Recap Roundups
April 18, 2021
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0
Aaron Nola tossed a two-hit shutout, Bryce Harper homered and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday.
Tampa Bay 4, NY Yankees 2
Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the seventh inning off Gerrit Cole, lifting the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 victory over the struggling New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.
Arizona 5, Washington 2
Josh Rojas and Carson Kelly homered and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday, earning a split of the four-game series.
Chi. White Sox 3, Boston 2
Tim Anderson led off with a home run, Dallas Keuchel pitched five strong innings and the Chicago White Sox edged the host Boston Red Sox 3-2 in Game 1 of a split doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
San Francisco 1, Miami 0
Alex Wood pitched five scoreless innings in his Giants' debut, leading San Francisco to a 1-0 win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.
Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 3
Shane Bieber tossed eight innings and became the first pitcher in modern baseball history to strike out at least 10 batters in his first four starts of a season as the Cleveland Indians snapped the Cincinnati Reds' seven-game home winning streak with a 6-3 victory on Sunday.
Kansas City 2, Toronto 0
Salvador Perez homered in his second straight game to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in a game of missed opportunities Sunday, as the teams combined to leave 15 men on base in the first four innings.
Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5
Colin Moran capped a big day with his fourth RBI on a double in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.
Texas 1, Baltimore 0
The host Texas Rangers won a pitchers' duel in Arlington on Sunday afternoon when Nate Lowe singled in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0.
NY Mets 2, Colorado 1
Marcus Stroman tossed eight strong innings and Pete Alonso and Michael Conforto had two hits apiece to lift the visiting New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.
Oakland 3, Detroit 2
Matt Olson scored the game-winning run on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 home win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Seattle 7, Houston 2
Mitch Haniger had a double, triple and three RBIs and six Seattle pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 7-2 Sunday afternoon.
San Diego 5, LA Dodgers 2
Eric Hosmer broke a tie with a two-out RBI single off Dodgers' reliever Dennis Santana in the bottom of the eighth Sunday afternoon and slumping Tommy Pham followed with a two-run double as the San Diego Padres earned a 5-2 victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Chi. White Sox 5, Boston 1
Yermin Mercedes homered to back an electric Michael Kopech in his first start in 2 1/2 years, and the Chicago White Sox beat the host Boston Red Sox 5-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep Sunday.
Atlanta 13, Chi. Cubs 4
Freddie Freeman, Travis d'Arnaud, Ehire Adrianza and Guillermo Heredia connected for first-inning home runs against Kyle Hendricks, and Heredia belted a sixth-inning grand slam to power the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 13-4 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.