CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 27: Cleveland Indians outfielder Greg Allen (1) tosses his bat as his drive clears the right field wall for a game-winning walk-off home run in the fourteenth inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians on May 27, 2018, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated Houston 10-9 in fourteen innings. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 27: Cleveland Indians outfielder Greg Allen (1) tosses his bat as his drive clears the right field wall for a game-winning walk-off home run in the fourteenth inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians on May 27, 2018, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated Houston 10-9 in fourteen innings. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
The Cleveland Indians won a thrilling game over the Houston Astros 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 night’s scores in the major leagues, the top performers in the minors, the minor league schedules, and a bit of history/birthdays at the very end.
Without further adieu, let’s begin!
MLB Scores
Atlanta Braves 7, Boston Red Sox 1 in Boston – Mike Foltynewicz was excellent for the Braves as the Atlanta offense attacked Boston ace Chris Sale with a pair of 3-run innings.
New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angeles 1 in New York – The Yankees put up 3 runs in the 3rd inning and made it stand up at home on Sunday behind an excellent start from starter Masahiro Tanaka, who struck out 8 over 6 2/3 innings.
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 in Tampa Bay – The Orioles jumped out with 3 runs in the first inning on Sergio Romo, but two Rays pitchers followed Romo and combined for 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball as the Rays offense was able to pile on Kevin Gausman.
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 in Detroit – The Tigers were able to get a brilliant performance from Blaine Hardy to defeat the White Sox, and a very good start from James Shields.
Cleveland Indians 10, Houston Astros 9, 14 innings in Cleveland – An incredible game featured a 6-run 8th inning by the Astros before the Indians scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th. The teams exchanged runs in the 13th innings before Greg Allen hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 14th inning.
Washington Nationals 5, Miami Marlins 2 in Miami – The Nationals got an incredible start from Stephen Strasburg, who kept the Marlins off the board for 5 innings but tallied too many pitches, striking out 8 in those 5 innings.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 in Pittsburgh – The Cardinals put up a first-inning run, but then the Pirates took a 4-1 lead into the 7th inning when ace Jameson Taillon tired and the Pirate bullpen couldn’t pick him up, leading to 5 Cardinal runs between the 7th and 8th innings.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 in Philadelphia – The Phillies could only strike once against JA Happ, and it wasn’t enough as the Jays were able to put up runs on 3 different Phillies pitchers.
Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Mets 7 in Milwaukee – The Brewers rallied multiple times, finally taking the lead for good with 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3 in Texas – The Royals jumped out early on Cole Hamels, scoring all 5 of their runs in the first 3 innings, and then they were able to hold off a Rangers rally in the 7th inning.
Colorado Rockies 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 in Colorado – After two excellent starts with the Reds, his third start was not as successful for Matt Harvey, as he gave up 4 runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Rockies hit four home runs.
Oakland Athletics 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 in Oakland – The Diamondbacks continued their slump, once the top record in the NL, and falling to .500 with the loss to the Athletics Sunday as the A’s were able to best veteran Zack Greinke.
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 1 in Seattle – A well-pitched game was lost in the bottom of the 8th inning on a 2-run double by Ryon Healy.
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 1 in Los Angeles – Walker Buehler was absolutely dominant for the Dodgers over the Padres, striking out 8 over 7 innings. Chris Taylor led the offense with a pair of hits, including a double, scoring a pair of runs.
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 3 in Chicago – Both the Giants and Cubs put up 3 runs in the very first inning, but that is all the Cubs would give the Giants while Chicago’s offense was able to put up two more big innings to secure the Sunday night win.
Sunday Standouts
Carlos Gonzalez had a perfect day at the plate for Colorado on Sunday. He went 4-4 with a pair of runs and a pair of RBI, knocking out his 5th home run of the year.
To defeat the Minnesota Twins and an exceptional pitching performance from Jose Berrios, Mike Leake had to be a wizard on the mound for the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. He tossed 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and no walks, striking out 2.
