Recap Roundups
June 20, 2018
Cincinnati 5, Detroit 3
Scooter Gennett and Eugenio Suarez hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.
Toronto 5, Atlanta 4
J.A. Happ struck out eight in a season-best 8 1/3 innings, Kendrys Morales hit a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3
Odubel Herrera's one-out solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Cleveland 12, Chi. White Sox 0
Corey Kluber allowed just one hit in seven innings of work to become Major League Baseball's first 11-game winner this season as the Cleveland Indians rolled past the visiting Chicago White Sox 12-0 on Wednesday at Progressive Field.
Chi. Cubs 4, LA Dodgers 0
Jon Lester went seven scoreless innings Wednesday and Kyle Schwarber hit a home run for the second consecutive game as the Chicago Cubs closed out a National League Championship Series rematch with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.
Oakland 12, San Diego 4
Oakland hit back-to-back homers in back-to-back innings for the first time in 21 seasons Wednesday afternoon to rout the Padres 12-4 and complete a sweep of a two-game series at Petco Park in San Diego.
San Francisco 6, Miami 5
Hunter Pence drove in two runs in a rare start, and Gorkys Hernandez capped a five-run sixth inning with a two-run single Wednesday afternoon, allowing the San Francisco Giants to outlast the Miami Marlins 6-5 and win a tense three-game series in San Francisco.
Baltimore 3, Washington 0
The Baltimore Orioles scored early and added on later in defeating the host Washington Nationals 3-0 in a soggy game that included a rain delay of 2 hours, 43 minutes on Wednesday night.
NY Yankees 7, Seattle 5
Giancarlo Stanton hit the game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees staged a five-run comeback and recorded a 7-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Milwaukee 0, Pittsburgh 0
The Milwaukee Brewers' scheduled game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh was rained out Wednesday night after the teams waited through a two-plus-hour delay.
Minnesota 4, Boston 1
Max Kepler and Robbie Grossman both homered off Boston left-hander David Price to supplement five innings of one-run ball from Minnesota starter Lance Lynn as the host Twins beat the Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Houston 5, Tampa Bay 1
George Springer, Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve clubbed back-to-back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros claimed their fourth consecutive series victory with a 5-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.
Texas 3, Kansas City 2
Rougned Odor homered, and Austin Bibens-Dirkx picked up his first win of the season as the visiting Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Colorado 10, NY Mets 8
Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon and Ryan McMahon homered, and the Colorado Rockies survived a throwback game at Coors Field for a 10-8 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night in Denver.