Recap Roundups
August 09, 2018
Washington 6, Atlanta 3
Michael A. Taylor took advantage of a surprise opportunity and Gio Gonzalez threw seven strong innings as the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-3 in a Thursday matinee at Nationals Park.
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Michael Brantley singled in Greg Allen with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians their second consecutive walk-off victory, 5-4 over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field.
San Diego 8, Milwaukee 4
Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth on Thursday afternoon to highlight a six-run inning and lead the visiting San Diego Padres to an 8-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber match of a three-game series at Miller Park.
NY Yankees 7, Texas 3
Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth solo homer in the fifth inning, J.A. Happ pitched six solid innings and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.
Toronto 8, Boston 5
Mookie Betts hit for the cycle for the first time in his career Thursday night, but it was not enough to give the visiting Boston Red Sox a three-game sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays, who held on to win 8-5.
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4
Jake Bauers drove in three runs, two on a single that gave Tampa Bay the lead in the seventh inning, as the Rays twice rallied Thursday night to knock off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in the rubber game of their three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Seattle 8, Houston 6
James Paxton remained unbeaten against the Houston Astros, buoyed by a powerful performance from the top third of the Seattle batting order in the visiting Mariners' 8-6 win on Thursday.
LA Dodgers 8, Colorado 5
Chris Taylor and Brian Dozier homered in a three-run ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday night in Denver.
Pittsburgh 10, San Francisco 5
Elias Diaz, Josh Bell and David Freese hit home runs Thursday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates, using a five-run seventh inning that was set up by two errors, overpowered the host San Francisco Giants 10-5 in the opener of a four-game series.