Recap Roundups
April 08, 2018
Baltimore 8, NY Yankees 7
Brad Brach struck out Giancarlo Stanton with two on in the bottom of the 12th inning, and Craig Gentry capped an 11-pitch at-bat with the tiebreaking single in the top of the inning as the Baltimore Orioles escaped Yankee Stadium with an 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 7
Andrew Benintendi drove a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to left-center field to cap a six-run eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox erased a five-run deficit to win their eighth straight game 8-7 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1
Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes hit a two-run, walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on the coldest day in franchise history at Progressive Field on Sunday.
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 0
Jameson Taillon threw a one-hit shutout, and Gregory Polanco and Corey Dickerson each hit home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on a chilly Sunday afternoon at PNC Park.
Miami 6, Philadelphia 3
Rookie Brian Anderson hit a two-run, tie-breaking double in the eighth inning, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-3 win over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.
Detroit 1, Chi. White Sox 0
Mike Fiers tossed six scoreless innings in his Detroit debut and the Tigers completed a three-game road sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 1-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Chi. Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0
Chicago second baseman Ben Zobrist hit his first homer of the season and left-hander Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 at Miller Park on Sunday.
Houston 4, San Diego 1
Max Stassi smashed his first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the fifth inning, to lift the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win and series victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday at Minute Maid Park.
Arizona 4, St. Louis 1
In a game marred by a second inning altercation between Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, David Peralta snapped a tie in the eighth inning Sunday with a two-run homer as Arizona posted a 4-1 win in Busch Stadium.
Toronto 7, Texas 4
Kendrys Morales had two hits that included a three-run, first-inning home run and Jaime Garcia pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park to win the three-game series between the two teams.
Atlanta 4, Colorado 0
The Atlanta Braves used three solo homers to support the strong effort of starting pitcher Sean Newcomb and beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Sunday at Coors Field.
LA Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1
Pinch-hitter Kyle Farmer drove in the tie-breaking run with a double off the right-field fence with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants and a split of their two-game series in San Francisco.
LA Angels 6, Oakland 1
Shohei Ohtani gave up one hit and struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 win over the Oakland A's on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.
NY Mets 6, Washington 5
Yoenis Cespedes hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the 12th inning to give the New York Mets a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals and a three-game series sweep Sunday night in Washington.