MLB roundup: Juan Soto hears cheers in return to Washington

August 13 – Trent Grisham and Brandon Drury hit house runs and Manny Machado belted a two-run double because the San Diego Padres pounded the host Washington Nationals 10-5 on Friday night time to open a three-game collection.

The sport’s overriding theme was the return of Juan Soto and Josh Bell to Washington barely every week after they have been traded from the Nationals to San Diego. Soto drove in a run with a single and completed 2-for-6. Bell was 0-for-5 with a stroll.

Drury, who additionally got here on board throughout a current commerce with the Cincinnati Reds, was 3-for-4 and scored three runs. He hammered his twenty third homer of the season, a two-run shot within the eighth, giving him three lengthy balls in 9 video games with the Padres.

San Diego starter Mike Clevinger (4-4) gave up one run on three hits in 5 innings. He picked up simply his second victory in his final six choices.

The Nationals misplaced for the eighth time of their final 9 video games regardless of Maikel Franco’s solo house run to guide off the ninth inning. Washington starter Cory Abbott (0-2) surrendered three runs in 4 innings, after which reliever Victor Arano was charged with 5 runs, one among which was earned.

Orioles 10, Rays 3

Jorge Mateo went 5-for-5 with two doubles whereas Cedric Mullins homered amongst his three hits as Baltimore routed Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Rougned Odor completed 4-for-5 and Anthony Santander went 3-for-5 as a part of the Orioles’ 19-hit assault. Adley Rutschman homered, and Mullins, Rutschman, Odor, Mateo and Ramon Urias every drove in two runs. Baltimore starter Austin Voth (3-1) carried a no-hitter into the sixth earlier than permitting a leadoff single to Jose Siri.

The surging Orioles are 38-23 because the begin of June. Baltimore is also 8-2 because the begin of August, whereas the Rays are 7-12 because the All-Star break.

Braves 4, Marlins 3

Rookie Michael Harris II ripped a tiebreaking two-run homer within the eighth inning, main visiting Atlanta previous Miami.

Marlins reliever Elieser Hernandez (2-6) allowed the homer, snapping a 2-2 tie. Hernandez has given up 19 homers in simply 55 innings this season.

Matt Olson additionally homered for Atlanta, lofting his twenty second blast of the season. Kenley Jansen, Atlanta’s sixth pitcher, earned his twenty fifth save in 29 tries as he labored a scoreless ninth.

Cardinals 3, Brewers 1

Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado homered as host St. Louis opened a key Nationwide League Central collection in opposition to Milwaukee on a profitable word.

The primary-place Cardinals improved to 11-3 of their previous 14 video games and moved 1 1/2 video games forward of the second-place Brewers. Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery (5-3) allowed 4 hits over six scoreless innings whereas throwing a career-high 108 pitches. Ryan Helsley tossed two scoreless innings for his twelfth save.

Victor Caratini had three hits and an RBI for Milwaukee, which outhit St. Louis 8-6 however misplaced for the seventh time in 10 video games. Goldschmidt gave the Cardinals a first-inning lead with a two-run homer in opposition to Eric Lauer (8-4). It was Goldschmidt’s second in as many video games and twenty eighth of the season.

Twins 4, Angels 0

Tyler Mahle threw six scoreless innings and Gio Urshela was a triple shy of the cycle as Minnesota blanked Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Mahle (6-7), making his second begin for the Twins since being acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in a deadline deal, gave up three hits and two walks whereas putting out six and making 86 pitches.

Urshela singled and scored within the second inning, doubled within the fourth and hit a solo homer within the sixth. Needing a triple for the cycle when he got here to the plate within the eighth, Urshela struck out.

Guardians 8, Blue Jays 0

Proper-hander Cal Quantrill allowed one hit in seven shutout innings, Jose Ramirez hit a three-run homer and visiting Cleveland defeated Toronto.

Quantrill, son of former Blue Jays pitcher Paul Quantrill, didn’t stroll a batter and matched a season finest with seven strikeouts. The one hit off Quantrill (9-5) was by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who doubled within the fourth inning to increase his career-best hitting streak to 21 video games.

Josh Naylor added a two-run house run for the Guardians within the opener of the three-game collection. Ramirez additionally had a sacrifice fly, and his 4 RBIs give him 92 for the season. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (8-5) allowed eight runs, eight hits and two walks in 4 innings. He additionally hit two batters.

Crimson Sox 3, Yankees 2 (10 innings)

Tommy Pham had a walk-off single within the Tenth inning to raise Boston to a win in opposition to visiting New York within the opener of their three-game collection.

J.D. Martinez had three hits and two RBIs for the Crimson Sox, who had misplaced 4 of 5. Garrett Whitlock (3-2) threw two innings of scoreless reduction to earn the win.

Aaron Decide drove in his one hundredth run of the season with a solo house run within the third inning for the Yankees, who’ve misplaced eight of 9. Decide reached 100 RBIs in his 109th recreation, the quickest by a Yankees participant since Alex Rodriguez hit that mark within the 99th recreation in 2007.

