Recap Roundups
September 26, 2018
Boston 19, Baltimore 3
Rafael Devers hit a pair of home runs with six RBIs, and Xander Bogaerts drove in four runs to reach the 100-RBI mark as the Boston Red Sox added to their franchise-best victory total Wednesday with a 19-3 rout over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Washington 9, Miami 3
Rookie center fielder Victor Robles homered and drove in five runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a rain-shortened, 9-3 win against the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.
Toronto 3, Houston 1
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run home run, Reese McGuire added a solo shot for his first career major league homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Houston Astros 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 1
Rookie Heath Fillmyer pitched into the eighth inning and recorded his first major league hit and RBI as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Cincinnati Reds 6-1 Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.
NY Mets 3, Atlanta 0
Jacob deGrom finished making his case for the National League Cy Young Award in impressive fashion Wednesday night, when he earned the win while striking out 10 in eight scoreless innings as the New York Mets beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-0.
Baltimore 10, Boston 3
Trey Mancini drove in three runs, two of which came on a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-3 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
Tampa Bay 8, NY Yankees 7
Tommy Pham broke a third-inning tie with a home run, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on through a wild ninth inning Wednesday night, stalling the New York Yankees' pursuit of the American League's first wild card with an 8-7 win in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Milwaukee 2, St. Louis 1
Milwaukee MVP candidate Christian Yelich walked five times and scored twice, and right-hander Jhoulys Chacin allowed one run in five innings as the Brewers clinched a postseason berth with a 2-1 win over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Chi. Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 6
Albert Almora Jr.'s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning plated the winning run as the Cubs blew a big lead but came back to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Wednesday, shortly after Chicago clinched a playoff berth.
Cleveland 10, Chi. White Sox 2
Francisco Lindor and Edwin Encarnacion hit home runs, and Shane Bieber carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning as the visiting Cleveland Indians earned a 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Minnesota 11, Detroit 4
Johnny Field had the first multi-homer game of his career, Jorge Polanco supplied a three-run triple and the Minnesota Twins handed Paul Molitor his 300th managerial win by pounding the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Colorado 14, Philadelphia 0
German Marquez struck out 11, including the first eight batters of the game to tie a modern major league record, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-0 on Wednesday night in Denver to claim sole possession of first place in the National League West.
Arizona 7, LA Dodgers 2
A.J. Pollock homered, tripled and drove in three runs in what could be his final home game at Chase Field, and the Arizona Diamondbacks dropped the Dodgers into second place in the National League West with a 7-2 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday in Phoenix.
LA Angels 3, Texas 2
Shohei Ohtani's one-out home run in the bottom of the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
Oakland 9, Seattle 3
Matt Olson hit a grand slam, and Khris Davis belted his major-league-leading 47th home run of the season as the Oakland Athletics routed the host Seattle Mariners 9-3 Wednesday night.
San Diego 3, San Francisco 2
Travis Jankowski scored one run on a balk and homered two innings later, propelling the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory Wednesday night over the host San Francisco Giants.