Ty France led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a run-scoring single that lifted Minnesota to a 4-3 walk-off win over the New York Mets in Minneapolis on Wednesday, helping the Twins make up for blowing a three-run lead two innings earlier.
Minnesota picked up its second straight win, marking just the second time this season it has strung together consecutive victories. The Mets took a second straight loss for the first time this year.
Harrison Bader and Byron Buxton recorded RBI singles in the fifth inning for Minnesota and Willi Castro added a run-scoring hit an inning later to give the Twins a 3-0 lead.
New York, though, bounced back in the eighth as Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker smacked RBI doubles before Luisangel Acuna delivered a game-tying single. That set the stage for France to send a single to shallow center that skipped away from Tyrone Taylor and allowed Buxton to come across for the winning run.
Orioles 9, Guardians 1
Jackson Holliday hit a second-inning grand slam and Baltimore won for the third time in its past eight games, defeating visiting Cleveland.
Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn also homered for the Orioles, who had more runs than hits (seven), pulling away in the eighth inning following some anxious moments. Baltimore starter Dean Kremer (2-2) worked 5 1/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Gabriel Arias homered for Cleveland, while teammates Daniel Schneemann, Carlos Santana and Jose Ramirez, who doubled, each had two hits. Guardians starter Gavin Williams (1-1) lasted 6 2/3 innings, giving up five runs.
Dodgers 8, Rockies 7
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in a seven-run first inning and Los Angeles held on for a victory over Colorado to complete a three-game home sweep.
Ohtani also had an RBI single in the first inning as the Dodgers sent 12 batters to the plate. Ben Casparius (1-0) allowed one run over three innings of relief, and Tanner Scott pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his sixth save.
Michael Toglia hit a grand slam and Mickey Moniak followed with a home run for the Rockies, who took their sixth straight loss, matching their worst skid of the season. German Marquez (0-3) yielded seven runs while recording just two outs.
Yankees 4, Royals 3
Aaron Judge slugged a tiebreaking homer to open the seventh inning for host New York, which completed a three-game sweep of Kansas City with a victory.
Judge finished with three hits while raising his average to .409. Clarke Schmidt allowed three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings in his season debut as he returned from rotator cuff tendinitis.
Kris Bubic, who entered second in the AL with an 0.96 ERA, allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Royals. Kyle Isbel hit an RBI triple in the fifth and scored the tying run on a groundout by Jonathan India.
Red Sox 1, Rays 0
Boston’s David Hamilton hit a solo home run in the third inning and four Red Sox pitchers made it stand up against host Tampa Bay in the rubber match of the three-game series.
Red Sox reliever Greg Weissert (1-0) fanned three in 1 1/3 innings, including pitching out of a jam in the fifth inning. Justin Slaten worked a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his second save.
Zack Littell (0-4) was the tough-luck loser. In six innings, he gave up one run on five hits, walked three and struck out five.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1
Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run homer to help lift St. Louis over visiting Houston.
Thomas Saggese went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI as St. Louis finished 4-2 on its homestand.
In his first start for the Cardinals this season since moving from the bullpen, Steven Matz (1-0) allowed one run on two hits in five innings.
Brewers 5, Tigers 1
Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick and Rhys Hoskins each singled and homered as Milwaukee ran away from visiting Detroit for its second straight win.
Jose Quintana yielded a run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings for the Brewers, striking out four. Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored for Milwaukee.
Spencer Torkelson accounted for the Tigers’ lone run with a sixth-inning homer. Keider Montero fanned eight but allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings.
Giants 11, Phillies 4
Mike Yastrzemski, Jung Hoo Lee, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey each drove in two runs as San Francisco won at Philadelphia.
Tyler Fitzgerald added three hits and scored twice for the Giants, who have won two of the first three contests in the four-game series. Reliever Lou Trivino (1-1) worked two scoreless innings for the win.
Bryce Harper’s two-run homer was a highlight for the Phillies, who have lost five of their past seven. Aaron Nola (0-4) allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Blue Jays 3, Braves 1
Chris Bassitt struck out 10, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season, and Toronto defeated visiting Atlanta. Guerrero also had an RBI single to go with his solo shot in the rubber match of a three-game series.
The top two hitters in the Atlanta lineup struck out eight times, four each by Michael Harris II and Austin Riley. No. 3 hitter Matt Olson added three strikeouts to Atlanta’s total of 19, tying a Braves franchise record for a nine-inning game.
It was also the most strikeouts by the Blue Jays in a nine-inning game.
Padres 4, Cubs 2
Manny Machado recorded a pair of two-out RBIs and Fernando Tatis Jr. also drove in two runs, lifting host San Diego past Chicago.
Padres starter Nick Pivetta (3-1) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. Tyler Wade reached base four times (two singles, two walks) and scored twice for San Diego, which won two of three games in the series to improve to 12-1 at home this season.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third homer in four games and logged his fifth straight game with an extra-base hit. Matthew Boyd (1-2) took the hard-luck loss after permitting two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Rangers 3, Angels 1
Corey Seager had three hits and two RBI and Jake Burger added three hits as Texas defeated Los Angeles in Arlington, Texas.
Patrick Corbin (1-0) allowed one run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings, and Luke Jackson got the final three outs to earn his sixth save. Adolis Garcia added two hits for the Rangers, who have won the first two in the three-game series.
Angels starter Jose Soriano (2-2) gave up three runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Luis Rengifo knocked in the lone run for Los Angeles, which has dropped three games in a row.
Mariners 5, Reds 3
Cal Raleigh homered from both sides of the plate and Bryce Miller tossed five shutout innings to lead Seattle past host Cincinnati.
The two homers gave Raleigh 100 for his career and marked the fourth time he has homered from both sides of the plate. Miller (1-2) pitched shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out eight and walking two. Andres Munoz pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save in as many chances.
Reds starter Nick Martinez (0-3) was charged with four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 6, Marlins 2
Josh Naylor, Pavin Smith, Tim Tawa and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. smashed homers, leading Arizona past host Miami.
The first three were solo shots before Gurriel added a two-run blast as the Diamondbacks won for the sixth time in seven games. Tawa’s homer was the first of his career. Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt (3-1) lasted 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on five hits.
Matt Mervis led Miami by slugging a solo home run on his 27th birthday. Marlins starter Max Meyer (1-2) tossed six innings and gave up five hits, two walks and three runs. He fanned eight.
Pirates 6, Nationals 1
Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter threw seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball as Pittsburgh beat visiting Washington.
Henry Davis homered and drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, and Falter (1-2) faced the minimum 21 batters. He walked one and struck out two. The Pirates broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning against Mitchell Parker (2-1) on Davis’ first homer of the year.
Washington avoided the shutout in the ninth inning on Alex Call’s sacrifice fly. Parker permitted one run on four hits and a walk in six innings.
Athletics 3, White Sox 1
JJ Bleday went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Gio Urshela knocked in two with a sixth-inning triple as the visiting Athletics earned a victory over Chicago.
Osvaldo Bido (2-1) threw 5 2/3 quality innings for the A’s, allowing just one run on five hits. Mason Miller struck out the side on 12 pitches in the ninth to earn his fifth save.
Jonathan Cannon tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the White Sox, allowing three hits. Brooks Baldwin’s solo home run accounted for all of Chicago’s scoring as the White Sox dropped their third straight game.
–Field Level Media
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