MLB roundup: Benches clear, Rangers slam Astros
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[July 27, 2023]
Marcus Semien went 3-for-3 with a homer prior to his ejection
in the fifth inning and Adolis Garcia capped a seven-run deluge with
a grand slam that same frame as the Texas Rangers averted a series
sweep with a 13-5 pummeling of the host Houston Astros on Wednesday.
The Rangers extended their lead in the American League West to two
games over the Astros by inflicting massive two-out damage in the
fourth and fifth innings, first against Houston ace Framber Valdez
(8-7), and then off reliever Seth Martinez.
Garcia's slam led to a bench-clearing incident as Semien and Astros
catcher Martin Maldonado got in an argument. Semien had been hit by
a pitch in the third inning, apparently in retaliation for Houston's
Yordan Alvarez getting plunked in the first.
Nathaniel Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Texas, and Sam
Huff also went deep. Andrew Heaney (7-6) worked five innings of
three-run ball for the win. Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz homered for
Houston, which had won six of its previous seven games.
Brewers 3, Reds 0
Right-hander Freddy Peralta struck out 13 and Tyrone Taylor hit a
two-run home run to lead Milwaukee past visiting Cincinnati in the
deciding game of a three-game series and complete a dominant season
series between the National League Central rivals.
Peralta went six innings, giving up four hits with no walks and tied
his career high for strikeouts in a mark he previously set in his
major league debut at Colorado in 2018. He struck out the first five
batters he faced. Elvis Peguero (2-3) picked up the win for the
Brewers, following Peralta by pitching a scoreless seventh inning
with two strikeouts.
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Ben Lively (4-6) went six shutout innings before allowing a two-run
home run to Taylor in the bottom of the seventh. He gave up two runs
on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings with no walks and three strikeouts.
The Brewers won 10 of 13 from the Reds, winning four by shutout.
Yankees 3, Mets 1
Carlos Rodon pitched 5 2/3 effective innings and Yankees beat the
visiting Mets in the final game of the season between the New York
rivals.
Oswald Peraza and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the first two Yankee
runs without hits and rookie Anthony Volpe added an RBI single as
the Yankees won for the sixth time in 16 games and earned a split of
the current two-game series and the four-game season series with the
Mets.
Rodon (1-3) allowed one run on four hits while working out of
trouble at times. The left-hander got his first win as a Yankee
after losing his first three starts since returning earlier this
month from back and forearm injuries. Jose Quintana (0-2) allowed
three runs (two earned) on six hits in six innings during his second
start with the Mets since returning last week from a rib fracture.
He struck out five and walked three.
Cubs 10, White Sox 7
Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ each had two hits and two RBIs and the
bullpen delivered 5 2/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief to
boost the visiting Cubs past the White Sox to sweep the two-game
series between Chicago teams.
The Cubs closed with eight unanswered runs on the way to their fifth
consecutive victory. Happ and Cody Bellinger connected for
back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to cap the spurt. A 7-2
lead after four innings didn't hold up for the White Sox, who have
lost five in a row and seven of eight.
Javier Assad (1-2) was the winner with 1 2/3 innings out of the
bullpen. Adbert Alzolay earned his 11th save, his second in the
two-game set against the White Sox, with a perfect ninth. Joe Kelly
(1-5) took the loss after failing to record an out against four
batters, surrendering one charged run and allowing two inherited
runners to score.
Cardinals 11, Diamondbacks 7
Three high fastballs in the seventh inning doomed Arizona as St.
Louis rallied late and cruised to victory in Phoenix.
With the game tied 3-3 after six innings, St. Louis scored three
runs in the seventh and added five in the eighth as the Cardinals
took the rubber game of a three-game series. Nolan Gorman homered
twice among his three hits for the Cardinals, and teammate Lars
Nootbaar also had three hits and a home run. Paul Goldschmidt and
Andrew Knizner also went deep for St. Louis.
Christian Walker and Emmanuel Rivera homered for the Diamondbacks,
while Walker, Jake McCarthy and Corbin Carroll had three hits
apiece.
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Phillies 6, Orioles 4
Edmundo Sosa hit a tiebreaking solo home run, J.T. Realmuto added a
two-run double and Philadelphia won to take two out of three from
visiting Baltimore.
Jake Cave contributed two hits and an RBI while Nick Castellanos and
Bryce Harper each chipped in with an RBI single as the Phillies have
won two in a row after losing five of their previous six. Seranthony
Dominguez (2-2), who had missed the last five weeks with an oblique
injury, earned the win in relief.
Adley Rutschman homered and knocked in three runs and Austin Hays
had two hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have dropped two
straight after winning five of their previous six. Baltimore starter
Kyle Bradish (6-6) gave up seven hits and five runs with three
strikeouts and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.
Mariners 8, Twins 7
Dylan Moore hit two home runs and Julio Rodriguez added a home run
and two doubles to lead Seattle past Minnesota in the deciding game
of a three-game series in Minneapolis.
Bryce Miller (7-3) picked up the win despite allowing six runs on
eight hits, including four home runs, over 5 2/3 innings. Miller
didn't walk a batter and struck out seven. Andres Munoz pitched
around a leadoff single by Christian Vazquez in the bottom of the
ninth to earn his second save.
