NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: Jonathan Holder #56 of the New York Yankees reacts to the final out of the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on May 9, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 09: Jonathan Holder #56 of the New York Yankees reacts to the final out of the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on May 9, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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
At Call to the Pen, we want to ensure every MLB team is getting coverage, and that you’re well-informed as the reader! As part of that, we will be including a new daily piece into our collection each morning with all of the night’s scores at every level of the majors and minors, along with a bit of history/birthdays at the very end.
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 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.
Next: AA/AAA
AAA International League
Buffalo Bisons 7, Rochester Red Wings 0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 8, Syracuse Chiefs 7 Charlotte Knights 4, Gwinnett Stripers 1 Durham Bulls 5, Norfolk Tides 2 Toledo Mud Hens 3, Columbus Clippers 0 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 3, Pawtucket PawSox 0 Louisville Bats 4, Indianapolis Indians 3
AAA Pacific Coast League
Round Rock Express 5, New Orleans Baby Cakes 4 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6, Nashville Sound 5 Memphis Redbirds 7, Oklahoma City Dodgers 2 Fresno Grizzlies , Las Vegas 51s Sacramento River Cats 8, Salt Lake Bees 4 Iowa Cubs 4, Omaha Storm Chasers 2 Tacoma Rainiers 8, El Paso Chihuahuas 5 Reno Aces 6, Albuquerque Isotopes 3
Standouts
Dwight Smith, Jr. found himself on base all day long for Buffalo on Wednesday, going 3-3 with 2 walks, scoring 2 runs, driving in one, and adding a stolen base for good measure.
The Phillies got Enyel De Los Santos from the Padres for Freddy Galvis, and De Los Santos has been incredible for Lehigh Valley this season and could quickly find his way to the Phillies rotation. He threw 7 scoreless innings Wednesday, allowing one hit and 2 walks, striking out 6.
Other hitters: Josh Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-4, R, 3B, RBI, SB Curt Casali, Durham, 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Ji-Man Choi, Colorado Springs, 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB J.D. Davis, Fresno, 4-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI Matthew den Dekker, Las Vegas, 3-5, RBI Drew Ferguson, Fresno, 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB Josh Fuentes, Albuquerque, 4-5, 2 R Cam Gallagher, Omaha, 3-4, RBI Michael Hermosillo, Salt Lake, 2-4, BB Dilson Herrera, Louisville, 2-3, 2B, BB Joe Hudson, Louisville, 2-3, RBI, BB Spencer Kieboom, Syracuse, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB Jason Leblebijian, Buffalo, 3-4, R, RBI Adam Lind, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB Jacob Nottingham, Colorado Springs, 2-4, BB Eury Perez, Sacramento, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 SB Shane Peterson, El Paso, 2-3, 2 R, BB Bijan Rademacher, Iowa, 1-1, 3 BB Nick Rickles, Lehigh Valley, 3-3, 2 HR, BB Ali Solis, Iowa, 3-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI Elliot Soto, Albuquerque, 1-2, RBI, 2 BB Eric Stamets, Columbus, 2-3, 2 2B DJ Stewart, Norfolk, 2-3, R, BB Wilfredo Tovar, Memphis, 3-4, HR, 2 RBI Kyle Tucker, Fresno, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB Daniel Vogelbach, Tacoma, 2-4, R, 2B, BB Luke Volt, Memphis, 4-5, 2 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI Tyler White, Fresno, 4-6, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI
Other pitchers: Dylan Covey, Charlotte, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K Jack Flaherty, Memphis, 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 13 K Zac Gallen, New Orleans, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K David Hurlbut, Round Rock, 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 7 K Deck McGuire, Buffalo, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K Alec Mills, Iowa, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K Frankie Montas, Nashville, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K Adam Plutko, Columbus, 7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K Andres Santiago, Gwinnett, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Josh Turley, Toledo, 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K Rob Whalen, Tacoma, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Thursday’s Game to Watch
Rochester and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre square off Thursday night in a matchup of two unheralded pitchers who have both shown very well in 2018, with former Yankee prospect Zack Littell takes the mound for Rochester and Josh Rogers will hurl the sphere for the RailRiders.
