MLB roundup: Mets beat Nats for Justin Verlander's 250th win
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[July 31, 2023]
Justin Verlander earned his 250th career win on Sunday
afternoon, when he tossed 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the New York
Mets to a 5-2 victory and an eventful series win over the visiting
Washington Nationals.
Verlander (6-5), whose name has been bandied about in trade rumors,
allowed one run -- when CJ Abrams swiped home as part of a double
steal in the first -- on five hits and one walk while striking out
five. He is the 49th pitcher to record 250 wins.
Pete Alonso had two RBIs via a game-tying single in the first and a
sacrifice fly during a three-run third against Trevor Williams
(5-6). Francisco Lindor homered in the fourth and finished with
three hits.
Ildemaro Vargas had an RBI single in the seventh for the Nationals,
who are 8-8 since the All-Star break. Williams allowed five runs on
seven hits and four walks while striking out two over four innings.
Giants 4, Red Sox 3 (11 innings)
Joc Pederson lined a bases-loaded single to right field with no outs
in the last of the 11th inning, giving San Francisco its second
straight walk-off win over visiting Boston in the interleague series
finale.
After Tristan Beck (2-0) had held the Red Sox without a hit in both
extra innings, the Giants plated automatic runner Patrick Bailey as
Casey Schmitt was hit by a pitch and Brandon Crawford bunted for a
single, setting up Pederson's game-winner off former teammate
Mauricio Llovera (1-1).
Both teams scored in the eighth to produce a 3-3 tie moving forward.
Justin Turner and Adam Duvall homered for the Red Sox, who have lost
back-to-back games after a five-game winning streak.
Angels 3, Blue Jays 2 (10 innings)
Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and drove
in three runs as visiting Los Angeles defeated Toronto.
Renfroe had three hits as the Angels salvaged the finale of the
three-game series. Left-hander Tyler Anderson gave up one run on
seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, and Carlos Estevez (5-1) earned the
win.
Yimi Garcia (3-4) allowed Renfroe's 17th homer of the season with
one out in the 10th. Whit Merrifield and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each
had an RBI single for the Blue Jays.
Orioles 9, Yankees 3
Adam Frazier hit a three-run home run and Adley Rutschman singled
twice in Baltimore's seven-run first inning to beat visiting New
York.
The Orioles scored six runs before the Yankees recorded an out, with
Frazier's blast among the Baltimore highlights. The first run came
on Anthony Santander's double, and Santander and Gunnar Henderson
scored on Ryan O'Hearn's double.
Mike Baumann (8-0) was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief
after Dean Kremer gave up three runs on seven hits in four-plus
innings. The Yankees left starter Luis Severino (2-5) in to work 3
1/3 innings, and he was charged with nine runs on 10 hits.
Braves 8, Brewers 6
Matt Olson homered twice and drove in five runs to help Atlanta
complete a three-game sweep of visiting Milwaukee.
Olson broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run homer in the eighth off
reliever Joel Payamps (4-2). Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna also
homered, and Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits and two runs for Atlanta.
Kirby Yates (5-0) picked up the win with a scoreless eighth.
Christian Yelich and Carlos Santana homered and William Contreras
had two hits and two RBIs for Milwaukee, which has dropped four of
its last five.
Pirates 6, Phillies 4 (10 innings)
Josh Palacios hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning to give
Pittsburgh a victory over visiting Philadelphia in the rubber match
of a three-game series.
Bryan Reynolds also hit a home run for the Pirates. Left-hander
Angel Perdomo (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning to earn the win.
Andrew Vasquez (2-1) took the loss.
Alec Bohm hit a two-run home run and an RBI single, and Bryce Harper
added an RBI single for the Phillies. Philadelphia starter
Cristopher Sanchez pitched five no-hit innings, allowing five
baserunners -- three hit batters and two walks.
Marlins 8, Tigers 6
Garrett Cooper hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning
and Jean Segura added a solo shot in the eighth to lift host Miami
past Detroit.
In his first game since April 28 due to a back injury, Marlins right
fielder Avisail Garcia went 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and one
run. Two relievers obtained in trades within the past week helped
the Marlins earn the win, as Jorge Lopez (5-2) got the victory and
David Robertson picked up his 15th save.
Miguel Cabrera and Kerry Carpenter finished with two RBIs apiece for
the Tigers.
Royals 2, Twins 1
Behind Ryan Yarbrough's seven solid innings, Kansas City beat
visiting Minnesota, completing its first series sweep of the season.
Yarbrough (4-5) needed just 78 pitches to complete seven innings,
allowing a run on seven hits with five strikeouts and no walks. It
was Yarbrough's longest outing in over two years.
