Recap Roundups
August 31, 2017
Cincinnati 7, NY Mets 2
Finishing a month above .500 might not seem like a big deal to some teams.
Houston 5, Texas 1
The Astros are headed home to Houston, finishing a three-game neutral-site series at Tropicana Field with a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota 5, Chi. White Sox 4
The Minnesota Twins weren't expected to be playoff contenders when the season started and any hope of the postseason had seemingly faded away when Minnesota lost six of its final seven games in August and traded away two pitchers.
Arizona 8, LA Dodgers 1
The Arizona Diamondbacks did not place too much importance on the value of sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers, the first time they had been swept all season. But it did feel good.
NY Yankees 6, Boston 2
The days of blowing fastballs past batters are a thing of the past for CC Sabathia.
Toronto 11, Baltimore 8
Kendrys Morales watched balls soar off his bat into the bleachers at Camden Yards.
Philadelphia 3, Miami 2
The Miami Marlins, hoping to catch the Colorado Rockies in the National League wild-card race, had a run wiped out in the eighth and failed to get what seemed to be an imminent walk-off win with the bases loaded in the ninth.
Chi. Cubs 6, Atlanta 2
Kyle Hendricks' numbers suggested an efficient outing after he allowed two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
Milwaukee 6, Washington 3
Over the last several weeks, few National League pitchers have performed better than the Nationals' Gio Gonzalez, who posted a 0.79 ERA in five starts leading up to his appearance Thursday night at Milwaukee.
St. Louis 5, San Francisco 2
The St. Louis Cardinals won a game they needed to win, and the San Francisco Giants left the field shaking their heads.