Recap Roundups
September 03, 2014
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 4
Rookie Christian Bethancourt recorded three hits, two RBIs and scored twice as Atlanta pulled away from visiting Philadelphia to salvage the finale of their three-game series.
St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0
Peter Bourjos hit a two-out walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning as St. Louis completed a three-game home sweep of Pittsburgh.
Colorado 9, San Francisco 2
Corey Dickerson homered twice and Nolan Arenado slugged a three-run blast as host Colorado took two of three from San Francisco.
Washington 8, LA Dodgers 5
Adam LaRoche belted a two-run homer in the ninth, a two-run single in the 12th and plated the go-ahead run in the 14th after beating out a potential inning-ending double play as visiting Washington rallied to win the rubber match of the three-game series.
Seattle 2, Oakland 1
Kyle Seager and Corey Hart belted back-to-back homers and Felix Hernandez pitched eight stellar innings to outduel Jon Lester as visiting Seattle won the rubber match of the three-game series.
Baltimore 6, Cincinnati 0
Miguel Gonzalez threw a four-hitter for his first career shutout and was backed by three home runs as Baltimore notched its eight straight series win at home.
NY Yankees 5, Boston 1
Hiroki Kuroda struck out eight in seven innings and Brian McCann went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs as New York evened the series with visiting Boston at a game apiece.
Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer and Jose Ramirez had three hits and scored twice as Cleveland rolled past visiting Detroit.
NY Mets 4, Miami 3
Matt den Dekker collected three hits and scored the go-ahead run on an RBI double by Travis d'Arnaud in the eighth inning as visiting New York claimed the rubber match of the three-game series.
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 4
Adam Lind went 4-for-5 while Dioner Navarro and Edwin Encarnacion each belted two-run homers as visiting Toronto defeated Tampa Bay for the second straight night.
Chi. Cubs 6, Milwaukee 2
Chris Valaika homered among two hits and red-hot rookie Jorge Soler knocked in two runs as host Chicago finished a three-game sweep of plunging Milwaukee.
Minnesota 11, Chi. White Sox 4
Rookie Kennys Vargas homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs while Trevor May earned his first major league victory as host Minnesota had its way with John Danks and Chicago.
Houston 4, LA Angels 1
Chris Carter hit two homers and Collin McHugh outpitched Jered Weaver as host Houston swept the two-game series from Los Angeles.
Kansas City 4, Texas 1
Jason Vargas struck out five in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Alex Gordon homered as host Kansas City polished off a three-game sweep of Texas.
Arizona 6, San Diego 1
Josh Collmenter breezed through seven innings on the mound and drove in the go-ahead run as visiting Arizona cooled off San Diego.