Recap Roundups
May 09, 2018
Cincinnati 2, NY Mets 1
Adam Duvall homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday afternoon as the Cincinnati Reds earned their first home series win of the season by edging the New York Mets, 2-1, at Great American Ball Park.
Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2
Carlos Carrasco dominated on the mound with a season-high 14 strikeouts and Tyler Naquin and Francisco Lindor each homered to help the Cleveland Indians snap a four-game slide with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday at Miller Park.
Texas 5, Detroit 4
Nomar Mazara hit two solo homers, including the game-winner to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning, to give the host Texas Rangers a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh 6, Chi. White Sox 5
The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a four-run deficit for the second day in a row Wednesday to beat the host Chicago White Sox 6-5 and earn a sweep of the two-game series.
Chi. Cubs 13, Miami 4
Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell homered as part of an eight-run third inning, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Miami Marlins 13-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
LA Angels 8, Colorado 0
Justin Upton homered for the second time in two days at Coors Field and Zack Cozart and Rene Rivera also hit homers as the Angels won 8-0 to end the host Colorado Rockies' six-game winning streak.
Houston 4, Oakland 1
Gerrit Cole pitched his third straight overpowering game, while teammates Max Stassi and Derek Fisher stunned Daniel Mengden with back-to-back, two-strike home runs with two outs in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon, sending the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the Oakland Athletics and a sweep of their three-game series in Oakland, Calif.
NY Yankees 9, Boston 6
Brett Gardner hit a go-ahead, two-run triple, and Aaron Judge followed with a mammoth two-run homer with one out in the eighth inning as the host New York Yankees pulled out a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3
Mark Trumbo's two-run single in the eighth inning allowed the Baltimore Orioles to snap a seven-game losing streak as they survived a ninth-inning threat by the visiting Kansas City Royals to win 5-3 on Wednesday.
Philadelphia 11, San Francisco 3
Nick Pivetta pitched five shutout innings, Maikel Franco homered and the Philadelphia Phillies handily defeated the San Francisco Giants 11-3 Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Toronto 5, Seattle 2
Yangervis Solarte and Justin Smoak had RBI doubles to key a four-run, eighth-inning rally, and the Toronto Blue Jays came back to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Atlanta 5, Tampa Bay 2
Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday, and the Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 to sweep a two-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.
San Diego 2, Washington 1
Matt Szczur doubled home Manuel Margot to break a seventh-inning tie, giving the host San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Petco Park.
LA Dodgers 6, Arizona 3
Chris Taylor reached base in his first four trips to the plate as the Los Angeles Dodgers proved to be opportunists, scoring twice on wild pitches Wednesday in a 6-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.