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 [September 15, 2023]
Luke Raley's tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning
gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 victory against the Baltimore Orioles
on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series between the top two
teams in the American League East.
Raley had only two RBIs in 12 games this month prior to the two-out
blast off Orioles starter Kyle Bradish (11-7).
Randy Arozarena smacked a two-run triple for the Rays (91-57), who
have won six of their last seven games to pull within one game of
the first-place Orioles. Colin Poche (12-3) was the winner in relief
with one shutout inning, and Pete Fairbanks struck out the side in
the ninth for his 24th save.
Ryan O'Hearn and Gunnar Henderson homered for Baltimore, which
managed just four hits. Bradish allowed four runs on seven hits in
seven innings.
Rangers 9, Blue Jays 2
Corey Seager went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBIs as
visiting Texas defeated Toronto to sweep a four-game series.
The Rangers registered a sixth consecutive victory and moved one
game ahead of the Mariners in the race for the second American
League wild card. The Blue Jays fell 1 1/2 games behind Seattle.
Jonah Heim added a solo home run for the Rangers to finish with
eight RBIs in the series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run home run for the Blue Jays.
Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (11-9) allowed four runs on six
hits and six walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Tigers 8, Reds 2
Matt Vierling hit a grand slam, Reese Olson carried a no-hitter into
the sixth inning and host Detroit downed Cincinnati.
Akil Baddoo blasted a two-run homer for the Tigers, who salvaged the
finale of a three-game series. Olson (4-7), who carried a no-hitter
into the seventh inning in his previous start, allowed one run and
two hits in six innings.
Spencer Steer and TJ Friedl homered for the Reds, who are tied with
the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks in the battle for
the third and final National League wild-card spot.
Twins 10, White Sox 2
Edouard Julien, Royce Lewis and Kyle Farmer homered to back seven
strong innings from Kenta Maeda as Minnesota beat host Chicago to
lower its magic number to clinch the AL Central to eight.
Maeda (5-7) allowed just two runs on four hits and one walk while
striking out eight. Josh Winder and Brent Headrick closed out the
victory with a scoreless inning apiece.
Andrew Vaughn connected for a two-run home run against Maeda. White
Sox starter Jose Urena (0-6) allowed six runs and seven hits in 6
1/3 innings.
Brewers 4, Marlins 2
Tyrone Taylor had a pair of RBI doubles and four relievers combined
to allow just one hit over four innings to lift host Milwaukee over
Miami.
Taylor's first run-scoring double tied the game in the fifth inning
and his second provided the Brewers with an insurance run in the
seventh. Adrian Houser (6-4) tossed five innings of two-run ball,
and Devin Williams tossed a scoreless ninth for his 34th save.
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Jake Burger had two hits and Jacob Stallings added
a run-scoring single for the Marlins. Eury Perez (5-5) gave up three
runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Pirates 2, Nationals 0
Jack Suwinski and Alfonso Rivas homered to back Mitch Keller's eight
scoreless innings as Pittsburgh topped visiting Washington to take
three of four in the series.
Keller (12-9) allowed two hits, walked one and struck out seven for
the Pirates. He combined with David Bednar -- who pitched a perfect
ninth for his 35th save -- on a two-hit shutout.
Nationals starter Josiah Gray (7-12) gave up two runs and five hits
in 6 1/3 innings. He walked none and struck out a season-high 10.
Red Sox 5, Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Wilyer Abreu recorded three hits while Ceddanne Rafaela and Trevor
Story each homered to lead Boston over visiting New York in the
opener of a doubleheader.
Abreu (3-for-4) and Rafaela (2-for-4) each had multiple hits, drove
in a run and scored another for the Red Sox. Tanner Houck (5-9) gave
Boston a much-needed lengthy start, finishing six scoreless innings
with seven strikeouts while working around four hits and three
walks.
Yankees starter Michael King (4-6) yielded six hits, walked one and
struck out eight across 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball. Gleyber
Torres hit two doubles.
Yankees 8, Red Sox 5 (Game 2)
Aaron Judge hit a grand slam and Oswald Peraza added a two-run shot
as New York pulled out the nightcap to gain a split of the
doubleheader at Boston.
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt allowed four runs (three earned) in 5
1/3 innings. Tommy Kahnle struck out four over two hitless innings
to save a win for reliever Wandy Peralta (4-2).
Rafael Devers went 3-for-3 with a solo homer for the Red Sox, who
dropped three of four in the series. Mauricio Llovera (1-2) took the
loss in a bullpen game.
Mets 11, Diamondbacks 1
Kodai Senga combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as host New
York topped Arizona. The Mets won the last three games of a
four-game set.
Jonathan Arauz hit a three-run homer and Jeff McNeil (home run),
Brandon Nimmo (double) and DJ Stewart (single) all had two-RBI hits
for the Mets. Senga (11-7) gave up two hits, walked two and struck
out 10 in six innings.
Merrill Kelly (11-7) gave up seven runs on six hits in five innings
for the Diamondbacks.
--Field Level Media
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