MLB roundup: Astros slug 5 homers, sweep Rangers
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[September 07, 2023]
Jose Abreu matched his career high of seven RBIs with a grand
slam and a three-run homer and the Houston Astros slugged five
homers while completing a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with
a 12-3 victory on Wednesday night at Arlington, Texas.
Yordan Alvarez, Michael Brantley and Chas McCormick also slammed
homers as Houston again assaulted Texas pitching. The Astros slugged
16 homers and collected 50 hits in the series while outscoring Texas
39-10 and moving to three games up on the Rangers in the American
League West. The division-leading Astros lead Seattle by one game.
Justin Verlander (11-7) gave up two runs (one earned) and four hits
over seven innings while improving to 5-2 in seven starts since the
Astros reacquired him from the New York Mets. He also outdueled his
former Detroit Tigers and Mets teammate Max Scherzer.
Scherzer (12-6) was rocked for seven runs and six hits in three
innings while falling to 3-2 since the Rangers acquired him from the
Mets. He struck out four and walked two.
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Yankees 4, Tigers 3
Jasson Dominguez opened the third inning with a tiebreaking homer
and produced his first career three-hit game as host New York moved
back over the .500 mark for the first time in more than three weeks
by beating Detroit.
The Yankees tied a season high with their fifth straight win. New
York moved over the .500 mark for the first time since it was 60-59
following an 11-3 loss at Atlanta in the third game of a nine-game
skid that pushed them out of contention.
Dominguez snapped a 1-1 tie by lining a 2-1 fastball from Beau
Brieske (1-3) into the first row of the right-center field seats.
Dominguez joined current Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre manager
Shelley Duncan (2007) as the second Yankee to hit three homers in
their first five career games. New York's Clarke Schmidt (9-8)
allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings for the win.
Phillies 5, Padres 1
Zack Wheeler gave up one bloop single in six scoreless innings and
Kyle Schwarber opened the game with a homer as Philadelphia beat
host San Diego in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Wheeler didn't allow a baserunner until Juan Soto drew a two-out
walk in the fourth. Manny Machado then hit a broken-bat fly ball to
shallow center that landed just beyond the dive of second baseman
Bryson Stott. But Wheeler got Xander Bogaerts to ground out to the
inning en route to improving to 11-6.
Padres starter Michael Wacha fell to 11-3, giving up three runs on
seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts in four innings. He
did, however, work his way out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam after
giving up Schwarber's homer in the first.
Orioles 10, Angels 3
Austin Hays went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs and Anthony
Santander added three hits with a home run as red-hot Baltimore
routed Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif., to complete a three-game
sweep.
The Orioles won their fifth straight game, all on the road, and
picked up their ninth sweep of the season. They kept their lead in
the American League East at 3 1/2 games over the Tampa Bay Rays, who
beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 earlier on Wednesday.
Orioles starter Kyle Gibson (14-8) went six innings and allowed
three runs on six hits. The right-hander walked two, struck out
three and tied the Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt for the most
wins in the AL. Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval (7-12) worked
five-plus innings, and all four batters he walked came around to
score. He yielded seven runs (four earned) on seven hits with three
strikeouts.
Marlins 11, Dodgers 4
Miami hit three home runs in a nine-run fifth inning to rally past
visiting Los Angeles and maintain the Marlins' half-game lead for
the final National League wild-card spot.
Joey Wendle, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesus Sanchez all hit home runs
in the fifth inning to account for six of the Marlins' nine runs in
the inning. Miami had seven hits in the decisive frame after just
one hit, on a bunt single, in the first four innings.
Five Miami pitchers held down the Dodgers' offense, with
right-hander Edward Cabrera (6-6) throwing four of those innings
without allowing a run. Dodgers right-hander Lance Lynn (10-11) was
roughed up for eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 4 2/3
innings. His three home runs allowed boosted his major
league-leading total to 40.
Pirates 5, Brewers 4
Ke'Bryan Hayes homered and Ji Hwan Bae hit a go-ahead RBI triple as
Pittsburgh erased an early three-run deficit to down visiting
Milwaukee in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Jack Suwinski, Joshua Palacios and Miguel Andujar each added an RBI
single for the Pirates. Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3) pitched a scoreless
seventh. David Bednar pitched the ninth for his 33rd save.
Willy Adames homered and Mark Canha added an RBI single for the
Brewers. Elvis Peguero (4-5) gave up two runs in two-thirds of an
inning to take the loss.
Guardians 2, Twins 1
Will Brennan had a double with two RBIs, five pitchers combined for
a two-hitter and Cleveland edged visiting Minnesota to salvage the
finale of a three-game series.
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Andres Gimenez had a double and scored twice for Cleveland, which
snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie right-hander Gavin
Williams (2-5) picked up his first win since July 8 against the
Kansas City Royals, snapping a nine-start winless streak.
Minnesota's Joe Ryan (10-9) gave up two runs on four hits over four
innings with one walk and three strikeouts.
Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 5
Alek Thomas hit a three-run homer to help host Arizona overcome an
early four-run deficit and beat Colorado in the rubber match of a
three-game series in Phoenix.
After Colorado took a 4-0 lead in the first, the Diamondbacks
stormed back, with Thomas' blast capping a five-run rally in the
third that put Arizona ahead 6-5. Thomas added a two-run single an
inning later to put the game out of reach. His five RBIs were a
career high. Tommy Pham went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs
and three runs for the Diamondbacks, who pulled within a half-game
of the third and final National League wild-card spot.
