The Los Angeles Dodgers sweep a doubleheader in Washington, Ian Happ has two excellent games for the Cubs in a doubleheader, 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
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 11 innings in Cincinnati, Game 1 – After the Cubs tied the game in the top of the 8th inning, the Reds finally came away with the win in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader in the bottom of the 11th on a walk-off walk.
Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 in Cincinnati, Game 2 – Jose Quintana shut down the Reds in the night cap of the doubleheater in Cincinnati and the Cubs scored in every inning but one once they put their first tally on the board in the 3rd inning.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Washington Nationals 1 in Washington, Game 1 – The Dodgers got excellent pitching from Ross Stripling and were able to piece together runs in four different innings to take the first game of the doubleheader Saturday.
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Washington Nationals 4 in Washington, Game 2 – The Dodgers saw Washington take away their early lead in the 6th inning when they scored all 4 of their runs. They then came back against one of the best bullpens in the league, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to secure the road win and the doubleheader sweep.
Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 in Toronto – The Blue Jays scored 4 in the bottom of the 5th and the A’s countered with all 5 of their runs in the 8th inning to grab a road win.
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 in St. Louis – The Phillies and Cardinals fought back and forth throughout the game, with 4 lead changes and 2 ties over the course of the game. The Phillies won with 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning.
San Francisco Giants 9, Colorado Rockies 4 in San Francisco – The Giants scored at least once in every inning between the 2nd inning and the 6th inning to defeat the Rockies at home on Saturday afternoon, giving Chris Stratton his 5th win.
Cleveland Indians 5, Houston Astros 4 in Houston – The Indians jumped out to a 3-run lead in the top of the first and ace pitcher Core Kluber kept the Houston offense at bay until the 6th inning as the Indians picked up the road win.
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 in Pittsburgh – The Padres scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning, and Clayton Richard threw very well to make the runs stand up as the Padres grabbed a road win in Pittsburgh.
New York Mets 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 in New York – After trailing nearly the entire game, the Mets staged a comeback at the end of the game, tying the game in the bottom of the 8th and finishing the job in the 9th.
Boston Red Sox 6 Baltimore Orioles 3 in Boston – The Orioles scored first in Fenway, but the Red Sox defended their home turf, scoring in the 4th and 5th innings to take a lead that they wouldn’t give back up.
Atlanta Braves 8, Miami Marlins 1 in Atlanta – The Marlins strike first on Braves starter Sean Newcomb, but Newcomb would otherwise be dominant on the night, and the Braves offense would put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th along with more runs in the 7th and 8th innings in a blowout win.
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 in Minnesota – The Twins jumped out on Brewers starter Freddy Peralta, but the Brewers come back on the Twins behind poor defense by the Twins and then eventually the Twins bullpen.
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 3 in Chicago – The White Sox scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning and the pitching made it hold up as the White Sox get the home Saturday victory.
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 3 in Kansas City – After the Royals tied the game in the 3rd inning on Luis Severino, the Yankees put up 3 runs in the top of the 4th and never looked back to score a road win against Kansas City’s ace starter Danny Duffy.
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Los Angeles Angels 3 in Los Angeles – The Tampa Bay Rays scored 4 runs in the top of the 2nd inning, and the Rays pitching holds off the Angels until late in the game, with the Angels not scoring until the 8th inning.
Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 2 in Seattle – James Paxton pitched the Mariners to a home victory over the Tigers. Paxton hurled a complete game, striking out 8 in the process.
Standouts
Ian Happ had two big games in the Cubs doubleheader split against the Reds on Saturday. In total, Happ went 4-7, scoring 4 runs, and driving in 2 runs. He had a double, triple, and two home runs over the doubleheader.
The Mariners got a complete game performance on Saturday from James Paxton. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk, striking out 8.
Other hitters
Juan Abreu, ChW, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Albert Almora, Jr., ChC, 2-5, R, BB
Brandon Belt, SF, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Andrew Benintendi, Bos, 2-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR, SB
Justin Bour, Mia, 1-2, R, 2 BB
Kris Bryant, ChC, 3-6, RBI, 2B, SB
Asdrubel Cabrera, NYM, 2-4, BB
Johan Camargo, Atl, 2-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Matt Carpenter, StL, 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Brandon Crawford, SF, 3-5, R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Ian Desmond, Col, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Clint Frazier, NYY, 1-2, R, 2 BB, 2B
Ryan Goins, KC, 2-2, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B
Robbie Grossman, Min, 1-2, 2 BB
Guillermo Heredia, Sea, 1-1, R, 2 BB, 3B
Cesar Hernandez, Phi, 2-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Aaron Hicks, NYY, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, HR
Ender Inciarte, Atl, 3-4, 2 R,
Travis Jankowski, SD, 3-5, 2 SB
Tommy La Stella, ChC, 3-5
Andrew McCutchen, SF, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Jordy Mercer, Pit, 3-3, R, RBI
Logan Morrison, Min, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Max Muncy, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Brandon Nimmo, NYM, 2-4, R, BB, 2B, SB
Buster Posey, SF, 2-4, R, BB
Jose Ramirez, Cle, 2=3, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Gary Sanchez, NYY, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Scott Schebler, Cin, 1-3, R, 2 BB
Kyle Schwarber, ChC, 0-2, 4 BB
Jean Segura, Sea, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 3B, HR
Justin Smoak, Tor, 2-3, R, 2 BB
Ben Zobrist, ChC, 2-4, 3 R, 2 BB
Other pitchers
Sam Gaviglio, Tor, 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Nick Kingham, Pit, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Corey Kluber, Cle, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 10 K
Sean Newcomb, Atl, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Jose Quintana, ChC, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 Rm 4 BB, 7 K
Clayton Richard, SD, 7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Tanner Roark, Was, 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Max Scherzer, Was, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 13 K
Ross Stripling, LAD, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K
Sunday’s Game to Watch
ESPN picked the right game to feature on Sunday night as the two best records from the American League in 2017 square off with two of their most dynamic pitchers on the mound. Carlos Carrasco and Lance McCullers, Jr. each seek their 6th win as they take the mound Sunday night.
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