Recap Roundups
September 12, 2014
Baltimore 2, NY Yankees 1
Pinch hitter Jimmy Paredes doubled home two runs with two outs in the 11th as host Baltimore prevailed in the opener of a doubleheader after losing slugger Chris Davis to a 25-game suspension earlier in the day.
Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 0
Bud Norris struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings and Alejandro De Aza delivered a pair of RBI triples as Baltimore completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting New York.
Pittsburgh 7, Chi. Cubs 3
Jordy Mercer went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Gerrit Cole remained unbeaten against Chicago as host Pittsburgh padded its lead in the race for the National League's second wild card.
Philadelphia 3, Miami 1
Cody Asche ripped a two-run homer in the 10th inning as host Philadelphia edged Miami in the opener of their three-game series.
Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0
Nathan Karns registered eight strikeouts while outdueling J.A. Happ and Ryan Hanigan belted a solo homer as visiting Tampa Bay halted Toronto's four-game winning streak.
Detroit 7, Cleveland 2
J.D. Martinez homered, tripled and tied a career high with four RBIs while David Price struck out seven over 7 2/3 strong innings as host Detroit took the opener of its three-game series against American League Central rival Cleveland.
NY Mets 4, Washington 3
Juan Lagares ripped the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning and Eric Young Jr. recorded two hits and scored twice as New York snapped its 12-game home losing streak to Washington.
Texas 2, Atlanta 1
Robinson Chirinos singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as host Texas won for just the second time in 13 games.
Boston 4, Kansas City 2
Allen Webster scattered four hits over six innings and Mookie Betts had two hits and an RBI as visiting Boston took its second straight from Kansas City.
Minnesota 0, Chi. White Sox 0
Friday’s series opener in Chicago between Minnesota and the White Sox has been postponed due to rain.
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2
Lyle Overbay lined a game-winning single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Milwaukee over visiting Cincinnati.
St. Louis 5, Colorado 1
Matt Holliday blasted a three-run homer and Adam Wainwright struck out eight over eight innings as St. Louis claimed the opener of a three-game series against visiting Colorado.
San Diego 6, Arizona 5
Rene Rivera homered and Yasmani Grandal had two hits and an RBI as visiting San Diego jumped out early and held off Arizona.
LA Angels 11, Houston 3
Kole Calhoun collected three hits, three runs scored and two RBIs as host Los Angeles plated seven in the fifth inning to extend its season-high winning streak to nine games.
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
Logan Morrison smacked a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning as Seattle defeated visiting Oakland in the opener of a three-game series.
San Francisco 9, LA Dodgers 0
Brandon Crawford and Travis Ishikawa each homered and drove in three runs while Madison Bumgarner threw seven shutout innings as San Francisco opened the key divisional series with a rout of visiting Los Angeles.