MLB roundup: D-backs take record 23rd consecutive road loss
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[June 18, 2021]
The Arizona Diamondbacks
sustained a major league modern-era record 23rd consecutive defeat
Thursday afternoon, falling victim to Kevin Gausman's sharp pitching
and Curt Casali's big offensive day in a 10-3 loss to the San
Francisco Giants.
The Diamondbacks claimed the record for themselves after they had
matched the infamous feats of the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics and
1963 New York Mets on Wednesday night.
Gausman (8-1) limited Arizona to two runs and four hits in eight
innings. He walked one and struck out six.
Casali finished with three hits, including a two-run homer, and four
RBIs. Steven Duggar added a single, double and triple for San
Francisco. Eduardo Escobar had two hits and two runs for the
Diamondbacks.
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Astros 10, White Sox 2
Michael Brantley, Jose Altuve and Abraham Toro belted home runs as
Houston continued its power surge with a victory over visiting
Chicago.
Houston, which hit six homers against Texas on Wednesday, earned its
fourth win in a row and has averaged 9.5 runs per game in that span.
The Astros have won 13 of their past 17 games. Chicago took just its
second loss in eight games.
Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy (5-3) allowed two runs on four hits
and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Braves 4, Cardinals 0
Atlanta's Charlie Morton carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning
and earned his first win against visiting St. Louis since 2011.
Morton (6-3) pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings, allowing three
hits, two hit batters, no walks and seven strikeouts. He also put
down a sacrifice bunt that enabled the Braves to add an insurance
run. Paul Goldschmidt broke up Morton's no-hit bid with a sharp
single to left with one out in the seventh.
Guillermo Heredia had a homer among his two hits, and Ronald Acuna
Jr., Ozzie Albies and Abraham Almonte also drove in runs. St. Louis
starter John Gant (4-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs
on four hits.
Cubs 2, Mets 0
Kyle Hendricks allowed two hits in six sharp innings and won his
career-high seventh straight start as visiting Chicago beat New York
to salvage the finale of a four-game series.
Hendricks (9-4) improved to 8-1 in his past nine starts since May 4.
He struck out seven and walked two in a 92-pitch outing and improved
to 4-0 in five career starts against the Mets.
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Javier Baez hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the only
runs of the game.
Padres 6, Reds 4
Victor Caratini capped a wild ninth inning with a two-run, walk-off
homer off Amir Garrett to give the host San Diego a victory over
Cincinnati.
Moments earlier, Eric Hosmer tied the game at 4 with a two-run homer
off Ryan Hendrix with one out in the bottom of the ninth. The Reds
had scored four times off Padres closer Mark Melancon in the top of
the ninth to erase San Diego's 2-0 lead.
Jonathan India capped the Reds' four-run ninth with a two-run homer
off Melancon. The Padres snapped a three-game losing streak with
just their fifth win in the past 18 games. The Reds saw their
six-game winning streak come to an end.
Yankees 8, Blue Jays 4
Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela each hit a two-run homer and
visiting New York defeated Toronto in Buffalo to sweep a three-game
series.
The Yankees took control with a four-run seventh inning in which
Stanton homered and Chris Gittens had a two-run, pinch-hit single.
Gittens finished with three RBIs, including a sacrifice fly in the
ninth.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit into 1-3-6-2-5-6 triple play in the first.
King fielded Guerrero's grounder to get the out at first, Marcus
Semien was caught between third and home and Bo Bichette was thrown
out at third. It was the Yankees' second triple play this season.
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie
Morton (50) delivers a pitch against a St. Louis Cardinals batter
during the seventh inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jason
Getz-USA TODAY Sports
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Mariners 6, Rays 5
Pinch hitter Kyle Seager's single brought home the winning run with
one out in the ninth inning as Seattle rallied to defeat visiting
Tampa Bay.
Mariners left-hander Hector Santiago (1-1) struck out the side in
the top of the ninth to get his first victory since 2019. Pete
Fairbanks (1-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits
and a walk in the ninth.
Luis Torrens and Ty France homered for the Mariners, and Randy
Arozarena went deep for the Rays.
Angels 7, Tigers 5
Taylor Ward's grand slam and six strong innings from Shohei Ohtani
lifted Los Angeles to a victory over Detroit in Anaheim, Calif.
Ward's slam was part of a five-run seventh inning for the Angels,
opening up a tight game.
Ohtani (3-1) gave up only one run, on a homer by Jonathan Schoop. He
surrendered five hits and one walk while striking out five, matching
a season low. Raisel Iglesias gave up one run in two innings but
earned his 12th save.
Tigers starter Matt Manning (0-1), making his major league debut,
went five innings and allowed two runs on four hits with three
strikeouts and two walks.
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Indians 10, Orioles 3
Jose Ramirez and Bobby Bradley each homered in the first inning and
Yu Chang drove in four runs to lift host Cleveland to an easy win
over Baltimore, completing a four-game sweep for the Indians while
extending the Orioles' club-record road losing streak to 19 games.
Chang belted a two-run homer and Eddie Rosario also went deep as
every starter had at least one hit for the Indians, who have won 10
of 14 overall and eight of the past nine at home.
Austin Hays and Maikel Franco each homered for the Orioles, whose 19
consecutive road losses are tied for fifth most in major league
history. Baltimore has dropped eight straight overall and is 7-30
since May 7.
Rockies 7, Brewers 3
C.J. Cron blasted a grand slam and Garrett Hampson followed with a
homer in the first inning as Colorado opened its four-game series
against Milwaukee with a win in Denver.
German Marquez (5-6) allowed one hit over six scoreless innings for
Colorado, which matched a season high with its fourth straight win.
Marquez walked three and struck out two. Raimel Tapia extended his
hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single.
All of the early damage came against Milwaukee ace Brandon Woodruff
(5-3), who entered with a 1.25 ERA over his previous 12 starts. The
Brewers were held to three hits while losing their fourth in a row.
Milwaukee has totaled 16 hits and seven runs during the skid.
--Field Level Media
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