Recap Roundups
September 23, 2018
Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 3
Pinch hitter Aaron Judge struck out in the seventh inning with a chance to tie the game, and the New York Yankees were handed a 6-3 loss by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 2
Blake Snell struck out 11 as he pitched into the seventh inning without allowing a run to set a club record with 21 wins, and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Miami 6, Cincinnati 0
Rookie Trevor Richards pitched seven scoreless innings, and Chad Wallach hit his first career home run, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
Cam Gallagher had a go-ahead, two-run single, Adalberto Mondesi homered and Kansas City edged Detroit 3-2 in the Tigers' home finale on Sunday afternoon.
NY Mets 8, Washington 6
Jeff McNeil continued his breakout rookie season for the New York Mets by racking up another four-hit game Sunday afternoon, and Michael Conforto's three-run triple in the fourth inning gave the Mets the lead for good in an 8-6 win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.
Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1
Lane Adams hit a home run, and Anibal Sanchez went five strong innings as the Atlanta Braves earned a 2-1 victory Sunday, eliminating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies from postseason consideration.
Milwaukee 13, Pittsburgh 6
Christian Yelich and Travis Shaw hit towering home runs Sunday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers clobbered the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-6.
Chi. Cubs 6, Chi. White Sox 1
Kyle Schwarber homered, doubled and walked twice and Kyle Hendricks picked up his 13th win by allowing four hits and one run over 7 2/3 innings as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Houston 6, LA Angels 2
Yuli Gurriel and Evan Gattis recorded multi-hit, multi-RBI games while rookie Framber Valdez delivered a strong pitching performance in a pinch as the Houston Astros capped a three-game series sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 6-2 win on Sunday in their regular-season finale at Minute Maid Park.
St. Louis 9, San Francisco 2
Right-hander Miles Mikolas allowed just two hits in seven innings en route to his 17th win and Jose Martinez highlighted a five-run sixth inning with a two-run double Sunday afternoon, allowing the St. Louis Cardinals to sweep a three-game series from the San Francisco Giants with a 9-2 victory in St. Louis.
Texas 6, Seattle 1
Pinch hitter Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer, and four Texas pitchers combined for five innings of scoreless relief as the Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-1 Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.
Minnesota 5, Oakland 1
The Minnesota Twins denied the Oakland Athletics a chance to clinch a playoff spot on their home field Sunday afternoon, riding the strong pitching of Kyle Gibson and a two-run home run from Jake Cave to a 5-1 victory in Oakland, Calif.
LA Dodgers 14, San Diego 0
Manny Machado, Matt Kemp and Austin Barnes hit home runs and Hyun-Jin Ryu dominated for six innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers reduced their magic number for winning the National League West to six with a 14-0 victory Sunday over the visiting San Diego Padres.
Colorado 2, Arizona 0
Kyle Freeland pitched seven scoreless innings in his 10th consecutive quality start as the Colorado Rockies kept pace in the National League playoff races with a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix, completing a three-game sweep.
Cleveland 4, Boston 3
Greg Allen delivered a walk-off single to left field with one out in the 11th inning as the host Cleveland Indians edged the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday night at Progressive Field.