Recap Roundups
August 20, 2020
Tampa Bay 10, NY Yankees 5
Mike Zunino capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 10-5 Thursday afternoon for their first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium in over six years.
Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday afternoon in Buffalo, N.Y.
Chi. White Sox 9, Detroit 0
Lucas Giolito tied his career high with 13 strikeouts and the host Chicago White Sox swept a four-game series by cruising to a 9-0 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Houston 10, Colorado 8
Abraham Toro homered, Kyle Tucker and Jose Altuve had two hits each, and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver on Thursday.
Toronto 9, Philadelphia 8
Rowdy Tellez had a solo homer and a tiebreaking two-run single in a seven-run bottom of the sixth as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a seven-run deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 Thursday to complete a doubleheader sweep at Buffalo, N.Y.
NY Mets 0, Miami 0
Thursday's game between the New York Mets and the Marlins in Miami, as well as Friday's game between the Mets and the visiting New York Yankees, have been postponed due to two positive tests for COVID-19 in the Mets' organization, Major League Baseball announced Thursday evening.
Cleveland 2, Pittsburgh 0
Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber continued his sparkling season, pitching six scoreless innings Thursday to help the visiting Indians complete a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 2-0 victory.
Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 1
Nelson Cruz hit a two-run home run, Jorge Polanco went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs and Jose Berrios allowed one hit over six shutout innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Boston 7, Baltimore 1
Mitch Moreland and Xander Bogaerts homered while starter Nathan Eovaldi threw seven solid innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 Thursday night.
San Diego 8, Texas 7
Wil Myers scored on an error by Texas center fielder Scott Heineman on Thursday night as the San Diego Padres recorded a second straight, 10-inning walk-off win against the visiting Rangers, with the 8-7 victory completing a four-game, home-and-home series sweep.
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4
Kolten Wong launched a walk-off single off the right wall to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
Oakland 5, Arizona 1
Matt Chapman hit two home runs, and Sean Manaea held the Arizona Diamondbacks to a run on five hits in his longest start of the season, 5 1/3 innings, leading the host Oakland Athletics to a 5-1 win Thursday night.
San Francisco 10, LA Angels 5
Wilmer Flores homered, singled twice, drove in four runs and scored twice to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-5 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.