St. Louis Cardinals rookie Daniel Poncedeleon has a remarkable debut but doesn’t get the win, and more in today’s Relief Roundup!
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Yesterday’s MLB Scores
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 in Cincinnati – Rookie Daniel Poncedeleon threw 7 no-hit innings, and he left with a 1-0 lead. However, the Cardinals bullpen allowed 2 runs to score in the bottom of the 9th to give away the game and Poncedeleon’s victory.
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 in Baltimore – The Red Sox put up 4 runs in the top of the 5th and kept the Orioles off the board until the 8th inning, clinching a road win on Monday.
Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies 6 in Philadelphia – The Dodgers scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning and were able to hold off the Philles as they kept coming back over and over on the night.
Minnesota Twins 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 in Toronto – The Twins scored in the top of the first and added in multiple runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings, while the pitching held the Blue Jays offense at bay most of the game outside of a solo home run in the 3rd inning.
Atlanta Braves 12, Miami Marlins 1 in Miami – The Braves scored in each of the first three innings to jump out to a big lead and were able to keep the Marlins off of the board.
Tampa Bay Rays 7, New York Yankees 6 in Tampa Bay – The Yankees had a chance to come back to score in the top of the 9th inning in a back-and-forth game, but could not push a run across in a road loss on Monday to the Rays.
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cleveland Indians 0, 6 innings in Cleveland – The Pirates scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning and 3 runs in the 4th in a game that ended up shortened by rain, and they were able to come out with a shutout victory.
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 in New York – In spite of another excellent start from Jacob deGrom, the Mets lost due to a pair of errors leading to an unearned run that was the difference in the game.
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Chicago Cubs 1 in Chicago – The Diamondbacks put up 5 runs in the top of the first inning, and Patrick Corbin pitched an excellent game to make it stand up.
Oakland Athletics 15, Texas Rangers 3 in Texas – The A’s jumped out with 5 runs in the 2nd inning and another 6 in the 7th inning to seal a big blowout win in Texas as the Athletics continue to surge toward the playoffs.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Washington Nationals 1 in Milwaukee – Tied at 1 after 3, the Brewers scored a pair of runs in the 4th and 3 more runs in the 6th inning as Jhoulys Chacin shut down the Nationals offense.
Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 in Kansas City – The Royals scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 1st, but the Tigers scored a pair of runs in the 7th inning and then 3 runs in the top of the 9th to earn the road win.
Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 3 in Los Angeles – The White Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning to break open a tight game on the road and give rookie Lucas Giolito a rare win on the season.
Top Pitcher
Not really a tough choice here. Daniel Poncedeleon had one of the most brilliant debuts we’ve seen in MLB history, becoming the first pitcher in history to take a no-hitter 7 innings in his MLB debut.
Top Hitter
Maikel Franco had a great game on Monday night, going 3-4 with a pair of solo home runs, but it wasn’t enough as the Phillies fell to the Dodgers.
Today’s Game to Watch
Gerritt Cole looks for his 11th win on the season as his Astros travel to Coors Field and face Rockies lefty Tyler Anderson, who has had a solid season for Colorado.
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