Relief Roundup: Joe Musgrove has an impressive debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Musgrove has an impressive debut, Ross Stripling dominates the Padres, and more in today’s Relief Roundup
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Without further adieu, let’s begin!
MLB Scores
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 2 in Chicago – The Cubs broke open a tight pitchers’ duel with 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning as Kyle Hendricks threw a great game.
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 in Pittsburgh – Joe Musgrove was incredibly impressive in his first start of the season for the Pirates and the Pirates offense put together 12 hits.
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 in Philadelphia – The Blue Jays jumped out the Phillies for 3 runs in the first inning and followed up with 3 runs in the 5th. Justin Smoak hit a home run to support Sam Gaviglio
New York Yankees 2, Los Angeles Angels 1 in New York – A very well-pitched game between two offensive powerhouses led to Gleyber Torres knocking out a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th to lead to a Yankees win.
Boston Red Sox 6, Atlanta Braves 2 in Boston – The Braves jumped out with two runs, but Eduardo Rodriguez held together well outside of that spurt, and the Red Sox smacked 3 home runs to defeat the Braves.
Baltimore Orioles 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0 in Tampa Bay – David Hess shut down the Rays for 6 2/3 innings, and the Baltimore offense got 9 hits, including a Jonathan Schoop home run to win on the road.
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 in Detroit – The White Sox jumped out in the first inning with a pair of runs and followed Reynaldo Lopez’s solid pitching to a 4-2 lead before the Tigers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Houston Astros 11, Cleveland Indians 2 in Cleveland – After Corey Kluber dominated the Astros, the Indians bullpen struggled the way that they have through most of the season as the Astros scored all 11 runs in the 8th and 9th innings.
Washington Nationals 9, Miami Marlins 5 in Miami – A back-and-forth affair in Miami swung hard in the Nationals direction when Washington put up 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning to secure Max Scherzer his 8th win.
Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 4 in Texas – The Royals scored 2 in the top of the first, and then the Rangers scored in the bottom of the inning, and so went a back and forth affair until the Rangers pulled away in the 5th inning.
Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Mets 3, 10 innings in Milwaukee – The Brewers continued to roll on, striking first against the Mets and then walking off with the victory in the 10th inning.
Colorado Rockies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 in Colorado – The third basemen for both teams homered, and Jon Gray struck out 8 Reds in the home win for the Rockies.
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Oakland Athletics 1 in Oakland – The Diamondbacks jumped out on Sean Manaea for 12 hits while Arizona starter Patrick Corbin threw an excellent game, striking out 7 over 7 strong innings.
Seattle Mariners 2, Minnesota Twins 1 in Seattle – Two dominant young arms were on display in Seattle as Fernando Romero and James Paxton battled, with Paxton capturing the upper hand, striking out 11 Twins.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 1 in Los Angeles – The Dodgers struck right away with 3 runs in the bottom of the first inning, and Dodgers starter Ross Stripling tossed a dominant game, striking out 10.
Friday Standouts
Matt Kemp continued the brilliant season he is having, going 3-4 with a run and 3 RBI, knocking out a home run against the Padres.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded away their ace to Houston this winter with Joe Musgrove as the primary return. Friday, Musgrove made his debut, going 7 scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits and no walks, striking out 7.
Other hitters
Nick Ahmed, Ari, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Tim Anderson, ChW, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
Nolan Arenado, Col, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Asdrubel Cabrera, NYM, 3-5
Nick Castellanos, Det, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B
Shin-Soo Choo, Tex, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, HR
Evan Gattis, Hou, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Jose Iglesias, Det, 2-2, R, BB, 2B
Adam Jones, Bal, 3-4, R
Jake Lamb, Ari, 2-3, 2 BB, 2B
Leodys Martin, Det, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
Matt Olson, Oak, 2-3, BB, 2B
Jose Pirela, SD, 3-4, 2B
Martin Prado, Mia, 3-4, 2 2B
Anthony Rendon, Was, 3-4, R, BB, 2B
Anthony Rizzo, ChC, 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
Travis Shaw, Mil, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Mallex Smith, TB, 1-2, 2 BB
George Springer, Hou, 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Mike Trout, LAA, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Tony Wolters, Col, 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB
Other pitchers
Patrick Corbin, Ari, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K
John Gant, StL, 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Andrew Heaney, LAA, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Kyle Hendricks, ChC, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K
David Hess, Bal, 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Corey Kluber, Cle, 6 1/3 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Reynaldo Lopez, ChW, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
James Paxton, Sea, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 11 K
Fernando Romero, Min, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Ross Stripling, LAD, 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Saturday’s Game to Watch
Bartolo Colon seeks to tie the record for most wins by a Dominican pitcher as his Rangers host the Kansas City Royals and Ian Kennedy in a 4:05 PM Eastern game.
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