Recap Roundups
April 20, 2019
NY Yankees 9, Kansas City 2
Aaron Judge homered in the first inning but exited five innings later with a left oblique injury as the New York Yankees rolled to a 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Chi. White Sox 0, Detroit 0
The Saturday afternoon game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park has been postponed because of rain.
St. Louis 10, NY Mets 2
Miles Mikolas allowed two runs in eight innings and drove in two runs with a second-inning single to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-2 win against the visiting New York Mets on Saturday afternoon.
Arizona 6, Chi. Cubs 0
Eduardo Escobar, David Peralta and John Ryan Murphy each homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away for a 6-0 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.
Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1
Cole Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run home run in his major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory Saturday over the visiting San Francisco Giants in a game that was shortened to five innings because of rain.
Minnesota 6, Baltimore 5
Eddie Rosario hit two home runs for the second consecutive game and Byron Buxton had a two-run double to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
Toronto 10, Oakland 1
Rowdy Tellez and Brandon Drury hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fourth inning Saturday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame an injury to starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker to thump the Oakland Athletics 10-1 in Oakland, Calif.
Cleveland 8, Atlanta 4
Max Moroff belted a solo homer in the fourth inning and added an RBI single as part of a six-run fifth as the host Cleveland Indians posted an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of their doubleheader on Saturday.
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5
Boston's Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and drove in the game-winning run with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly to lead the Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
Miami 9, Washington 3
The host Miami Marlins clinched their first series win of the season, beating three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals 9-3 on Saturday night.
Minnesota 16, Baltimore 7
Mitch Garver hit two home runs and drove in five runs, Nelson Cruz had four hits including a pair of home runs and scored four runs and Eddie Rosario hit his fifth homer in three games as the visiting Minnesota Twins completed a sweep of its doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles in a 16-7 victory on Saturday night.
Milwaukee 5, LA Dodgers 0
Christian Yelich hit two more home runs Saturday, giving him eight in his last six games, as the Milwaukee Brewers ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing 5-0 victory Saturday over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.
Texas 9, Houston 4
The Texas Rangers seemed prepared for Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole and handed the two-time All Star the worst loss of his career in a 9-4 win on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
Philadelphia 8, Colorado 5
Bryce Harper homered, Phil Gosselin drove in three runs with a double, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 in Denver on Saturday night.
Cincinnati 4, San Diego 2
Right-hander Luis Castillo held slumping San Diego to one run on four hits over six innings Saturday night as visiting Cincinnati scored a 4-2 victory at Petco Park.
Atlanta 8, Cleveland 7
Ronald Acuna Jr. ripped a two-run double to cap a five-run uprising in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves recorded an 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night to salvage a split of a doubleheader.
Seattle 6, LA Angels 5
The Seattle Mariners continue to hit the ball over the fence, and they continued to beat up on the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-5 victory Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.