Recap Roundups
August 01, 2018
Washington 5, NY Mets 3
Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer, and Tommy Milone threw seven strong innings as the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-3 in a Wednesday matinee at Nationals Park.
Baltimore 7, NY Yankees 5
Sonny Gray lasted 2 2/3 innings and was booed off the mound at Yankee Stadium as the New York Yankees were handed a 7-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon.
Detroit 7, Cincinnati 4
Jose Iglesias drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers overcame the early loss of starting pitcher Mike Fiers to collect a 7-4 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Carlos Carrasco allowed just four hits over 7 1/3 shutout innings to pick up his 13th victory of the season as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Oakland 8, Toronto 3
Sean Manaea took a shutout into the seventh inning and batterymate Jonathan Lucroy drove in four runs with three hits Wednesday afternoon, helping the Oakland Athletics complete a historic season-series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with an 8-3 victory at Oakland Coliseum.
Houston 8, Seattle 3
Marwin Gonzalez hit two of Houston's four home runs as the Astros defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
Chi. Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 2
Left-hander Cole Hamels, making his Cubs debut, struck out nine and gave up one unearned run in five innings Wednesday as Chicago clobbered the host Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 to split a two-game series.
Tampa Bay 7, LA Angels 2
Willy Adames and Jake Bauers homered, and Tyler Glasnow had a strong debut with his new team in the Tampa Bay Rays' 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Miami 0, Atlanta 0
The scheduled game between the Miami Marlins and the host Atlanta Braves was postponed on Wednesday because of heavy rains that drenched most of the area near SunTrust Park all day and into the evening.
Kansas City 10, Chi. White Sox 5
Alex Gordon began and ended a flurry of 10 unanswered runs over a four-inning span Wednesday night by the Kansas City Royals, who went on to beat the host Chicago White Sox, 10-5, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
St. Louis 6, Colorado 3
Yadier Molina's two-run double in the eighth inning provided critical insurance runs as the host St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday at Busch Stadium in the third of a four-game series between the two teams.
LA Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 4
Yasmani Grandal hit two home runs, including the game-winner in the 10th inning, on a night when Brian Dozier had a home run among his three hits in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles pulled off a 6-4 victory Wednesday over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.