Recap Roundups
August 28, 2018
NY Yankees 5, Chi. White Sox 4
Pinch hitter Neil Walker homered in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off win, one inning after Aaron Hicks tied the game with a two-run homer, as the New York Yankees overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night at sweltering Yankee Stadium.
Baltimore 12, Toronto 5
Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer and Craig Gentry added a two-run shot as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 12-5 on a warm Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4
Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer in the three-run, ninth-inning rally to help the visiting Washington Nationals defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Boston 8, Miami 7
Shortstop JT Riddle's throwing error in the bottom of the ninth gave the host Boston Red Sox a wild 8-7 walk-off win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 7
Jose Peraza went 4-for-5 with a homer and Scooter Gennett tormented his former team with his NL-leading 16th three-hit game of the season as the Cincinnati Reds beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 9-7 at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night.
Cleveland 8, Minnesota 1
The bad game Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco had last week against Boston proved to be an aberration, not the start of a late-season slump.
Atlanta 9, Tampa Bay 5
Tyler Flowers signed a contract extension on Tuesday morning, then delivered a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning Tuesday night to help the Atlanta Braves to a 9-5 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.
LA Dodgers 8, Texas 4
Manny Machado drove in four runs, and Brian Dozier hit a home run as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers earned an 8-4 interleague victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Tuesday.
Chi. Cubs 2, NY Mets 1
Jacob deGrom continued to build his National League Cy Young Award case Tuesday night, but he won't factor into the decision as the game between his New York Mets and the host Chicago Cubs was suspended with the two teams tied 1-1 in the 10th inning at Wrigley Field.
Chi. Cubs 2, NY Mets 1
Ben Zobrist laced the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning Wednesday afternoon as the Chicago Cubs edged the New York Mets at Wrigley Field, 2-1, in the completion of a game suspended by rain Tuesday night.
Oakland 4, Houston 3
Nick Martini hit a tie-breaking double to center field in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics evened the first two games of their three-game series with the Houston Astros with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.
Kansas City 6, Detroit 2
Jakob Junis recorded the first complete-game victory of his career and Hunter Dozier drove in two runs, leading the host Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium.
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2
Jose Martinez and Tyler O'Neill hit two-run homers Tuesday to boost the host St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 at Busch Stadium.
Colorado 3, LA Angels 2
Carlos Gonzalez's first-inning home run gave the Colorado Rockies an early lead, and starting pitcher Kyle Freeland and two relievers made it stand up in a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
San Diego 2, Seattle 1
Right-hander Jacob Nix pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings before serving up a home run to Nelson Cruz Tuesday night but the host San Diego Padres hung on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in an interleague game at Petco Park.
San Francisco 1, Arizona 0
Gorkys Hernandez hit Jake Diekman's first pitch for a walk-off single in the ninth inning Tuesday night, giving the host San Francisco Giants a second straight win over the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks, 1-0.