Recap Roundups
May 06, 2018
NY Yankees 7, Cleveland 4
Rookie Gleyber Torres hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees erased a four-run deficit and recorded a stunning 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Colorado 3, NY Mets 2
Ian Desmond's second solo homer Sunday afternoon snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets and a sweep of the three-game series at Citi Field.
Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1
Kevin Pillar doubled in the ninth inning and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Sunday afternoon to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4
Washington's Max Scherzer struck out 15 in 6 1/3 innings, and Wilmer Difo produced a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as the Nationals rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
San Francisco 4, Atlanta 3
San Francisco rookie Andrew Suarez pitched 5 1/3 strong innings to earn his first career victory on Sunday, a 4-3 triumph over the Atlanta Braves that gave the Giants a three-game series sweep.
Minnesota 5, Chi. White Sox 3
Minnesota left fielder Eddie Rosario homered and drove in two runs and the Twins scored five runs after breaking up James Shields' no-hitter in the seventh inning for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday.
Pittsburgh 9, Milwaukee 0
Chad Kuhl pitched seven shutout innings and combined with reliever Richard Rodriguez for a two-hitter, and the Pittsburgh Pirates backed them with 13 hits, including three homers, in a 9-0 win Sunday over the host Milwaukee Brewers.
Kansas City 4, Detroit 2
The Royals might not have had the quantity of chances to score runs that the Detroit Tigers did Sunday, but Kansas City definitely did a better of job of capitalizing on its opportunities.
Boston 6, Texas 1
Chris Sale fanned 12 hitters over seven dominant innings Sunday while batterymate Sandy Leon cracked a game-breaking, three-run homer as the Boston Red Sox dumped the Texas Rangers 6-1 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Oakland 2, Baltimore 1
Andrew Triggs pitched seven solid innings, and the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon in Oakland.
San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 0
Rookie left-hander Eric Lauer shut out the Dodgers over six innings to earn his first major league win, and Eric Hosmer hit his second two-run homer in as many games Sunday afternoon as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in the rubber match of their three-game series in Monterrey, Mexico.
Miami 8, Cincinnati 5
Second baseman Starlin Castro drove in three runs for the second straight game as the Miami Marlins defeated the host Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Arizona 3, Houston 1
Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock had two hits and drove in two runs, and Houston right-hander Justin Verlander took his first regular-season loss since joining the Astros last August in the Diamondbacks' 3-1 victory on Sunday in Phoenix.
LA Angels 8, Seattle 2
Shohei Ohtani pitched six strong innings and Mike Trout hit his 12th home run of the season as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-2 Sunday afternoon at Safeco Field.
St. Louis 4, Chi. Cubs 3
Dexter Fowler's two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 14th inning early Monday morning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs at sold-out Busch Stadium.