Other hitters Jesus Aguilar, Mil, 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR Greg Allen, Cle, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Albert Almora, Jr., ChC, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B Jose Altuve, Hou, 4-6, R, 2 RBI, 2B Christian Arroyo, TB, 2-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Michael Brantley, Cle, 2-5, RBI, BB Lorenzo Cain, Mil, 2-4, 2 R, BB Matt Carpenter, StL, 2-4, R, BB, 2 2B Zack Cowart, LAA, 1-2, 2 BB Ian Desmond, Col, 1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Ben Gamel, Sea, 3-4, SB Brett Gardner, NYY, 3-4 Ryon Healy, Sea, 3-4, 2 RBI Jon Jay, KC, 2-4, R, BB, SB Aaron Judge, NYY, 1-2, R, 2 BB Jose Pirela, SD, 3-4, 2B Wilson Ramos, TB, 2-4, R, BB Rob Refsnyder, TB, 1-2, R, 2 BB Anthony Rendon, Was, 2-3, R, RBI, 2B, HR Anthony Rizzo, ChC, 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB Kurt Suzuki, Atl, 3-5, R, RBI Chris Taylor, LAD, 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B Devon Travis, Tor, 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2B Joey Votto, Cin, 2-3, R, BB, 2B Tony Wolters, Col, 2-3, R, BB Christian Yelich, Mil, 3-5, 2 R
Other pitchers Trevor Bauer, Cle, 7 1/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 13 K Jose Berrios, Min, 7 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K Walker Buehler, LAD, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K Gerrit Cole, Hou, 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 8 K Mike Foltynewicz, Atl, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K Jason Hammel, KC, 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K JA Happ, Tor, 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Blaine Hardy, Det, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K German Marquez, Col, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K Frankie Montas, Oak, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K Austin Pruitt, TB, 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K James Shields, ChW, 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K Stephen Strasburg, Was, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K Jameson Taillon, Pit, 6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K Masahiro Tanaka, NYY, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K
Monday’s Game to Watch
With plenty of Memorial Day ceremonies to enjoy around baseball, currently, only one pair of teams have a scheduled doubleheader on the holiday, the Mets and Braves. Jacob deGrom is one of the scheduled starters for the Mets.
Next: AA/AAA
Sunday AAA Standouts
Over the course of a doubleheader on Sunday, Buffalo’s Richard Urena had a pair of excellent games, combining for a 5-8 line with 4 runs scored, 3 runs driven in, a home run, and a walk.
Pawtucket’s William Cuevas battled through for an excellent start on Sunday, going 7 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6.
Other pitchers: Kolby Allard, Gwinnett, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K Manny Banuelos, Oklahoma City, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K Enyel De Los Santos, Lehigh Valley, 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 7 K Roenis Elias, Tacoma, 6 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K Yovani Gallardo, Round Rock, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 9 K Austin Gomber, Memphis, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K Jeff Hoffman, Albuquerque, 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K Jose Lopez, Louisville, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K Trent Thornton, Fresno, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Monday’s AAA Game to Watch
Duane Underwood looks to continue his excellent work to open the season for Iowa as the Cubs host New Orleans.
AAA International League
Indianapolis Indians @ Charlotte Knights Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs @ Pawtucket PawSox Columbus Clippers @ Gwinnett Stripers Durham Bulls @ Louisville Bats Syracuse Chiefs @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Buffalo Bisons @ Rochester Red Wings Norfolk Tides @ Toledo Mud Hens
AAA Pacific Coast League
Reno Aces @ Salt Lake Bees Colorado Springs Sky Sox @ Memphis Redbirds New Orleans Baby Cakes @ Iowa Cubs Round Rock Express @ Omaha Storm Chasers Oklahoma City Dodgers @ Nashville Sounds Tacoma Rainiers @ Las Vegas 51s Albuquerque Isotopes @ Sacramento River Cats El Paso Chihuahuas @ Fresno Grizzlies
Sunday AA Standouts
After a rough start to the season, Mississippi outfielder Travis Demeritte has had a tremendous season. He continued on Sunday, tatooing two balls for a double and a home run, driving in 3 runs and scoring twice while also drawing a walk.
Bowie’s Keegan Akin is having the type of season that could lead to him jumping up the top 100 lists at the end of the season if he isn’t already in the major league rotation. On Sunday, Akin went 7 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and a walk, striking out 10.
