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MLB roundup: Diamondbacks extend win streak to 10
September 3, 2017
DENVER -- The Arizona Diamondbacks rested three regulars Sunday but hit three home runs and won their 10th straight game, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-1 to sweep their three-game series.
The winning streak is the longest since Arizona won a franchise-record 12 straight from June 18 to June 30, 2003. The Diamondbacks lead the Rockies by 6 1/2 games in the race for the top wild-card spot in the National League.
Ketel Marte hit a solo homer and Brandon Drury hit a two-run shot in the three-run sixth inning that broke a 1-1 tie. Chris Iannetta homered in the eighth, and starter Zack Godley held the Rockies to three hits and one run in six innings.
Rangers 7, Angels 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus homered twice and drove in three runs as Texas moved back to .500 by hanging on for a victory over Los Angeles.
Andrus hit a solo homer in the third to tie the score at 2. He then added insurance to a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer to left in the sixth. It was the second two-homer game for Andrus this year. He's the first Texas shortstop to have multiple-homer games in one season since Alex Rodriguez in 2003.
Andrus'exploits helped Martin Perez (11-10) win his sixth straight start.
Padres 6, Dodgers 4
SAN DIEGO -- Erick Aybar and Jose Pirela homered, Wil Myers hit a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and Jhoulys Chacin held Los Angeles to two earned runs in seven innings in San Diego's win.
It marked the first time since June 2013 that the Padres won three straight against the Dodgers, who have lost eight of their last nine games.
Alex Wood, activated from the disabled list with SC joint inflammation, suffered only his second loss in 16 decisions. He allowed four runs, seven hits, and three walks in seven innings.
Brewers 7, Nationals 2
MILWAUKEE -- Domingo Santana hit two homers and drove in three runs to lead Milwaukee to a series win over Washington.
Milwaukee bounced back from letting a late-inning lead slip away Saturday to take three of four from National League East-leading Washington.
Santana put the Brewers on the board with a solo home run off Edwin Jackson (5-4) in the second inning. After Neil Walker and Ryan Braun hit consecutive doubles in the fourth to make it 2-0, Santana blasted a two-run shot to increase Milwaukee's lead to 4-0.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
BALTIMORE -- Mark Trumbo hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning and Baltimore split a four-game series with Toronto.
Welington Castillo hit two homers, including a game-tying solo shot in the ninth as Toronto closer Roberto Osuna squandered an opportunity to tie a career high with his 36th save.
Jonathan Schoop led off the 12th with a double off Danny Barnes (2-6), and two batters later, Trumbo stroked the ball into the left field corner. Trumbo also homered for Baltimore.
Braves 5, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Rio Ruiz drove in three runs and Max Fried earned a victory in his first major league start as Atlanta snapped Chicago's six-game winning streak.
Fried (1-0) limited the Cubs to one run and four hits in five innings. Fried, who had made four appearances for the Braves in relief this season, struck out four and walked three. Atlanta's bullpen combined for four scoreless innings.
The Braves, who had lost three straight games, took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning when Dansby Swanson snapped a 1-1 tie with an RBI single. The hit drove in Freddie Freeman, who led off the inning with a double. Ruiz extended the Atlanta lead with a single that scored Nick Markakis, who drew a one-out walk ahead of Swanson's single.
Royals 5, Twins 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead, two-run triple and Melky Cabrera drove in two runs as Kansas City took two of three games from Minnesota with a win at Target Field.
Cain's triple came shortly after Twins manager Paul Molitor was ejected by home plate umpire Marty Foster. Molitor was tossed after arguing when Cain checked his swing on an apparent third strike.
Two pitches later, Cain's two-out triple over the head of center fielder Byron Buxton put the Royals up 5-4.
Pirates 3, Reds 1
PITTSBURGH -- Jordy Mercer and Starling Marte hit homers as Pittsburgh made the most of five hits to beat Cincinnati at PNC Park.
Trevor Williams (6-7), who was 0-3 in his previous four starts, gave up eight hits and a walk but managed to throw seven shutout innings with the help of five strikeouts and a double play. The Reds were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position against him.
Felipe Rivero got his 17th save despite giving up an unearned run in the ninth.
White Sox 6, Rays 2
CHICAGO -- Tim Anderson fell a triple shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs, and Chicago cruised past Tampa Bay.
Lucas Giolito (2-1) notched a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings for the win.
Jose Abreu hit a two-run home run to complement Anderson's production at the plate. Lucas Duda hit a solo homer for the Rays.
Astros 8, Mets 6
HOUSTON -- Cameron Maybin and George Springer homered and Houston rallied from an early three-run deficit to complete an interleague series sweep of New York at Minute Maid Park.
Maybin, making his second start since being picked up on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels last Thursday, struck the biggest blow in the Astros' five-run third inning, belting a three-run homer off Chris Flexen (3-4) to push Houston to a 6-4 lead.
Springer added his 31st homer leading off the fourth inning to stretch the lead to three runs.
