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 [September 14, 2023]
Austin Riley homered and drove in three runs as the Atlanta
Braves defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday to
clinch their sixth straight National League East crown.
Ronald Acuna Jr. added three hits and Ozzie Albies had two for the
Braves, the first team to win a division in the majors this year.
Kevin Pillar had an RBI double and a single as Atlanta won three of
four games in the series.
Braves starter Spencer Strider (17-5) went seven innings and allowed
four hits and one run with nine strikeouts and two walks. Kirby
Yates threw a scoreless ninth inning for his fifth save in eight
chances.
Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (2-4) gave up eight hits and
four runs with a career-high 10 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. He
walked one.
Astros 6, Athletics 2
Hunter Brown and four relievers came within two outs of a combined
no-hitter as host Houston avoided a three-game sweep with a victory
over Oakland.
Brown (11-11) walked two and struck out seven before Rafael Montero,
Hector Neris and Bryan Abreu each worked a scoreless inning. Ryan
Pressly came on for the ninth and got Tony Kemp to ground out to
open the inning. He then walked Zack Gelof before Ryan Noda singled
up the middle to break up the no-hit bid.
Yordan Alvarez socked a three-run homer to ignite a four-run third
inning for the Astros, which completed a six-game homestand with a
3-3 mark.
Rays 5, Twins 4
Randy Arozarena crushed a home run in the ninth inning to lift Tampa
Bay to a win over Minnesota.
The Rays took two of three in the series and rebounded after
Minnesota rallied to a 3-2 win on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay prevailed
after allowing a four-run lead to disappear.
Kevin Kelly (5-2) threw two scoreless innings for the victory, and
Robert Stephenson got the last out for his first save. Griffin Jax
(6-10) served up Arozarena's homer. The Twins got back-to-back
homers from Matt Wallner and Kyle Farmer in the third inning.
Cardinals 1, Orioles 0
Richie Palacios hit his third homer in two games, five St. Louis
pitchers held Baltimore to three hits and the visiting Cardinals
defeated the Orioles to take the final two games of a three-game
series.
Drew Rom (1-2), an Oriole minor-leaguer when he was sent to the
Cardinals as part of the Jack Flaherty trade last month, emerged
with his first major league win. He went 5 1/3 innings and allowed
two hits and three walks while striking out seven.
Baltimore starter Kyle Gibson (14-9) allowed one run on three hits
over 6 2/3 innings.
Giants 6, Guardians 5 (10 innings)
J.D. Davis hit a game-tying, three-run home run in the eighth
inning, LaMonte Wade Jr. delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the
10th and San Francisco Giants once again won in extra innings,
rallying past visiting Cleveland.
In recording their second extra-inning victory of the three-game
series, the Giants now sit one-half game behind the Arizona
Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds for the third and final National
League wild-card spot.
Camilo Doval (6-4) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th for the win
while Xzavion Curry (3-4) took the loss. The Giants improved to 11-3
in extra innings.
Marlins 2, Brewers 0
Braxton Garrett and three relievers combined on a seven-hit shutout
as Miami won at Milwaukee.
Garrett (9-6) tossed six innings, allowing four hits, striking out
seven and walking two. David Robertson followed with a scoreless
inning, Andrew Nardi worked out of an eighth-inning jam, and Tanner
Scott finished for his eighth save.
Milwaukee's Colin Rea (5-6), who came on in the second, allowed one
run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Brewers nonetheless retained
their four-game lead in the National League Central over the Chicago
Cubs.
Padres 6, Dodgers 1
Juan Soto and Luis Campusano hit home runs, Blake Snell threw six
scoreless innings and San Diego pulled off a series win at Los
Angeles.
Snell (14-9) struck out eight and walked one. It was the 21st
consecutive start in which he gave up three runs or fewer.
Dodgers starter Ryan Pepiot (2-1) gave up four runs on six hits over
six innings. Los Angeles' lone run came on a ninth-inning homer from
Kolten Wong.
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Rockies 7, Cubs 3
Ryan McMahon homered among his three hits, Nolan Jones, Elehuris
Montero and Kris Bryant also went deep, and Colorado beat Chicago in
Denver.
The Cubs twice had the bases loaded with one out -- in the second
and eighth innings -- but failed to score.
Rockies starter Ty Blach (3-1) allowed three runs on nine hits in
five innings, and Tyler Kinley got five outs for his third save.
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon (7-10) gave up five runs (three earned)
in five innings.
Rangers 10, Blue Jays 0
Nathaniel Lowe and Mitch Garver hit three-run homers, Jordan
Montgomery pitched seven scoreless innings and visiting Texas
defeated Toronto.
Robbie Grossman added a two-run homer for the Rangers, who have won
the first three games of the four-game series. Jonah Heim had an RBI
single for the Rangers and has seven RBIs in the series. Montgomery
(9-11) yielded four hits and did not allow a runner as far as second
base.
Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi (9-6) gave up six runs on five hits
in five innings.
Reds 4, Tigers 3
TJ Friedl hit a two-run triple and Cincinnati used eight pitchers to
win at Detroit.
Harrison Bader scored two runs for the Reds, who have won the first
two games of the three-game series. Daniel Duarte (2-0) picked up
the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Alexis Diaz pitched a
hitless ninth for his 36th save.
Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez (11-8) allowed four runs, four
hits and a season-high five walks in 5 1/3 innings. He fanned five.
The Tigers left 13 on base and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring
position.
Mariners 3, Angels 2
Luis Castillo pitched six quality innings as Seattle remained in
playoff position with a victory against visiting Los Angeles.
The Mariners won their second in a row to at least stay in the
American's League's third and final wild-card spot. Castillo (13-7)
won his seventh consecutive decision. He allowed two runs on just
three hits, with three walks and eight strikeouts.
Brett Phillips homered for the Angels, who dropped the final two
games of the series after claiming the opener in extra innings.
Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1
Pete Alonso drove in three runs against Arizona ace Zac Gallen as
host New York beat the Diamondbacks.
Mark Vientos contributed a two-run homer for the Mets, who totaled
11 hits. Joey Lucchesi (3-0), recalled from the minors for the
start, allowed an unearned run and five hits in seven-plus innings.
The Diamondbacks went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
Gallen (15-8) was tagged for seven runs, six earned, on eight hits
in five-plus innings.
Pirates 7, Nationals 6
Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a homer to help Pittsburgh down
visiting Washington.
Quinn Priester (3-2) yielded four runs and four hits in four-plus
relief innings for the win. David Bednar gave up an unearned run in
the ninth but got his 34th save.
Dominic Smith and Drew Millas homered for the Nationals. Washington
starter Jackson Rutledge (0-1), making his major league debut,
allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Royals 7, White Sox 1
Salvador Perez had three hits and two RBIs and Michael Massey hit a
two-run home run to lift visiting Kansas City past Chicago,
Rookie Alec Marsh (1-8) earned his first career victory as Kansas
City took two of three to claim the season series from the White Sox
7-6. Chicago reached the 90-loss mark for the first time since the
2018 club lost 100.
Massey, who grew up a White Sox fan and attended Brother Rice, a
Chicago parochial high school, continued to torment his former
favorite club. Massey has hit six of his 13 home runs this season
against the White Sox.
--Field Level Media
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