MLB roundup: Matt Olson makes Braves history with 51st homer
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[September 13, 2023]
Matt Olson collected two hits, including his historic 51st
home run, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Philadelphia
Phillies 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday.
In the fourth inning, Olson swatted a solo shot to left, tying the
single-season franchise record set by Andruw Jones in 2005. He leads
the majors in homers this year.
Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and singled, Ronald
Acuna Jr. socked a two-run homer and Eddie Rosario produced a
go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning. Rosario had three hits for
the Braves, who would clinch the National League East title with a
win over the Phillies on Wednesday.
Brad Hand threw a scoreless 10th and earned his first save of the
season. Nick Castellanos reached third base with one out, but
Brandon Marsh struck out and Johan Rojas popped out. Trea Turner
contributed three hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth
inning, and two RBIs for the Phillies.
Royals 11, White Sox 10 (Game 2)
Maikel Garcia had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the
seventh inning, and Michael Massey belted a three-run home run as
Kansas City edged host Chicago to earn a split of a doubleheader.
Chicago trailed 9-0 before getting on the scoreboard in the fifth
inning, then erupted for eight runs in the sixth to tie the game.
Garcia gave the Royals a 10-9 lead in the seventh with his
run-scoring single. Bobby Witt Jr.'s sacrifice fly in the ninth put
the Royals ahead 11-9. The team needed that run, as Carlos Hernandez
navigated a shaky ninth to earn his fourth save of the season and
help Kansas City stop a five-game losing streak.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1 (Game 2)
Aaron Boone earned his 500th managerial win as New York beat host
Boston to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.
Gleyber Torres went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run for the Yankees.
New York starter Carlos Rodon (3-5) struck out nine and allowed just
one run on four hits through five innings to nab the win.
The Red Sox were 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left
12 on base. Ceddanne Rafaela accounted for two of Boston's hits,
launching a leadoff home run in the firsth and a double.
Dodgers 11, Padres 2
Freddie Freeman had a home run among his season-high-tying four
hits, Will Smith added a three-run blast and Los Angeles earned a
victory over visiting San Diego.
Freeman scored a season-high four runs and drove in two. Smith had
three runs and two hits and Lance Lynn (11-11) gave up two runs on
five hits over seven innings as the Dodgers reduced their magic
number for clinching the National League West to five.
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a home run for the Padres. San Diego starter
Michael Wacha (11-4) gave up seven runs on seven hits with three
walks in four innings.
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Yankees 3, Red Sox 2 (Game 1)
Kyle Higashioka had three hits and Gleyber Torres hit a go-ahead,
two-run single to lead New York over host Boston in the opener of a
day-night doubleheader.
The Yankees batted around in a three-run sixth inning. Everson
Pereira was hit by a pitch, Higashioka followed with his second hit
and DJ LeMahieu lined an RBI double to left, making it a 2-1 game.
Two batters later, New York took a 3-2 lead as Torres shot a two-run
single inside the first base bag.
Rafael Devers hit his 30th home run of the season for the Red Sox,
while Triston Casas had three hits.
White Sox 6, Royals 2 (Game 1)
Gavin Sheets delivered a two-run single in a five-run first inning
and Elvis Andrus had two hits and two RBIs to lead Chicago past
visiting Kansas City in the first game of a doubleheader.
A hot start put the White Sox well on their way to stopping a
two-game losing streak. The first five Chicago batters reached base
against Royals starter Brady Singer (8-11), who lost for the third
time in four starts. He allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1/3
innings.
Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada hit consecutive RBI singles to open
the scoring. Sheets drove home a pair of runs two batters after
Moncada, and Andrus capped the rally with a run-scoring forceout.
Cardinals 5, Orioles 2
Richie Palacios came off the bench to hit two solo home runs,
helping Adam Wainwright earn career victory No. 199 as St. Louis
beat host Baltimore.
Wainwright (4-11), who had been stuck on 198 wins since June 17,
allowed two runs on seven hits over five innings. He struck out
three and walked three.
The St. Louis veteran bested Baltimore starter John Means, who was
making his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery in
April 2022. Means (0-1) worked five innings and gave up three runs
on four hits, including a pair of solo home runs. He fanned one
without issuing a walk.
Pirates 5, Nationals 1
Joshua Palacios hit a two-run homer to help Pittsburgh top visiting
Washington and end a brief two-game slide.
Miguel Andujar added an RBI single, Bryan Reynolds had a run-scoring
groundout and Ke'Bryan Hayes chipped in with a sacrifice fly for the
Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Bailey Falter (2-8) gave up one run and
four hits in six innings, with four strikeouts and one walk.
Washington starter Joan Adon (2-2) pitched four-plus innings,
allowing four runs and eight hits with four strikeouts and six
walks.
Reds 6, Tigers 5 (10 innings)
Tyler Stephenson knocked in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning,
Jonathan India and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece and
visiting Cincinnati topped Detroit.
