Recap Roundups
August 20, 2019
LA Angels 5, Texas 1
Mike Trout set a career high with his 42nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels won the first game of the doubleheader, 5-1, against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday afternoon at Arlington, Texas.
Pittsburgh 4, Washington 1
Starling Marte hit a three-run homer in a four-run eighth inning Tuesday as the host Pittsburgh Pirates halted a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Baltimore 4, Kansas City 1
Hanser Alberto belted a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning as the host Baltimore Orioles snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
Philadelphia 3, Boston 2
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings to make a three-run first stand up as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies edged the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Tuesday in the opener of a two-game series.
Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 4
Tom Murphy hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Cincinnati 3, San Diego 2
Freddy Galvis continued his strong early run with Cincinnati by belting a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Sonny Gray struck out 10 to win his fourth straight decision as the Reds beat the visiting San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.
NY Mets 9, Cleveland 2
Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, rookie Pete Alonso added a two-run double in the seventh, and the New York Mets began a pivotal nine-game homestand with a 9-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.
Atlanta 5, Miami 1
Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman continued to feast on the visiting Miami Marlins, hitting two solo home runs and driving in four in the Braves' 5-1 win on Tuesday.
St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 4
Dexter Fowler drove in four runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Texas 3, LA Angels 2
Nick Solak's 11th-inning grounder got under the glove of Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, scoring Delino DeShields and giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win in the second game of the doubleheader on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
Chi. Cubs 5, San Francisco 3
Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-3 with two home runs, Nicholas Castellanos finished 3-for-5 with a homer, and the host Chicago Cubs earned a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
Houston 6, Detroit 3
George Springer and Jose Altuve smacked back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and Martin Maldonado went deep in the fifth as the Houston Astros slugged their way to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
Minnesota 14, Chi. White Sox 4
Nelson Cruz homered and doubled three times, Max Kepler hit his 34th home run of the season to go with a double and three RBIs, and Jorge Polanco also homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 14-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Arizona 8, Colorado 7
Nick Ahmed homered, and Eduardo Escobar reached 100 RBIs for the season as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
Oakland 6, NY Yankees 2
Matt Olson and Mark Canha hit first-inning home runs off Domingo German, and Homer Bailey pitched effectively into the sixth Tuesday night, helping the Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the visiting New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory.
LA Dodgers 16, Toronto 3
A.J. Pollock and Will Smith hit home runs to jumpstart the offense, and Clayton Kershaw moved past Sandy Koufax on the Dodgers' all-time win list as Los Angeles earned a 16-3 interleague victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.