MLB roundup: Cole fans 15 as Astros
rout Mariners 21-1
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[September 09, 2019]
The Houston Astros hammered the
visiting Seattle Mariners for 21 runs on 22 hits, and Gerrit Cole
set a single-season standard for strikeouts in a 21-1 rout on Sunday
afternoon to complete a four-game series sweep.
Cole (16-5) extended his winning streak to 12 by surrendering one
run on one hit over eight dominant innings. His strikeout of Seattle
right fielder Keon Broxton in the sixth inning was his 11th of the
game and 277th on the season, eclipsing the 276 strikeouts he
recorded in 2018, his first season with the Astros.
Cole extended his franchise record of double-digit strikeout
performances to 17 this season, including five in succession. He
became the second pitcher in history with at least 14 strikeouts in
three consecutive starts (Pedro Martinez, 1999). He threw 96 pitches
on his 29th birthday.
The Astros improved to 16-1 against Seattle this season, a mark that
includes a 10-0 record at home. Houston is 16-4 over its last 20
games and matched its franchise record with its 55th home victory
this season. The Astros are 27-4 over their last 31 games at Minute
Maid Park.
Padres 2, Rockies 1 (10 innings)
Wil Myers singled home Manny Machado with one out in the bottom of
the 10th inning to lift San Diego past visiting Colorado.
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Machado drew a one-out walk in the 10th from right-handed reliever
Jesus Tinoco. Left-hander Sam Howard came on and walked the only
hitter he faced, Eric Hosmer. Myers then greeted right-hander Yency
Almonte, the eighth Colorado pitcher, with a line-drive RBI single
to center.
Tinoco (0-2) took the loss. Craig Stammen (8-7), the fifth pitcher
deployed by the Padres, struck out two in the top of the 10th
inning.
Dodgers 5, Giants 0
Matt Beaty and Corey Seager hit home runs, while Kenta Maeda pitched
four strong innings of relief as Los Angeles earned a shutout
victory to avoid being swept by visiting San Francisco.
Beaty hit his ninth homer of the season, while Seager delivered his
14th.
The game was the last on the bench at Dodger Stadium for Giants
manager Bruce Bochy, who is retiring at the end of the season. He
finished his career 107-108 in the Dodgers' home park, the most
victories all time by a visiting manager.
Yankees 10, Red Sox 5
Gleyber Torres and Mike Tauchman each slugged two-run home runs to
power visiting New York past Boston.
Torres had three hits and four RBIs, and Aaron Judge also went deep
as the Yankees set a club record for homers in a season at 268,
surpassing the 267 they hit last year. New York won for the 11th
time in its last 15 games and will seek a series victory in the
finale of the four-game set Monday.
Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts homered for the Red Sox, who
fell to the Yankees for the 13th time in 18 meetings this season and
suffered another setback to their slim playoff chances. Boston has
dropped five of its last eight and is eight games behind the Oakland
A's for the second AL wild-card berth.
Marlins 9, Royals 0
Sandy Alcantara pitched a four-hit shutout and every position player
had at least one hit as Miami avoided a sweep by beating visiting
Kansas City.
Alcantara (5-12) didn't allow a leadoff batter to reach until the
eighth inning, when he got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam with a
double-play grounder to shortstop. He struck out eight and walked
two while throwing 102 pitches.
The Royals had outscored the Marlins 10-2 in the first two games of
the series.
Athletics 3, Tigers 1
Sean Manaea held Detroit to one run on two hits in seven innings,
leading Oakland to a victory at home.
Manaea, making just his second start of the season and first at home
in more than a year, struck out 10 and walked two for his first win
since Aug. 24, 2018. Manaea (1-0) had shoulder surgery last
September, and it took the left-hander almost a full calendar year
to return to a major league mound.
The Tigers (42-100) became the first team to reach 100 losses this
season, and are 2-7 in September. They hadn't lost 100 games since
the 2003 season.
White Sox 5, Angels 1
Jose Abreu and Danny Mendick each homered and four Chicago pitchers
limited visiting Los Angeles to five hits.
With Mike Trout out because of a sore big toe on his right foot, the
Angels scored their only run of the game on Shohei Ohtani's RBI
single in the first inning off White Sox starter Dylan Cease.
Cease lasted only 3 1/3 innings, but Chicago got scoreless outings
from relievers Josh Osich (2 2/3 innings), Aaron Bummer (two
innings) and Alex Colome (one inning).
