The Cleveland Indians had an offensive explosion over the Texas Rangers, Chicago’s Dylan Covey pitched a gem, 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
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 in Toronto – The Jays put up 3 runs in the 4th inning, and that was all that was needed to get the home win on Saturday over the visiting Orioles.
Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals in Washington – Postponed
San Diego Padres @ Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia – Postponed
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 in Chicago, Game 1 – A tight ballgame was broken open by a 4-run 7th inning by the Cubs to secure the game as Ben Zobrist went 4-4 on the game.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3 in Chicago, Game 2 – The Cubs took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th, but the Cardinals chipped away and eventually won the game behind a big pinch-hit home run from Matt Carpenter, who has been hitting everything lately.
New York Yankees 7, New York Mets 6 in New York – The Yankees used a 4-run 4th inning and held off a 9th inning rally to escape with a win on Saturday in Yankee stadium as Aaron Judge smacked a double and a home run.
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 0 in Detroit – Mike Fiers tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings and got a double and a home run from Jose Iglesias to lead the Tigers to a home win over the Red Sox.
Miami Marlins 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2 in Tampa Bay – The Rays rallied in the bottom of the 9th inning, but they couldn’t come all the way back and fell a run short to their Florida counterparts on Saturday afternoon.
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 in Milwaukee – The Dodgers jumped out with a pair of runs in the first inning, but the Brewers were able to claw all the way back and clinch the win with a 3-run 6th inning on poor defending from the Dodgers.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 in Cincinnati – The Pirates offense continually put pressure on the Reds, led by a pair of solo home runs from Corey Dickerson to take the road victory.
Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals in Kansas City –
Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Angels 0 in Los Angeles – Justin Verlander hurled 6 innings of shutout ball, and the Astros offense put up 5 runs on offense in the top of the 6th inning to seal the win on the road in L.A.
Cleveland Indians 16, Texas Rangers 3 in Texas – After four scoreless innings, the Indians blew open the game with 6 runs in the 5th inning and continued the offensive explosion throughout the rest of the game, scoring in each inning afterward at least once.
Colorado Rockies 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 in Arizona – A nip-and-tuck game went back and forth until the Rockies scored a run in the top of the 8th and then closed out the Diamondbacks for the road win.
Oakland Athletics 4, San Francisco Giants 3, 11 innings in Oakland – The Oakland Athletics made the big trade of the day, and then finished the day with a walk-off win in the 11th inning over their Bay rivals on Saturday night.
Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners in Seattle – Dylan Covey continued his surprising run this year for the White Sox, tossing 8 1/3 innings of shutout ball and the White Sox shut out the Mariners at home.
Top Pitcher
Dylan Covey’s season has had some of the typical ups and downs of a rookie, hence the 4.95 ERA, but for a pitcher that was relatively unknown before the season, he’s been very solid in the Chicago rotation. Saturday, he tossed a brilliant game in Seattle, going 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5.
Top Hitter
Today’s Game to Watch
The Washington Nationals headed into the break at exactly .500 and then hosted the MLB All-Star game festivities. They lost their first game out of the break to the Atlanta Braves, one of the two teams they’re chasing in the NL East right now. Sunday, they turn to their ace to hopefully grab one game in the weekend as Max Scherzer faces Mike Foltynewicz in a matchup of two All-Star pitchers.
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