Thursday, August 17, 2017
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays 3, Rays 2
TORONTO
Marcus Stroman pitched 61/3 innings, Steve Pearce homered and scored twice and Toronto beat Tampa Bay. Stroman (11-6) allowed two runs and six hits to beat the Rays for the first time in five career meetings at Rogers Centre. The right-hander entered 0-3 with a 6.38 ERA in four home starts against the AL East rivals. Toronto has won 11 of 16 at home. The Rays, who broke out of a prolonged offensive slump with a 6-4 win Tuesday, found runs hard to come by again Wednesday. Brad Miller hit an RBI groundout in the fifth and pinch-hitter Steven Souza drew a bases loaded walk in the seventh. Tampa Bay has scored two or fewer runs in nine of its past 12 games. The Rays are 1-8 in those games.
Royals 7, Athletics 6
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Alex Gordon hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth after Oakland tied it in the bottom of the eighth, and the Royals beat the Athletics. Alcides Escobar doubled to start the ninth against Blake Treinen (1-1), matching his season high with three hits. Then Gordon delivered his second run-scoring single of the series finale. Oakland’s Matt Chapman hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth against Brandon Maurer (1-1), who wound up the winner.
Mariners 7, Orioles 6
SEATTLE
Recently acquired Yonder Alonso hit his first homer for Seattle and drove in three runs, and Marc Rzepczynski struck out Chris Davis with the bases loaded to end. Alonso, acquired in a trade with Oakland on Aug. 6, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, his 23rd of the season. He added an RBI single during a three-run fifth and also singled in the seventh. Leonys Martin opened the sixth with his third home run to put Seattle up 7-4. Seattle closer Edwin Diaz came on in the ninth and walked the first three hitters. Manny Machado followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 7-5, but Martin prevented an extra-base hit with a sensational diving catch in right field. Diaz struck out Jonathan Schoop, but then hit both Trey Mancini and Mark Trumbo to force in another run. Rzepczynski relieved and fanned Davis on three pitches for his first save. Tony Zych (6-3) pitched 12/3 scoreless innings in relief. Ubaldo Jimenez (5-8) allowed six runs in 41/3 innings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Padres 3, Phillies 0
SAN DIEGO
Clayton Richard pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout since 2012 and Wil Myers stole three bases in an inning as San Diego blanked Philadelphia for a three-game sweep.
Marlins 8, Giants 1
MIAMI
Giancarlo Stanton’s homer streak ended Wednesday, but he singled, stole a base and scored in a four-run first inning to help Miami beat San Francisco. Stanton, who had homered in a team-record six consecutive games, didn’t come close to his 45th of the year.
Cubs 7, Reds 6
CHICAGO
Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in the first inning and Javier Baez scored on a wild pitch in the ninth as Chicago overcame a late Cincinnati rally to win.
INTERLEAGUE
Astros 9, Diamondbacks 9
HOUSTON
Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer in a four-run eighth, Charlie Morton threw 61/3 solid innings as Houston defeated Arizona. After Arizona closed within 5-4 in the top of the eighth, Juan Centeno scored on a wild pitch by David Hernandez, and Derek Fisher scored on a Jose Altuve sacrifice fly before Reddick capped the inning with his 12th home run of the season that just made it over the right field wall.
Red Sox 5, Cardinals 4
BOSTON
Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that lifted Boston. Xander Bogaerts hit a solo homer for the AL East-leading Red Sox, who won for the 12th time in 14 games and maintained their 41/2-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees.
Yankees 5, Mets 3
NEW YORK
Aaron Judge launched a titanic homer, Didi Gregorius snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Mets for their third straight victory in the Subway Series.
Associated Press