Recap Roundups
July 21, 2017
St. Louis 11, Chi. Cubs 4
Once the St. Louis Cardinals got rolling on Friday, they just didn't seem to want to stop.
Houston 8, Baltimore 7
The Houston Astros showed the Baltimore Orioles why they are the top offensive team in the American League -- and possibly the majors -- on Friday night.
Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 1
Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola continued his recent success by pitching seven innings of one-run ball and carrying the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over Milwaukee on Friday night, sending the Brewers to their sixth straight loss.
Miami 3, Cincinnati 1
There have been nearly 1,200 games played at Great American Ball Park since it opened 2003, and only 101 ended without at least one home run being hit.
NY Mets 7, Oakland 5
The $110 million outfielder in the first year of his four-year contract is already thinking about finishing his career elsewhere. The star closer stalked off the mound when he was pulled in the middle of a save opportunity -- in the eighth inning. The usually talkative manager was stepping away from the podium after a post-game press conference that barely lasted 3 1/2 minutes.
Texas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Elvis Andrus got the Texas Rangers' scoring started on Friday night, and nine innings later he closed out an unlikely win as Texas rallied for two runs in the ninth and one in the 10th for a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
Cleveland 13, Toronto 3
It was the kind of outburst that used to help the Toronto Blue Jays win games. On Friday night, it led to a Toronto loss.
Detroit 6, Minnesota 3
Trading J.D. Martinez took a big bat out of the Detroit Tigers' lineup. The Tigers then lost Miguel Cabrera in the fifth inning of Friday night's series opener in Minnesota.
Kansas City 7, Chi. White Sox 6
The Kansas City Royals keep finding ways to win late on this homestand.
Pittsburgh 13, Colorado 5
After five successive comeback victories, the onrushing Pittsburgh Pirates avoided another down-to-the-wire ending Friday night.
Arizona 6, Washington 5
Arizona's three first-inning home runs against reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer were as unexpected as July freeze here. The game-winning single in the ninth inning was not a surprise.
Boston 6, LA Angels 2
If Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and the rest of the Los Angeles Angels hitters figured they had a big challenge ahead of them facing Boston ace Chris Sale on Friday night, imagine their thoughts after the Red Sox batted in the top of the first inning.
NY Yankees 5, Seattle 1
Aaron Judge broke out of his post-Home Run Derby funk in a big way Friday night.
San Diego 12, San Francisco 9
Matt Szczur took a shot at individual glory Friday night and whiffed.