Recap Roundups
August 26, 2020
Chi. White Sox 10, Pittsburgh 3
The Chicago White Sox rode four home runs Wednesday to a 10-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of their two-game series.
Atlanta 5, NY Yankees 1
Ronald Acuna Jr. led off with a long home run, one of three struck by Atlanta, and the Braves beat the New York Yankees 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader, to end Gerrit Cole's 20-game winning streak on Wednesday.
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2
Rhys Hoskins homered, Andrew McCutchen ripped three hits, and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday.
Toronto 9, Boston 1
Rowdy Tellez hit two home runs and had four RBIs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a three-run double in a five-run seventh and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 9-1 Wednesday night at Buffalo.
Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3
Michael Perez stroked a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, and the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 3
Tyler Naquin ripped a go-ahead RBI double to ignite a three-run eighth inning and propel the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Atlanta 2, NY Yankees 1
Freddie Freeman hit a two-run, opposite-field home run in the sixth inning, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Wednesday and giving them a doubleheader sweep.
Detroit 7, Chi. Cubs 6
Austin Romine had three hits, scored a run and drove in two more and the Detroit Tigers pounded out 18 hits while holding off the visiting Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Wednesday.
NY Mets 5, Miami 4
The New York Mets bullpen squandered another brilliant outing by Jacob deGrom on Wednesday night before Wilson Ramos delivered the tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth inning to give the host Mets a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins.
Oakland 3, Texas 1
Oakland's Stephen Piscotty continued his torrid run production with a game-tying RBI single, and the Athletics used a bases-loaded wild pitch to score the winning run in a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
St. Louis 6, Kansas City 5
Kolten Wong drew a bases-loaded walk to cap a ninth-inning rally and lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Colorado 8, Arizona 7
Charlie Blackmon hit a grand slam, Sam Hilliard homered, and Jon Gray allowed a run on three hits in six innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to their third straight win over the Arizona Diamondbacks with Wednesday night's 8-7 victory in Phoenix.