Recap Roundups
May 26, 2021
Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2
Miguel Sano belted a three-run homer and Michael Pineda tossed six strong innings as the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Baltimore Orioles with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.
St. Louis 4, Chi. White Sox 0
Tommy Edman smacked two solo home runs and Edmundo Sosa hit a two-run single to back a combined six-hit shutout as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon to avoid a three-game sweep.
Oakland 6, Seattle 3
James Kaprielian continued to pitch brilliantly as a fill-in starter and Matt Olson clubbed his 13th home run of the season Wednesday afternoon to allow the Oakland Athletics to salvage one win in their three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners with a 6-3 victory.
LA Angels 9, Texas 8
Taylor Ward drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-8 win against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.
Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 1
David Bote homered and right-hander Trevor Williams pitched six strong innings Wednesday as the visiting Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1.
Miami 4, Philadelphia 2
Jon Berti stroked a dramatic two-out, two-run go-ahead single in the eighth inning, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
Washington 5, Cincinnati 3
Luis Garcia's first career triple sparked a two-run sixth inning, which provided enough insurance for the host Washington Nationals to complete a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon in the completion of a game that was suspended due to weather the night before.
Boston 9, Atlanta 5
Rafael Devers connected for his 14th home run and Nick Pivetta won his sixth game as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Wednesday.
Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Niko Goodrum scored the lone run in the eighth and a quartet of Detroit pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking the visiting Cleveland Indians 1-0 on Wednesday.
Colorado 0, NY Mets 0
The New York Mets and Colorado Rockies, no strangers to postponements in 2021, saw their scheduled game Wednesday rained out due to storms in the New York area.
Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 1
Manuel Margot's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in the winning run as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the second game of a three-game series. The Rays evened the series at a game one night after seeing their 11-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 loss.
Houston 5, LA Dodgers 2
Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Aledmys Diaz slugged home runs while rookie Luis Garcia recorded his third consecutive win as the Houston Astros earned a split of their two-game interleague series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-2 win on Wednesday.
San Diego 2, Milwaukee 1
Catcher Victor Caratini singled home Wil Myers leading off the top of the 10th inning Wednesday night to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
Austin Slater slugged a tying two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and Jason Vosler followed with his first major league blast as the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 5-4 victory over the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night at Phoenix.