The New York Yankees have won 17 of 18 and climbed into first place in the AL East along with much, much, more in today’s Relief Roundup
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Without further adieu, let’s begin!
MLB Scores
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1, 10 innings in Cincinnati Reds – The Reds took home a win with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning by Adam Duvall. Sal Romano of the Reds and Zack Wheeler of the Mets had an excellent pitchers’ duel on the day, with both going 6 innings and striking out 7.
Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 in Milwaukee – The Indians put up 4 runs in the 4th inning on Junior Guerra, and Carlos Carrasco was brilliant for Cleveland, going the distance and striking out 14.
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4, 10 innings in Texas – Nomar Mazara hit two home runs, the final one the deciding tally in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Rangers defeated the Tigers.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago White Sox 5 in Chicago – The Pirates trailed all game long on the road before erupting in the 9th inning off White Sox reliever Nate Jones for 4 runs to take the win.
Chicago Cubs 13, Miami Marlins 4 in Chicago – The Cubs offense exploded for an 8-run 3rd inning to back starter Jose Quintana, who pitched very well over 6 innings, allowing just 1 run.
Los Angeles Angels 8, Colorado Rockies 0 in Colorado – Young Angels starter Jaime Barria was able to shut down the Rockies for 5 1/3 scoreless innings while the offense provided 3 home runs in support as the Angels cruised to a road win.
Houston Astros 4, Oakland Astros 1 in Oakland – Gerrit Cole continued his impressive season for the Astros, shutting down the Astros over 6 innings, striking out 9 while the Astros put up a pair of runs in the 7th and 8th innings each after Daniel Mengden spun 6 shutout innings.
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 6 in New York – A great example of the rivalry between the two teams, the Yankees and Red Sox had 5 lead changes over the game on Wednesday as the Yankees put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning after Craig Kimbrel had to be warmed up in a hurry for the Red Sox and couldn’t hold a rapidly evaporating lead that reliever Matt Barnes had already deteriorated before Kimbrel entered the game. The win was the New York Yankees 17th in their past 18 games and moved them into first place in the American League East.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3 in Kansas City – The Orioles brought in a pair of runs in the bottom of the 8th after the Royals tied up the game in the 6th inning.
Philadelphia Phillies 11, San Francisco Giants 3 in Philadelphia – The Phillies had a 5-1 lead entering the bottom of the 6th inning and then blew the game wide open with 6 in the bottom of the inning in support of young starter Nick Pivetta.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 2 in Toronto – Starters Wade LeBlanc and Jaime Garcia spun two excellent ballgames, but the Blue Jays exploded on the Seattle bullpen in the bottom of the 8th inning for 4 runs for the win.
Atlanta Braves 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2 in Tampa Bay – The Braves jumped out early on the Rays to continue their hot play on the road, moving to 13-7 on the road on the season aas Julio Teheran moved his record to 3-1.
San Diego Padres 2, Washington Nationals 1 in San Diego – Two solid pitching performances from Joey Lucchesi and Gio Gonzalez led to the game being tied at 1 apiece going into the bullpens, when the Padres pushed across a run in the 7th inning to pull out the tight win.
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 in Los Angeles – The Dodgers leaned on their bullpen and got a good performance on this night after having struggles throughout the season in defeating the Diamondbacks
Standouts
The Cubs offense was led by two standouts on Wednesday in their defeat of the Marlins. Catcher Willson Contreras showed off his athleticism with two triples as well as a double, scoring two runs and driving in one. Anthony Rizzo cleaned up the bases, going 3-5 with a pair of doubles, a home run, and 5 RBI.
Carlos Carrasco was absolutely brilliant on Wednesday, spinning a complete game for the Indians, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 14.
Other hitters
Albert Almora, Jr., ChC, 3-4, 3 R, BB
Jose Altuve, Hou, 3-4, R, 2 2B, SB
Josh Bell, Pit, 1-2, R, 2 BB
Andrew Benintendi, Bos, 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Xander Bogaerts, Box, 3-5, 2 R, 2B
Zack Cozart, LAA, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Matt Duffy, TB, 2-3, BB, B
Maikel Franco, Phi, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR
Brett Gardner, NYY, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 3B
Mitch Haniger, Sea, 1-1, RBI, 3 BB, 2B, SB
Teoscar Hernandez, Tor, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR
JaCoby Jones, Det, 2-4, R, BB
Aaron Judge, NYY, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Manuel Margot, SD, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, SB
JD Martinez, Bos, 2-4, BB
Nomar Mazara, Tex, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Brandon Nimmo, NYM, 1-3, R, 2 BB
Daniel Palka, ChW, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Yasiel Puig, LAD, 3-4, 2 R
Miguel Rojas, Mia, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR
Addison Russell, ChC, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR
Carlos Santana, Phi, 3-5, R, 5 RBI, 2B
Jean Segura, Sea, 3-5, R, RBI, 2B
Chris Taylor, LAD, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Justin Upton, LAA, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Other pitchers
Jaime Barria, LAA, 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Gerrit Cole, Hou, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 9 K
Patrick Corbin, Ari, 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 7 K
Gio Gonzalez, Was, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K
Reynaldo Lopez, ChW, 7 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Jose Quintana, ChC, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Sal Romano, Cin, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Julio Teheran, Atl, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Zack Wheeler, NYM, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K
Thursday’s Game to Watch
The finale of Yankees/Red Sox this week concludes with a dynamite pitching matchup. Undefeated lefty starters Eduardo Rodriguez and CC Sabathia will attempt to keep their records unblemished against two of the better offenses in the league.
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