Recap Roundups
July 21, 2018
NY Yankees 7, NY Mets 6
Aaron Judge collected three hits, including his 26th homer, as the New York Yankees survived a shaky ninth inning by Aroldis Chapman and held on for a 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Chi. Cubs 7, St. Louis 2
Javier Baez gave Chicago the lead for good Saturday afternoon with an RBI single in the fifth inning and added a run-scoring double during the seventh inning of the Cubs' 7-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a day/night doubleheader at Wrigley Field.
Toronto 4, Baltimore 1
Marcus Stroman struck out seven in seven innings, Randal Grichuk and Luke Maile had RBI hits in a three-run fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Saturday afternoon.
Miami 3, Tampa Bay 2
Cameron Maybin homered and rookie right-hander Pablo Lopez earned the win as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night at Tropicana Field.
Detroit 5, Boston 0
Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs, Mike Fiers delivered another quality start and the Detroit Tigers blanked the visiting Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Saturday at Comerica Park.
Atlanta 0, Washington 0
Saturday night's game between the host Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park was postponed roughly five hours prior to first pitch due to rain.
San Diego 0, Philadelphia 0
Saturday night's game between the host Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park was postponed roughly four hours prior to first pitch due to rain.
Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2
Rookie Nick Kingham pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night at Great American Ball Park.
Milwaukee 4, LA Dodgers 2
The Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of a two-out error to score two unearned runs against Clayton Kershaw in the sixth inning Saturday night, rallying past the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 4-2 win that snapped a seven-game losing streak in Milwaukee.
Houston 7, LA Angels 0
George Springer homered for the first time in more than a month, Justin Verlander produced his seventh scoreless start of the season and the Houston Astros rolled to a 7-0 victory over the host Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2
Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and Brian Flynn pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit relief to pick up the win as the Kansas City Royals won their second straight game, 4-2, over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
St. Louis 6, Chi. Cubs 3
Matt Carpenter made Cardinals history by homering in his sixth straight game Saturday night as St. Louis earned a split of a doubleheader by coming from behind for a 6-3 victory over the host Chicago Cubs in the nightcap at Wrigley Field.
Cleveland 16, Texas 3
Yonder Alonso smacked two homers and had three RBIs and Tyler Naquin also homered and drove in three to help the Cleveland Indians roll to a 16-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on a lava-hot Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
Colorado 6, Arizona 5
Colorado catcher Tom Murphy hit a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning, and the visiting Rockies moved into second place in the National League West with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Saturday.
Oakland 4, San Francisco 3
Jonathan Lucroy drove in Matt Chapman with a two-out, walk-off single in the 11th inning Saturday night, allowing the Oakland Athletics to overcome a rare blown save by closer Blake Treinen to defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in Oakland, Calif.
Chi. White Sox 5, Seattle 0
Dylan Covey allowed two hits in 8 1/3 scoreless innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-0 Saturday night at Safeco Field.