Phillies 2, Mets 1 (10 innings)

Alec Bohm collected each RBIs for Philadelphia, together with the tiebreaking, Tenth-inning sacrifice fly that lifted the guests to a win over New York.

Computerized runner Bryson Stott went to 3rd on a groundout by Rhys Hoskins. Bohm adopted with a flyout to proper. Stott tagged up and would have been out with an correct throw by Starling Marte, however the one-hopper glanced off the glove of Tomas Nido as Stott slid throughout the plate.

Marte nearly scored the profitable run in comparable trend within the backside of the ninth. He led off the inning with a double and went to 3rd on a protracted flyout to heart subject by Francisco Lindor. Marte was thrown out on the plate by Philadelphia left fielder Matt Vierling whereas making an attempt to attain on Daniel Vogelbach’s fly ball.

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Andrew Vaughn hit a go-ahead, two-run single within the seventh inning to again a mixed shutout by 4 pitchers as Chicago earned a win over visiting Detroit.

Michael Kopech exited after six no-hit innings for the White Sox, who stopped a two-game shedding streak whereas extending the Tigers’ skid to 5. He allowed three walks and registered a career-high 11 strikeouts. Reynaldo Lopez (5-2) received the win, and Liam Hendriks notched his twenty fourth save.

Tigers reliever Alex Lange (4-3) took the loss. Starter Daniel Norris received a no-decision after throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings, his longest outing of the 12 months.

Mariners 6, Rangers 2

Julio Rodriguez had a two-run single and fellow rookie George Kirby tossed 5 2/3 sturdy innings to gasoline visiting Seattle to a victory over Texas in Arlington, Texas.

J.P. Crawford had a sacrifice fly and Eugenio Suarez’s double allowed two runs to attain within the ninth inning for the Mariners, who’ve received 9 in a row in opposition to Texas and 12 of 14 encounters this season. Seattle additionally moved a season-high 10 video games above .500 after handing the Rangers their eighth loss of their final 11 contests.

Carlos Santana ripped a one-out double off Taylor Hearn (5-7) within the fourth inning and superior to 3rd after a pair of walks. Jose Leclerc relieved Hearn and promptly surrendered a single to proper subject by Rodriguez that plated each Santana and Adam Frazier and staked the Mariners to a 3-1 lead. Hearn relieved starter Josh Sborz and surrendered three runs on as many hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings.

Astros 7, Athletics 5

Kyle Tucker smacked his third profession grand slam as a part of a six-run fifth inning and Houston held on for a victory over visiting Oakland.

Athletics reliever Sam Moll (2-1) did not retire any of the 4 batters he confronted, permitting a single to Yordan Alvarez earlier than strolling Alex Bregman to convey Tucker to the plate. Tucker adopted by depositing his twenty first house run into the best subject seats, his second grand slam of the season, lifting Houston to a 5-2 lead.

Vimael Machin and Jonah Bride laced a single and double in succession to chase Astros starter Luis Garcia (9-8), and pinch hitter Skye Bolt delivered a two-run double off Will Smith that sliced the Houston result in 6-4.

Dodgers 8, Royals 3

Tony Gonsolin was unhittable by six innings earlier than lastly permitting a few hits and a run within the seventh, as Los Angeles received its eleventh straight recreation with a victory over Kansas Metropolis.

Gonsolin (14-1) is now tied for the Nationwide League lead in wins (14) with Atlanta’s Kyle Wright. Josh Staumont (3-2) confronted 5 batters with out recording an out. He allowed 5 runs on 4 hits and a stroll.

Within the seventh, Los Angeles loaded the bases with no outs in opposition to Staumont. Trea Turner rolled a single between third and quick, scoring two runs. Freddie Freeman adopted with an RBI double. A wild pitch and Justin Turner’s sacrifice fly plated the fourth and fifth runs. Kansas Metropolis’s first hit was a one-out single by Vinnie Pasquantino within the seventh. Michael A. Taylor’s two-out double scored Pasquantino.

Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 3

Brian Serven homered, Wynton Bernard singled in his main league debut, and Colorado beat Arizona in Denver. Dinelson Lamet (1-1) received the win in reduction of Antonio Senzatela, and Carlos Estevez pitched the ninth for his second save.

Bernard, 31, spent 10-plus seasons within the farm methods of 5 groups earlier than taking part in in his first main league debut at age 31. Along with his first hit, he stole a base and scored a run throughout Colorado’s profitable rally within the seventh.

Cooper Hummel doubled and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks. Chris Devenski (2-1) took the loss in reduction of Zach Davies, who gave up three runs in 5 innings.

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Mike Yastrzemski doubled, homered and drove in three runs, and Alex Younger pitched out of a bases-loaded jam within the eighth inning to guard a one-run lead as San Francisco held off visiting Pittsburgh.

All of Yastrzemski’s RBIs got here in opposition to Pirates starter Bryse Wilson (2-7), who labored 5 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs and 6 hits. He walked two and struck out one.

Giants starter Carlos Rodon (11-6) was pulled after six innings, having allowed two runs and 6 hits. He struck out seven with out issuing a stroll.

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