MLB roundup: Machado, Padres
complete sweep of Astros
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[August 24, 2020]
Manny Machado hit a two-run home
run in the eighth Sunday afternoon to break a 3-3 tie and lead the
streaking San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the visiting Houston
Astros at Petco Park.
The Padres' seventh straight win completed a three-game sweep of the
Astros. It is the Padres' longest winning streak since 2013.
Shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who had made a sensational catch of a
George Springer pop fly in left in the top of the inning, hit a
bloop single to open the bottom of the eighth off Enoli Paredes.
Machado then drove his eighth homer of the season -- and his second
in two games -- over the fence in right-center. San Diego used the
equivalent of a bullpen start to out-duel Padres nemesis Zack
Greinke. Right-hander Craig Stammen (3-1), the fifth of six Padres
pitchers, retired all four Astros he faced to earn the win. Emilio
Pagan picked up his second save of the season -- and his second of
the series -- with a perfect ninth.
Houston had won eight straight games coming into the series.
Phillies 5, Braves 4
Philadelphia hit three home runs and its beleaguered bullpen was
able to hang on -- with the potential tying run thrown out at home
to end the game -- to beat host Atlanta and snap a five-game losing
streak.
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Alec Bohm hit his first major league homer in the second inning,
with Rhys Hoskins delivering a two-run shot and Didi Gregorius
hitting a solo homer, both in the third for the Phillies. Freddie
Freeman hit two doubles and drove in three runs, one on the game's
last play before the second runner was thrown out.
Philadelphia starter Zach Eflin (1-1) threw 5 1/3 innings and
allowed three runs on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts
to pick up the win. Just-acquired closer Brandon Workman survived
for his fifth save, and his first for Philadelphia. Atlanta starter
Josh Tomlin (1-1) went three innings and allowed four runs on six
hits with five strikeouts.
Athletics 5, Angels 4 (10 innings)
Mark Canha's sacrifice fly scored Franklin Barreto from third in the
bottom of the 10th inning to lift host Oakland over Los Angeles to
win the series and improve to 13-4 at home.
Barreto, pinch running for Matt Olson, began the inning on second
base as the designated runner, and went to third on a leadoff single
by Matt Chapman. Canha followed with a fly ball to right-center
field off Angels reliever Ty Buttrey (1-1).
A's reliever Liam Hendriks (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning in the
top of the 10th to get the victory. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani hit
his fifth home run of the season.
Cubs 2, White Sox 1
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning and the
host Cubs were able to salvage a game in the three-game series with
their Chicago rivals.
Right-hander Yu Darvish (5-1) gave up one run on six hits over seven
innings with a walk and 10 strikeouts as the Cubs were finally able
to slow down the home run attack of the White Sox.
Jose Abreu did hit a second-inning homer for the White Sox, but that
was the only drive to clear the Wrigley Field ivy after the visitors
hit 11 homers in the first two games of the series. The White Sox
had their winning streak halted at seven games. In all, Abreu went
deep six times against the Cubs over the weekend -- the most home
runs ever in a three-game series by a White Sox player.
Cardinals 6, Reds 2
Yadier Molina smacked four hits and drove in two runs to lead host
St. Louis past Cincinnati to take three out of four in the series.
Five Cardinals pitchers combined to hold the Reds to three hits.
Genesis Cabrera (2-1) earned the victory with two scoreless innings
of middle relief. Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson hit two-run
homers for the Cardinals, who won three times in the four-game
series.
Losing pitcher Tyler Mahle (0-1) allowed three runs on five hits and
two walks in three innings. The Reds' runs scored on Eugenio
Suarez's fourth home run of the season.
Dodgers 11, Rockies 3
In a game that gave the appearances it was being played in the thin
air of the Rocky Mountains, Los Angeles drilled seven home runs to
finish a three-game sweep of Colorado at Dodger Stadium.
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, while Corey Seager, Enrique
Hernandez, Cody Bellinger, Will Smith and Max Muncy also went deep
as the Dodgers won for the 11th time in their past 12 games. Los
Angeles improved to 22-8 at the midway point of its abbreviated
60-game schedule.
On a hot and humid afternoon, the Dodgers took over the major league
lead in home runs with 59 and became the first National League team
with seven home runs in a game this season. Dodgers left-hander
Victor Gonzalez (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of
starter Ross Stripling to earn his first career victory in just his
third major league outing. Stripling gave up two runs on six hits
over four innings.
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Twins 5, Royals 4
Nelson Cruz blasted his 10th home run of the season as Minnesota
defeated host Kansas City to close out the regular-season series
between the teams at 5-5.
Cruz has six home runs against Kansas City this season and 15 in the
last two seasons. Miguel Sano was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs
scored for the Twins. Tyler Clippard (1-0) picked up the win with a
perfect inning for the Twins on a bullpen day. Taylor Rogers earned
his sixth save in eight chances.
