Recap Roundups
September 05, 2018
Boston 9, Atlanta 8
Brandon Phillips hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning in his Boston Red Sox debut on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the American League East leaders to complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with an improbable 9-8 win in Atlanta.
Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1
Cleveland's Corey Kluber allowed a run on just two hits to become the first 18-game winner in the major leagues, and Edwin Encarnacion's fifth-inning RBI groundout produced the deciding run as the Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland.
St. Louis 7, Washington 6
Matt Adams homered twice, including a three-run shot in the first inning, and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 7-6 Wednesday night at Nationals Park.
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
Colin Moran hit an RBI double, and Gregory Polanco and Francisco Cervelli each drove in a run with a single Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the visiting Cincinnati Reds 3-2 to complete a three-game series sweep.
Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 3
Aledmys Diaz hit a three-run home run in a seven-run first inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to defeat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 10-3 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game series sweep.
Miami 2, Philadelphia 1
Rookie Sandy Alcantara earned his second win in his second major league start, pitching seven scoreless innings and leading the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
NY Mets 7, LA Dodgers 3
Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings Wednesday, and Wilmer Flores drove in two runs as the visiting New York Mets earned a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
LA Angels 9, Texas 3
Just a few hours after it was recommended to Shohei Ohtani that he have Tommy John surgery, the two-way player homered twice, singled twice and led the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Detroit 10, Chi. White Sox 2
Ronny Rodriguez and JaCoby Jones hit back-to-back homers during a six-run fourth inning, and the visiting Detroit Tigers battered the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Wednesday night.
Chi. Cubs 6, Milwaukee 4
Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber hit home runs, and Ben Zobrist added two RBIs to back left-hander Jose Quintana as Chicago avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-4 win over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
Houston 9, Minnesota 1
Alex Bregman homered for the fourth time in five games, and the Houston Astros completed a three-game home sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 9-1 win on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.
Colorado 5, San Francisco 3
Trevor Story produced the first three-homer game of his career, and the surging Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night in Denver to complete a three-game sweep.
Oakland 8, NY Yankees 2
The Oakland Athletics celebrated the induction of the first class of their Hall of Fame with a four-run first inning Wednesday night that led to an 8-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Oakland, Calif.
Seattle 5, Baltimore 2
Mike Leake didn't allow an earned run in six innings, and the Seattle Mariners hit three solo home runs to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Wednesday night.