Phillies 3, Marlins 1 (12)
MIAMI -- Rookie Nick Williams hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 12th inning to lead Philadelphia to a win over Miami at Marlins Park.
Williams, who had failed to get a runner home from third base with one out in the fifth and again in the 10th, found redemption against Junichi Tazawa (3-4).
The winning rally started with a leadoff single by Daniel Nava. Pinch-runner Ricardo Pinto, a pitcher, came in and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Ty Kelly. Pinto made it to third on a passed ball from catcher A.J. Ellis and scored when Williams pulled a 1-1 pitch to right.
Cardinals 7, Giants 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Paul DeJong and Jose Martinez smacked back-to-back home runs off Madison Bumgarner, and Harrison Bader added a solo shot two innings later to power St. Louis past San Francisco.
Luke Weaver struck out nine in seven strong innings as the Cardinals took three of four in the series. The win allowed St. Louis to move within three games of Colorado for the second wild-card playoff spot in the National League.
The day wasn't a total loss for Bumgarner, who allowed five runs and five hits in six innings. He hit his third homer of the year that temporarily tied the score at 2.
Mariners 10, A's 2
SEATTLE -- Seattle used three home runs and a strong start from Andrew Albers to complete a three-game sweep of Oakland.
Albers threw five no-hit innings before allowing a leadoff homer in the sixth, and Robinson Cano, Carlos Ruiz and Mitch Haniger all homered.
Seattle blew the game open with a five-run eighth inning. Cano finished with four hits and as many RBIs and Haniger went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Indians 11, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Jose Ramirez hit two home runs and three doubles for the 13th five extra-base hit game by a player in major league history, leading the Indians over the Tigers. Both of his home runs never left the park on their own.
Francisco Lindor set a club record for homers by a Cleveland shortstop with his 26th and Josh Tomlin (8-9), on the disabled list since the end of July, pitched one-run ball for 5 2/3 innings.
Yankees 9, Red Sox 2
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit his first home run in more than two weeks, and New York blasted three homers against Boston ace Chris Sale and concluded the season series against its rivals with a victory.
Judge hit his league-leading 38th homer with two outs in the sixth off Addison Reed when he drove the right-hander's 1-1 fastball an estimated 469 feet halfway up the left field bleachers. The ball traveled 115.1 mph and ended his season-high 57-at-bat drought without a homer.
Judge hit his first homer since the fourth-inning, upper-deck shot off New York Mets right-hander Robert Gsellman on Aug. 16 at Citi Field. The Sunday blast occurred after Chase Headley, Matt Holliday and Todd Frazier hit solo homers off Sale.
September 3, 2017
DENVER -- The Arizona Diamondbacks rested three regulars Sunday but hit three home runs and won their 10th straight game, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-1 to sweep their three-game series.
The winning streak is the longest since Arizona won a franchise-record 12 straight from June 18 to June 30, 2003. The Diamondbacks lead the Rockies by 6 1/2 games in the race for the top wild-card spot in the National League.
Ketel Marte hit a solo homer and Brandon Drury hit a two-run shot in the three-run sixth inning that broke a 1-1 tie. Chris Iannetta homered in the eighth, and starter Zack Godley held the Rockies to three hits and one run in six innings.
Rangers 7, Angels 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus homered twice and drove in three runs as Texas moved back to .500 by hanging on for a victory over Los Angeles.
Andrus hit a solo homer in the third to tie the score at 2. He then added insurance to a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer to left in the sixth. It was the second two-homer game for Andrus this year. He's the first Texas shortstop to have multiple-homer games in one season since Alex Rodriguez in 2003.
Andrus'exploits helped Martin Perez (11-10) win his sixth straight start.
Padres 6, Dodgers 4
SAN DIEGO -- Erick Aybar and Jose Pirela homered, Wil Myers hit a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and Jhoulys Chacin held Los Angeles to two earned runs in seven innings in San Diego's win.
It marked the first time since June 2013 that the Padres won three straight against the Dodgers, who have lost eight of their last nine games.
Alex Wood, activated from the disabled list with SC joint inflammation, suffered only his second loss in 16 decisions. He allowed four runs, seven hits, and three walks in seven innings.
Brewers 7, Nationals 2
MILWAUKEE -- Domingo Santana hit two homers and drove in three runs to lead Milwaukee to a series win over Washington.
Milwaukee bounced back from letting a late-inning lead slip away Saturday to take three of four from National League East-leading Washington.
Santana put the Brewers on the board with a solo home run off Edwin Jackson (5-4) in the second inning. After Neil Walker and Ryan Braun hit consecutive doubles in the fourth to make it 2-0, Santana blasted a two-run shot to increase Milwaukee's lead to 4-0.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
BALTIMORE -- Mark Trumbo hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning and Baltimore split a four-game series with Toronto.
Welington Castillo hit two homers, including a game-tying solo shot in the ninth as Toronto closer Roberto Osuna squandered an opportunity to tie a career high with his 36th save.
Jonathan Schoop led off the 12th with a double off Danny Barnes (2-6), and two batters later, Trumbo stroked the ball into the left field corner. Trumbo also homered for Baltimore.
