Recap Roundups
May 19, 2018
Oakland 5, Toronto 4
Chad Pinder hit his first career grand slam to cap a five-run eighth, and the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Cincinnati 5, Chi. Cubs 4
Cincinnati center fielder Billy Hamilton walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to drive in the winning run and Scooter Gennett had two hits as the Reds won a thriller in walkoff fashion, 5-4, over the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at the Great American Ball Park on Saturday.
LA Dodgers 4, Washington 1
Max Muncy had two RBIs and Ross Stripling was fabulous in six innings of one-run, four-hit pitching as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Nationals Park.
Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 6
Jorge Alfaro's RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a wild, rain-interrupted 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
San Francisco 9, Colorado 4
Brandon Crawford highlighted a 17-hit attack with a two-run double and two-run home run Saturday afternoon, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 9-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in San Francisco.
Cleveland 5, Houston 4
Corey Kluber fanned 10 batters to move into fifth place on the Indians' all-time strikeouts list and allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings as visiting Cleveland beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Saturday.
San Diego 6, Pittsburgh 2
San Diego left-hander Clayton Richard pitched into the eighth and Christian Villanueva drove in two runs with a double and a home run Saturday as the visiting Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2.
NY Mets 5, Arizona 4
Wilmer Flores lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night as the host New York Mets came back to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 at Citi Field.
Boston 6, Baltimore 3
Rafael Devers, Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi all homered for Boston as the Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Chi. Cubs 10, Cincinnati 0
Chicago center fielder Jason Heyward had a three-run triple and drove in four runs, Ian Happ homered and left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings as the Cubs split a day-night doubleheader with a 10-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Saturday.
Atlanta 8, Miami 1
Sean Newcomb's shutout streak ended, but he allowed only one run and pitched the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday at SunTrust Park.
Chi. White Sox 5, Texas 3
Daniel Palka hit a two-run triple, helping erase an early deficit, and Jose Abreu clubbed his eighth home run as the Chicago White Sox topped the visiting Texas Rangers 5-3 Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 4
Minnesota Twins outfielder Jake Cave homered in his second major-league at-bat, but Christian Yelich broke a late tie with a home run of his own Saturday night, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory in Minneapolis.
NY Yankees 8, Kansas City 3
Gary Sanchez highlighted a four-hit showing by hitting two solo homers as the New York Yankees beat the host Kansas City Royals 8-3 Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
LA Dodgers 5, Washington 4
Los Angeles pinch hitter Matt Kemp ripped a two-run double off Washington closer Sean Doolittle in the ninth inning to propel the Dodgers to a thrilling 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park to complete the sweep of a day-night doubleheader.
Tampa Bay 5, LA Angels 3
Daniel Robertson's grand slam and the first career start by Sergio Romo added up to a 5-3 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Los Angeles Angels, their sixth in a row, Saturday night at Angel Stadium.
Seattle 7, Detroit 2
James Paxton pitched a complete game, retiring the final 15 batters he faced, as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-2 Saturday night at Safeco Field.