Recap Roundups
April 08, 2017
Detroit 4, Boston 1
Jordan Zimmermann looked just like he did last April. This season, he hopes to keep pitching that way every month.
Chi. White Sox 6, Minnesota 2
The Chicago White Sox have been waiting for Avisail Garcia to become a productive player.
St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 4
The St. Louis Cardinals figured it was only a matter of time before someone lit the match on the figurative stick of dynamite their offense appeared to be in the preseason.
Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 4
The Baltimore Orioles' fierce lineup has been especially effective against the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2
Baseball's new instant intentional walk, awarded without throwing any pitches, helped speed up a victory on Saturday for the Tampa Bay Rays, who had back-to-back intentional passes before beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in 11 innings on a bases-loaded walk to Brad Miller.
Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 4
Manager Clint Hurdle made a couple of minor adjustments to his lineup Saturday night specifically because the Pittsburgh Pirates were facing veteran knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.
Philadelphia 17, Washington 3
By the time Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp swung and missed at Enny Romero's 2-2 pitch for the final out of the first inning, 53 minutes had gone by since Phillies starter Aaron Nola delivered the game's first pitch.
Kansas City 7, Houston 3
The Royals displayed supreme patience in riding out another sterling start by Astros ace left-hander Dallas Keuchel, and when the opportunity presented itself to face a different Houston pitcher, they were quick to capitalize.
Miami 8, NY Mets 1
Giancarlo Stanton, the reigning Home Run Derby champion and the player viewed as the most likely to make a post-steroid era run at the season home run record, has yet to homer this season. The Miami Marlins have scored 25 runs.
Chi. Cubs 11, Milwaukee 6
When Kris Bryant arrived in Milwaukee on Friday morning, he was mired in an 0-for-13 slump, the longest season-opening drought by a reigning Most Valuable Player in over 30 years.
Oakland 6, Texas 1
Oakland right-hander Kendall Graveman has the Texas Rangers figured out.
Arizona 11, Cleveland 2
Right-hander Zack Greinke kept Arizona close for five innings, and the most productive offense in the majors took it from there.
Colorado 4, LA Dodgers 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw gave up back-to-back home runs Saturday night for the first time in his illustrious career.
San Diego 2, San Francisco 1
In Jhoulys Chacin's first start as a Padre on Opening Day last Tuesday, the right-hander gave up nine runs on eight hits and two walks and didn't make it out of the fourth inning.
LA Angels 5, Seattle 4
A night that began with family and teammates commemorating Mike Trout's past accomplishments ended with fans celebrating his latest feat for the Los Angeles Angels.