Other pitchers of note Wes Benjamin, Frisco, 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 K Shao-Ching Chiang, Akron, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K Kyle Hart, Portland, 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Elian Leyva, Mississippi, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K Eduar Lopez, Montgomery, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K Kyle McGowin, Harrisburg, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K Patrick Murphy, New Hampsure, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Monday’s AA Game to Watch
Only the Eastern League has games at the AA level on Memorial Day. Two very talented starters with opposite results thus far at the AA level as Trenton’s Trevor Stephan has struggled in his short AA time while Erie’s Beau Burrows has pitched to a 2.61 ERA so far in 2018.
Anderson Tejada had a tremendous doubleheader for Down East on Sunday, combining to go 6 for 8 with a double, 3 home runs, 5 runs scored, 6 runs driven in, and a walk.
Rancho Cucamonga has been getting excellent pitching of late, and Dean Kremer certainly continued that on Sunday as he tossed 6 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and just a single walk as he struck out 10 hitters.
Other pitchers Brandon Blelak, Buies Creek, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K Steven Bruce, Down East, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K Wil Crowe, Potomac, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K Emerson Martinez, Down East, 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K Darren McCaughan, Modesto, 8 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Angel Perdomo, Dunedin, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K Riley Smith, Visalia, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K Spenser Watkins, Lakeland, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K Jordan Yamamoto, Jupiter, 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Monday’s high-A Game to Watch
Melvin Adon has had impressive starts his first few times out in his ability to mix his pitches in with his premium velocity. His San Jose Giants host Visalia at 8 PM Eastern on Monday.
California League
Inland Empire 66ers @ Lancaster JetHawks Lake Elsinore @ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Visalia Rawhide @ San Jose Giants Modesto Nuts @ Stockton Ports
Carolina League
Salem Red Sox @ Wilmington Blue Rocks Frederick Keys @ Down East Wood Ducks Myrtle Beach Pelicans @ Carolina Mudcats Lynchburg Hillcats @ Buies Creek Astros Winston-Salem Dash @ Potomac Nationals
Florida State League
Off Day
Sunday low-A Standouts
Kannapolis’ Luis Gonazlez flashed a power bat from the leadoff spot on Sunday over a doubleheader, combining to go 3-6, scoring 5 runs and driving in a run. He had a double, triple, home run, and two walks on the day.
Greenville’s Denyi Reyes was already having a breakout season before Sunday, but Sunday’s performance certainly has pulled a lot of eyes his way. He threw a complete game shutout, allowing just 3 hits and no walks, striking out 8.
Other hitters Bret Boswell, Asheville, 3-4, SB Ulysses Cantu, Lake County, 2-3, HR, BB Bryan De La Cruz, Quad Cities, 2-2, R, RBI, 3 BB Craig Dedelow, Kannapolis, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Eduardo Diaz, Kane County, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Connor Fitzsimons, Burlington, 2-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB Wilkerman Garcia, Charleston, 2-4, R, 2 2B, RBI Moises Gomez, Bowling Green, 2-4, R, RBI, BB Oscar Gonzalez, Lake County, 2-4, R, 2 2B Spencer Griffin, Burlington, 3-4, 2 R Ronaldo Hernandez, Bowling Green, 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB Zach Jarrett, Delmarva, 1-2, 2 BB Travis Jones, Lexington, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB Jonathan Lacroix, Quad Cities, 2-2, R, 2 BB Jack Larsen, Clinton, 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB Royce Lewis, Cedar Rapids, 2-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI Irving Lopez, Peoria, 3-4 Renae Martinez, Kane County, 2-3, R, RBI, BB Mason McCoy, Delmarva, 2-3, RBI, BB Jacob Meyers, Quad Cities, 3-5, R, 2 2B Clayton Middleton, Hickory, 2-2, 2 R, HR, 2 BB Matt Morales, Lexington, 1-1, 2 R, 2 BB, SB Rafael Narea, South Bend, 2-3, BB Michael Papierski, Quad Cities, 2-2, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB Moises Perez, Great Lakes, 2-3, HR, BB Gersel Pitre, Great Lakes, 3-4, 2 R, RBI Brett Pope, West Virginia, 3-3, 2 SB Yohel Pozo, Hickory, 2-3, 2B, BB Tyler Ratliff, Hickory, 3-4, R Carlos Rincon, Great Lakes, 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI Joseph Rosa, Clinton, 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB Joey Rose, Kane County, 2-3, R, RBI, BB Joantgel Segovia, Wisconsin, 2-5, 2B, Hr, 3 BI Colton Shaver, Quad Cites, 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Taylor Snyder, 2-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB Kervin Suarez, Greenville, 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI Nick Thurman, Clinton, 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Taylor Walls, Bowling Green, 4-5, R, 2 RBI Jalen Washington, Fort Wayne, 1-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