The Minnesota Twins sent Nick Gordon back to Chattanooga to have him be more consistent in his approach. On Wednesday, he had an impressive statline filling game. Gordon went 3-4 with 2 runs scored, 2 doubles, a home run, 2 runs driven in, and a stolen base.
Hard-throwing pitching prospect Mike Shawaryn had a huge start on Wednesday for Portland. He went 7 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk, striking out 8.
Other pitchers of note Zack Brown, Biloxi, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K Thomas Hatch, Tennessee, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K Kolton Mahoney, Jacksonville, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jordan Stephens, Birmingham, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K Cory Taylor, Richmond, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K Touki Toussaint, Mississippi, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Thursday’s Game to Watch
Trenton will send Erik Swanson and his 5-0 record and 0.65 ERA to the mound on Thursday against Richmond, who will send Shaun Anderson (4-1, 2.38 ERA) to oppose him.
Next: high-A/low-A
California League
Lake Elsinore 1, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 0 San Jose Giants 9, Modesto Nuts 5 Stockton Ports 4, Visalia Rawhide 2 Inland Empire 66ers 9, Lancaster JetHawks 8
Carolina League
Winston-Salem Dash 10, Salem Red Sox 8, 10 innings Down East Wood Ducks 9, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3, 10 innings Potomac Nationals 5, Wilmington Blue Rocks 1 Buies Creek Astros 4, Carolina Mudcats 3 Lynchburg Hillcats 4, Frederick Keys 3
Florida State League
Lakeland Flying Tigers 6, Clearwater Threshers 5 Florida Fire Frogs 1, St. Lucie Mets 0 Dunedin Blue Jays 6, Bradenton Marauders 2 Tampa Tarpons 2, Daytona Tortugas 0, 11 innings Fort Myers Miracle 7, Charlotte Stone Crabs 6 Jupiter Hammerheads 10, Palm Beach Cardinals 2, 10 innings
Standouts
Charlotte 1B/OF Nathaniel Lowe continued his assault on Florida State League pitching on Wednesday, going 3-5 with a home run, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI, to bring his incredible season line to .397/.465/.667 with 10 doubles and 8 home runs.
The New York Yankees have arms stacked up all over their system, and another one had a big game on Wednesday as Michael King threw 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball for Tampa, allowing 3 hits and no walks, striking out 8.
Other pitchers Joan Baez, Potomac, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K Marcos Diplan, Carolina, 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 8 K Jonathan Hernandez, Down East, 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K Bryan Hudson, Myrtle Beach, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K Alex Klonowski, Inland Empire, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K Gabriel Llanes, St. Lucie, 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K Dustin May, Rancho Cucamonga, 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K Adrian Morejon, Lake Elsinore, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K Tony Santillan, Daytona, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K Tayler Saucedo, Dunedin, 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Emilio Vargas, Visalia, 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K Jeremy Walker, Florida, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Thursday’s Game to Watch
Palm Beach has seen excellent pitching performances from less than heralded pitchers this year, like Thursday’s starter Anthony Shew, who’s pitched to a 1.99 ERA on the season. Top prospect arm Luis Escobar takes the mound to oppose Shew for Bradenton.