Brewers 8, Cubs 5
Pinch hitter Tyler Austin's three-run homer highlighted a five-run
fourth inning as Milwaukee recorded a series victory over visiting
Chicago.
Ryan Braun added an RBI double in the fourth inning, and Eric Thames
homered to lead off the sixth inning for the Brewers, who won the
final three contests of the four-game set to move within two games
of Chicago for the second wild card in the National League.
Brent Suter (1-0) picked up the win after allowing one hit over two
scoreless innings in relief of starter Adrian Houser.
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Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) delivers a pitch
during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at
Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY
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Indians 5, Twins 2
Francisco Lindor and Carlos Santana each homered and Mike Clevinger
extended his winning streak to 10 games as Cleveland beat Minnesota
in the rubber game of their three-game series in Minneapolis.
Lindor also doubled and stole a base, Jason Kipnis went 3-for-4 with
a run scored and Franmil Reyes had two hits and two RBIs for
Cleveland.
Clevinger (11-2) has not lost in his last 13 starts, since he was
beaten June 28 at Baltimore. He allowed two runs and four hits over
6 1/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two. Brad Hand pitched
a scoreless ninth for his 34th save.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0
Right-hander Jack Flaherty struck out 10 in eight scoreless innings
to lead visiting St. Louis to a win over Pittsburgh.
Flaherty (10-7) allowed five hits and walked one, and he has been
strong as the Cardinals look to lock down the National League
Central title. The eight shutout innings matched a career best he
set in his previous start against San Francisco.
Paul Goldschmidt had an RBI double and Harrison Bader an RBI single
for St. Louis, which took two of three in the weekend series.
Reds 4, Diamondbacks 3
Eugenio Suarez homered twice and pinch hitter Michael Lorenzen
delivered a walk-off double with one out in the ninth inning as host
Cincinnati broke Arizona's five-game winning streak.
Suarez gave the Reds a 2-1 lead with his two-run homer in the third
inning, and he tied the game at 3 with a one-out homer in the eighth
inning off reliever Jimmie Sherfy. Suarez has 44 homers and leads
the majors with 24 homers since the All-Star break.
Ketel Marte hit his fourth homer in six games for a 3-2 lead in the
fifth inning for the Diamondbacks.
Phillies 10, Mets 7
Phil Gosselin's pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning gave
Philadelphia the lead for good in a marathon win over host New York.
By winning the final two games of the three-game series, the
Phillies moved within two games of the Chicago Cubs for the second
National League wild-card spot while dealing a blow to the Mets'
postseason aspirations.
The game lasted four hours and 29 minutes -- one minute shy of the
longest nine-inning game in NL history. The two teams combined to
use 16 pitchers -- eight apiece.
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Rays 8, Blue Jays 3
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow made a successful return from a nearly
four-month absence and Avisail Garcia supported him and five Tampa
Bay relievers with two doubles and a home run, lifting the Rays to a
win over visiting Toronto.
Austin Meadows also homered for the Rays, his 28th of the season, as
Tampa Bay completed a four-game sweep with a fifth straight win
overall.
Glasnow, out with a forearm strain since May 10, pitched the first
two innings of the win, allowing a two-run homer to Randal Grichuk
in the second inning but no other hits. He struck out five and
walked two in his 41-pitch cameo.
Rangers 10, Orioles 4
Ronald Guzman and Rougned Odor both homered, Nick Solak drove in
four runs, and Mike Minor threw eight strong innings as visiting
Texas defeated Baltimore.
This victory completed a Texas sweep of the four-game weekend
series, and the Rangers won six of the seven games they played
against the Orioles this year. It marked the first time Texas has
swept a four-game series in Baltimore since 1972.
Texas twice scored three runs in an inning and got runs in five of
the first six frames to turn the game into a rout. The Rangers
forced Baltimore starter Asher Wojciechowski out after only two
innings.
Nationals 9, Braves 4
Max Scherzer pitched six strong innings and Yan Gomes hit a pair of
home runs to help visiting Washington end its four-game losing
streak with a win over Atlanta.
Scherzer (10-5) allowed only one run on two hits, two walks and
struck out nine. Gomes hit a solo home run in the second inning and
added another solo shot in the seventh, giving him nine this season.
He went 2-for-5 and sparked the team's 17-hit attack.
Atlanta's season-best nine-game winning streak ended, as did its
13-game home winning streak, the best in franchise history for the
modern era.
--Field Level Media
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