Recap Roundups
September 24, 2018
Washington 7, Miami 3
Anthony Rendon drove in four runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins on a rainy Monday night.
Houston 5, Toronto 3
Brian McCann and Josh Reddick hit back-to-back solo homers in the second inning, Dallas Keuchel pitched five innings, and the visiting Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Monday night.
Boston 6, Baltimore 2
Mookie Betts hit his career-high 32nd homer to help Boston take an early lead, and the host Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Monday night at Fenway Park.
NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1
Brett Gardner delivered a tiebreaking single in the top of the fifth inning and made a game-saving catch an inning later as the New York Yankees inched closer to securing home-field advantage in the American League wild-card game with a 4-1 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Tropicana Field.
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 1
Francisco Cervelli and Pablo Reyes each homered and drove in two runs, and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away for a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Wrigley Field.
Cleveland 4, Chi. White Sox 0
Corey Kluber struck out 11 to earn his 20th victory, and Brandon Guyer hit a seventh-inning home run to break up a scoreless tie as the visiting Cleveland Indians earned a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4
Eric Thames scored the tiebreaking run on an error by losing pitcher Bud Norris in the eighth inning Monday night as the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 in a potential National League wild-card game preview.
Colorado 10, Philadelphia 1
Jon Gray tossed seven strong innings, Gerardo Parra had three hits, and the streaking Colorado Rockies continued their late-season playoff push with a 10-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Denver on Monday night.
LA Dodgers 7, Arizona 4
Los Angeles first baseman David Freese had three hits and two RBIs and Manny Machado doubled and drove in two runs as the visiting Dodgers maintained their 1 1/2-game lead in the National League West with a 7-4 comeback victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
LA Angels 5, Texas 4
Jose Briceno's home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.
Oakland 7, Seattle 3
Shortly after learning that they'd clinched their first playoff spot since 2014, the Oakland Athletics went out and overpowered the host Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.
San Diego 5, San Francisco 0
Right-hander Bryan Mitchell pitched 8 2/3 innings Monday night to lead the visiting San Diego Padres to a 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.