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 [April 11, 2023]
Tampa Bay's Brandon Lowe drove in the only run with a late
homer to lead the Rays -- the major league's only unbeaten club --
to their 10th consecutive win, beating the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on
Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
In the eighth inning, Lowe, who went 1-for-3 with a walk, stroked a
one-out, 96-mph middle-in fastball from Chris Martin (0-1) to
right-center field for the game-winning shot. Lowe's heroics came on
the 10th pitch of the at-bat.
One of five pitchers who combined on the three-hit shutout, reliever
Josh Fleming crafted four shutout innings, striking out five and
yielding one hit after entering in the third. Colin Poche (1-0), the
Rays' fourth pitcher, got the win with a scoreless eighth, which was
Boston's only inning putting runners in scoring position. Closer
Pete Fairbanks pitched a perfect ninth for his first save as Rays
pitching recorded its third consecutive shutout.
Boston starter Nick Pivetta spun five scoreless innings before
turning the duties over to the bullpen. After outscoring the
opposition 75-18 through the first nine victories, Tampa Bay's
high-powered offense mustered just three hits and two walks against
the right-hander.
Dodgers 9, Giants 1
Max Muncy busted out of a season-long slump with a grand slam and a
three-run home run, Julio Urias threw six sharp innings and Los
Angeles opened a three-game road series by pounding rival San
Francisco.
Muncy also singled, all after Mookie Betts had led off the game with
his second homer of the season for the Dodgers, who snapped a
three-game losing streak. Urias (3-0) limited the Giants to one run
and four hits. He walked two and struck out eight.
Wilmer Flores homered for the Giants, his second of the year, but
couldn't prevent a third loss in the last four games for San
Francisco. In six innings, Logan Webb (0-3) served up four runs on
six hits. He walked one and struck out six.
Rangers 11, Royals 2
Adolis Garcia hit a grand slam in a seven-run sixth inning, Andrew
Heaney broke a strikeout record set by Nolan Ryan and Texas rolled
to a victory over Kansas City in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers fell behind 1-0 early as Royals leadoff man Bobby Witt
Jr. scored on an error in the first inning. After that, though, the
night belonged to the Rangers. Heaney (1-1) settled in, striking out
the final two batters of the first inning, which started a stretch
of nine straight strikeouts to set a club record and tie an American
League mark. Heaney finished with 10 total strikeouts on the night.
Heaney broke Ryan's franchise single-game record when he fanned
Vinnie Pasquantino for his eighth straight strikeout. Ryan whiffed
seven in a row in 1991 against the then-California Angels. Texas
extended its lead to 4-1 in the fourth on a solo homer by catcher
Jonah Heim. The Rangers then broke it open in the sixth, highlighted
by Garcia's grand slam off Royals reliever Jose Cuas.
Braves 5, Reds 4 (10 innings)
Sean Murphy had three hits, including a two-run homer in the 10th
inning, to help Atlanta beat visiting Cincinnati and end a
three-game losing streak.
The Reds erased a two-run deficit in the ninth inning and Jonathan
India drove in a run in the top of the 10th to give Cincinnati a 4-3
lead. Murphy then hit the first pitch he saw from Derek Law (0-2)
for a two-run homer, his first with the Braves. Murphy also had two
doubles and drove in three runs.
Braves starter Bryce Elder put together his second straight
scoreless start, allowing six hits with seven strikeouts and one
walk in 6 1/3 innings, before A.J. Minter blew the save. Reds
starter Graham Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits in six innings
with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Cubs 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings)
Nico Hoerner's third single of the night came in walk-off fashion in
the 10th inning, and Chicago overcame blowing a late lead to beat
visiting Seattle.
Down 2-1 with one out in the ninth, Seattle's Jarred Kelenic -- who
came on as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning -- sent a drive over
the right field wall against Chicago reliever Michael Fulmer to tie
the game. The Mariners failed to score with the bases loaded against
the Cubs' Keegan Thompson (1-0) in the 10th.
In the Chicago half of the 10th, automatic runner Nick Madrigal
stole third base and Hoerner drove a pitch from Matt Brash (0-1)
into right field for his first career walk-off. Eric Hosmer added
two hits with an RBI and Cody Bellinger had a run-scoring double for
the Cubs.
White Sox 4, Twins 3
Hanser Alberto hit a three-run homer and Chicago overcame three
errors and two unearned runs to edge Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run, and
Andrew Vaughn also doubled for Chicago. White Sox starter Dylan
Cease (2-0) allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits over five
innings to pick up the win. He walked two and struck out six.
Twins starter Kenta Maeda (0-2), making his second start after
missing the entire 2022 season following Tommy John surgery, gave up
four runs on eight hits over six innings. Trevor Larnach had an RBI
single.
Guardians 3, Yankees 2
Shane Bieber allowed two runs over seven innings and Josh Naylor hit
a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh to lift host Cleveland
over New York.
