Relief Roundup: Shohei Ohtani dominates on the mound

Shohei Ohtani dominates for the Angels on the mound, JD Martinez knocks out a pair of home runs, 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 with all of the previous night’s scores at the major league level, the schedule for the upcoming day at each minor league level along with the previous day’s best performers, and a bit of history/birthdays at the very end.

Without further adieu, let’s begin!

MLB Scores

New York Mets 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 in New York – It took a while for the Mets offense to break through, but once they did, the Mets pounded the Diamondbacks bullpen for 3 runs in the 7th inning to secure the win for Noah Syndergaard, who threw a masterful game.

Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 in Cincinnati – Yu Darvish allowed a run in the bottom of the first inning, but that was all that he would give the Reds on the day, while the Cubs put up a half dozen runs on the Reds pitchers.

Oakland Athletics 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2 in Toronto – The A’s offense exploded for 4 runs in back-to-back innings in the 5th and 6th innings to support starter Daniel Mengden as the Blue Jays didn’t get on the board until the bottom of the 9th.

Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 in Boston – Eduardo Rodriguez was masterful in his ability to escape jams on Sunday against the team that originally signed him before trading him to the Red Sox, and JD Martinez smacked two home runs.

San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 in Pittsburgh – The Padres dealt another blow to the Pirates standing in the NL Central with a series win after Sunday’s 4-run outburst in the 9th inning took a Pirates win and turned it to a Padres victory.

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Washington Nationals 2 in Washington – The Dodgers offense took a second time through to get to him, but they got to Stephen Strasburg and then put the finishing touches on the Nationals bullpen to polish off a solid series win when they needed it badly.

Atlanta Braves 10, Miami Marlins 9 in Atlanta – The Braves scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to take home the the win after the Marlins put up 6 runs of their own in the 4th inning to open scoring on the game.

Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 in Minnesota – The Twins salvaged one game out of the weekend series with the Brewers on Sunday. Jake Odorizzi struck out 10 Brewers over 5 2/3 innings to set the tone for the Twins.

Chicago White Sox 3, Texas Rangers 0 in Chicago – Reynaldo Lopez had a dominant start against the Rangers on Sunday, shutting them out for 8 innings and picking up 8 strikeouts in the process as the White Sox only needed Welington Castillo’s 2nd inning solo home run.

New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 1 in Kansas City – Sonny Gray put together one of his best starts in a Yankee uniform, and Tyler Austin powered out a pair of home runs.

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 in St. Louis – After the Phillies put up their only run of the game, the Cardinals answered with a pair of their own and then added on to finish off the Phillies with a home win.

San Francisco Giants 9, Colorado Rockies 5 in San Francisco – The Giants took a 4-1 Rockies lead in the 5th inning and turned it right aroundwith 8 runs in three innings to lock down a Sunday win.

Los Angeles Angels 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2 in Los Angeles – Shohei Ohtani was again dominant on the mound, becoming the fastest Angels pitcher to 50 career strikeouts, striking out 9 over 7 2/3 innings.

Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2, 11 innings in Seattle – The Tigers put up 2 runs in the first inning, and the Mariners waited until the bottom of the 9th to tie the game to send it into extra innings. Francisco Liriano took a no hitter into the 7th inning.

Houston Astros 3, Cleveland Indians 1 in Houston – The excellent pitching matchup lived up to its billing as the first runs were scored in the bottom of the 7th inning when Brian McCann launched a Carlos Carrasco pitch into the seats.

Standouts

Before the Braves staged an epic comeback, the Marlins had built up a big lead, and Miguel Rojas was a big part of that as he went 3-4 with a pair of home runs, scoring 3 times, driving in 4.

Reynaldo Lopez completely shut down the Rangers on Sunday, dominating them for 8 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8.

Other hitters
Ozzie Albies, Atl, 2-4, 2 R, BB
Miguel Andujar, NYY, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 3B, HR
Nolan Arenado, Col, 3-5, R, RBI, SB
Javier Baez, ChC, 3-4, R, RBI, HR
Andrew Benintendi, Bos, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR
Matt Carpenter, StL, 3-4, R
Matt Chapman, Oak, 3-4, 2 R, BB, 2 2B
Noel Cuevas, Col, 2-3, 2 RBI, BB
Jarrod Dyson, Ari, 3-4, R
Freddie Freeman, Atl, 3-5, R, RBI
Mitch Haniger, Sea, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Josh Harrison, Pit, 3-4, RBI, 2B
Kike Hernandez, LAD, 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Aaron Hicks, NYY, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Brock Holt, Bos, 2-3, BB
Adam Jones, Bal, 3-4
Max Kepler, Min, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB
Jonathan Lucroy, Oak, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
JD Martinez, Bos, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Austin Meadows, Pit, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
Tyler O’Neill, StL, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR
Austin Romine, NYY, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Amed Rosario, NYM, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR
Trevor Story, Col, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Mike Trout, LAA, 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 SB

Other pitchers
Yu Darvish, ChC, 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K
Jack Flaherty, StL, 7 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 13 K
Sonny Gray, NYY, 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Francisco Liriano, Det, 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Lance McCullers, Jr., Hou, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Daniel Mengden, Oak, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Jake Odorizzi, Min, 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 10 K
Shohei Ohtani, LAA, 7 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K
Eduardo Rodriguez, Bos, 5 2/3 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Noah Syndergaard, NYM, 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Alex Wood, LAD, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K

Monday’s Game to Watch

Bartolo Colon’s magical season continues as he is one win away from tying the record for wins by a pitcher of Dominican descent. He could tie that record on Monday at home against the New York Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka.

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