Recap Roundups
September 09, 2018
Toronto 6, Cleveland 2
Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs, Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 3
Brandon Lowe hit a three-run home run to cap a five-run first inning as the Tampa Bay Rays continued their surge with an 8-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.
NY Mets 6, Philadelphia 4
Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning on Sunday afternoon for the New York Mets, who scratched National League Cy Young Award contender Jacob deGrom but still managed to beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 at soggy Citi Field.
St. Louis 5, Detroit 2
John Gant pitched 6 2/3 innings and the St. Louis offense erupted for five seventh-inning runs as the Cardinals salvaged the finale of a three-game series, 5-2, over the host Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
LA Angels 1, Chi. White Sox 0
Andrew Heaney pitched seven scoreless innings with a career-high 12 strikeouts, and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox to complete a three-game sweep Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1
Catcher Willians Astudillo hit a two-run walk-off homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Milwaukee 6, San Francisco 3
Jonathan Schoop belted a grand slam off San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner to rally the Milwaukee Brewers from a sixth-inning deficit and into a 6-3 victory Sunday afternoon and a three-game sweep in Milwaukee.
LA Dodgers 9, Colorado 6
Justin Turner homered among his four hits, Enrique Hernandez also homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6 in Denver on Sunday.
Oakland 7, Texas 3
The Oakland Athletics scored two runs on Nick Martini's infield single in a five-run fourth inning Sunday afternoon, creating a lead they turned into a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers and a sweep of their three-game series in Oakland, Calif.
San Diego 7, Cincinnati 6
Eric Hosmer broke a tie by opening the ninth inning with his third homer in as many games Sunday night, giving the San Diego Padres a 7-6 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds and a split of the teams' weather-impacted, four-game series.
Atlanta 9, Arizona 5
Atlanta's Ender Inciarte hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning, and Luca Duda and Johan Camargo also homered in the six-run frame as the Braves rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.
Seattle 3, NY Yankees 2
Seattle's bullpen combined for four scoreless innings of one-hit relief and Mitch Haniger scored the go-ahead run in eighth inning as the Mariners defeated the visiting New York Yankees 3-2 Sunday afternoon to avoid a season sweep.
Boston 6, Houston 5
Mitch Moreland hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep with a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday at Fenway Park.