Recap Roundups
August 29, 2018
Houston 5, Oakland 4
Tyler White clubbed his first career walk-off home run, and the Houston Astros won the rubber match of their critical three-game series with the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.
Kansas City 9, Detroit 2
Adalberto Mondesi tripled, homered and tied his career high with four RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 9-2 pounding of the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
NY Mets 10, Chi. Cubs 3
Todd Frazier hit a grand slam in the first inning Wednesday afternoon and finished with five RBIs for the New York Mets, who capped an unusual day of baseball by snapping out of an offensive funk with a 10-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
San Diego 8, Seattle 3
Hunter Renfroe had a homer and four RBIs, and Eric Hosmer, Manuel Margot and rookie Luis Urias added three hits apiece Wednesday afternoon as the host San Diego Padres defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-3 to sweep a two-game interleague series at Petco Park.
Boston 14, Miami 6
The Boston Red Sox scored 11 runs in the seventh inning and routed the visiting Miami Marlins 14-6 on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
Chi. White Sox 4, NY Yankees 1
Ryan LaMarre enjoyed the best game of his career when he homered and drove in four runs as the Chicago White Sox recorded a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Baltimore 10, Toronto 5
Adam Jones hit a grand slam and finished with five RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles rallied from an early four-run deficit and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 Wednesday night at Camden Yards.
Philadelphia 8, Washington 6
Jose Bautista hit the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, Carlos Santana hit a grand slam, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 8-6 on Wednesday.
Milwaukee 13, Cincinnati 12
Christian Yelich hit for the cycle while tying a franchise record with six hits, and Jesus Aguilar slugged the tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers posted a wild 13-12 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.
Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3
Robbie Grossman singled home the tying and go-ahead runs in the seventh inning as the visiting Minnesota Twins edged the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.
Tampa Bay 8, Atlanta 5
C.J. Cron went 4-for-5, ending up a triple shy of the cycle, to help the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and a split of the two-game series at SunTrust Park.
LA Dodgers 3, Texas 1
Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado and Yasmani Grandal hit home runs, and Alex Wood pitched seven scoreless innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory in Arlington, Texas.
Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 0
Right-hander Trevor Williams struck out a career-high eight batters in six scoreless innings Wednesday as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates ended a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Arizona 3, San Francisco 1
Zack Godley took a shutout into the eighth inning, and Steven Souza Jr. drove in two runs with a home run and a double Wednesday night, allowing the Arizona Diamondbacks to salvage one win in their three-game series against the Giants with a 3-1 victory at San Francisco.