Recap Roundups
July 29, 2021
Washington 3, Philadelphia 1
In what may have been his final start with Washington, Max Scherzer pitched a gem Thursday afternoon as the Nationals beat the host Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Atlanta 6, NY Mets 3
Austin Riley continued his hot hitting with his 21st home run and three RBIs as the visiting Atlanta Braves took a 6-3 win over the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon.
Tampa Bay 14, NY Yankees 0
Austin Meadows homered before an out was recorded and added another homer in a 10-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays roughed up Gerrit Cole and cruised to a 14-0 victory over the New York Yankees Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Kansas City 5, Chi. White Sox 0
One Carlos shined, but probably not the one most would expect.
Cincinnati 7, Chi. Cubs 4
Joey Votto homered in a franchise-best sixth straight game and Tucker Barnhart ripped a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Philadelphia 11, Washington 8
Brad Miller crushed a walk-off grand slam in extra innings as the Philadelphia Phillies recovered from a seven-run deficit to record an 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon to avoid a doubleheader sweep.
San Francisco 5, LA Dodgers 0
Veterans Johnny Cueto and Brandon Crawford came through with turn-back-the-clock efforts on the big stage Thursday afternoon, lifting the host San Francisco Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a 2-1 series win in a matchup of National League West pace-setters.
Milwaukee 12, Pittsburgh 0
Manny Pina homered twice, Rowdy Tellez also went deep and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 12-0 win on Thursday.
Detroit 6, Baltimore 2
Miguel Cabrera hit two solo homers, Casey Mize limited Baltimore to an unearned run in seven innings and the Detroit Tigers defeated the visiting Orioles 6-2 on Thursday.
Toronto 13, Boston 1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched a three-run home run and Toronto starter Hyun Jin Ryu struck out five over six scoreless innings to power the Blue Jays in a 13-1 rout of the host Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.
Oakland 4, LA Angels 0
Frankie Montas threw seven shutout innings to help the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.
San Diego 3, Colorado 0
Back-to-back doubles by Tommy Pham and Fernando Tatis Jr. opening the bottom of the first produced the game's only run through 7 1/2 innings Thursday night as host San Diego finally prevailed 3-0 in a pitching duel between the Padres' Joe Musgrove and the Colorado Rockies' Kyle Freeland.