Recap Roundups
September 29, 2018
NY Yankees 8, Boston 5
Rookie Gleyber Torres hit the record-setting 265th home run of the season in the fourth inning for the New York Yankees, who recorded an 8-5 victory over the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.
St. Louis 2, Chi. Cubs 1
Right-hander Miles Mikolas remained unbeaten in September with eight strong innings Saturday afternoon, but the St. Louis Cardinals were later eliminated from postseason contention despite their 2-1 victory over the host Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
LA Dodgers 10, San Francisco 6
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive season Saturday afternoon, using an RBI triple from Manny Machado to break an eighth-inning tie en route to a 10-6 victory over the host San Francisco Giants.
Houston 4, Baltimore 3
Carlos Correa lined a tiebreaking double to right-center in the top of the ninth to give the Houston Astros a 4-3 victory over the host Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Camden Yards.
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Michael Lorenzen pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and Eugenio Suarez homered Saturday to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0.
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3
Austin Meadows hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, C.J. Cron also had a solo shot and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Saturday at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0
Cesar Hernandez drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to spark Philadelphia to a 3-0 win over visiting Atlanta on Saturday and enable the Phillies to snap a nine-game losing streak.
NY Mets 1, Miami 0
David Wright played in his final major league game Saturday night, when the Mets third baseman went 0-for-1 with a walk before exiting in the top of the fifth inning of New York's 1-0, 13-inning win over the visiting Miami Marlins at Citi Field.
Minnesota 8, Chi. White Sox 3
Johnny Field doubled and singled in a six-run second inning Saturday night, propelling the Minnesota Twins to an 8-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in Minneapolis.
Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5
Christian Yelich hit two home runs, including a go-ahead solo shot, and the Milwaukee Brewers moved into a first-place tie with the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central with a 6-5 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Kansas City 9, Cleveland 4
Adalberto Mondesi smacked a tiebreaking three-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals went on to a 9-4 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
Houston 5, Baltimore 2
Myles Straw, Brian McCann and Jake Marisnick all homered as the Houston Astros defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday night at Camden Yards.
Washington 12, Colorado 2
Trea Turner and Juan Soto homered, and the Washington Nationals knocked the Colorado Rockies out of sole possession of first place in the National League West with a 12-2 win in Denver on Saturday night.
Arizona 5, San Diego 4
September call-up Ildemaro Vargas hit his first major league home run and had three RBIs, and Zack Godley held the Padres to three runs over six innings Saturday night to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over San Diego.
Oakland 5, LA Angels 2
Khris Davis hit his major-league-leading 48th home run, and Jed Lowrie also homered and drove in two runs to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night at Anaheim, Calif.
Seattle 4, Texas 1
Dee Gordon's two-out triple in the seventh inning brought home the go-ahead run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 4-1 Saturday night.