Monday, June 19, 2017
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 4, Yankees 3
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Khris Davis hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third that held up to back rookie Jharel Cotton’s first victory since May 4, and Oakland completed a four-game sweep of slumping New York.
Mariners 7, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Kyle Seager drove in three runs with three doubles, Christian Bergman pitched effectively into the sixth inning and Seattle beat Texas. Danny Valencia’s two-run homer capped a four-run first against Texas ace Yu Darvish (6-5), and the Mariners beat the right-hander for the first time in eight tries on the road. Bergman (4-4) permitted four hits and two runs in 52/3 innings after giving up nine runs in 22/3 innings in his last start in Minnesota.
Rays 9, Tigers 1
DETROIT
Logan Morrison homered twice and Steven Souza Jr. hit his first career grand slam as Tampa Bay beat Detroit to split a four-game series. Derek Norris and Evan Longoria also homered for the Rays. Jake Faria (3-0) allowed one run, six hits and a walk in seven innings. He struck out a career-high nine. Buck Farmer (2-1) allowed seven runs in 21/3 innings, and has allowed 13 runs in 42/3 innings over his last two starts.
Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3
TORONTO
Kendrys Morales and Russell Martin each homered to help Toronto beat Chicago. Martin tied the game in the sixth with his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to the center field fence that bounced off the glove of outfielder Willy Garcia and over. Ryan Goins tripled home Steve Pearce against Anthony Swarzak (3-2) for the tiebreaking run two batters later. J.A. Happ (2-4) picked up his first home win of the season, giving up three runs over 62/3 innings.
Royals 7, Angels 3
ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Jason Vargas earned his 10th win, most in the majors, and Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer as Kansas City beat Los Angeles. Mike Moustakas had a three-run double for the Royals, who went 7-2 on their California trip and scored at least seven runs in six of those victories. Vargas (10-3) gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings, and Kelvin Herrera got two outs for his 15th save. JC Ramirez (6-5) allowed five runs in three innings.
Red Sox 6, Astros 5
HOUSTON
Xander Bogaerts went deep twice for the first multihomer game of his career and had four RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox Bogaerts had just two homers entering Sunday’s game. He ended an 0-for-14 skid when he connected off Joe Musgrove (4-6) to make it 1-0 with two outs in the first inning.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rockies 7, Giants 5
DENVER
Nolan Arenado completed the cycle with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies stunned the San Francisco Giants. Arenado hit the first pitch he saw from All-Star closer Mark Melancon (1-2) into the left-field seats to finish a four-game sweep. The slugger was mobbed at home plate by teammates, with a frenzied sellout crowd chanting “MVP! MVP!”
Dodgers 8, Reds 7
CINCINNATI
Logan Forsythe and Justin Turner homered, Kenta Maeda (5-3) pitched five strong innings and drove in two runs, and Kike Hernandez made a spectacular game-saving catch as Los Angeles held on to beat Cincinnati.
Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4, 10 innings
PHILADELPHIA
Rey Fuentes hit his first major league home run in the 10th inning, lifting Arizona over Philadelphia. Fuentes entered in the eighth inning as a pinch runner and was caught stealing. However, the rookie redeemed himself with a homer off Jeanmar Gomez (3-2) with one out in the 10th.
Brewers 2, Padres 1
MILWAUKEE
Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 in his first career complete game and Milwaukee got home runs from Hernan Perez and Manny Pina to edge San Diego. Nelson (5-3) allowed six hits and two walks while throwing 118 pitches in his 89th major league start.
Mets 5, Nationals 1
NEW YORK
Jacob deGrom hit his first major league home run and shut down a bruising Washington lineup on three singles for eight dominant innings, giving New York a win that prevented a four-game sweep. The NL East-leading Nationals had been 6-0 at Citi Field this season and had battered the Mets in three games this week, never trailing while totaling 18 extra-base hits.
Braves 5, Marlins 4
ATLANTA
Brandon Phillips’ single drove in Johan Camargo from third base in the ninth inning to give Atlanta a win over Miami. It was the second straight game-ending hit for Phillips, whose run-scoring single in the 10th gave Atlanta an 8-7 victory Saturday. Camargo hit a one-out infield single off Drew Steckenrider (0-1) and moved to third on Ender Inciarte’s line-drive single up the middle. Jim Johnson (5-1) pitched a scoreless ninth.
INTERLEAGUE
Orioles 8, Cardinals 5
BALTIMORE
Ubaldo Jimenez was stellar in his first start since May 22, Mark Trumbo homered for the second consecutive day and Baltimore beat St. Louis. Baltimore homered 10 times while winning two of three from the Cardinals to improve to .500 (34-34).
Associated Press