Recap Roundups
August 22, 2018
Toronto 6, Baltimore 0
Kendrys Morales hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie, Thomas Pannone allowed one hit in seven innings in his first major league start and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
Chi. White Sox 7, Minnesota 3
Adam Engel hit a two-run homer, and Nicky Delmonico and Tim Anderson each added solo shots to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-3 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 0
Christian Yelich drove in two runs with a home run and a sacrifice fly to back the sterling pitching of Freddy Peralta as the Milwaukee Brewers rolled to a 4-0 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at Miller Park in the finale of a three-game series between the two National League Central rivals.
Texas 4, Oakland 2
Shin-Soo Choo hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, and left-hander Mike Minor faced the minimum for six innings Wednesday afternoon as the Texas Rangers salvaged a win in their three-game Northern California series against the Oakland Athletics with a 4-2 victory at Oakland Coliseum.
Houston 10, Seattle 7
Roberto Osuna earned his first save since being acquired in a trade before the July 31 deadline as the Houston Astros held off the host Seattle Mariners 10-7 Wednesday afternoon.
Washington 8, Philadelphia 7
Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of ninth inning off Seranthony Dominguez to give the Washington Nationals an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night at Nationals Park.
Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1
Freddie Freeman's RBI sacrifice fly broke a tie in the eighth inning Wednesday to give the visiting Atlanta Braves a 2-1 win and a three-game series sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Boston 10, Cleveland 4
Xander Bogaerts ignited a five-run fourth inning with a home run, and Andrew Benintendi capped it with a three-run double Wednesday night, helping the Red Sox avoid a third consecutive loss to the Cleveland Indians with a 10-4 win in Boston.
Tampa Bay 6, Kansas City 3
Mallex Smith and Brandon Lowe drove in two runs apiece, and the Tampa Bay Rays stayed unbeaten against Kansas City in six games this season with a 6-3 win over the visiting Royals on Wednesday night.
Miami 9, NY Yankees 3
Miguel Rojas hit a three-run, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Miami Marlins to a 9-3 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Wednesday night.
NY Mets 5, San Francisco 3
Todd Frazier delivered an RBI double to cap a three-run second inning Wednesday night and added a solo homer in the seventh as the host New York Mets never trailed in beating the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, at Citi Field.
Chi. Cubs 8, Detroit 2
Javier Baez hit a three-run homer, David Bote supplied a two-run shot, and the Chicago Cubs broke out of an offensive rut while thumping the host Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Wednesday night.
Colorado 6, San Diego 2
Jon Gray pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Tony Wolters and Ian Desmond hit run-scoring triples, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Wednesday night in Denver.
Arizona 5, LA Angels 1
Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, including a homer, David Peralta homered for the ninth time in 16 games, and Clay Buchholz pitched seven scoreless innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Tuesday in Phoenix.
St. Louis 3, LA Dodgers 1
Paul DeJong hit a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the ninth inning Wednesday, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.