Recap Roundups
August 23, 2017
Baltimore 8, Oakland 7
Zach Britton walked slowly toward the Baltimore Orioles' dugout with his teeth clenched after being lifted by manager Buck Showalter.
San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 2
Three outs from a stinging series loss to the last-place San Francisco Giants, lightning struck the playoff-contending Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.
Pittsburgh 1, LA Dodgers 0
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts decided to pull Rich Hill after seven perfect innings against the Miami Marlins last Sept. 10. The Dodgers won that game, but Roberts felt "sick to my stomach" afterward.
Philadelphia 8, Miami 0
Coming up to bat in a one-run game with runners on first and second and nobody out, Philadelphia left fielder Rhys Hoskins had a curious question for Phillies manager Pete Mackanin.
NY Mets 4, Arizona 2
Back in April, the New York Mets did not expect an upbeat late-season mantra to be symbolized by the postgame attire worn by Chris Flexen, who had never pitched above Class A prior to this year.
Boston 6, Cleveland 1
There was not much wiggle room, so Drew Pomeranz did not wiggle at all.
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 6
Hit enough home runs, and even if they are solo shots, they will carry the Toronto Blue Jays to a streak-ending victory.
NY Yankees 10, Detroit 2
Gary Sanchez continued his power surge with his third homer in two games. A couple of his teammates hopped on the bandwagon.
Chi. Cubs 9, Cincinnati 3
Chicago Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery believes his future in the major leagues is as a starting pitcher. Manager Joe Maddon agrees. On Wednesday night, Montgomery did nothing to dispel that notion.
Seattle 9, Atlanta 6
At first Kyle Seager anticipated the worst possible outcome. He thought his long fly ball in the eighth inning was going to be caught.
Houston 6, Washington 1
As badly as the Houston Astros longed for right-hander Mike Fiers to reverse his recent slippage, they also needed a boost from an offense that has sagged over the past week.
Chi. White Sox 4, Minnesota 3
Rick Renteria said he was pulling for just this kind of outcome Wednesday night.
Kansas City 6, Colorado 4
Eric Hosmer got all of a slider up in the zone, and that pushed the Kansas City Royals up and over the Colorado Rockies.
St. Louis 6, San Diego 2
With their pitching staff beat up, banged up and lit up, the St. Louis Cardinals desperately needed a quality start.
Texas 7, LA Angels 5
Adrian Beltre has more than 3,000 hits and is approaching 500 home runs in his career. Those are numbers that can get a player into the Hall of Fame.