Recap Roundups
July 02, 2018
Detroit 3, Toronto 2
Niko Goodrum tripled and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Monday afternoon, and the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.
Atlanta 5, NY Yankees 3
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves edged the New York Yankees 5-3 Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
Boston 4, Washington 3
Rick Porcello threw six strong innings and also helped on offense with a three-run double off old friend Max Scherzer as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in the opener of an interleague series Monday night at Nationals Park.
Cincinnati 5, Chi. White Sox 3
Pinch hitter Alex Blandino hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Great American Ball Park.
Miami 3, Tampa Bay 2
Brian Anderson raced home on Yadiel Rivera's slow roller in the infield in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday night, giving the Miami Marlins a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on the first night of a three-game interleague series in Miami.
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5
Brad Miller had three hits and walked on four pitches with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to drive in Manny Pina with the winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to hand the Minnesota Twins their fourth straight loss, 6-5, on Monday night at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
Cleveland 9, Kansas City 3
Francisco Lindor was a one-man wrecking machine, blasting a grand slam and a three-run home run to rack up a career-high seven RBIs and lead the visiting Cleveland Indians to a 9-3 shellacking of the Kansas City Royals on Monday at Kauffman Stadium.
Colorado 5, San Francisco 2
Kyle Freeland tossed seven strong innings to outduel Madison Bumgarner, and the Colorado Rockies used a late rally to beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Monday night.
St. Louis 6, Arizona 3
Yadier Molina and Jedd Gyorko hit back-to-back homers and Carlos Martinez pitched six strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Monday.
LA Dodgers 17, Pittsburgh 1
Matt Kemp had five hits Monday, including a home run, and drove in four runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 17-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.