Recap Roundups
June 23, 2018
Oakland 7, Chi. White Sox 6
Stephen Piscotty and Matt Olson homered, and Nick Martini drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the visiting Oakland A's came back from five runs down to knock off the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Texas 9, Minnesota 6
Adrian Beltre had three hits, including his 466th career home run to move into sole possession of 34th place on the all-time list, and Robinson Chirinos homered and drove in three runs to lead the Texas Rangers to their seventh straight victory, 9-6, over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Miami 6, Colorado 2
J.T. Realmuto slugged an opposite-field grand slam in the seventh inning as the Miami Marlins defeated the host Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Philadelphia 5, Washington 3
Jesmuel Valentin delivered the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Carlos Santana homered an inning later as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park.
San Francisco 5, San Diego 3
Brandon Crawford drove in three runs with three hits and had a hand in three of four double plays turned by the San Francisco defense Saturday afternoon, helping the Giants defeat the visiting San Diego Padres 5-3.
Arizona 7, Pittsburgh 2
Zack Greinke pitched six two-hit, scoreless innings, Paul Goldschmidt homered and David Peralta doubled and tripled Saturday as the Arizona Diamondbacks drubbed the host Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2.
Baltimore 7, Atlanta 5
Mark Trumbo hit a first-inning grand slam and Dylan Bundy struck out eight batters over 6 1/3 innings as the visiting Baltimore Orioles held on for a 7-5 interleague victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Cincinnati 11, Chi. Cubs 2
Anthony DeSclafani pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and hit a grand slam to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 11-2 victory against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Great American Ball Park.
Tampa Bay 4, NY Yankees 0
Wilmer Font pitched a career-high 5 2/3 innings, recorded his first career win and combined with four other pitchers on a four-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the visiting New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field.
St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 2
Yadier Molina's second homer of the game Saturday wiped out a Milwaukee Brewers lead and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Trevor Bauer continued his mastery against the Detroit Tigers, Francisco Lindor homered for the second straight game and the host Cleveland Indians collected a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
LA Dodgers 8, NY Mets 3
Matt Kemp's pinch-hit grand slam blew the game open and capped a five-run eighth inning Saturday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who routed the New York Mets 8-3 at Citi Field.
Seattle 7, Boston 2
Mike Leake pitched eight scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the host Boston Red Sox 7-2 Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Houston 4, Kansas City 3
Carlos Correa delivered a walk-off single with the bases loaded and no outs in the 12th inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
Toronto 4, LA Angels 1
Steve Pearce's two-out, three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning snapped a tie and lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.