Other pitchers Jeff Bain, Kane County, 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K Blake Battenfield, Kannapolis, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K Randy Dobnak, Cedar Rapids, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K Rony Garcia, Charleston, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K Isaac Mattson, Burlington, 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K Cameron Ming, Delmarva, 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Dane Myers, West Michigan, 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K David Peterson, Columbia, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 7 K Evan Piechota, West Virginia, 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 K Jhonleider Salnais, Bowling Green, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K Collin Snider, Lexington, 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K Yosmer Solorzano, Kannapolis, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K Nick Wells, Clinton, 7 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Bruce Zimmermann, Rome, 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 11 K
Monday’s low-A Game to Watch
Tigers first-round selection Matt Manning travels with West Michigan to South Bend to take on the Cubs and Javier Assad, who comes in with a 2.06 ERA on the season.
Midwest League
Fort Wayne TinCaps @ Lansing Lugnuts Great Lakes Loons @ Lake County Captains Dayton Dragons @ Bowling Green Hot Rods West Michigan Whitecaps @ South Bend Cubs Beloit Snappers @ Burlington Bees Clinton LumberKings @ Cedar Rapids Kernels Wisconsin Timber Rattlers @ Kane County Cougars Peoria Chiefs @ Quad Cities River Bandits
South Atlantic League
Charleston RiverDogs @ Hickory Crawdads Lexington Legends @ Asheville Tourists Kannapolis Intimidators @ West Virginia Power Greensboro Grasshoppers @ Hagerstown Suns Greenville Drive @ Columbia Fireflies Rome Braves @ Augusta GreenJackets Lakewood BlueClaws @ Delmarva Shorebirds
Next: Birthdays/history for 28th of May
(Original Caption) Warren Giles, President of the National League, gestures as he looks over reports of the riot that took place during the second game of the July 18th doubleheader between the Cardinals and the Phillies. Giles examined the reports prior to a meeting with Umpires, Managers and players involved in the disputed game. /
Birthdays today
One of the most well-known game officials in history, Warren Giles is the only Hall of Famer born today. Giles was born in 1896 and passed away in 1979, the same year he was elected into the Hall of Fame.
Giles loved the rough-and-tumble nature of the game, with one of his most attributed quotes being the following:
The easiest way to kill interest in baseball is is to make it fancy, a dressy sport. Baseball prospers in an atmosphere of relaxation, a picnic type of background.
Giles served as the General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1936-1951, and was selected as the National League president and served in that role from 1951-1969.
Active MLB players born today: Justin Bour, Craig Kimbrel
The Yankees and Senators played the first games under lights in their respective stadiums 5 years apart on this day. In 1941, the teams played the first such game at Griffin Stadium, and in 1946, the teams played the first illuminated game at Yankee Stadium. The road team won both contests.
On this day in 1951, Willie Mays picked up his first hit, a home run that was estimated to travel at least 450 feet, off of Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn. Mays had started his MLB career without a hit in his first dozen at bats.
West Coast baseball becomes a reality on this day in 1957 as the National League owners vote unanimously to grant permission for the Dodgers and Giants to relocate.
True playoffs are created on this day in 1968 as the American League votes to divide into two divisions beginning in 1969. This would eventually lead to a change in the format of the playoffs as the National League also adopted the change, creating the first time that the World Series was not the only postseason baseball.
