Friday, June 28, 2019
Around the Horn
Thursday’s other MLB games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rays 5, Twins 2, 18 innings
MINNEAPOLIS
Yandy Diaz hit a sacrifice fly for Tampa Bay in the 18th inning to break a tie that lasted since the second, and the Rays finally pulled away from Minnesota. Ryan Yarbrough (7-3), the eighth reliever and the 22nd player used by the Rays during the game that lasted 5:42 after rain delayed the first pitch by 57 minutes, threw three scoreless innings for the victory.
Rangers 3, Tigers 1
DETROIT
Joey Gallo hit two solo homers and Ariel Jurado threw seven shutout innings and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of Detroit. Gallo led off the second inning by driving Spencer Turnbull’s pitch deep into the right-field seats. With two outs in the fourth inning, Gallo lined Nick Ramirez’s pitch over the left-field wall.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 9, Braves 7
CHICAGO
Craig Kimbrel dodged trouble for a save in his season debut when new teammate Anthony Rizzo dived into first base for the final out, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves. Kimbrel struck out Brian McCann looking and induced a groundout from Johan Camargo to start the ninth inning. Ronald Acuna Jr. then doubled into Wrigley Field’s ivy, and Dansby Swanson walked on four pitches. Freddie Freeman grounded sharply down the first base line, and Rizzo fielded and had to dive for the bag to beat Freeman.
Phillies 6, Mets 3
PHILADELPHIA
Jean Segura hit a three-run, walk-off homer against Edwin Diaz moments after Maikel Franco hit a tying, two run shot against the closer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets. New York’s Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Hector Neris with one out in the ninth, but the Phillies rallied in the bottom of the inning.
Nationals 8, Marlins 5
MIAMI
Juan Soto and Victor Robles each homered, and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Miami Marlins. Robles and Matt Adams homered against starter Sandy Alcantara during a five-run sixth inning that erased a 4-1 deficit. Kurt Suzuki also went deep.
INTERLEAGUE
Brewers 4, Mariners 2
MILWAUKEE
Orlando Arcia hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a three-game sweep with a win over the Seattle Mariners. Chase Anderson allowed two runs, one earned, and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. He also kicked off a four-run fourth inning with an RBI sac bunt with the bases loaded.
Associated Press