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After Mikolas retired Michael Perez on a groundout and Tucupita
Marcano on a flyout in the ninth inning, Cal Mitchell launched a
ground-rule double on a 2-2 pitch. Mikolas was then taken out of
the game, coming up just short of the first no-hitter thrown by
a Cardinals pitcher since Bud Smith accomplished the feat on
Sept. 3, 2001.
Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs for
the Cardinals. Tommy Edman finished 3-for-5 with a homer and two
runs, and Brendan Donovan went 4-for-5 with a double, three runs
and an RBI.
The Pirates got on the board in the fourth inning when Bryan
Reynolds reached on left fielder Juan Yepez's two-base error and
came around to score on a pair of groundouts.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1 (Game 1)
Paul Goldschmidt hit a homer and drove in all three runs as host
St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh in the first half of a day-night
doubleheader.
The Pirates extended their losing streak to eight games and
committed four errors, three by shortstop Diego Castillo. Yadier
Molina of St. Louis became MLB's all-time leader for putouts by
a catcher when he recorded No. 14,865.
Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore (2-1) threw five
scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks.
Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker (0-7) allowed the three
runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks.
Reds 5, Diamondbacks 3 (12 innings)
Albert Almora Jr.'s second hit of the game was a triple that
drove in the winning run in the 12th inning, leading Cincinnati
over Arizona in Phoenix.
Almora, who also doubled in the contest, led off the 12th with a
triple into the right field corner, knocking in designated
runner Matt Reynolds. Almora scored an insurance run one out
later, on a single by Jonathan India.
Luis Cessa (3-1), who wild-pitched two runs across in the bottom
of the 11th when Arizona was just one strike away from a win,
picked up the victory. Joel Kuhnel earned his first major league
save by throwing a 1-2-3 bottom of the 12th.
Mariners 5, Twins 0
Logan Gilbert pitched six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez
and Ty France each hit two-run homers as Seattle defeated
visiting Minnesota.
Gilbert (7-2), a right-hander in his first full season in the
major leagues, gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six
in making his sixth straight quality start. Relievers Erik
Swanson, Diego Castillo and Matt Festa then each pitched a
hitless inning.
Twins leadoff hitter Luis Arraez, who entered the game with a
major-league-leading .362 batting average, went 0-for-4 to drop
to .354. Carlos Correa and Gilberto Celestino each had two hits,
but the rest of the Twins' lineup went a combined 0-for-23.
Dodgers 2, Angels 0
Tony Gonsolin did not allow a run over 6 1/3 innings and Mookie
Betts homered as Los Angeles ended a three-game losing streak by
shutting out Los Angeles.
Gonsolin gave up just one hit, a fourth-inning single by Shohei
Ohtani, as he got the best of a pitchers' duel opposite Angels
right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who gave up one run over just 4
2/3 innings.
Gonsolin improved to 8-0 on the season, tying the Houston
Astros' Justin Verlander and the Toronto Blue Jays' Alek Manoah
for the major league lead in wins. He lowered his ERA to a
big-league-best 1.42 after giving up two walks and striking out
six.
Astros 4, Rangers 3
Kyle Tucker ripped a two-run homer in the eighth inning as
Houston took advantage of a shaky Texas bullpen to prevail in
Arlington, Texas.
Bryan Abreu (4-0) got the win in relief, and Ryan Pressly
allowed two hits in the ninth but still earned his 12th save.
John King (1-3) took the loss, giving up four runs, three of
which were earned, in one-third inning.
Michael Brantley had two hits for the Astros. The Rangers'
Nathaniel Lowe went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Giants 4, Royals 2
Logan Webb threw seven shutout innings and Tommy La Stella came
off the bench to produce half of the Giants' scoring with a pair
of sacrifice flies as San Francisco beat visiting Kansas City.
A pitchers' duel between Webb and Royals starter Kris Bubic went
scoreless into the last of the sixth before the Giants produced
a three-run uprising. Wilmer Flores and Darin Ruf drove in runs
with singles, and La Stella, pinch-hitting for Evan Longoria,
plated the eventual difference-maker with his first sacrifice
fly. The Giants grabbed a lead they never relinquished en route
to a second straight win over the Royals to start the three-game
series and a fifth in a row overall.
Webb (6-2), who had never previously faced the Royals, ran his
career interleague record to 3-4. He allowed five hits -- all
singles -- in his seven innings, walking three and striking out
nine.
Guardians 4, Rockies 3 (10 innings)
Josh Naylor had three hits and Jose Ramirez drove in three runs
and hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as Cleveland
beat Colorado in Denver.
The Guardians got the go-ahead run in the extra frame on
Ramirez's double off Robert Stephenson (0-1), which drove in
Amed Rosario. Rosario had two hits and scored twice, Bryan Shaw
(2-0) pitched one inning of relief and Emmanuel Clase got the
final three outs for his 12th save for Cleveland, which has won
five out of its last six.
Cleveland starter Shane Bieber cruised into the seventh, when he
ran into trouble. Brian Serven singled with one out and, after
Bieber got Sam Hilliard on a grounder, Charlie Blackmon homered
into the Rockies' bullpen to tie it at 3-3.
