Recap Roundups
October 01, 2022
Washington 13, Philadelphia 4
Luis Garcia hit a home run and drove in a career-high five runs, Joey Meneses hit a home run and had four RBIs and the Washington Nationals earned a 13-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
NY Yankees 8, Baltimore 0
Nestor Cortes matched a career high with 12 strikeouts in 7 1/3 dominating innings and the New York Yankees cruised to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.
Chi. Cubs 2, Cincinnati 1
Seiya Suzuki snapped a tie in the seventh inning with a solo home run and the host Chicago Cubs won their sixth straight game, 2-1, over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.
Toronto 10, Boston 0
Right-hander Ross Stripling pitched six shutout innings, Danny Jansen had five RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 10-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Arizona 8, San Francisco 4
Sergio Alcantara drove in a career-high four runs with a pair of doubles, Drey Jameson remained unbeaten as a major-leaguer and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks stopped a San Francisco Giants' five-game winning streak for the second consecutive week with an 8-4 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Seattle 5, Oakland 1
Luis Castillo pitched six strong innings and Sam Haggerty drove in three runs as Seattle defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 5-1 Saturday afternoon, just hours after the Mariners clinched their first postseason berth since 2001.
Kansas City 7, Cleveland 1
Kris Bubic went five dominant innings, Drew Waters and Salvador Perez each homered and the visiting Kansas City Royals evened their weekend series with the rival Cleveland Guardians Saturday night with a 7-1 win.
Detroit 3, Minnesota 2
Eric Haase hit a solo homer and the host Detroit Tigers took advantage of two Minnesota errors to defeat the Twins 3-2 on Saturday.
Philadelphia 8, Washington 2
Matt Vierling drove in three runs with a homer and a triple, and the Philadelphia Phillies responded to an earlier loss with a vengeance in an 8-2 romp over the host Washington Nationals to split their doubleheader Saturday.
Miami 4, Milwaukee 3
Bryan De La Cruz singled in two runs in the ninth inning to give the visiting Miami Marlins a 4-3 comeback victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night, delivering a serious blow to the Brewers' wild-card chances.
St. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 3
Corey Dickerson hit a grand slam as the St. Louis Cardinals rolled over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, 13-3.
Houston 2, Tampa Bay 1
Cristian Javier extended his scoreless streak to 25 1/3 consecutive innings as the Houston Astros evened their three-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-1 win on Saturday.
Atlanta 4, NY Mets 2
Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley and Matt Olson produced a second straight big night Saturday, combining for seven hits and all four RBIs as the host Atlanta Braves took over first place in the National League East by beating the New York Mets 4-2.
San Diego 5, Chi. White Sox 2
Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth Saturday night as the San Diego Padres reduced their magic number to one in the National League wild-card race with a 5-2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
LA Angels 3, Texas 2
Livan Soto drove in the tying run with a double and scored the winning run with an acrobatic slide, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.
LA Dodgers 6, Colorado 4
Cody Bellinger had three hits and two RBIs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 6-4 win on Saturday night against the visiting Colorado Rockies in the second game of their six-game series.