Blue Jays break out with eight-run first inning against D-Backs
The Toronto Blue Jays’ offence broke out in a big way Sunday afternoon, scoring eight runs in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Toronto Blue Jays’ offence broke out in a big way Sunday afternoon, scoring eight runs in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs, Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.
José Ramírez homered twice, Brayan Rocchio had three hits and three RBIs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Orioles 8-4 on Sunday to take three of four from Baltimore.
Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer, Andrew Alvarez worked 4 1/3 sharp innings in relief and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
The Houston Astros placed outfielder Joey Loperfido on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a right quad strain.
The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their fourth consecutive game on Friday, and sixth in their last seven, with embattled reliever Jeff Hoffman again at the centre of it.
Troy Johnston had a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning and finished with three hits to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam to break an eighth-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
George Kirby threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Luke Raley hit his fifth home run of the season as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Cedric Mullins led off the 13th inning with a two-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on a rainy Saturday night.
Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of an error to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday night.
Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and José Fermín and Alec Burleson added solo shots to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros Saturday night.
Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings to push his majors-leading total 40, Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday.
The Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list because of a strained left oblique, manager Rob Thomson said.
Max Muncy drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Matt Chapman’s RBI single in the 12th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory, 7-6 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Brice Turang hit a two-run homer and stretched his on-base streak to 18 games as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Saturday.
Tarik Skubal struck out a season-high 10 over six innings of one-run ball, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Saturday, ending their nine-game road losing streak.
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the injured list on Saturday.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is not starting Saturday night in Arizona, one day after leaving Friday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks. Varsho left the game in the third inning with what the team called left knee discomfort.
The Mets are in the midst of their first 10 game losing streak since 2004 after dropping to the Cubs 4-2 on Saturday.
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