[July 20, 2023]
Chase Silseth struck out a career-high 10 hitters to become
the latest pitcher to shut down the struggling New York Yankees as
the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep with a 7-3
victory on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.
Silseth (2-1), recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake before the game,
pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball.
Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers off Carlos Rodon
(0-3) as the Angels raced out to a 4-0 lead through the opening two
innings. The Angels went on to complete their first sweep of the
Yankees since July 10-12, 2009.
Giancarlo Stanton and Franchy Cordero homered for the Yankees, who
lost for the fourth game in a row and the ninth time in 11 games.
Rodon was tagged for six runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Cardinals 6, Marlins 4
Nolan Gorman drove in four runs to help power St. Louis past
visiting Miami and complete a three-game sweep.
Gorman hit a three-run homer and an RBI single as the Cardinals
extended their winning streak to five games. Cardinals starter
Dakota Hudson allowed two runs on five hits in three innings. Zack
Thompson (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory and
Chris Stratton earned his first save.
Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (3-9) allowed four runs on
eight hits and two walks in six innings.
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Athletics 6, Red Sox 5
JJ Bleday, Cody Thomas and Jace Peterson each hit two-run home runs,
the bullpen didn't allow an earned run over the final 4 2/3 innings
and Oakland held on to defeat visiting Boston for a rare series win.
Lucas Erceg, Angel Felipe, Sam Long and Trevor May protected a slim
lead after the A's stopped scoring after the fourth inning, helping
the hosts beat Boston for the second time in as many days following
an eight-game losing streak.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (7-6) took the loss, pulled after
allowing all six Oakland runs and five hits in four innings. He
walked two and struck out three.
Padres 2, Blue Jays 0
Yu Darvish worked six scoreless innings and Manny Machado drove in a
pair of runs with a two-out, fifth-inning single as visiting San
Diego beat Toronto.
Steven Wilson, Nick Martinez and Josh Hader each followed Darvish
with a scoreless inning of relief as the Padres shut out Toronto on
six hits. It was the Padres' ninth shutout of the season.
The Blue Jays are on a two-game skid following a four-game winning
streak. Jose Berrios (8-7) gave up two runs on four hits and four
walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Mets 5, White Sox 1
Justin Verlander tossed eight solid innings and Brett Baty homered
for a second straight game as host New York beat Chicago.
Baty finished with two RBIs for the Mets, who have won three
straight and are 9-4 in July. Francisco Alvarez, Luis Guillorme and
Brandon Nimmo each had one RBI in a four-run fourth. Verlander (4-5)
allowed one run -- a Luis Robert Jr. homer in the seventh -- on
three hits and struck out seven.
Touki Toussaint (0-3), making his first start since July 8, allowed
five runs on four hits and four walks while striking out three over
six innings -- his longest start since Aug. 16, 2021, when he was
pitching for the Atlanta Braves.
Diamondbacks 5, Braves 3
Ryne Nelson allowed two runs and three hits over seven innings to
help visiting Arizona to a win against Atlanta.
Nelson (6-5) struck out five and walked one as Arizona won for the
second straight game to open a three-game series. Nick Ahmed had two
hits and two RBIs and Christian Walker delivered two hits and two
runs for the Diamondbacks.
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Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley homered for the Braves, who have lost
four straight since winning their first game after the break.
Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (10-7) allowed four runs and six hits
in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked three.
Rangers 5, Rays 1
Jonah Heim delivered a game-sealing home run, the bullpen stepped up
after Jon Gray exited early with an injury and Texas went on to a
victory over visiting Tampa Bay.
The Rangers completed the three-game sweep. The American League
East-leading Rays were swept for just the second time this season.
The AL West-leading Rangers are off to a 6-0 start following the
All-Star break. Gray had his start cut short when he took a 112 mph
comebacker off his left leg in the fifth inning. The Rangers
announced that Gray had a bruised shin and X-rays were negative.
Pirates 7, Guardians 5
Ji Man Choi and Jared Triolo hit two-run singles in a five-run
seventh as Pittsburgh rallied to avoid a series sweep with a win
over visiting Cleveland.
Jack Suwinski added an RBI double and Nick Gonzales an RBI single
for the Pirates, who lost the first two games of the series while
being outscored 21-1. Reliever Ryan Borucki (1-0) gave up one run in
1 1/3 innings to earn the win.
Josh Bell homered and added an RBI single and Amed Rosario
contributed a two-run double for the Guardians. Sam Hentges (1-2),
who allowed four runs while getting one out, was charged with the
loss.