Padres 12, Cubs 5
Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and a go-ahead, three-run double,
as visiting San Diego overcame a five-run hole to hand Chicago
an eighth consecutive defeat.
Jake Cronenworth added three hits, Nomar Mazara had two hits and
three RBIs and Jorge Alfaro homered late for San Diego, which
won for the ninth time in 12 games. Off to the franchise's best
start (39-24), the Padres also have won a season-high five
straight on the road, where they are a National League-best
22-11.
Willson Contreras homered for two of his three hits and had
three RBIs for the Cubs, who have been outscored 65-21 during
their season-worst skid. Chicago has dropped four straight at
home, where it is 11-22.
Marlins 11, Phillies 9
Jesus Aguilar homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Miami,
which scored three times in the ninth inning to beat host
Philadelphia.
Jacob Stallings hit a three-run home run while Avisail Garcia
added a home run, double and two RBIs for the Marlins. Jazz
Chisholm Jr. contributed a solo homer, and he and Jorge Soler
each had two hits.
Rhys Hoskins homered twice, doubled, singled and tied a career
high with six RBIs for the Phillies. Alec Bohm had two hits and
two RBIs, Matt Vierling and Nick Castellanos added two hits each
and Kyle Schwarber walked three times.
Braves 10, Nationals 4
Travis d'Arnaud hit a three-run blast and four of his teammates
added homers as Atlanta claimed a 13th consecutive win by
beating host Washington.
Dansby Swanson, Marcell Ozuna, Orlando Arcia and Michael Harris
II also went deep for the Braves, who hit five homers for the
second straight game in Washington. Atlanta is in the midst of
its longest win streak since recording 14 straight victories in
2013. The franchise record is a 15-game streak in 2000.
Harris and d'Arnaud each had three of Atlanta's 13 hits. The
Braves hit back-to-back homers twice in the contest. Ehire
Adrianza had two hits for the Nationals, who have dropped six of
their past eight games.
White Sox 5, Tigers 1
Andrew Vaughn had four hits and Dylan Cease recorded another win
over Detroit as visiting Chicago beat the Tigers.
Luis Robert had two hits and knocked in two runs for the White
Sox, while AJ Pollock notched his sixth consecutive multi-hit
game. Cease allowed a run, which was unearned, on seven hits
while striking out eight and walking one in five innings. He is
10-0 in 11 career starts against Detroit.
Detroit's Drew Hutchison, called up from Triple-A Toledo earlier
in the week, gave up two runs on five hits in four innings.
Victor Reyes and Harold Castro had three hits apiece, but the
Tigers lost for the fourth time in five games.
Yankees 2, Rays 0
Gerrit Cole bounced back from the worst start of his career to
throw six shutout innings for New York as it blanked visiting
Tampa Bay.
Cole (6-1) gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked one
against the Rays, helping the Yankees win for the 12th time in
the past 13 games. The right-hander had allowed five home runs,
which included blasts from the first three batters, against the
Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Corey Kluber (3-3) also went six innings but was victimized by
poor outfield defense in the fourth inning. Randy Arozarena
overthrew catcher Francisco Mejia as Giancarlo Stanton crossed
the plate, allowing Gleybar Torres to also score.
Red Sox 6, Athletics 1
Nick Pivetta pitched eight innings while J.D. Martinez and
Rafael Devers both homered as Boston cruised past visiting
Oakland, improving to 18-6 against AL West opponents this
season.
Rob Refsnyder led Boston's offense by going 3-for-4 with an RBI
and a run, while Devers hit a three-run home run to blow the
game open in the fourth inning. Xander Bogaerts was a perfect
2-for-2, drove in a run and walked.
Pivetta (6-5) struck out three and allowed just one run --
Stephen Vogt's solo homer in the eighth inning -- on three hits
and two walks to earn his sixth win in his last seven starts.
Mets 4, Brewers 0
Chris Bassitt allowed three singles in eight stellar innings for
his first win in over a month, Pete Alonso drove in two runs and
New York extended its home winning streak to nine games with a
win over slumping Milwaukee.
Bassitt (5-4) struck out seven, walked one and threw first-pitch
strikes to 17 of 26 hitters. He won for the first time since
pitching 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball at Philadelphia on May 8.
Alonso upped his RBI total to 59. The first baseman hit an RBI
single in New York's three-run first, off Adrian Houser (3-7),
and added an RBI single in the fifth that chased Houser. Jeff
McNeil added an RBI double in the first and Alonso scored on a
sacrifice fly by Eduardo Escobar.
Houser was tagged for four runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings
and dropped to 0-5 in seven starts since May 5. The Brewers were
blanked for the eighth time this year and lost for the ninth
time in 10 games.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5
Ryan Mountcastle had a two-run home run and two doubles and
visiting Baltimore defeated Toronto.
Austin Hays added a solo home run for the Orioles. Right-hander
Jordan Lyles (4-5) allowed four runs, five hits and two walks
and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings.
Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer for Toronto and Gabriel Moreno
had three hits and two RBIs. Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (2-3)
allowed four runs, five hits and four walks and struck out four
in four-plus innings.
--Field Level Media
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