Recap Roundups
September 23, 2020
LA Angels 5, San Diego 2
Struggling Shohei Ohtani went deep to ignite a three-homer barrage in the second inning to lift the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
Philadelphia 12, Washington 3
Bryce Harper homered twice, walked three times, drove in two runs and scored four runs to lift the visiting Philadelphia Phillies easily past the Washington Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday.
Cleveland 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Jordan Luplow drilled a walk-off solo home run and four pitchers combined on a four-hitter with 16 strikeouts to lift the host Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 victory against the White Sox on Wednesday, knocking Chicago out of first place in the American League Central.
Arizona 7, Texas 3
Wyatt Mathisen ripped the first two home runs of his big league career in back-to-back innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-3 comeback victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Phoenix in the finale of a two-game interleague series.
Toronto 14, NY Yankees 1
Danny Jansen was 4-for-4 with two solo homers and three RBIs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 14-1 Wednesday night in Buffalo.
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 1
Pitching on three days' rest, Trevor Bauer struck out 12 over eight innings, and the Cincinnati Reds homered three more times to take two of three from the visiting Milwaukee Brewers with Wednesday night's 6-1 victory.
Seattle 3, Houston 2
Nick Margevicius pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh 2, Chi. Cubs 1
First-inning home runs by Adam Frazier and Ke'Bryan Hayes held up Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates won their second straight game, 2-1 over the visiting Chicago Cubs.
Atlanta 9, Miami 4
Dansby Swanson capped a five-run rally with a three-run homer as the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Miami Marlins 9-4 on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay 8, NY Mets 5
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the sixth inning and added another homer in the ninth and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League East Division title with an 8-5 victory over the host New York Mets Wednesday night.
Boston 9, Baltimore 1
Rafael Devers contributed a three-run double during a six-run third inning as the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 9-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Minnesota 7, Detroit 6
Jake Cave hit two homers and drove in three runs and Eddie Rosario also went deep as the Minnesota Twins overcame a two-homer, six-RBI game by Miguel Cabrera to move into first place in the American League Central with a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Kansas City 12, St. Louis 3
Salvador Perez and Franchy Cordero each hit two homers and drove in five runs as the Kansas City Royals clobbered the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 in the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday.
Oakland 6, LA Dodgers 4
Ramon Laureano hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to give the visiting Oakland Athletics a 6-4 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Francisco 7, Colorado 2
Mauricio Dubon hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth inning and the San Francisco Giants moved into a tie for a National League wild-card spot with four days remaining in the regular season thanks to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.