Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez hits another home run, Justin Turner returns to the Dodgers, and 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 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
Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, PPD
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2 in Chicago – Doug Fister and James Shields surprised many by tossing excellent ball for the first 7 innings of the game, with the Rangers holding to a 1-0 lead, but the Rangers bullpen blew up in the bottom of the 8th as the White Sox got all 4 of their runs in the inning for the win.
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 in St. Louis – Vince Velasquez and Luke Weaver battled strong deep into the game, with 7 of the game’s 8 runs being scored after the starters were out of the game.
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 in Boston – David Price was on his game, and the Red Sox offense provided him with backup, including home runs from JD Martinez and Xander Bogaerts.
Oakland Athletics 10, Toronto Blue Jays 5 in Toronto – The Athletics jumped all over Aaron Sanchez in the middle innings, collecting 14 hits as a team in the big road win. Khris Davis had a big game for the A’s, going 4-4 with a home run.
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Los Angeles Angels 1 in Los Angeles – Chris Archer pitched like an ace on this night, shutting down the Angels, who didn’t score until the bottom of the 9th. Tyler Skaggs threw well to open the game, holding the Rays scoreless over 5 innings, but the bullpen couldn’t help him out and the offense gave him no support.
Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 3, 12 innings in San Francisco – After 5 innings of zeroes for both teams once the Giants tied up the ballgame in the bottom of the 6th inning, the Rockies broke through with a pair of runs in the top of the 12th.
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 4 in Pittsburgh – The Pirates and Padres went back and forth throughout the game until the Pirates took the final lead in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Miami Marlins 0 in Miami – The Dodgers hit hard in two innings to score all of their runs and got a tremendous start from Kenta Maeda as Justin Turner drove in 5 runs on the day.
Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 in Seattle – Matt Boyd and Marco Gonzales both did well scattering hits on the game, with the Tigers making a comeback on the Mariners bullpen.
Standouts
Khris Davis has really established himself as one of the top power hitters in all of baseball. On Thursday, he had a big game for the A’s, going 4-4 with a home run, 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI.
The Dodgers were glad to see Justin Turner produce again, but to see Kenta Maeda throwing as well as he did Thursday had to be a huge boost as well. Maeda tossed 8 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks, striking out 8.
Other hitters
Nolan Arenado, Col, 2-5, BB
Mookie Betts, Bos, 3-4, 2 R, BB, 3 SB
Matt Chapman, Oak, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Johnny Field, TB, 3-4, 2 R, 2 BB, HR
Curtis Granderson, Tor, 0-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
Guillermo Heredia, Sea, 3-4, RBI
Odubel Herrera, Phi, 2-4, RBI, BB, 2B
Austin Jackson, SF, 2-4, R, BB, 2 2B
Matt Kemp, LAD, 3-4, RBI, 2B
Jed Lowrie, Oak, 1-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Jose Martinez, StL, 3-4, BB
Yoan Moncada, ChW, 3-4, R, 2B
Yasiel Puig, LAD, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Daniel Robertson, TB, 2-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
Chris Taylor, LAD, 2-4, 2 R, BB
Justin Turner, LAD, 3-4, R, 5 RBI, 2 2B
Other pitchers
Chris Archer, TB, 6 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Matt Boyd, Det, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K
Doug Fister, Tex, 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Marco Gonzales, 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
David Price, Bos, 9 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 8 K
James Shields, ChW, 7 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K
Vince Velasquez, Phi, 6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Luke Weaver, StL, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Friday’s Game to Watch
Undefeated starters square off as two of 2017’s best teams in baseball meet for a weekend series with Mike Clevinger bringing his 3-0 record into the game for Cleveland against Houston, who starts 5-0 Charlie Morton.
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