Recap Roundups
June 18, 2019
Philadelphia 0, Washington 0
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals had a scheduled game postponed due to rain for the second night in a row Tuesday at Nationals Park.
NY Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 3
On a night Giancarlo Stanton made his long-awaited return to the New York Yankees lineup, it was newest Yankee Edwin Encarnacion who stole the show, homering for the first time since joining the club in a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night at rainy Yankee Stadium.
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 4
The visiting Tigers scored the winning run in the eighth inning Tuesday with the help of a mistake-prone Pittsburgh Pirates defense, and Detroit broke a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory.
LA Angels 3, Toronto 1
Kole Calhoun and Brian Goodwin hit solo home runs, Tyler Skaggs pitched 7 1/3 effective innings, and the visiting Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Tuesday night.
Cincinnati 4, Houston 3
Jesse Winker and Derek Dietrich slugged home runs in the first inning before Kyle Farmer added a third homer against Justin Verlander in the seventh as the host Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday to claim this interleague series.
NY Mets 10, Atlanta 2
New York right-hander Jacob deGrom quieted the Atlanta bats, and rookie first baseman Pete Alonso picked up his first four-hit game to power the Mets to a 10-2 road win over the Braves on Tuesday.
Cleveland 10, Texas 3
Rookie Zach Plesac allowed two hits over seven-plus innings, and Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis each drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians recorded a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
Chi. White Sox 3, Chi. Cubs 1
Eloy Jimenez launched a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning in his first game against his original organization, boosting the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Minnesota 4, Boston 3
Max Kepler singled with the bases loaded in the 17th inning to give the Minnesota Twins their first walk-off win of the season, 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Miami 6, St. Louis 0
In just his second major league appearance, Jordan Yamamoto extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings, leading the Miami Marlins to a 6-0 win over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Colorado 8, Arizona 1
Charlie Blackmon became the first Colorado player to have at least three hits in five consecutive games as the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 in Phoenix on Tuesday night.
Oakland 16, Baltimore 2
Beau Taylor triggered a six-homer assault on Baltimore Orioles pitching with his first major league blast Tuesday night as the host Oakland Athletics made it two straight in the three-game series with a 16-2 shellacking.
San Diego 4, Milwaukee 1
Left-hander Logan Allen allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings in his major league debut Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-1.
LA Dodgers 9, San Francisco 0
Clayton Kershaw celebrated the fifth anniversary of his only no-hitter with another dominating performance, delivering seven scoreless innings Tuesday in a 9-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Kansas City 9, Seattle 0
Whit Merrifield hit two homers and drove in six runs, and Homer Bailey pitched 7 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-0 Tuesday night.