Recap Roundups
August 23, 2018
Boston 7, Cleveland 0
David Price pitched eight scoreless innings, and Boston used three two-RBI doubles in the fifth inning to break open a scoreless game as the Red Sox rolled to a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday afternoon in a getaway game at Fenway Park .
Philadelphia 2, Washington 0
Odubel Herrera hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave the visiting Philadelphia Phillies a 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals in a Thursday afternoon contest at Nationals Park.
San Francisco 3, NY Mets 1
Madison Bumgarner continued his mastery of the New York Mets at Citi Field Thursday afternoon, when the San Francisco Giants left-hander outdueled Cy Young Award contender Jacob deGrom and earned the win by tossing eight strong innings in the Giants' 3-1 victory.
Detroit 7, Chi. White Sox 2
Matthew Boyd tossed six scoreless innings, Detroit batters hit three homers in the sixth inning and the Tigers cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.
Colorado 4, San Diego 3
Ian Desmond hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Thursday in Denver.
Atlanta 5, Miami 0
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered and got hit by another pitch, and Sean Newcomb pitched six scoreless innings of two-hit ball to lead the Atlanta Braves past the host Miami Marlins 5-0 on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 3
Ryan O'Hearn's throwing error with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning allowed the winning run to score as the Tampa Bay Rays completed a seven-game season sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 triumph on Thursday night at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Chi. Cubs 7, Cincinnati 1
Veteran southpaw Cole Hamels notched his first complete game of the season and the 17th of his career, and the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night at Wrigley Field.
Minnesota 6, Oakland 4
Max Kepler homered, and Joe Mauer moved into a tie for second place with Rod Carew on Minnesota's all-time hits list with an RBI single to help lead the Twins to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Thursday night in Minnesota.