Hunter Dozier had four hits for the Royals, and Maikel Franco and
Jorge Soler each drove in two runs. Kris Bubic (0-4) allowed four
runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out
none.
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Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) runs the bases after hitting
a two run home run during the eighth inning against the Houston
Astros at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY
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Nationals 9, Marlins 3
Ex-Miami pitcher Anibal Sanchez earned his first win of the season,
leading host Washington to an easy victory as shortstop Trea Turner,
who has scored at least one run in 12 of his past 13 games, went
3-for-3 and was hit by a pitch, scored twice and had three RBIs.
Sanchez, who entered the game with an 8.50 ERA, earned his first
victory since Sept. 25 last year. Sanchez (1-3) allowed one run on
five hits with no walks in seven innings to lower his ERA to 6.48.
He struck out five and helped the Nationals even this series at two
victories apiece. The finale is set for Monday.
Two Marlins rookies made their major league debuts in the game --
catcher Brian Navaretto (2-for-3) and reliever Brandon Leibrandt,
who pitched four scoreless innings. Fourteen Marlins have made their
MLB debuts this season.
Rays 5, Blue Jays 4
Starter Josh Fleming won in his major league debut as Tampa Bay
rallied to defeat Toronto in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The left-handed Fleming (1-0) -- the Rays' 11th different starter
this season -- worked effectively through Toronto's dangerous lineup
over five solid innings in his 72-pitch debut. He allowed two runs
on four hits while walking two and striking out three.
In his return to Tampa Bay's lineup, Yandy Diaz went 2-for-2 with
two walks, and Austin Meadows (two RBIs), Brandon Lowe and Jose
Martinez drove in runs. Toronto's Teoscar Hernandez and Lourdes
Gurriel Jr. each homered.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 4
Rio Ruiz drove in four runs, and Thomas Eshelman threw 4 1/3 hitless
innings in relief as host Baltimore defeated Boston.
Eshelman came on after starter Wade LeBlanc needed to leave after 14
pitches with an apparent left elbow issue. LeBlanc gave up a leadoff
home run to Kevin Pillar, got two outs, and walked Sander Bogaerts
before Eshelman entered.
The Orioles pulled out a split of the four-game series. Ruiz had a
two-run single and a two-run double, and Boston's Jackie Bradley had
a two-run homer off Tanner Scott before Scott finished his first
major league save. Baltimore's Anthony Santander ran his hitting
streak to 18 games with a fourth-inning double.
Mariners 4, Rangers 1
Rookie right-hander Justin Dunn allowed just one hit in six
scoreless innings as host Seattle completed a three-game sweep of
Texas.
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Kyle Lewis, Austin Nola and Sam Haggerty homered for the Mariners,
who pulled within a half-game of third-place Texas in the American
League West. Right-hander Taylor Williams pitched the ninth for his
sixth save of the season.
Dunn (2-1), who earned his first major league victory Aug. 10 at
Texas, walked one batter and struck out a career-high six. Rangers
left-hander Mike Minor (0-5), an All-Star in 2019, allowed just five
hits in six innings, but three were home runs. He walked one and
struck out four. Jeff Mathis homered for the Rangers, who suffered
their eighth consecutive defeat.
Pirates 5, Brewers 4
Gregory Polanco's two-out, two-run home run in the eighth inning
gave host Pittsburgh a sweep of the three-game series against
Milwaukee.
Polanco's fourth homer of the season came against Milwaukee reliever
David Phelps (2-3) one out after Cole Tucker's one-out single.
Adam Frazier, Jarrod Dyson and Bryan Reynolds each added an RBI
single for Pittsburgh, which had just four wins entering the
three-game series. Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and an RBI
double, and Omar Narvaez added two hits and an RBI for the Brewers.
Tigers 7, Indians 4
Miguel Cabrera drove in a pair of runs and Isaac Paredes had three
hits to lead Detroit past host Cleveland to take two out of three
after losing 20 straight games to the Indians entering the weekend.
Jorge Bonifacio and Grayson Greiner each hit their first home run of
the season for the Tigers, and Daniel Norris (2-1) picked up the
win. Jose Cisnero recorded the final two outs for his first major
league save.
The Indians formed a rally in the ninth off Detroit closer Joe
Jimenez, cutting the lead to 7-4 on a three-run home run to
right-center by Greg Allen before Cisnero finished up.
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 1
Alex Dickerson hit a three-run home run and Mike Yastrzemski added a
solo shot, leading host San Francisco to a sweep of Arizona at
Oracle Park.
Dickerson's two-out, seventh-inning home run turned a 2-1 game into
a runaway win for the sizzling Giants, who have won six straight
games and won each of the first three games this season between the
National League West rivals.
The Giants, who dropped the D-backs into last place in the division,
won on the day they designated outfielder Hunter Pence for
assignment, effectively releasing the veteran who won World Series
titles with San Francisco in 2012 and '14. Pence was batting .096 in
17 games for the Giants this season.
--Field Level Media
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