The Guardians mustered just four hits -- three doubles by Mike
Zunino and one single by Myles Straw -- but drew nine walks, while
Bieber (1-0) shut down the Yankees after giving up a pair of
first-inning runs.
Torres went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a walk and a run for
New York, but no other Yankee had more than one hit. Reliever Ian
Hamilton (0-1), who gave up the decisive run in the seventh, allowed
a hit with three strikeouts and three walks over two innings.
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Apr 12, 2023; St. Petersburg, Florida,
USA; Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe (8) celebrates with
teammates after he hits the game winning home run against the Boston
Red Sox during the eighth inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory
Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Orioles 5, Athletics 1
Adley Rutschman went deep for the second straight game, and
Baltimore posted four of its runs on homers to beat visiting
Oakland.
Ryan Mountcastle drilled a two-run homer in the first inning and
Austin Hays added a solo shot in the sixth. Orioles starter Kyle
Gibson (3-0) gave up one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Two of
his three walks came in the first inning, and he struck out four.
The Athletics lost their fifth game in a row, but unlike
back-to-back 11-0 losses during the weekend at Tampa Bay, they were
competitive in this one. Oakland finished with eight hits, including
two by Jace Peterson.
Astros 8, Pirates 2
Yordan Alvarez had three of Houston's 13 hits in a win over host
Pittsburgh.
Framber Valdez (1-1) had the Pirates off balance for seven innings,
allowing two runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts,
and Mauricio Dubon singled three times, extending his hitting streak
to six games in the opener of a three-game series.
Roansy Contreras (1-1) allowed seven runs, matching a career high,
on nine hits with four walks, and the Pirates went to the bullpen
after just 3 1/3 innings. Alvarez drove in two runs to boost his
major-league-leading RBI total to 16, plating a pair in the second
inning with a single. Ji Man Choi connected for his first home run
of the season for the Pirates.
Phillies 15, Marlins 3
Alec Bohm homered, singled twice and drove in six runs to lift host
Philadelphia to a resounding victory over Miami.
Bohm's six RBIs tied his career high. Brandon Marsh added a home run
among his three hits with three RBIs. Jake Cave hit a solo homer and
double while Nick Castellanos added three hits and three RBIs. Trea
Turner had three singles and an RBI.
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (1-1), the reigning National League
Cy Young Award winner, struggled through four-plus innings, as he
allowed 10 hits and nine runs to go along with four strikeouts and
one walk. Yuli Gurriel hit a solo home run off McKinley Moore in the
seventh inning to finally put the Marlins on the board, though they
trailed 13-1. A wild pitch by Andrew Vasquez and an RBI single by
Cooper closed the Marlins within 13-3, but that was the closest they
would get.
Mets 5, Padres 0
Max Scherzer grinded through five innings and combined with four
relievers on a two-hitter for host New York, which beat San Diego in
the opener of a three-game series.
Jeff McNeil and Francisco Lindor each had two-run doubles for the
Mets, who have won three of their last four. The Padres had their
three-game winning streak snapped.
Scherzer surrendered 25 foul balls and walked three but gave up just
one hit -- a clean single to Ha-Seong Kim with one out in the fifth
-- and struck out six. Padres starter Yu Darvish (0-1) gave up the
five runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over 6
1/3 innings.
Rockies 7, Cardinals 4
Alan Trejo had three hits, Elehuris Montero and Ezequiel Tovar each
had two and Colorado beat St. Louis.
Rockies starter German Marquez (2-1) left after five innings with an
apparent injury to his pitching arm. Paul Goldschmidt had two hits
for St. Louis, which has dropped six of its last seven.
Cardinals starter Steven Matz (0-2) allowed six runs on nine hits in
5 2/3 innings.
Nationals 6, Angels 4
Washington got at least one hit from everyone in the starting lineup
while their pitching staff held Los Angeles hitless after the third
inning.
Five hitters each had two of the Nationals' 14 hits as they rallied
from an early 4-1 deficit. Four Nationals relievers followed starter
Patrick Corbin and combined to shut down the Angels' offense over
the final four innings. Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for his
second save of the season.
Corbin (1-2) got the victory over Angels reliever Tucker Davidson
(0-1). Angels third baseman Gio Urshela doubled home Luis Rengifo
with one out in the third inning to give Los Angeles a 4-1 lead. But
the Angels did not get another hit.
Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
Zac Gallen struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings and Christian
Walker smacked a two-run homer as Arizona blanked Milwaukee in
Phoenix for its fourth consecutive win.
Gallen (1-1) allowed three hits and one walk while facing two
batters over the minimum. Josh Rojas added an RBI single and Ketel
Marte had two hits and scored twice for Arizona. Nick Ahmed had
three hits for the Diamondbacks.
Gallen and two relievers combined for 15 strikeouts against National
League-leading Milwaukee, which lost for the second time in three
games.
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