Recap Roundups
September 04, 2020
Minnesota 2, Detroit 0
Josh Donaldson and Jorge Polanco hit first-inning home runs and Randy Dobnak pitched five shutout innings for his sixth win of the season to lead the Minnesota Twins to their third consecutive victory, 2-0 over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 2
Nick Castellanos hit a solo homer Friday and the visiting Cincinnati Reds jumped out to an early lead as they topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 in the opening game of a doubleheader.
Atlanta 7, Washington 1
Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. returned from a hamstring injury to belt a pair of home runs and pace the Braves to a 7-1 win over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader on Friday.
Toronto 8, Boston 7
Travis Shaw went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 Friday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 5
Miguel Andujar and Clint Frazier each had RBI singles in the top of the ninth to give the visiting New York Yankees a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on the road in the first game of a doubleheader Friday.
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2
Jorge Polanco went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored and Marwin Gonzalez singled in the winning run in the eighth inning as the Minnesota Twins completed a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Tampa Bay 5, Miami 4
Michael Perez's three-run double highlighted a four-run fourth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3
Anthony Alford hit a two-run triple and flashed some slick baserunning to score on a wild pitch Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 for a split of a doubleheader.
Milwaukee 7, Cleveland 1
Keston Hiura ripped a go-ahead RBI double to ignite a four-run seventh inning and belted a two-run homer in the eighth to lift the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday.
Philadelphia 5, NY Mets 3
Roman Quinn hit a strange tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies continued their surge with a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets Friday night.
Washington 10, Atlanta 9
Trea Turner hit a solo homer in the sixth inning to break a tie game and help send the Washington Nationals to a 10-9 win over the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader on Friday, snapping their seven-game losing streak.
Boston 3, Toronto 2
Tzu-Wei Lin had an RBI double and Michael Chavis drove in a run with a single and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 to gain a doubleheader split on Friday.
Chi. White Sox 7, Kansas City 4
Jose Abreu's two-run double in the sixth inning opened up a close game and the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 3
Rookie Ryan Mountcastle homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Yankees 6-3 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night to end their 19-game, head-to-head losing streak against New York.
Chi. Cubs 4, St. Louis 1
Willson Contreras drove in four runs to power the Chicago Cubs past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Friday.
Seattle 6, Texas 3
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners returned from a three-day break with a 6-3 victory against the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.
LA Angels 6, Houston 5
Shohei Ohtani's one-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning scored designated runner Mike Trout from second base to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.
LA Dodgers 10, Colorado 6
AJ Pollock hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth, and Joc Pederson and Mookie Betts followed with insurance homers later in the frame as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied twice in the late innings Friday to earn a 10-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.
San Diego 7, Oakland 0
San Diego right-hander Zach Davies recorded his sixth win of the season with seven shutout innings, and the Padres hit three home runs in a 7-0 victory over the host Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Arizona 6, San Francisco 5
Ketel Marte tied a career high with three extra-base hits as part of a 4-for-5 evening, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 6-5 win over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night in the first of a four-game series.