Cleveland Indians’ Francisco Lindor has a big day at the plate, Clayton Kershaw returns to the mound – briefly, 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
Detroit Tigers 6, Los Angeles Angels 2 in Detroit – The Tigers jumped out on Angels starter Andrew Heaney for 5 runs and were in control from that point forward as they took the series from the Angels.
Oakland Athletics 7, Tampa Bay Rays 3 in Oakland – The A’s put up 3 in the 2nd inning and Daniel Mengden tossed an excellent start, going 8 strong innings to pick up his 6th win.
New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore – Postponed
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1 in New York – Jose Quintana pitched a gem as the Cubs picked up a road win in New York Thursday behind a big night from Ben Zobrist at the plate to lead the offense.
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 in St. Louis – After the Pirates were able to score 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning, the Cardinals needed a 5-run outburst in the bottom of the 9th to walk off with the home victory over the Pirates in an NL Central showdown.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 in Los Angeles – Clayton Kershaw returned and threw well before leaving the game with an injury. Aaron Nola was incredible for his 7th win this season already as the Phillies picked up the road victory.
Atlanta Braves 4, Washington Nationals 2 in Atlanta – Sean Newcomb continued his incredible run of quality performance, picking up his 6th victory on the season as the Braves offense pieced together timely hits to put together the win and take back first place.
Houston Astros 4, Boston Red Sox 2 in Houston – Carlos Correa knocked out a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first, and Lance McCullers, Jr. made it stande up for his 7th win on the season on Thursday in a matchup of two potential playoff teams.
Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8 in Minnesota – The Indians jumped all over Twins starter Jake Odorizzi, but the Twins offense was able to battle back to tie the game before the Indians offense got a home run from Francisco Lindor to win the game in the 8th inning, his second homer of the game.
San Diego Padres 8, Miami Marlins 3 in San Diego Padres – The Padres jumped out with 2 runs in the first inning off Marlins starter Wei-Yin Chen, and Jordan Lyles pitched an excellent ballgame to secure the win.
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 1 in Seattle – The Mariners attacked Rangers starter Mike Minor while Wade LeBlanc continued to put together surprisingly impressive starts in the Mariners victory.
Thursday Standouts
While the Twins were able to come back, Cleveland jumped out early in the ballgame Thursday behind the bat of Francisco Lindor, and then it was Lindor who hit the game-deciding home run in the 8th inning. Lindor finished the day 4-5 with all four hits for extra bases, as he pounded out 2 doubles and 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 on the day.
While the return of Clayton Kershaw was the big news of the game, Aaron Nola was the better pitcher on the day as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Dodgers. Nola went 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 7.
Other hitters
Ozzie Albies, Atl, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Harrison Bader, StL, 3-5, 2 R, 2B, SB
Andrew Benintendi, Bos, 2-3, R, BB, SB
Kris Bryant, ChC, 2-4, R, BB, 2B
Nick Castellanos, Det, 3-5, R, 2B
Derek Dietrich, Mia, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, HR
Eduardo Escobar, Min, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Eric Hosmer, SD, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BB
Ian Kinsler, LAA, 3-4, R, 2B
Nick Markakis, Atl, 1-2, R, 2 BB, 2B
Chad Pinder, Oak, 1-2, R, 2 BB
Gregory Polanco, Pit, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Hunter Renfroe, SD, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Victor Reyes, Det, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B, SB
Jean Segura, Sea, 2-2, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B,
Joey Wendle, TB, 3-4, R
Ben Zobrist, ChC, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Other pitchers
Clayton Kershaw, LAD, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Jordan Lyles, SD, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Lance McCullers, Jr., Hou, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Daniel Mengden, Oak, 8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Sean Newcomb, Atl, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Jose Quintana, ChC, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Friday’s Game to Watch
The Red Sox and Astros square off on Friday with Chris Sale and Gerrit Cole taking the mound to face one another in a matchup of one of the best pitching matchups you’ll find!
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