things interesting by scoring seven runs over the final three innings, including four in the ninth.

Bumgarner (3-7), likely to be dealt by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, gave up six runs on 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings. Kyle Garlick and Austin Barnes each hit two-run home runs off Bumgarner two batters apart in the fourth inning.

Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4 (10 innings)

Colorado rallied to tie the score in the ninth inning, and Chris Iannetta delivered a two-run single in the 10th to beat Arizona for the eighth consecutive time with a victory in Phoenix.

The Rockies loaded the bases against Yoshihisa Hirano (3-4) with one out in the 10th on a single and two walks, before Iannetta drove a 2-0 pitch off the wall in the center field.

Christian Walker's pinch-hit two-run homer to center for Arizona tied the score at 3 in the sixth inning. The Diamondbacks gained the lead when Ketel Marte legged out a double on a hit to left, went to third on a groundout and scored on David Peralta's blooper to shallow center.

Marlins 7, Cardinals 6 (11 innings)

JT Riddle, who entered the game hitting .187, slugged a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lead Miami over host St. Louis.

Andrew Miller (3-3) walked Cesar Puello on four pitches before Riddle pulled a 1-2 slider to right for his third homer of the season. Jarlin Garcia (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win. Sergio Romo earned his 13th save despite allowing Yadier Molina's RBI double.

Miami's Zac Gallen allowed one run on five hits in five innings and was in line for the win before St. Louis rallied. Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings in his first start off the injured list.

Cubs 7, Mets 4

Anthony Rizzo's two-run double gave Chicago the lead for good during a six-run third inning as it beat visiting New York in the opener of a four-game series.

Rookie Adbert Alzolay earned the win in his big-league debut by tossing four-plus impressive innings of relief.

The Cubs have won two straight. The Mets, who fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez prior to the game, have lost four of five.

Reds 7, Brewers 1

Jose Iglesias hit a homer and drove in four runs as visiting Cincinnati won its season-high fifth straight game, trouncing slumping Milwaukee.

Iglesias went 2-for-5 with a two-run single and two-run homer, notching his third four-RBI game this season, as the Reds built a 5-1 lead through five innings. Nick Senzel was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and Yasiel Puig recorded two hits, including a triple, and stole a base.

Milwaukee's Christian Yelich was 2-for-4 with his league-leading 28th home run, but the Brewers mustered just five hits and lost their fourth straight.

Nationals 7, Phillies 4

Anthony Rendon and Victor Robles hit homers during a four-run sixth inning as host Washington beat Philadelphia, completing its first three-game sweep of the season.

Washington's only previous sweeps came in two-game sets against the Atlanta Braves in late May and the Chicago White Sox in early June. The Nationals have won four in a row and captured 17 of 24 games.

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Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu (26) hits a home run in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia, which had two runners thrown out at home, has lost four in a row and six of seven. The Phillies' Jean Segura tied the score at 3-3 with a solo homer in the fifth off lefty reliever Matt Grace. Jay Bruce had three hits, including a homer to make it 7-4.

Athletics 5, Rays 4

Matt Chapman capped a fourth-run ninth inning with a three-run home run, allowing host Oakland to rally for a walk-off victory over Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series.

The improbable finish came after the Rays had taken advantage of Blake Treinen's wildness to score three times in the top of the ninth to go up 4-1.

Rays closer Diego Castillo (1-5) walked two of the first three batters he faced in the last of the ninth, but got within one out of his eighth save before Marcus Semien singled in a run to get Oakland within 4-2. Two pitches later, Chapman bombed a Castillo slider well into the seats in left-center field, a shot that gave the A's their fifth walk-off win of the season.

Royals 4, Twins 1

Glenn Sparkman allowed one run over seven innings, and Alex Gordon had a two-run double as Kansas City snapped Jake Odorizzi's 10-game winning streak with a victory over visiting Minnesota.

It was the first loss since April 10 against Noah Syndergaard and the New York Mets for Odorizzi (10-3) who entered the contest with an American League-best 2.24 ERA. He allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk before departing after just four innings, throwing 80 pitches, 53 of which were strikes. He struck out two.

Sparkman (2-3), who came into the contest with an 0-3 record and 6.75 ERA in five career appearances against the Twins, allowed five hits and a walk while striking out three.

Blue Jays 7, Angels 5 (10 innings)

Billy McKinney hit a two-run home run with none out in the bottom of 10th inning, and Toronto salvaged the finale of a four-game series with a victory over visiting Los Angeles.

McKinney's fourth homer of the season -- and his first career walk-off blast -- came against Ty Buttrey (4-4) after Randal Grichuk led off with a single. Nick Kingham (2-1) pitched around a single in the top of the 10th to earn the win.

Teoscar Hernandez, Eric Sogard and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also homered for Toronto. Luis Rengifo homered for Los Angeles.

Rangers 4, Indians 2

Danny Santana and Elvis Andrus provided the offense, while left-hander Mike Minor pitched brilliantly, helping Texas salvage a split in its four-game series against Cleveland with a victory at Arlington, Texas.

Minor (7-4) went eight innings to outduel Indians right-hander Shane Bieber (6-3), who lost for the first time since May 13.

The Indians narrowed the gap to 4-2 when Carlos Santana led off the ninth inning with his 15th home run of the season off Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley.

Mariners 5, Orioles 2

Wade LeBlanc pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting Baltimore in the opener of a four-game series.

Omar Narvaez and Domingo Santana hit home runs as the Mariners put together back-to-back wins for the first time since May 13-14, after defeating Kansas City 8-2 on Wednesday.

LeBlanc (4-2) allowed four hits, walked two and struck out seven. Fellow left-hander Roenis Elias pitched the ninth for his eighth save of the season. Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (3-9) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, with one walk and eight strikeouts. Baltimore suffered its ninth straight loss.

--Field Level Media

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