Recap Roundups
September 24, 2020
Pittsburgh 7, Chi. Cubs 0
The Pittsburgh Pirates, in their final home game, hit a season-high four homers and Chad Kuhl pitched seven scoreless innings Thursday in a 7-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Colorado 5, San Francisco 4
Raimel Tapia lofted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning, leading the Colorado Rockies past the host San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Thursday night.
NY Mets 3, Washington 2
David Peterson tossed a career-high seven innings and earned the win in the final start of his rookie season Thursday night as the New York Mets staved off elimination from postseason contention by beating the host Washington Nationals, 3-2.
Cleveland 5, Chi. White Sox 4
Jose Ramirez ripped a go-ahead two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning as the host Cleveland Indians completed a four-game sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Toronto 4, NY Yankees 1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits including a solo homer, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth with a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday in Buffalo.
Miami 4, Atlanta 2
Starter Pablo Lopez and the Miami bullpen slowed down the powerful Atlanta Braves as the visiting Marlins posted a 4-2 win on Thursday and trimmed their magic number to two to clinch a playoff berth.
Baltimore 13, Boston 1
Alex Cobb threw seven quality innings in his final outing of the season as the Baltimore Orioles avoided a three-game sweep with a 13-1 rout of the host Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
Houston 12, Texas 4
Alex Bregman finished a single shy of the cycle and the Houston Astros broke free of their recent offensive doldrums by bashing four home runs in their 12-4 victory over the host Texas Rangers on Thursday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Kansas City 8, Detroit 7
Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Maikel Franco homered and drove in two runs and the host Kansas City Royals edged the Detroit Tigers 8-7 on Thursday.
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 2
Dylan Carlson hit a two-run homer and an RBI double to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 Thursday night.
LA Dodgers 5, Oakland 1
Walker Buehler was impressive in his return from the injured list and the host Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 5-1 victory Thursday over the Oakland Athletics.