Recap Roundups
April 09, 2014
Cleveland 2, San Diego 0
Jason Kipnis snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run homer and Zach McAllister pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings as host Cleveland took the opener of a doubleheader.
Oakland 7, Minnesota 4
Derek Norris slammed a three-run homer in the top of the 11th inning as Oakland defeated host Minnesota for the eighth consecutive time.
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 0
Devin Mesoraco clubbed a two-run homer and Mike Leake threw eight shutout innings as visiting Cincinnati salvaged a victory in the finale of the three-game series.
Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 3
Alex Gordon belted a three-run homer as Kansas City scored five times in the fifth inning to defeat visiting Tampa Bay in the rubber match of the three-game series.
Colorado 10, Chi. White Sox 4
DJ LeMahieu had three hits and drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth, as Colorado won the rubber game of the three-game series against visiting Chicago.
San Diego 2, Cleveland 1
Chase Headley singled in the tiebreaking run and Robbie Erlin pitched six solid innings as visiting San Diego defeated Cleveland for a split of a doubleheader.
Boston 4, Texas 2
David Ortiz blasted a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth as Boston rallied back to take the rubber match of a three-game set from visiting Texas.
Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 4
Nick Markakis drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth and Jonathan Schoop hit a three-run homer as visiting Baltimore took the rubber match of a three-game series from New York.
Washington 10, Miami 7
Jayson Werth belted a grand slam in the eighth inning and host Washington rallied twice to continue its dominance over Miami.
Milwaukee 9, Philadelphia 4
Ryan Howard's error allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth, and Ryan Braun delivered a two-run triple shortly thereafter to propel visiting Milwaukee to its fifth straight win.
Toronto 7, Houston 3
Brandon Morrow struck out nine over six innings and Brett Lawrie belted a two-run homer as Toronto downed visiting Houston for the second straight game.
Atlanta 4, NY Mets 3
Jason Heyward snapped a 0-for-22 skid with three hits – including a homer – and Ervin Santana dominated in his Atlanta debut as the host Braves held on against New York.
Chi. Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 5
Mike Olt and Junior Lake hit back-to-back home runs and Anthony Rizzo went 4-for-5 as Chicago evened the series with visiting Pittsburgh at a game apiece.
Detroit 7, LA Dodgers 6
Victor Martinez belted a leadoff homer in the 10th inning off Kenley Jansen and visiting Detroit salvaged a split of the two-game series after Los Angeles rallied with three runs in the ninth.
LA Angels 2, Seattle 0
Albert Pujols homered for the second straight game and Garrett Richards pitched seven strong innings as visiting Los Angeles one-hit Seattle for its first victory in five tries over the Mariners this season.
Arizona 7, San Francisco 3
Gerardo Parra went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer while Paul Goldschmidt also went deep and drove in four as visiting Arizona evened its three-game set with San Francisco.