Recap Roundups
August 21, 2018
Washington 10, Philadelphia 4
Andrew Stevenson and Wilmer Difo hit back-to-back homers in a five-run sixth inning, and Ryan Zimmerman added a solo shot in the seventh as the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 in a rain-delayed game at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.
Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 1
Dansby Swanson hit two two-run homers, and right-hander Kevin Gausman allowed only four hits over eight scoreless innings Tuesday as the visiting Atlanta Braves downed the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1.
Toronto 8, Baltimore 2
The Blue Jays hit four solo home runs, Sam Gaviglio pitched seven innings for his first win since May 25, and Toronto defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 8-2 Tuesday night.
Cleveland 6, Boston 3
Shane Bieber took a shutout into the seventh inning and Melky Cabrera collected a single, double and home run Tuesday night, helping the Cleveland Indians win a second straight game against the host Boston Red Sox, 6-3, in a duel of division leaders at Fenway Park.
Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1
Blake Snell gave up one run on four hits over six innings and struck out 11, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
NY Yankees 2, Miami 1
Rookie Miguel Andujar hit a 12th-inning sacrifice fly to lead the visiting New York Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.
NY Mets 6, San Francisco 3
Jeff McNeil collected four hits Tuesday night, including a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning that helped the New York Mets earn a 6-3 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.
Detroit 2, Chi. Cubs 1
Victor Martinez had three hits and drove in a run, Jordan Zimmermann pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers held off the punchless Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota 5, Chi. White Sox 2
Eddie Rosario hit a go-ahead single with two outs in top of the ninth inning, and the visiting Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 7
Scooter Gennett delivered a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds register a 9-7 victory over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at Miller Park.
San Diego 4, Colorado 3
Austin Hedges hit a tiebreaking home run, Eric Hosmer also went deep, and the San Diego Padres cooled off the streaking Colorado Rockies with a 4-3 win on Tuesday night in Denver.
Arizona 5, LA Angels 4
Arizona left fielder David Peralta had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs, and Jon Jay scored the winning run in the ninth inning on a throwing error in the Diamondbacks' 5-4 interleague victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Chase Field on Tuesday.
Oakland 6, Texas 0
Brett Anderson ran his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 16 and Khris Davis surpassed 100 RBIs for the season with a run-scoring single and two-run home run Tuesday night, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a second consecutive shutout win over the Texas Rangers, 6-0 in Oakland, Calif.
St. Louis 5, LA Dodgers 2
Yadier Molina and Marcell Ozuna hit two-run home runs, and rookie right-hander Daniel Poncedeleon worked out of a pair of early jams as the St. Louis Cardinals continued their second-half surge with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Houston 3, Seattle 2
Left-hander Framber Valdez won his major league debut as the Houston Astros held on to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Tuesday night.