Alexis Diaz (9-4) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of
relief for the Reds. Buck Farmer handled the 10th inning and earned
his third save.
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Andy Ibanez homered and drove in two runs for the
Tigers, who had won three of their previous four games. Kerry
Carpenter also knocked in two runs.
Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3
Robbie Grossman hit a two-run home run and visiting Texas defeated
Toronto.
Corey Seager added three hits to pass 1,000 for his career and had
an RBI for Texas. Davis Schneider hit a solo homer for Toronto.
The Rangers have won the first two games of the four-game series to
move a half-game ahead of the Blue Jays in the American League
wild-card race. Texas currently holds the second wild card.
Mets 7, Diamondbacks 4
Rookie Jose Butto combined with four relievers on a six-hitter and
recorded his first career win for host New York, which beat Arizona
in the second game of a four-game series.
Fellow rookie Ronny Mauricio homered for the first time while Pete
Alonso hit a two-run shot and Francisco Alvarez homered in the
eighth for the Mets, who improved to 5-5 this month.
Ketel Marte (triple) and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (single) each had RBI
hits for the Diamondbacks, who lost for the third time in nine
games. Arizona entered Tuesday 1 1/2 games ahead of the Miami
Marlins and San Francisco Giants in the race for the third and final
National League wild-card spot.
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Brewers 3, Marlins 1
Freddy Peralta threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings after allowing a homer
to open the game and veteran Josh Donaldson belted his first home
run with Milwaukee to pace the Brewers over visiting Miami.
Peralta (12-8) gave up just a second-inning single after the leadoff
homer by Luis Arraez to improve to 6-0 over his last nine starts.
Peralta, who did not walk a batter, struck out Josh Bell to end the
sixth inning, giving him nine for the game and 200 for the season.
Donaldson, signed Aug. 31 and promoted Monday after being released
by the Yankees, put Milwaukee up 2-1 with his 11th homer of the
season, a 426-foot solo shot to left with one out in the fourth off
Edward Cabrera (6-7).
Twins 3, Rays 2
Willi Castro hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to rally
Minnesota to a win over Tampa Bay in Minneapolis.
Castro blasted his decisive drive to center off Rays starter Zack
Littell (3-6), who pitched seven innings. Edouard Julien also
homered for the Twins.
The Rays' Louie Varland (4-3) tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless
relief, and Jhoan Duran pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save.
Rene Pinto homered for Tampa Bay, which saw Yandy Diaz exit due to a
testicular contusion. Diaz is day-to-day.
Athletics 6, Astros 2
Shea Langeliers clubbed a two-run home run in the first inning and
visiting Oakland claimed a surprising series victory over Houston.
Oakland entered the series having lost nine of 10 games against the
Astros this season. The Athletics jumped out to a 3-0 lead against
Houston right-hander Justin Verlander (11-8) and casually pulled
away to set the stage for a possible three-game sweep on Wednesday.
A's left-hander JP Sears (5-11) produced a quality start, limiting
the Astros to two runs on five hits over six innings. He surrendered
a run-scoring groundout to Kyle Tucker in the bottom of the first
and an RBI double to Jeremy Pena in the fifth, but otherwise he was
sharp.
Rockies 6, Cubs 4
Kris Bryant homered among his two hits, Elias Diaz contributed three
hits and Colorado beat Chicago in Denver.
Brenton Doyle added two hits, Jake Bird (3-3) got the win in relief
and Justin Lawrence put two on with two outs in the ninth before
striking out Nico Hoerner to earn his 11th save of the season for
Colorado.
Seiya Suzuki homered and finished with three hits and Dansby Swanson
and Hoerner each had two hits for Chicago. The Cubs missed a chance
to get within a half-game of Philadelphia for the first National
League wild card and fell four games behind first-place Milwaukee in
the NL Central.
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Mariners 8, Angels 0
Rookie Bryan Woo pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez
homered as Seattle snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory
against visiting Los Angeles.
Woo (3-4) allowed four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out
eight, one shy of his career high. Relievers Eduard Bazardo and
Dominic Leone combined for 3 1/3 perfect innings.
Angels left-hander Patrick Sandoval (7-13) remained winless -- 0-5
-- in nine career starts against Seattle. He allowed eight runs
(five earned) on 10 hits in five innings.
Guardians 3, Giants 1
Tyler Freeman broke a tie with a two-out, two-run single in the
sixth inning, Cal Quantrill limited San Francisco to one run through
six frames and visiting Cleveland evened a three-game interleague
series.
Quantrill, a former Stanford star making his first start in San
Francisco, combined with three relievers on a six-hitter while
ending the Giants' four-game winning streak.
After a solo home run from the Giants' Blake Sabol -- his 13th long
ball of the season -- offset Kole Calhoun's first-inning RBI
groundout, the Guardians pushed across the difference-making runs in
the sixth.
--Field Level Media
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