Recap Roundups
April 19, 2015
Atlanta 5, Toronto 2
Left fielder Jonny Gomes drove in four runs with a double and a sacrifice fly as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Sunday.
Detroit 9, Chi. White Sox 1
Yoenis Cespedes hit a pair of home runs and had a personal-best six RBIs and Shane Greene, who went 21 2/3 innings into the season before giving up his first earned run, notched his third victory for the Detroit Tigers in a 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3
The New York Yankees' bats stayed hot Sunday, getting 11 hits in a 5-3 win to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field and get out of last place in the American League East for the first time in 10 days.
NY Mets 7, Miami 6
Shortstop Ruben Tejada had a bases-clearing double in a seven-run bottom of the fourth inning and Matt Harvey pitched into the seventh inning but the New York Mets' 7-6 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon was marred by serious injuries to two key contributors.
Baltimore 8, Boston 3
Adam Jones continued his torrid start to the season Sunday with four more hits, including his fifth homer, and tied a career-high with five RBIs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 2
Gerrit Cole pitched six solid innings to run his winning streak to six games and Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.
Washington 4, Philadelphia 1
Starter Stephen Strasburg allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had two one-run scoring hits as the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday for their first series win of the season.
Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2
The Minnesota Twins had their best all-around performance of the young season Sunday in a 7-2 win against the Cleveland Indians in the rubber match of a three-game series at Target Field on Sunday.
Houston 4, LA Angels 3
Luis Valbuena drilled his third home run on the season and the Houston Astros took advantage of some shoddy defense by the Los Angeles Angels in their 4-3 victory Sunday at Minute Maid Park.
Kansas City 4, Oakland 2
Center fielder Lorenzo Cain and designated hitter Kendrys Morales each doubled and combined to drive in three runs in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
San Diego 5, Chi. Cubs 2
Andrew Cashner gave up two first-inning runs, but nothing after through a six-inning outing as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Arizona 5, San Francisco 1
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt's two-run home run in the first inning gave Arizona a lead it never relinquished, and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson limited San Francisco to one run in 6 2/3 innings as the Diamondbacks earned a series win over the Giants with a 5-1 victory Sunday afternoon.
Seattle 11, Texas 10
The Seattle Mariners started and finished strong at Safeco Field on Sunday afternoon. And they sure needed to, considering what happened in between.
LA Dodgers 7, Colorado 0
Right-hander Brandon McCarthy pitched six shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-0 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in front of 44,666 at Dodger Stadium.
St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
The Cincinnati Reds missed out on a two-out chance to snap an eighth-inning tie. The St. Louis Cardinals didn't miss their chance to break the deadlock.