Braves 5, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Rio Ruiz drove in three runs and Max Fried earned a victory in his first major league start as Atlanta snapped Chicago's six-game winning streak.
Fried (1-0) limited the Cubs to one run and four hits in five innings. Fried, who had made four appearances for the Braves in relief this season, struck out four and walked three. Atlanta's bullpen combined for four scoreless innings.
The Braves, who had lost three straight games, took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning when Dansby Swanson snapped a 1-1 tie with an RBI single. The hit drove in Freddie Freeman, who led off the inning with a double. Ruiz extended the Atlanta lead with a single that scored Nick Markakis, who drew a one-out walk ahead of Swanson's single.
Royals 5, Twins 4
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead, two-run triple and Melky Cabrera drove in two runs as Kansas City took two of three games from Minnesota with a win at Target Field.
Cain's triple came shortly after Twins manager Paul Molitor was ejected by home plate umpire Marty Foster. Molitor was tossed after arguing when Cain checked his swing on an apparent third strike.
Two pitches later, Cain's two-out triple over the head of center fielder Byron Buxton put the Royals up 5-4.
Pirates 3, Reds 1
PITTSBURGH -- Jordy Mercer and Starling Marte hit homers as Pittsburgh made the most of five hits to beat Cincinnati at PNC Park.
Trevor Williams (6-7), who was 0-3 in his previous four starts, gave up eight hits and a walk but managed to throw seven shutout innings with the help of five strikeouts and a double play. The Reds were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position against him.
Felipe Rivero got his 17th save despite giving up an unearned run in the ninth.
White Sox 6, Rays 2
CHICAGO -- Tim Anderson fell a triple shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs, and Chicago cruised past Tampa Bay.
Lucas Giolito (2-1) notched a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings for the win.
Jose Abreu hit a two-run home run to complement Anderson's production at the plate. Lucas Duda hit a solo homer for the Rays.
Astros 8, Mets 6
HOUSTON -- Cameron Maybin and George Springer homered and Houston rallied from an early three-run deficit to complete an interleague series sweep of New York at Minute Maid Park.
Maybin, making his second start since being picked up on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels last Thursday, struck the biggest blow in the Astros' five-run third inning, belting a three-run homer off Chris Flexen (3-4) to push Houston to a 6-4 lead.
Springer added his 31st homer leading off the fourth inning to stretch the lead to three runs.
Phillies 3, Marlins 1 (12)
MIAMI -- Rookie Nick Williams hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 12th inning to lead Philadelphia to a win over Miami at Marlins Park.
Williams, who had failed to get a runner home from third base with one out in the fifth and again in the 10th, found redemption against Junichi Tazawa (3-4).
The winning rally started with a leadoff single by Daniel Nava. Pinch-runner Ricardo Pinto, a pitcher, came in and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Ty Kelly. Pinto made it to third on a passed ball from catcher A.J. Ellis and scored when Williams pulled a 1-1 pitch to right.
Cardinals 7, Giants 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Paul DeJong and Jose Martinez smacked back-to-back home runs off Madison Bumgarner, and Harrison Bader added a solo shot two innings later to power St. Louis past San Francisco.
Luke Weaver struck out nine in seven strong innings as the Cardinals took three of four in the series. The win allowed St. Louis to move within three games of Colorado for the second wild-card playoff spot in the National League.
The day wasn't a total loss for Bumgarner, who allowed five runs and five hits in six innings. He hit his third homer of the year that temporarily tied the score at 2.
Mariners 10, A's 2
SEATTLE -- Seattle used three home runs and a strong start from Andrew Albers to complete a three-game sweep of Oakland.
Albers threw five no-hit innings before allowing a leadoff homer in the sixth, and Robinson Cano, Carlos Ruiz and Mitch Haniger all homered.
Seattle blew the game open with a five-run eighth inning. Cano finished with four hits and as many RBIs and Haniger went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Indians 11, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Jose Ramirez hit two home runs and three doubles for the 13th five extra-base hit game by a player in major league history, leading the Indians over the Tigers. Both of his home runs never left the park on their own.
Francisco Lindor set a club record for homers by a Cleveland shortstop with his 26th and Josh Tomlin (8-9), on the disabled list since the end of July, pitched one-run ball for 5 2/3 innings.
Yankees 9, Red Sox 2
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit his first home run in more than two weeks, and New York blasted three homers against Boston ace Chris Sale and concluded the season series against its rivals with a victory.
Judge hit his league-leading 38th homer with two outs in the sixth off Addison Reed when he drove the right-hander's 1-1 fastball an estimated 469 feet halfway up the left field bleachers. The ball traveled 115.1 mph and ended his season-high 57-at-bat drought without a homer.
Judge hit his first homer since the fourth-inning, upper-deck shot off New York Mets right-hander Robert Gsellman on Aug. 16 at Citi Field. The Sunday blast occurred after Chase Headley, Matt Holliday and Todd Frazier hit solo homers off Sale.
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