Recap Roundups
August 21, 2020
Miami 3, Washington 2
Shortstop Miguel Rojas, in his first at-bat back from the COVID-19 list, drilled a three-run homer to lead the visiting Miami Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 5
Cavan Biggio cued a go-ahead double in the 10th inning to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to their sixth straight win, a 6-5 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 2
Bryan Reynolds homered, tripled and singled, drove in four runs and scored three times Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.
Detroit 10, Cleveland 5
Rookie Isaac Paredes belted a grand slam to power visiting Detroit to a 10-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday, snapping the Tigers' 20-game losing streak in the series.
Atlanta 11, Philadelphia 2
Travis d'Arnaud and Marcell Ozuna hit long back-to-back homers to highlight a four-run third inning and send the Atlanta Braves to an 11-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
Boston 8, Baltimore 5
Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts all homered to help the visiting Boston Red Sox score six runs in the first five innings en route to an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2
Jorge Soler and Hunter Dozier homered as the host Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-2 Friday night.
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2
Matt Davidson launched a pinch-hit grand slam to power the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Chi. White Sox 10, Chi. Cubs 1
Jose Abreu hit two home runs, leading a six-homer barrage, and Dallas Keuchel pitched eight strong innings to lift the visiting Chicago White Sox past the Chicago Cubs 10-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
Seattle 7, Texas 4
Nick Margevicius pitched 5 1/3 innings for his first Seattle victory as the Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 7-4 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
San Diego 4, Houston 3
Six Padres relievers held visiting Houston to two runs on four hits over the final seven innings, and Manny Machado had two RBI singles Friday night as host San Diego halted the Astros' winning streak at eight straight games with a 4-3 victory.
Oakland 5, LA Angels 3
Stephen Piscotty had two hits and drove in three runs, Marcus Semien homered, and the Oakland A's held on to beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Friday night.
LA Dodgers 5, Colorado 1
Walker Buehler struck out 11 over six innings, and Corey Seager drove in two runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first major league team to reach 20 victories by knocking off the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Friday.
San Francisco 6, Arizona 2
Wilmer Flores hit a tiebreaking two-run home run against his former team, and the host San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Friday night.