Recap Roundups
March 31, 2018
NY Mets 6, St. Louis 2
Todd Frazier collected three RBIs and gave the New York Mets a lead they would never relinquish with a two-run double in the first inning Saturday afternoon, when the Mets cruised to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field.
Washington 13, Cincinnati 7
Adam Eaton went 5-for-5 with a homer plus four runs scored with three RBI, and Brian Goodwin hit a grand slam as the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 13-7 on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.
Houston 9, Texas 3
Lance McCullers scattered four hits and allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings on the mound, and Carlos Correa had a two-run home run among his four hits as the Houston Astros rolled past the Texas Rangers 9-3 on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
LA Angels 8, Oakland 3
Zack Cozart and Mike Trout provided a formidable 1-2 punch at the top of the lineup, leading the way for the Los Angeles Angels in an 8-3 victory Saturday afternoon over the Oakland A's at the Oakland Coliseum.
Toronto 5, NY Yankees 3
Yangervis Solarte led off the bottom of the eighth inning by hitting the tiebreaking home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-3 Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Cleveland 6, Seattle 5
Yonder Alonso stunned his former teammates with a first-inning grand slam Saturday afternoon, giving the Cleveland Indians a lead they never relinquished in a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners in Seattle.
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Rick Porcello continued Boston's strong stretch of starting pitching with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball and Xander Bogaerts hit a solo home run and had two RBIs as the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Minnesota 6, Baltimore 2
Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson threw six innings of no-hit baseball and Miguel Sano homered and drove in two runs as the Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Saturday night at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Chi. Cubs 10, Miami 6
Ben Zobrist stroked a tie-breaking single in the 10th inning and Kris Bryant followed with a three-run double to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-6 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Atlanta 15, Philadelphia 2
Ryan Flaherty came back to haunt his former team, posting his second career four-hit game to pace the Atlanta Braves to a 15-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at SunTrust Park in Atlanta.
Chi. White Sox 4, Kansas City 3
Welington Castillo hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Colorado 2, Arizona 1
Colorado center fielder Charlie Blackmon hit two home runs and right-hander Wade Davis recorded his first save as Rockies avoided the second 0-3 start in franchise history with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday at Chase Field.
Milwaukee 7, San Diego 3
Newcomer outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain combined for eight hits, four runs scored and four RBIs Saturday night and third baseman Travis Shaw added three RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the host San Diego Padres 7-3 at Petco Park to complete a sweep of their three-game, season-opening series.
LA Dodgers 5, San Francisco 0
Chris Taylor scored twice, including the Los Angeles Dodgers' first run of the season, and right-hander Kenta Maeda provided his team's third straight strong pitching outing, lifting the defending National League champs to a 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles on Saturday night.