Recap Roundups
August 23, 2020
Baltimore 5, Boston 4
Rio Ruiz drove in four runs, and Thomas Eshelman threw 4 1/3 hitless innings in relief as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4
Starter Josh Fleming won in his major league debut as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Detroit 7, Cleveland 4
Miguel Cabrera drove in a pair of runs and Isaac Paredes had three hits to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 win against the host Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 4
Gregory Polanco's two-out, two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win and a sweep of their series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4
Nelson Cruz blasted his 10th home run of the season as the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday. Cruz has six home runs against Kansas City this season, 15 in the last two seasons.
St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2
Yadier Molina smacked four hits and drove in two runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Chi. Cubs 2, Chi. White Sox 1
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs were able to salvage a game in the crosstown series against the visiting White Sox with a 2-1 victory Sunday.
Seattle 4, Texas 1
Rookie right-hander Justin Dunn allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 4-1 Sunday afternoon.
Oakland 5, LA Angels 4
Mark Canha's sacrifice fly scored Franklin Barreto from third in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Oakland A's to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon in Oakland.
San Diego 5, Houston 3
Manny Machado hit a two-run home run in the eighth Sunday afternoon to break a 3-3 tie and lead the streaking San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the visiting Houston Astros at Petco Park.
San Francisco 6, Arizona 1
Alex Dickerson hit a three-run home run and Mike Yastrzemski added a solo shot, leading the host San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 win over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park.
LA Dodgers 11, Colorado 3
In a game that gave the appearances it was being played in the thin air of the Rocky Mountains, the Dodgers drilled seven home runs to finish a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday with an 11-3 win in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4
with the potential tying run thrown out at home to end the game -- for a 5-4 win over the host Atlanta Braves on Sunday night to end their five-game losing streak.