Midwest League
Quad Cities River Bandits 7, Fort Wayne TinCaps 1 Kane County Cougars 6, Lake County Captains 4 West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Clinton LumberKings 5 South Bend Cubs 4, Burlington Bees 2 Great Lakes Loons 6, Beloit Snappers 5 Lansing Lugnuts 9, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 Dayton Dragons 5, Cedar Rapids Kernels 4, 10 innings Peoria Chiefs 5, Bowling Green Hot Rods 4, 10 innings
South Atlantic League
Rome Braves 6, Augusta GreenJackets 3, Game 1 Rome Braves 7, Augusta GreenJackets 3, Game 2 Lakewood BlueClaws 2, Charleston RiverDogs 0 Hickory Crawdads 11, Columbia Fireflies 10 West Virginia Power 7, Hagerstown Suns 3 Lexington Legends 7, Delmarva Shorebirds 4 Kannapolis Intimidators 10, Greenville Drive 2 Asheville Tourists 14, Greensboro Grasshoppers 10
Standouts
Asheville is known for putting up some impressive offensive numbers, but the line of Chad Spanberger of Asheville on Wednesday was something beyond belief. At the plate, Spanberger went 3 for 4, with a double and 2 home runs. He also walked once. Spanberger crossed the plate himself 4 times and also drove in 6 runs. Then, to top it all off, he also stole 2 bases. Absolutely incredible!
On a big offensive day in both the Sally League and Midwest League, Will Stewart had the standout game of the day for Lakewood, tossing 8 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits and a walk, striking out 6.
Other pitchers Alec Bettinger, Wisconsin, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K Matt Manning, West Michigan, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K Yohan Ramirez, Quad Cities, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Thursday’s Game to Watch
Brendan McKay has been excellent on the mound and solid at the plate both for Bowling Green. He may not be long for Bowling Green, but he takes the hill in a home game against a loaded Cedar Rapids lineup tonight. The Kernels will send undefeated starter Randy Dobnak to the mound in opposition.
Next: Birthdays/history for 10th of May
NEW YORK – CIRCA 1926: New York Yankees General Manager Ed Barrow circa 1926.. (Photo by WM. C. Greene/Sporting News via Getty Images) /
Birthdays today
While there are no Hall of Fame players born on this day, there is one member of the Hall of Fame born today, Hall of Fame manager/GM Ed Barrow, born on this day 150 years ago!
Barrow was a manager and a scout around the turn of the century (which was typically one in the same). He left managing to run minor leagues in an administrative role for multiple seasons before becoming the manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1918. He won the World Series his first season at the helm before leaving when owner Harry Frazee began selling off star players. Famously, Barrow made the decision to have Babe Ruth do more than just pitch by putting him in the outfield on days he was not on the mound.
Barrow followed Ruth to the Yankees, where he was arguably the most influential General Manager in the game’s history, running from 1921 to 1944. He established one of the most envied farm systems in all of baseball. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1953 and passed away later that same year.
Active MLB players born today: Pierce Johnson, JaCoby Jones, Salvador Perez, AJ Reed, Lucas Sims
In spite of being under contract with a team in San Francisco, Pud Galvin wires the Buffalo Bisons in 1880 on this day to accept their contract.
The first ever back-to-back-to-back home runs occurred on this day in 1894 for the St. Louis Browns as Frank Shugart, George Miller, and Heinie Peitz all hit a homer. Among the three, they hit six home runs on the day, but they still lost to Cincinnati 18-9.
While the major leagues enjoyed a no-hitter on Tuesday, it was nothing like the one tossed by Fred Toney in 1909 on this day. Toney went 17 innings, walking just one batter and striking out 19 Lexington hitters for Winchester.
After a two-hit shutout of the White Sox today in 1913, Walter Johnson has run his scoreless streak to 52 2/3 consecutive innings.
Twin brothers Eddie and Johnny O’Brien become the first twins to play for the same team in the same game on this day in 1954 as Johnny enters the second game of a doubleheader for the Pirates as a defensive replacement and Eddie pinch runs later in the game.
For Hank Aaron, his 755 career home runs were hit consistently over a long career, but in 1967 on this day, he recorded the one unique one – the only inside-the-park home run of his career, hit off of the Phillies Jim Bunning.
Finally, in 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays signed future Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero to a minor league contract to give him a chance to make it back to the major leagues. Now, just 6 years later, Blue Jays fans are counting down the days until Vlad’s son makes his appearance in Toronto!
