Recap Roundups
June 08, 2018
Chi. Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 1
Chicago third baseman Kris Bryant had three hits and scored a run in his first career start in the leadoff spot and Ben Zobrist had two RBIs as the Cubs continued their roll with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Friday.
San Francisco 9, Washington 5
Andrew McCutchen and Gorkys Hernandez homered as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 9-5 on Friday night at Nationals Park.
Milwaukee 12, Philadelphia 4
Ryan Braun homered twice and knocked in five runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Philadelphia Phillies 12-4 Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Toronto 5, Baltimore 1
Russell Martin, Randal Grichuk and Kevin Pillar each hit a solo home run, J.A. Happ allowed one unearned run and two hits in seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Friday night.
Chi. White Sox 1, Boston 0
Trayce Thompson ripped a go-ahead RBI single off Boston ace Chris Sale in the seventh inning to help the visiting Chicago White Sox squeeze out a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox to begin a three-game series Friday night.
NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 1
Brett Gardner hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning Friday night for the New York Yankees, who overcame an injury to starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka in a 4-1 win over the host New York Mets at Citi Field.
Miami 4, San Diego 0
an RBI single -- as the host Miami Marlins defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Friday night.
Seattle 4, Tampa Bay 3
Marco Gonzales pitched 7 1/3 strong innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday night at Tropicana Field.
St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 6
Jedd Gyorko's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning Friday night lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Jason Kipnis blasted a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth inning and Trevor Bauer collected his third win against the Tigers this season as the Cleveland Indians won the opener of a three-game series 4-1 on Friday in Detroit.
Houston 7, Texas 3
Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve delivered two-out insurance home runs while Justin Verlander worked six solid innings in the Houston Astros' 7-3 win over the host Texas Rangers on Friday at Globe Life Park.
LA Angels 4, Minnesota 2
Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Friday night as the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 at Target Field.
Arizona 9, Colorado 4
Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, Jake Lamb and David Peralta also went deep and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Friday night to take the first game of the weekend series between the top two teams in the National League West.
Oakland 7, Kansas City 2
Khris Davis belted two homers and Frankie Montas won his third straight start to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
LA Dodgers 7, Atlanta 3
--Field Level Media