Relief Roundup: St. Louis Cardinals spoil Kenley Jansen’s return
The St. Louis Cardinals spoiled Kenley Jansen’s , 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
Atlanta Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 in Pittsburgh – The Atlanta Braves scored a run in the first inning to back Bryse Wilson in his MLB debut, and they made it stand up for the win Monday night.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 in Baltimore – The Blue Jays put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to put the game out of reach at home on Monday night as Kendrys Morales banged out two home runs.
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 in Boston – In what could be an October matchup, the Indians held off a late Red Sox rally to get Corey Kluber his 16th win in spite of struggling early.
Tampa Bay Rays 1, Kansas City Royals 0 in Tampa Bay – Ryan Yarbrough continued to be one of the biggest benefactors of the Rays “opener” system, earning his 12th win on the year, though he certainly earned this one, going 5 1/3 innings and striking out 6.
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1, 13 innings in New York – A 13-inning battle was decided by an error on a long-time first baseman playing in left field as the Giants escaped with a win Monday.
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 5 in Minnesota – The debut of Twins starter Stephen Gonsalves did not go as planned as the White Sox scored 4 runs off of him in the top of the 2nd inning en route to a road victory.
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 in Milwaukee – The Reds scored first, but the Brewers got to the Reds from the 5th inning on to take home the victory behind a pair of home runs from Christian Yelich and Travis Shaw.
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 0 in Oakland – Mike Fiers made a tremendous start for the A’s and Ramon Laureano pounded out a pair of home runs.
Seattle Mariners 7, Houston Astros 4 in Seattle – King Felix wasn’t masterful, but he gave the Mariners just enough to get to their dominant bullpen, and the offense put up 14 hits.
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 in Los Angeles – A true back-and-forth battle was settled in the top of the 9th when the Cardinals spoiled Kenley Jansen‘s return to the Dodgers.
Top Pitcher
Oakland has been boosted by surprising pitching all season long, and their most recent acquisition simply added to that list on Monday, as Mike Fiers tossed 7 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out 8.
Top Hitter
The Mariners are in an absolute dogfight for the opportunity to make the playoffs. The return of Robinson Cano to the lineup is going to make getting to the playoffs a more likely possibility, even if he cannot participate in the playoffs. Cano went 3-5 on Monday, knocking out 3 extra base hits with a pair of doubles and a home run, driving in 3 runs.
Today’s Game to Watch
The Twins and White Sox may not have anything to play for, but Tuesday’s game is a big one as the Twins send their ace, Jose Berrios, against the Pale Hose, who will be sending rookie Michael Kopech to the mound for his first major league start.