Orioles 8, Dodgers 5
Ramon Urias drove in three runs and Gunnar Henderson homered as
Baltimore salvaged the finale of a three-game series against
visiting Los Angeles.
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Jul 19, 2023; Anaheim, California, USA;
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Chase Silseth (63) throws
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Urias went 2-for-3 with two doubles, while
Henderson went 1-for-3 with a solo homer for the Orioles. Reliever
Danny Coulombe (3-1) picked up the win by allowing just one hit over
2 1/3 scoreless innings. Felix Bautista picked up his 26th save of
the season.
Max Muncy hit a two-run homer and James Outman added a solo shot for
the Dodgers. Los Angeles starter Julio Urias (7-6) gave up eight
runs on eight hits in five innings.
Astros 4, Rockies 1
Chas McCormick homered, Jake Meyers had two hits and Houston beat
Colorado in Denver.
Brandon Bielak (5-5) pitched well over 5 2/3 innings and combined
with four Houston relievers to hold Colorado to two hits. The Astros
improved to 22-6 against the Rockies since the start of 2013.
C.J. Cron homered for Colorado, which finished its homestand 3-2
against the New York Yankees and Astros. Rockies starter Austin
Gomber (8-8) allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out five in
six innings.
Brewers 5, Phillies 3
William Contreras doubled twice, singled and drove in two runs to
lift Milwaukee past host Philadelphia.
Blake Perkins added two hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Brewers,
who have won five of their past six games. Four Brewers relief
pitchers, including winner Hoby Milner (2-0), combined to throw four
scoreless innings.
Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run and Kyle Schwarber added a
two-run single for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning
streak end. Jeff Hoffman (3-2) took the loss.
Reds 3, Giants 2
Will Benson belted a three-run homer and Graham Ashcraft tossed
six-plus innings as host Cincinnati snapped a six-game skid with a
victory over San Francisco.
Ashcraft (5-7) allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts
and two walks. The Reds mustered just four hits en route to posting
their first win since an 8-5 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers on
July 8.
Blake Sabol belted an opposite-field homer to lead off the seventh
inning and recorded two of the six hits for the Giants, who saw
their seven-game winning streak come to a halt. Ross Stripling (0-3)
was saddled with the loss.
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Tigers 3, Royals 2
Miguel Cabrera delivered the tiebreaking single and Eduardo
Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings to help Detroit win at Kansas
City for the second time in three days.
Cabrera's sixth-inning single put the Tigers ahead to stay.
Detroit's Javier Baez homered, and Riley Greene had three hits.
Rodriguez (6-5) allowed two runs and four hits while striking out
seven and walking none. Jason Foley tossed a scoreless eighth, and
Alex Lange worked out of a jam in the ninth for his 16th save.
Kansas City's Ryan Yarbrough (2-5) worked 5 2/3 innings before
leaving with a cramp in his left hamstring. He gave up three runs,
six hits and one walk while fanning four.
Cubs 8, Nationals 3
Nico Hoerner's first career grand slam highlighted a five-run eighth
inning and Chicago overcame blowing a two-run lead in the top of the
frame to beat visiting Washington.
Mike Tauchman homered for one of his three hits and had three RBIs,
and Yan Gomes, on his 36th birthday, gave the Cubs a 4-3 lead with
his sacrifice fly against Mason Thompson (3-3) in the eighth. Then
with two out, Hoerner (two hits) sent a 1-1 fastball from Cory
Abbott well into the left field bleachers to break the contest open
and help Chicago to a second straight victory -- and get its first
home series win since June 16-18.
Trevor Williams yielded two runs on seven hits and two walks with
one strikeout in five innings for Washington, which is 1-4 since
winning three straight.
Twins 6, Mariners 3
Max Kepler homered and scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball as
Minnesota won in Seattle to continue its fast start to the second
half of the season.
Edouard Julien and Alex Kirilloff also went deep and Kenta Maeda
pitched 6 1/3 strong innings for the Twins, who have won five of six
games since the All-Star break. Twins reliever Emilio Pagan (4-1)
pitched a scoreless inning for the victory, and Jhoan Duran created
but escaped a ninth-inning jam for his 16th save.
Tom Murphy and Eugenio Suarez homered for the Mariners, who dropped
to 2-4 on their 10-game homestand. Seattle will look to win on
Thursday to gain a split of the four-game series. Reliever Andres
Munoz (2-3) took the loss after surrendering the lead an inning
after the Mariners tied it.
--Field Level
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