MLB roundup: Nats' Trevor Williams
beats Braves, stays undefeated
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[May 31, 2024]
Trevor Williams continued the visiting Washington Nationals'
streak of stellar starting pitching by throwing 5 2/3 strong innings
in a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, their third win of
the four-game set between the National League East rivals.
Williams (5-0) allowed one run on four hits, two walks and four
strikeouts. Williams joined Stephen Strasburg (8-0) as the only two
Nationals starters to avoid a loss through their first 11 starts.
The Nationals scored three times in the third inning. Joey Meneses
delivered a two-out, two-run double to right field. He came around
to score on a double by Jesse Winker.
Atlanta starter Ray Kerr (1-2) worked 3 2/3 innings and allowed
three runs on five hits, with two walks and seven strikeouts. Jarred
Kelenic tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly from Michael Harris
II. Marcel Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a double and has reached base in
his past 23 games.
Yankees 8, Angels 3
Juan Soto's three-run triple highlighted a five-run seventh inning,
helping New York to an easy win over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Aaron Judge's two-homer gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Judge's home
run was his 24th extra-base hit of the month (12 homers, 12
doubles), tying Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig for the Yankees record for
extra-base hits in May.
The Yankees' Carlos Rodon (7-2) gave up three runs on three hits in
six innings. The Angels' Patrick Sandoval (2-8) gave up two runs on
two hits in six innings. Logan O'Hoppe homered for Los Angeles.
Rays 6, Athletics 5 (12 innings)
Richie Palacios lined a walk-off single in the 12th inning as Tampa
Bay won its three-game series against Oakland in St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Jose Siri went deep twice and Isaac Paredes added one as the Rays
finished 3-6 on their homestand. Siri's home run in the ninth inning
forced extras before each team scored a run in the 10th. Richard
Lovelady (1-3) got the win with a scoreless 12th.
The Athletics' Shea Langeliers homered, doubled and drove in two,
and Abraham Toro and JJ Bleday had three hits apiece.
Brewers 6, Cubs 4
Gary Sanchez hit the go-ahead homer and drove in three runs as
Milwaukee beat visiting Chicago to take three of four in the series.
Sanchez jumped on a 3-2 sweeper from Cubs reliever Tyson Miller and
crushed it 422 feet into the shaded seats beyond the center field
wall, driving in Christian Yelich ahead of him. Blake Perkins
finished with two hits and an RBI for the Brewers.
The Cubs' Seiya Suzuki crushed a two-run homer off Brewers lefty
Bryan Hudson (4-0) in the seventh to tie the game at 3. Christopher
Morel tied it at 4 in the eighth with a solo shot off Hudson, and
Cody Bellinger also went deep.
Twins 7, Royals 6
Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs and
Minnesota rallied past Kansas City.
Carlos Correa also finished with three RBIs on a tiebreaking,
bases-clearing triple for the Twins, who earned a series victory
with three wins in four games against the Royals. Max Kepler went
1-for-2 with an RBI for Minnesota.
Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs for Kansas
City. M.J. Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino homered.
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May 30, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Washington Nationals starting
pitcher Trevor Williams (32) throws against the Atlanta Braves in
the third inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA
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Astros 4, Mariners 0
Rookie Spencer Arrighetti pitched six scoreless innings as Houston
shut out host Seattle to avoid a four-game sweep by its American
League West rival.
Alex Bregman and Victor Caratini hit home runs for the Astros.
Arrighetti (3-5), a right-hander who won for the third time in his
past four starts, allowed just two hits, walked three and struck out
eight.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (3-3), who pitched eight scoreless
innings in a 5-0 victory May 4 at Houston, gave up four runs on
eight hits over six innings. The right-hander walked one and fanned
five.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 0
Jack Flaherty carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and
Detroit hit three home runs en route to a win over host Boston in
the first of a four-game series.
Flaherty (2-4) faced just two batters over the minimum in his 6
2/3-inning start, allowing one hit -- a Rob Refsnyder single through
the left side -- and one walk while striking out nine for a third
consecutive start.

Limited to just two hits, the Red Sox wasted a strong start from
Nick Pivetta (2-4), who matched a franchise record with eight
consecutive strikeouts from the end of the first through third
innings. He finished with nine over 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball.
Mets 3, Diamondbacks 2
J.D. Martinez hit the tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning as
host New York earned a much-needed win by edging Arizona in the
opener of a four-game series.
The win was just the second in the past 10 games for the Mets, who
are 8-19 this month. Francisco Lindor was 4-for-4 with a
third-inning homer and the game-tying RBI single in the seventh. The
four-hit game was the second of the season for Lindor and the 10th
of his career.
The Diamondbacks lost starting pitcher Zac Gallen after just six
pitches due to a right hamstring strain. Ketel Marte had a two-run
double in the third for Arizona, which has lost four in a row and
five of six.
-Field Level Media
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