Recap Roundups
August 31, 2024
St. Louis 6, NY Yankees 5
Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly two months, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer in the third inning and the St. Louis Cardinals recorded a 6-5 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.
Chi. Cubs 5, Washington 3
Javier Assad pitched six innings and Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday to notch their fifth straight win.
Tampa Bay 11, San Diego 4
After giving up 13 runs to San Diego in a lopsided series-opening loss, Tampa Bay returned the favor with an 11-4 win over the visiting Padres on Saturday afternoon.
Detroit 2, Boston 1
the longest outing of his career -- and the host Detroit Tigers edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday night.
Pittsburgh 3, Cleveland 0
Luis Ortiz and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Rowdy Tellez singled in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday.
Texas 3, Oakland 2
Leody Taveras' bases-loaded, walk-off single gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Oakland A's on Saturday night in the second of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Toronto 15, Minnesota 0
Will Wagner homered among his career-high five hits, highlighting Toronto's season-high 23-hit output as the Blue Jays pounded the Minnesota Twins 15-0 on Saturday night in Minneapolis.
NY Mets 5, Chi. White Sox 3
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Saturday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued a timely surge with a 5-3 win over the lowly Chicago White Sox in the middle game of a three-game series.
Houston 5, Kansas City 2
Jeremy Pena followed a two-run single by Yainer Diaz with a two-run triple in support of Yusei Kikuchi, who struck out 12 over seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday.
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0
Zack Wheeler threw seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves in the third game of the four-game set on Saturday evening.
Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4
Rookie Jackson Chourio hit a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning, Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half and the surging Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 5-4 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
Colorado 7, Baltimore 5
Jordan Beck's tiebreaking double in the eighth inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Denver on Saturday night.
LA Dodgers 8, Arizona 6
Tommy Edman delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix.
Miami 4, San Francisco 3
Griffin Conine belted his first major league home run, fellow rookie Connor Norby added his fifth and the visiting Miami Marlins held on for a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
LA Angels 5, Seattle 4
Mickey Moniak's second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.