Recap Roundups
September 06, 2014
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 2
Yunel Escobar sprinted home to score the winning run on a passed ball by Nick Hundley in the ninth inning as Tampa Bay defeated visiting Baltimore for the second straight day.
San Francisco 5, Detroit 4
Buster Posey continued his torrid stretch by reaching base in all four plate appearances and hit a solo homer while Andrew Susac drove in a pair as San Francisco downed host Detroit.
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 0
Francisco Liriano struck out nine over six innings and Jordy Mercer homered and drove in two runs as Pittsburgh beat host Chicago for the second straight game.
Oakland 4, Houston 3
Josh Reddick ripped a tying two-run double and Jed Lowrie ended the contest with an RBI single in the ninth inning as host Oakland snapped a four-game losing skid.
NY Yankees 6, Kansas City 2
Martin Prado collected three hits with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in his return to the lineup as host New York knotted the series at one game apiece.
Philadelphia 3, Washington 1
A.J. Burnett allowed one run over seven innings as visiting Philadelphia defeated Washington for the second straight day.
Cincinnati 2, NY Mets 1
Chris Heisey's pinch-hit solo homer powered Johnny Cueto to his 17th win as host Cincinnati snapped a four-game skid and evened its three-game series with New York at one victory apiece.
Cleveland 3, Chi. White Sox 1
Jose Ramirez collected three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI triple in the seventh inning, and Corey Kluber tossed his third complete game of the season as host Cleveland clinched the three-game series.
Boston 4, Toronto 3
Clay Buchholz allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings as Boston edged visiting Toronto for the second straight night.
Atlanta 4, Miami 3
Evan Gattis led off the 10th inning with a homer off the top of the center-field wall as visiting Atlanta survived blowing a late two-run lead.
LA Angels 8, Minnesota 5
Albert Pujols lined a tiebreaking two-run double in the top of the ninth to cap a three-hit, three-RBI performance as Los Angeles defeated host Minnesota for the third straight night.
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3
Matt Adams and Oscar Taveras each clubbed a two-run homer as visiting St. Louis extended its lead in the National League Central.
Seattle 4, Texas 2
Kendrys Morales singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth as visiting Seattle waited out the rain and clinched a series win over Texas.
Colorado 7, San Diego 6
Drew Stubbs delivered a walk-off RBI single with one out in the 12th inning to lift Colorado to its third straight victory.
LA Dodgers 5, Arizona 2
Dee Gordon delivered the tiebreaking single in the eighth and Hanley Ramirez added a two-run double as Los Angeles defeated visiting Arizona.