Relief Roundup: Minnesota Twins, Dozier walk off in grand style
Minnesota Twins and Brian Dozier walk off in grand style, 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 have brought back our 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!
Yesterday’s MLB Scores
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6, 10 innings in Pittsburgh – The Pirates scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings, where the Brewers scored a run in the top of the inning. The Pirates responded with 2 runs with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to secure the series sweep.
Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 5 in Baltimore – The Rangers came out with a grand slam in the first inning, but the Orioles put up a 5 spot in the 3rd inning and never looked back to get the win on Sunday.
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 2 in Cleveland – The Indians broke open a tie ballgame in the 8th inning with 3 runs. The win gives the Indians the split in what was a very exciting 4-game series.
Miami Marlins 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 in Miami – After they put up 5 runs in the top of the 4th inning, the Phillies most likely thought they had the game in hand, but the Marlins came back with 8 runs in the bottom of the 5th and took Sunday’s game.
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 in Boston – Boston and Toronto exchanged 2-run innings early on, but the Red Sox kept after it, putting together two more scoring chances to earn a Sunday win.
Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 1 in New York – The Nationals responded a day after going under .500 with a win to crawl back to that level for the All-Star break after scoring 5 in the top of the 7th inning.
Atlanta Braves 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 in Atlanta – The Braves used a 4-run 3rd inning to salvage one game out of the 4-game weekend set and keep pace with the Phillies at the top of the division going into the break.
Detroit Tigers 6, Houston Astros 3 in Houston – Detroit beat up on their old pal Justin Verlander on the road for a decisive victory to close out the first half, leaving Verlander still looking for his 10th win on the season.
Chicago White Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 1 in Chicago – The White Sox scored a pair of runs in the first and just kept piling on from there as the Royals could not figure out Lucas Giolito on the day.
Minnesota Twins 11, Tampa Bay Rays 7 in Minnesota – The Twins couldn’t lock down the 1-run victory in the top of the 9th, but they did come up with a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to win the game from Brian Dozier.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 in St. Louis – As is often the case, the Cardinals had a dead-cat bounce on Sunday after the big news of Mike Matheny‘s firing on Saturday night along with two members of his staff as the team rallied together, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th and hanging on for the win.
Colorado Rockies 4, Seattle Mariners 3 in Colorado – The Rockies walked off in the bottom of the 9th Sunday on a Trevor Story home run after the teams had exchanged runs back and forth all game.
Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 4 in San Diego – The Cubs are definitely a team that do not want to see the break, as they have been playing very well to close out the first half and don’t want to waste that momentum! The team scored 5 in the first two innings Sunday to seal the deal against the Padres.
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Los Angeles Angels 3 in Los Angeles – The Dodogers scored a pair of late runs to take Sunday’s game and head into the break on a winning note.
Oakland Athletics 6, San Francisco Giants 2 in San Francisco – The A’s used a 4-run fourth to propel them to a win on Sunday and a Bay Series victory over the weekend.
Top Pitcher
His ERA is still over 6 on the season, but on Sunday, Lucas Giolito had the Royals’ number, going 6 1/3 innings without allowing a run, giving up just 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6.
Top Hitter
The Marlins surprised the Phillies with an offensive explosion on Sunday, and young infielder/outfielder Brian Anderson keyed the rally, going 3-5 on the day with a double and a home run, driving in 3 runs and scoring twice.
Today’s Game to Watch
The Home Run Derby will be broadcast on ESPN at 8 PM.
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