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Rockies starter Chris Flexen (1-7) took the loss.
Nolan Jones had a two-run triple for Colorado, which has lost 13 of
its last 16 games.
Cubs 8, Giants 2
Seiya Suzuki delivered a three-run double in the first inning and
Chicago went on to a victory against visiting San Francisco to
complete a three-game series sweep.
Miguel Amaya and Cody Bellinger homered as the Cubs won their fourth
consecutive game. Chicago left-hander Jordan Wicks (3-0) went 6 2/3
innings in his third major league start. He scattered nine hits,
struck out one and did not walk a batter.
Giants starter Alex Wood (5-5) lasted just 2 1/3 innings in his
first start since July 21 after nine appearances as a long reliever.
He was tagged for five runs and five hits. San Francisco was shut
out until the seventh.
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2
Kevin Smith bombed a three-run home run, Carlos Perez added a
two-run shot and Oakland topped visiting Toronto to avoid a sweep
and clinch a winning homestand for only the second time this season.
JP Sears (4-11) and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the
A's won for the fourth time in six games. Despite completing a third
consecutive 2-1 series win, the Blue Jays lost ground to victorious
Seattle in the wild-card chase. Toronto sits half a game ahead of
Texas in the third and final wild-card slot.
Blue Jays starter Hyun Jin Ryu (3-2) worked the first five innings
and allowed two runs and five hits. He walked one and struck out
five. He surrendered Perez's home run in the fourth and the A's
never trailed from there.
White Sox 6, Royals 4
Andrew Vaughn homered among his three hits for the second day in a
row as Chicago defeated host Kansas City to snap a five-game losing
streak.
Vaughn's two-run homer, his 19th, erased a 2-1 deficit in the sixth.
The next batter, Yoan Moncada, homered on the first pitch from
reliever Tucker Davidson. Chicago's Oscar Colas led off the seventh
with a first-pitch homer to right for a 5-2 lead. White Sox starter
Touki Toussaint (3-7) matched a season high by lasting six innings,
allowing two runs on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts.
Pinch hitter Edward Olivares belted a two-run homer in the eighth,
cutting the Royals' deficit to 5-4. It was Olivares' third of the
series and ninth of the year, and it was the Royals' first pinch-hit
home run of the season. Royals starter Jordan Lyles (4-16) allowed
three runs on seven hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He didn't
strike out a batter.
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Rays 3, Red Sox 1
Tyler Glasnow matched his career high with 14 strikeouts as Tampa
Bay topped Boston in the rubber game of a three-game series in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Across six innings in a 103-pitch outing, Glasnow (8-5) yielded one
run on three hits and one walk. The 6-foot-8 right-hander rounded
out his start by fanning six consecutive batters in the fifth and
sixth innings. Glasnow's only previous 14-K game came against the
Texas Rangers on April 12, 2021.
Brandon Lowe and Isaac Paredes both homered and Harold Ramirez
doubled home a run as Tampa Bay improved to 9-2 this season against
the Red Sox.
Mariners 8, Reds 4
Logan Gilbert allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings for his eighth
straight winning decision as visiting Seattle beat Cincinnati to
salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Cal Raleigh belted his 26th homer of the season and finished 3-for-4
while J.P. Crawford highlighted a five-run fourth with a three-run
homer for the Mariners, who won for just the second time in six
games on their 10-game road trip. Gilbert (13-5) struck out nine and
walked two while allowing seven hits to help the Mariners snap a
three-game skid and improve to 40-19 since July 1.
Will Benson homered and doubled twice for the Reds, who fell to 4-3
on their 10-game homestand. The Mariners roughed up Cincinnati
rookie right-hander Lyon Richardson (0-2) for seven runs on seven
hits, including three homers. Richardson lasted 4 2/3 innings,
striking out three but walking four to remain winless in his first
four major league starts.
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Nationals 3, Mets 2
Rookie Jacob Young's one-out single in the bottom of the ninth
inning drove in the winning run as Washington beat visiting New York
to end a six-game losing streak.
Mets reliever Phil Bickford (4-5) walked Carter Kieboom to open the
ninth and hit Jake Alu with a pitch before Ildemaro Vargas delivered
a sacrifice bunt. Young then came through with his single to center
field. He was playing in his 11th major league game and ended up
with multiple hits for the second time, going 2-for-4 for the second
night in a row.
Kyle Finnegan (7-4) earned the win after working one shutout inning.
He was aided by a double-play grounder in the top of the ninth.
Cardinals 11, Braves 6
Willson Contreras drove in three runs and hit one of four St. Louis
home runs to help the visiting Cardinals beat Atlanta for the second
straight game.
Contreras went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run, his 17th.
Paul Goldschmidt hit his 23rd homer, Masyn Winn hit his first major
league blast and Nolan Gorman added a three-run shot, his 27th, that
put the game away in the eighth inning. Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado
and Alec Burleson also had multi-hit games for the Cardinals, who
had 14 hits and scored double-digit runs for the second consecutive
game.
Atlanta ace Spencer Strider (16-5) worked only 2 2/3 innings,
matching his shortest start of the season, and allowed six runs on
six hits, three walks and five strikeouts, ending his four-game
winning streak.
--Field Level Media
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