Recap Roundups
September 08, 2020
Minnesota 7, St. Louis 3
Josh Donaldson smacked a three-run homer to power the visiting Minnesota Twins past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Tuesday in the first half of an interleague doubleheader.
Philadelphia 6, Boston 5
Alec Bohm hit a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Boston Red Sox 6-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3
Washington scored four early runs, Anibal Sanchez won for the second time in his last four starts and the Nationals held on Tuesday night in a 5-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.
Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6
Maikel Franco's sacrifice fly plated the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals snapped a seven-game losing streak with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.
Oakland 4, Houston 2
Robbie Grossman broke a sixth-inning tie with an RBI single and Khris Davis drove in two runs, one with his first home run in more than a month, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.
St. Louis 6, Minnesota 4
Matt Carpenter triggered a five-run rally to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Minnesota Twins 6-4 in the second half of their interleague doubleheader.
Toronto 2, NY Yankees 1
Jonathan Davis, playing his first game of the season, hit a two-run homer in the second inning Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 2-1 at Buffalo, N.Y.
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. White Sox 4
Jason Martin scored the winning run in the ninth inning for a 5-4 Pittsburgh Pirates victory Tuesday when catcher Yasmani Grandal dropped a toss home, ending the visiting Chicago White Sox's four-game winning streak.
Boston 5, Philadelphia 2
Bobby Dalbec homered, singled and drove in three runs to lift the visiting Boston Red Sox past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Baltimore 11, NY Mets 2
John Means tossed six strong innings to earn his first win of the season Tuesday night, when the visiting Baltimore Orioles hit four homers as they continued surging with an 11-2 win over the New York Mets.
Detroit 8, Milwaukee 3
Jeimer Candelario homered and drove in four runs, Spencer Turnbull pitched six shutout innings and the host Detroit Tigers cruised to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
Miami 8, Atlanta 0
The visiting Miami Marlins hit three home runs to back the stellar pitching of rookie Sixto Sanchez and defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-0 on Tuesday.
Texas 7, LA Angels 1
Lance Lynn gave up just one run and four hits in seven innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Chi. Cubs 3, Cincinnati 0
Alec Mills threw six strong innings, and the Chicago Cubs tripled home all of their runs during a 3-0 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
San Diego 14, Colorado 5
featuring a grand slam by Wil Myers and a three-run shot by Austin Nola -- to score a 14-5 victory.
Houston 5, Oakland 4
Yuli Gurriel's sacrifice fly broke a seventh-inning tie Tuesday night and allowed the visiting Houston Astros to salvage a split of their doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory.
LA Dodgers 10, Arizona 9
Gavin Lux homered twice, including a three-run shot in the top of the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit for a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
San Francisco 6, Seattle 5
Pinch hitter Darin Ruf hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the seventh, and the San Francisco bullpen combined for four scoreless innings as the Giants rallied to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 6-5 Tuesday night in a matchup of two of baseball's hottest teams.