Recap Roundups
August 10, 2018
Chi. Cubs 3, Washington 2
Anthony Rizzo drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to force in the tiebreaking run and give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals in a Friday matinee at Wrigley Field.
Boston 19, Baltimore 12
Xander Bogaerts and Andrew Benintendi each hit three-run homers, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from an early five-run deficit to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 19-12 at Oriole Park on Friday night.
Texas 12, NY Yankees 7
Ronald Guzman became the youngest player since Mickey Mantle to homer three times at any version of Yankee Stadium, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 12-7 on Friday night.
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 0
Left-hander Blake Snell pitched a perfect five innings before being removed, Michael Perez hit a two-run homer and Ji-Man Choi added a solo shot as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 Friday night.
Cincinnati 3, Arizona 0
Two runs scored on Billy Hamilton's seventh-inning bunt single Friday night, helping the Cincinnati Reds build upon a narrow lead en route to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati.
NY Mets 6, Miami 2
Zack Wheeler won his fifth straight decision, leading the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.
Detroit 5, Minnesota 3
Niko Goodrum and Jose Iglesias each blasted two-run homers, and the Detroit Tigers bounced back from an 0-6 road trip to down the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Friday night at Comerica Park.
Atlanta 10, Milwaukee 1
Atlanta right-hander Kevin Gausman allowed only one run over eight innings to win his first start at home since being acquired at the trade deadline, and the Braves overpowered the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 on Friday at SunTrust Park.
Chi. White Sox 1, Cleveland 0
Daniel Palka hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Seattle 5, Houston 2
Nelson Cruz doubled with the bases loaded to key a three-run eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-2 victory over the host Houston Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park.
St. Louis 7, Kansas City 0
Matt Carpenter hit his National League-leading 32nd homer during a five-run second inning Friday night as the St. Louis Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the host Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
Colorado 5, LA Dodgers 4
Ryan McMahon came off the bench and hit a two-run homer, DJ LeMahieu also homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in Denver on Friday night.
LA Angels 4, Oakland 3
Home runs by Kole Calhoun and Justin Upton were enough to help lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.
San Diego 2, Philadelphia 0
Right-hander Jacob Nix held Philadelphia scoreless over six innings in his major league debut and catcher Austin Hedges hit his fifth homer in a span of 12 games as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Phillies 2-0 at Petco Park.
San Francisco 13, Pittsburgh 10
Andrew McCutchen hit Clay Holmes' third pitch of the game for a home run Friday night, triggering a 16-hit attack that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in San Francisco.