PIRATES 6, NATIONALS 3, 10 INNINGS
WASHINGTON -- Colin Moran had
a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 10th inning and Pittsburgh scored five runs
off Washington's struggling bullpen.
Moran's homer to right center off Justin Miller was
his second as a pinch hitter in 34 at-bats. Pittsburgh snapped a four-game
losing streak in Washington and spoiled a two-homer night for the
Nationals' Anthony
Rendon.
Starling
Marte hit a two-run single off Kyle
Barraclough in the top of the eighth inning that gave the
Pirates a 3-2 lead. But Rendon hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to
tie the game.
Nick Burdi (1-1)
worked a scoreless ninth for his first big league win, and Felipe
Vazquez pitched the 10th for his fourth save.
Nationals starter Patrick
Corbin struck out 11 and allowed one run in seven innings.
Lefty Matt Grace (0-1)
took the loss.
RED SOX 6, ORIOLES
4
BOSTON -- Gold Glove center fielder Jackie
Bradley Jr. made two key catches and the Boston Red
Sox beat the Baltimore
Orioles 6-4 Friday night, giving the World Series champions
their first two-game winning streak of the season.
Baltimore's Chris Davis lined
out as a pinch-hitter to end the game, extending his record hitless streak for
a position player to 0 for 54.
Andrew Benintendi homered
and Xander
Bogaerts had three hits, helping Eduardo
Rodriguez (1-2) and the Red Sox improve to 5-9.
Bradley made a diving grab in the fourth, and then ended a
threat in the eighth with by robbing Joey Rickard of
extra bases and Baltimore of a run. Bradley planted his right foot in the
padding of the Green Monster and pushed himself just high enough off the wall
to grab the ball.
The catch helped preserve a 4-2 lead and Boston tacked on
two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, one on a sacrifice fly by Bradley.
Rodriguez (1-2) had a strong start, keeping the Orioles
hitless through four and taking a shutout into the seventh. He allowed two runs
on three hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. He was
pulled after Dwight Smith
Jr. hit a two-run homer to pull the Orioles within 3-2.
David Hess (1-2)
gave up three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
ATHLETICS 8, RANGERS 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Khris Davis hit
his major league-best 10th homer, his fifth in three games being a tiebreaking
solo shot in the eighth inning, as Oakland rallied from a five-run deficit to
beat Texas.
Ramon
Laureano hit a game-tying homer to start the seventh for the
A's.
Davis, coming off consecutive two-homer games in Baltimore,
was 0-for-3 with a fielder's choice RBI before his one-out 426-foot shot to
center in the eighth off Chris Martin (0-1)
made it 7-6.
Elvis Andrus and Asdrubal
Cabrera homered for the Rangers.
Lou Trivino (1-0),
Oakland's third pitcher, worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two
strikeouts. Blake Treinen got
the final four outs, including three strikeouts, for his fifth save in six
chances.
GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 2, 18 INNINGS
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brandon Belt doubled
to lead off the 18th inning and scored on Erik Kratz's
one-out, fielder's choice grounder, as San Francisco outlasted Colorado.
After Belt doubled and two batters were intentionally walked
to load the bases, the Rockies went to a five-man infield, bringing in center
fielder Ian Desmond.
Kratz hit a slow grounder to Desmond, who had to run to his left before
throwing home. Belt slid in safely, but Rockies manager Bud Black immediately
asked for a replay.
A brief replay confirmed the call, giving the Giants
back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Travis Bergen (2-0),
the ninth pitcher used by the Giants, retired six batters and earned the win.
DJ Johnson (0-1)
took the loss for Colorado. The Rockies (3-11) have lost seven straight and are
off to the worst start in franchise history.
The teams combined for 41 strikeouts -- 24 by the Rockies.
ASTROS 10, MARINERS 6
SEATTLE -- Jose Altuve and Yuli Gurriel hit
grand slams and Houston limited heavy-hitting Seattle by using two starting
pitchers.
Altuve's career-best fourth straight game with a home run
pushed the Astros' major league-leading winning streak to seven games.
Seattle had its six-game winning streak halted.
The combination of starter Wade Miley,
a former Mariners pitcher, and Brad Peacock (2-0)
helped Houston hold down the Mariners.
But, Tom Murphy managed
to extend the Mariners' major league record home run streak. Seattle has
homered in each of its first 16 games, with a ninth-inning solo shot off
reliever Chris
Devenski.
Miley and Peacock combined to pitch 7 1/3 innings, giving up
seven hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. They held the Mariners hitless
for four innings, a stretch of 14 batters with just one baserunner, who reached
on a walk. Roberto Osuna earned
the save.
Mariners reliever Shawn
Armstrong (0-1) took the loss.
BREWERS 8, DODGERS 5
LOS ANGELES -- Yasmani
Grandal had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in
three runs in his first game back at Dodger Stadium, leading Milwaukee past Los
Angeles in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series.
The former Dodgers catcher put a changeup from Julio Urias (0-1)
over the wall in left field to put Milwaukee on top for good.
There were five home runs in the game and all but one
produced a lead change.
Hernan Perez also
homered for the Brewers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Matt Albers (1-0),
the second of six Milwaukee pitchers, got the win. Corbin Burnes started
and allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
The Dodgers clubbed three homers, but have dropped five
straight. Cody
Bellinger had a two-run shot to right in the third for his
NL-leading eighth, and Corey Seager and Joc Pederson also
went deep.
Urias went five innings and gave up six runs, including five
earned, and six hits.
WHITE SOX 9, YANKEES 6, 7 INNINGS, RAIN
NEW YORK -- Eloy Jimenez hit
his first two major league homers, including a tiebreaking shot in the fifth
inning, and Chicago ended a five-game skid by beating banged-up New York in a
rain-shortened game.