Freddy Fermin got the Royals out in front with two outs in the
second, hitting Kenta Maeda's splitter over the wall in left center.
Matt Wallner answered with one out in the third, smashing
Yarbrough's curveball above the right field bullpen. Kansas City
retook the lead on Maikel Garcia's RBI double in the third.
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the dugout during the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals
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Rays 8, Astros 2
Josh Lowe delivered a bases-clearing double in the first inning,
Brandon Lowe hit a two-run home run in the sixth and Zack Littell
logged a career-high five innings as Tampa Bay claimed the rubber
match of its three-game series against host Houston.
Littell (1-2) limited the Astros to two runs on eight hits with four
strikeouts and no walks. Brandon Lowe finished with three hits,
three RBIs and two runs.
Kyle Tucker had an RBI double and Alex Bregman added an RBI for the
Astros. Houston starter Brandon Bielak (5-6) surrendered six runs
(three earned) on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts
over five innings.
Guardians 5, White Sox 0
Jose Ramirez smacked a pair of home runs and Aaron Civale logged six
strong innings as visiting Cleveland beat Chicago in the finale of a
four-game set.
Ramirez hit a solo shot in the fifth and added a two-run blast in
the seventh for Cleveland, which had lost back-to-back games after
winning Thursday's series opener. Civale (5-2) surrendered just
three hits while keeping the White Sox off the board.
Luis Robert Jr. doubled and Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada and Andrew
Vaughn each had a single to account for Chicago's four hits. White
Sox starter Michael Kopech (4-10) lasted five innings, giving up
three runs on four hits.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 0
Steven Matz, Giovanny Gallegos and JoJo Romero combined to throw a
five-hit shutout as St. Louis blanked visiting Chicago.
Matz (2-7) allowed four hits and did not walk a batter over six
innings. Tyler O'Neill, Andrew Knizner and Paul Goldschmidt drove in
the Cardinals' runs.
Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks (4-5) allowed three runs on eight
hits and a walk over seven innings, with two strikeouts.
Rockies 2, Athletics 0
Ryan McMahon had two hits and two RBIs, Ty Blach opened the game
with five strong innings and Colorado beat Oakland in Denver.
Nolan Jones also had two hits and Justin Lawrence got the final
three outs for his eighth save for Colorado, which snapped a
four-game losing streak and salvaged the final game of the weekend
series. Ramon Laureano had two hits for the A's.
Blach (1-0) served as the opener for the Rockies and was able to
hold Oakland scoreless for his five innings, which was a change from
the first two games of the series when the A's had at least five
runs after three innings both nights.
Dodgers 9, Reds 0
Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain and Joey Votto all hit home runs in the
first three innings and visiting Cincinnati finished off a
convincing victory over Los Angeles.
De La Cruz finished with four hits, the third time in 46 games since
his June 6 debut that he has delivered at least four hits in a
contest. Reds right-hander Graham Ashcraft (6-7) gave up five hits
over six scoreless innings as the Reds went 4-2 against Los Angeles
this season, winning the season series over the Dodgers for the
first time since 2018.
Freddie Freeman had two hits for the Dodgers, who lost a pair of
All-Stars in the first four innings as both designated hitter J.D.
Martinez (hamstring) and catcher Will Smith (elbow) departed.
Michael Grove (2-3) gave up eight runs on 10 hits over six innings
but also had a career-best 10 strikeouts.
Mariners 4, Diamondbacks 0
Luis Castillo allowed two hits over six scoreless innings and J.P.
Crawford hit a home run to lead Seattle to a victory over Arizona in
Phoenix.
Castillo (7-7) struck out seven, walked one and did not allow a
runner past second base. Crawford added a double, two walks and
three runs for the Mariners.
Arizona starter Merrill Kelly (9-5) threw 41 pitches in a two-run
first inning and finished with 90 in five innings. He allowed three
runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks as the
Diamondbacks lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
Padres 5, Rangers 3
Gary Sanchez hit two solo home runs and Blake Snell didn't allow an
earned run in five innings as San Diego held on to defeat visiting
Texas and complete a three-game sweep.
The win was the Padres' 11th straight over the Rangers since 2018 --
setting a San Diego franchise record for consecutive wins against
one team. Sanchez hit his 11th and 12th homers against Texas
relievers Jose Leclerc (0-2) and Brock Burke, helping the Padres
build a 4-1 lead after five innings.
The Rangers pulled to within a run in the top of the sixth on Marcus
Semien's two-run single off Padres reliever Nick Martinez. Texas
loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth against closer Josh
Hader, but Hader retired Josh Jung on a fly ball to right to record
his 25th save.
--Field Level Media
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