Recap Roundups
August 22, 2019
Chi. Cubs 1, San Francisco 0
Kyle Hendricks outdueled Jeff Samardzija in a battle of right-handers Thursday afternoon, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 1-0 victory.
Chi. Cubs 1, San Francisco 0
The Chicago Cubs will try to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants when the teams meet in the series finale Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Washington 7, Pittsburgh 1
Howie Kendrick and Anthony Rendon homered and right-hander Max Scherzer made a successful if truncated return from injury Thursday as the visiting Washington Nationals earned a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 2
Willy Adames homered and later added a tie-breaking double as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
NY Mets 2, Cleveland 0
Noah Syndergaard retired the first 16 hitters and allowed two hits over six dominant innings as the New York Mets withstood two rain delays and completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Cleveland Indians with a rain-shortened 2-0 victory on Thursday night.
Atlanta 3, Miami 2
Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. singled with two out in the ninth to drive home Adeiny Hechavarria with the winning run and give the Braves a 3-2 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday.
St. Louis 6, Colorado 5
Dexter Fowler's two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday night.
Houston 6, Detroit 3
Gerrit Cole maintained his dominant form despite missing a turn in the rotation and the Houston Astros claimed a four-game series victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 win on Thursday at Minute Maid Park.
Chi. White Sox 6, Texas 1
Yoan Moncada belted a two-run home run in his return to the lineup, and Ross Detwiler pitched six strong innings to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Oakland 5, NY Yankees 3
Tanner Roark tossed 6 1/3 strong innings Thursday night for the host Oakland Athletics, who rode a three-run first inning to a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees and a sweep of the three-game series.
LA Dodgers 3, Toronto 2
Corey Seager tied the game with a two-run double and Enrique Hernandez capped a second straight walk-off win with an RBI single Thursday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 and complete a three-game sweep.