Jimenez's two-run drive off Jonathan
Holder made it 7-5, and he added a 446-foot solo homer in the
seventh. James McCann followed
with his first homer of the season, and then umpires pulled the teams off the
field with one out. The game was called about 40 minutes later.
The game started in a steady mist, and the rain worsened as
the night wore on.
Chicago starter Lucas Giolito (2-1)
had a pitch sail out of his hands to the backstop in the fifth, Yankees
lefty J.A. Happ (0-2)
bounced an unusual number of breaking balls and White Sox right-hander Nate Jones struggled
with his grip while escaping a jam in the sixth.
The Yankees have lost four straight.
RAYS 11, BLUE JAYS 7
TORONTO -- Austin
Meadows and Brandon Lowe each
hit two home runs, becoming the first teammates to hit upper deck homers at
Toronto in the same game in the win for Tampa Bay.
The Rays won their fifth straight. It's the second time this
season Tampa Bay has won five straight.
Toronto trailed 8-0 before putting the tying run at third in
the eighth inning. Facing Luke Maile
with the bases loaded, Tampa Bay's Diego
Castillo fell behind 3-0 but responded with three straight
strikes, catching Maile looking to end the threat. Ryan
Yarbrough (2-1) picked up the win.
Willy Adames gave
the Rays some breathing room with a two-run homer off Javy Guerra in
a three-run ninth. The Rays had a season-high 16 hits.
Meadows and Lowe became the 17th and 18th players to reach
the 500 level of seating at Rogers Centre, which opened in 1989.
Blue Jays right-hander Trent
Thornton (0-1) allowed five runs and eight hits in three-plus
innings, his first loss in three career starts.
CUBS 5, ANGELS 1
CHICAGO -- Willson
Contreras homered twice on a blustery day at Wrigley Field
as Cole Hamels
and Chicago stopped Los Angeles' six-game win streak.
Anthony Rizzo and David Bote also
connected to help Chicago win for the third time in four games. Hamels (2-0)
pitched eight innings in his second straight victory, improving to 5-2 with a
2.63 ERA in 12 career starts against Los Angeles.
The Angels played without star center fielder Mike Trout,
who missed his second straight game after he strained his right groin during
the team's last homestand.
Albert Pujols went
deep for Los Angeles in its first trip to Wrigley since 2016.
But the Angels were unable to overcome a rough outing
for Tyler Skaggs (1-2),
who surrendered three long home runs in his four innings.
ROYALS 8, INDIANS 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Gordon homered,
doubled twice and singled as Kansas City stopped a 10-game losing streak,
racing to a big lead and beating Cleveland.
Gordon homered during a six-run first inning against Carlos
Carrasco (1-2).
The Royals hit for the cycle in the opening inning -- Whit
Merrifield led off with a single, Adalberto
Mondesi followed with a triple and Gordon homered, with Chris Owings'
two-out, two-run double finishing Carrasco.
Brad Keller (2-1)
gave up one run on three hits, striking out a career-high 10 in 6 2/3 innings.
He has pitched at least six innings in nine straight starts, the longest active
streak in the majors.
PHILLIES 9, MARLINS 1
MIAMI -- Jake Arrieta allowed
one run in seven innings to earn his 100th career victory and Philadelphia sent
Miami to its fifth consecutive loss.
Arrieta (2-1) took a 6-0 lead into the seventh, when the
Marlins ended a streak of 21 consecutive scoreless innings on Austin Dean's
sacrifice fly. He gave up five hits, struck out eight, lowered his ERA to 2.25
in three starts and improved to 100-68 in 10 seasons.
The Phillies' J.T. Realmuto hit
into a double play with the bases loaded to end the first inning, but finished
with two hits, two runs and an RBI. The game was his first at Marlins Park
since Miami traded him in February.
Andrew
McCutchen had three hits, including a three-run homer in the
eighth. Bryce Harper had
an RBI and two hits to hike his average to .325 as the Phillies tied a season
high with 14 hits.
Sandy
Alcantara (1-1) gave up six runs and 11 hits while working five
innings. The Marlins have lost nine of their past 10 games.
METS 6, BRAVES 2
ATLANTA -- Brandon Nimmo hit
a two-run homer, Jeff McNeil added
a two-run double and New York kept hitting even without Pete Alonso.
New York has scored six runs in six straight games. This
time they did it without Alonso, the team's hottest hitter, who got most of the
night off. The first-place Mets, who have won three straight, scored four times
in the fourth inning on McNeil's hit and RBI doubles from Robinson Cano and Michael
Conforto.
Zack Wheeler (1-1)
worked six solid innings, allowing six hits, two runs and three walks while
striking out eight.
Braves rookie starter Kyle Wright (0-2)
gave up eight hits, six runs and four walks and struck out three in 3 2/3
innings.
New York improved to 8-3 against division opponents (9-4
overall). Atlanta dropped to 2-6 against the NL East.
PADRES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1
PHOENIX -- Manny Machado homered
and Chris Paddack limited
Arizona to three hits over 5 1/3 innings to lead first-place San Diego.
In addition to his home run, Machado made a fine defensive
play on a sharp grounder up the third base line late in the game. Fernando Tatis
doubled, knocking in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and San Diego won
its third straight and fourth in five games.
Paddack (1-0) allowed one run and struck out five. Gerardo
Reyes, called up earlier in the day, earned the win in his major league debut
by getting two outs in the sixth inning.
Three Padres relievers held the Diamondbacks hitless over 3
2/3 innings, including Kirby Yates'
scoreless ninth for his National League-leading eighth save.
Luke Weaver (0-1)
retired nine straight from the fourth to the seventh inning before giving up
back-to-back, one-out doubles to Wil Myers and
Tatis.
Arizona has lost three in a row and four of five.