Matt Wallner hit two home runs while Edouard Julien and Vazquez also
went deep for Minnesota. Vazquez finished with three hits and two
RBIs while Wallner, Trevor Larnach and Kyle Farmer each added two
hits. Joe Ryan (9-7) absorbed the loss in allowing four runs on
seven hits over 3 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out seven.
Marlins 7, Rays 1
Sandy Alcantara recorded his second complete game of the season,
lifting Miami to a win over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena (3) tags out Texas Rangers
second baseman Marcus Semien (2) on a stolen base attempt during the
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Showing the form that made him the National League
Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara (4-9) allowed one run on five hits
and struck out seven to help snap Miami's 10-game road losing
streak. Luis Arraez had two hits and two RBIs, raising his MLB-leading
batting average to .376. Jacob Stallings added two hits and drove in
two runs.
Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin (11-6) was tagged for five runs on seven hits
in four innings. The Rays announced he was taken out due to left
knee discomfort. Tampa Bay is 2-8 in its last 10 games.
Giants 8, A's 3
Pinch hitter Austin Slater broke a tie with a two-run, sixth-inning
homer and San Francisco completed a two-game home sweep of rival
Oakland. J.D. Davis also homered for the Giants, who saw an early
3-0 advantage disappear before rallying, thanks to five innings of
dominant relief.
After Oakland's Jace Peterson and Shea Langeliers contributed RBI
singles to a three-run fourth inning that tied the score, Alex Wood
(5-4) took over in the fifth -- the fourth Giants pitcher -- and
threw three shutout innings, allowing one hit.
In that time, one out after Wilmer Flores led off the last of the
sixth with a double, Slater was called upon to hit for Michael
Conforto. Slater drilled his fifth homer of the season to
left-center field off bulk-inning A's reliever Hogan Harris (2-5).
Wood handed the ball to Tyler Rogers for a scoreless eighth before
Luke Jackson, pitching with a five-run lead, threw a one-hit ninth.
In all, Wood, Rogers and Jackson combined to get the final 15 outs
in a 17-batter span.
Nationals 5, Rockies 4
CJ Abrams capped a four-run, ninth-inning rally with a walk-off RBI
single as host Washington pulled off a victory over Colorado in the
rubber match of a three-game series.
The Nationals trailed 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth. Colorado
closer Daniel Bard (4-2) loaded the bases with no outs and wound up
charged with four runs on one hit with four walks in 2/3 innings.
Matt Koch came on for Bard and served up Abrams' game-winning hit.
The rally spoiled a strong start from Rockies starter Peter Lambert,
who allowed one unearned run on three hits in six innings.
Andres Machado (1-0) earned the win after striking out two while
tossing a perfect top of the ninth. Elehuris Montero, Ryan McMahon
and Michael Toglia each went deep for the Rockies, who are 6-5 since
the All-Star break.
Blue Jays 8, Dodgers 1
Whit Merrifield hit a three-run home run and Yusei Kikuchi pitched
six strong innings as visiting Toronto beat Los Angeles in the
deciding game of a three-game series.
Merrifield drove in four runs, while Danny Jansen added a home run
and Bo Bichette had four hits for the Blue Jays. Kikuchi (8-3)
allowed one run on seven hits.
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Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin (5-4) gave up five runs on seven hits
in five innings. Enrique Hernandez, reacquired in a Tuesday trade,
started at second base in his return to Los Angeles and had two
hits.
Pirates 3, Padres 2
Johan Oviedo gave up one run on three hits over six innings as
visiting Pittsburgh defeated San Diego in the rubber match of a
three-game series.
Oviedo (4-11) had lost eight straight decisions entering the game.
David Bednar allowed a run in the ninth but got his 20th save.
Inning-opening home runs by Ji Man Choi, Bryan Reynolds and Carlos
Santana provided the Pirates' offense.
Seth Lugo (4-5) allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings for
the Padres, who finished 1-5 vs. the Pirates this season.
Red Sox 5, Braves 3
A barrage of three home runs in the late innings helped Boston top
visiting Atlanta to complete a two-game series sweep.
Rafael Devers, Triston Casas and Adam Duvall all homered for Boston,
which has won four straight. Justin Turner hit a two-run double that
flipped the score for good in the seventh. Turner, Casas and Connor
Wong all had multi-hit games to support Brayan Bello, who allowed
three runs on four hits over his six innings. Joe Jacques (2-1)
followed with a scoreless inning to earn the win.
Ozzie Albies ripped a three-run homer into the right-center field
bullpen for the Braves. Albies was 2-for-4 to lead the six-hit
offense for the Braves, who have lost three of their last four
games.
Guardians 8, Royals 3
Jose Ramirez homered twice to help Cleveland beat visiting Kansas
City in the rubber match of their three-game series.
David Fry also homered and Gabriel Arias had two hits and a run
scored for the Guardians, who have won two in a row to get back to
.500, where they sat at the All-Star break. Cleveland starter Gavin
Williams threw four shutout innings, allowing three hits. striking
out five and walking two. The rookie right-hander was lifted after
throwing 87 pitches. Nick Sandlin (5-3) replaced Williams and got
the win.
Royals rookie right-hander Alec Marsh dropped his fifth straight
start to begin his major league career. Marsh (0-5) allowed four
runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking
four. MJ Melendez had two hits, including a solo homer in the ninth,
and Salvador Perez, Freddy Fermin and Michael Massey also had two
hits apiece for the Royals, who have lost seven of eight.
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