Recap Roundups
September 02, 2014
Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 4
Bud Norris withstood two early rain delays lasting more than two hours to pitch six scoreless innings and host Baltimore held on to beat Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Boston 9, NY Yankees 4
Xander Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, Mookie Betts added a blast among his three hits and Joe Kelly worked into the seventh inning as visiting Boston handed New York its third straight loss.
Detroit 4, Cleveland 2
J.D. Martinez smacked a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift visiting Detroit past Cleveland for the second consecutive day.
Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0
Kyle Kendrick enjoyed his best start of 2014, tossing seven stellar innings as visiting Philadelphia shut out Atlanta for the second straight day.
NY Mets 8, Miami 6
Juan Lagares recorded a career-high four hits, scored three times, drove in a pair of runs and stole two bases as visiting New York evened its three-game series with Miami at one victory apiece.
Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 2
Jose Reyes belted a three-run homer and R.A. Dickey allowed only two hits over seven innings as visiting Toronto rolled over Tampa Bay in the opener of their three-game series.
Chi. Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1
Arismendy Alcantara homered and Luis Valbuena had two hits and an RBI and scored twice as host Chicago sent Milwaukee to its seventh straight loss.
Chi. White Sox 6, Minnesota 3
Dayan Viciedo belted a tiebreaking homer to lead off the 10th inning and Tyler Flowers clubbed a pair of two-run shots, lifting visiting Chicago in the opener of a two-game series.
Houston 8, LA Angels 3
Jose Altuve homered among four hits as host Houston halted Los Angeles’ six-game winning streak.
Kansas City 2, Texas 1
Salvador Perez ripped a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning as host Kansas City defeated Texas for the second straight night.
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4
Adam Wainwright drove in a career high-tying three runs and pitched six innings to fuel host St. Louis past Pittsburgh.
San Francisco 12, Colorado 7
Buster Posey homered among his three hits and drove in four runs while rookie Andrew Susac went deep and recorded three RBIs to help visiting San Francisco erase a six-run deficit - one night after blowing a five-run lead.
Seattle 6, Oakland 5
Kyle Seager clubbed a two-run homer to back 7 2/3 strong innings from rookie James Paxton as visiting Seattle evened the three-game series by holding off a late rally.
San Diego 2, Arizona 1
Cory Spangenberg belted his first career homer with one out in the ninth inning as San Diego recorded its 16th win in its last 19 home games.
LA Dodgers 4, Washington 1
Juan Uribe belted a two-run homer and Clayton Kershaw become baseball’s first 17-game winner as Los Angeles evened its three-game series against visiting Washington.