Recap Roundups
September 20, 2018
Oakland 21, LA Angels 3
Stephen Piscotty, Nick Martini and Chad Pinder smacked home runs to highlight a 22-hit assault Thursday afternoon, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 21-3 trouncing of the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, Calif.
Boston 11, NY Yankees 6
Mookie Betts helped the Boston Red Sox clinch their third straight American League East title by collecting four hits, including a towering three-run homer off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the eighth inning in an 11-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.
NY Mets 5, Washington 4
Jose Lobaton delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th inning that gave the New York Mets a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals Thursday night at Nationals Park.
Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 8
Justin Smoak hit his third career walk-off home run to complete a seven-run ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays came back to defeat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 9-8 Thursday night at Rogers Centre.
Chi. White Sox 5, Cleveland 4
Matt Davidson singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the 11th inning as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Cleveland Indians 5-4 Thursday night at Progressive Field.
Cincinnati 4, Miami 2
Second baseman Scooter Gennett, bidding for a National League batting title, homered, doubled and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Marlins Park.
Detroit 11, Kansas City 8
Christin Stewart hit the first two homers of his career during the first two innings and drove in six runs, powering the host Detroit Tigers to an 11-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 3
Shortstop Dansby Swanson and pinch hitter Lucas Duda ripped back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning to put Atlanta ahead and send the Braves to an 8-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday at SunTrust Park.