Matt Olson delivered a long, two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning against closer Kenley Jansen to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Ozzie Albies opened the inning with a walk and Olson followed with his ninth homer, a 397-foot shot to right-center field that landed in the Atlanta bullpen. It was the second straight outing in which Jansen (0-2) has allowed a walk-off homer.
The win extended Atlanta’s winning streak over Detroit to 10 games. The winning pitcher was Reynaldo Lopez (2-1), who worked the final two innings of scoreless relief. He allowed no hits and struck out two.
The loss ruined a fine effort from Detroit starter Tarik Skubal, who only allowed a two-run homer to Albies in the first inning. Skubal gave up five hits, did not walk a batter and struck out seven over seven innings.
Rangers 3, Yankees 0
Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings against one of his former teams as Texas blanked New York in Arlington, Texas.
Eovaldi, who pitched for the Yankees in 2015-2016, allowed four singles and tied a season best with seven strikeouts. He walked one and threw 70 of 102 pitches for strikes.
Josh Jung hit a two-run single in the fifth and Sam Haggerty added an RBI single in the seventh for the Rangers. Ben Rice had three hits for the Yankees, who went 7-2 on their nine-game road trip and lost for only the second time in their past 12 games.
Nationals 14, Mets 2
Brady House hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth inning for visiting Washington, which extended New York’s woes in the middle game of a three-game series.
Curtis Mead homered and finished with a career-high four hits for the Nationals, whose 14 runs were a season high. he Mets have lost 16 of their last 19, their worst 19-game stretch since New York dropped 16 of 19 from May 26 through June 15, 2018.
Mets starter David Peterson (0-4) was on the verge of limiting the Nationals to one run in the fourth via Joey Wiemer’s RBI infield single before the left-hander issued a bases-loaded walk to James Wood. Sean Manaea entered and plunked Mead to bring home Wiemer. House homered to left-center two pitches later.
White Sox 3, Angels 2 (10 innings)
Colson Montgomery lined a walk-off single to center field in the 10th inning and Austin Hays had two hits as host Chicago downed Los Angeles to finish off a three-game sweep.
White Sox reliever Seranthony Dominguez (2-3) worked a scoreless 10th, stranding the automatic runner at third base. Starter Erick Fedde pitched seven sharp innings, striking out a season-high six against zero walks. The right-hander scattered five hits but proved susceptible to the long ball, yielding solo home runs to Vaughn Grissom and Mike Trout.
The Angels have lost six straight and 10 of 11. Four L.A. relievers kept the team afloat after starter Yusei Kikuchi sustained an early injury, contributing a combined seven innings of four-hit, two-run ball before extra innings. Drew Pomeranz (0-3) allowed one hit and an unearned run in 1/3 of an inning while walking two.
Marlins 3, Dodgers 2
Sandy Alcantara went six strong innings, Javier Sanoja had a go-ahead bloop single in the eighth inning and Miami won its first road series of the season in Los Angeles.
Liam Hicks and Esteury Ruiz hit home runs as the Marlins took two of three from the two-time defending champion Dodgers.
Alcantara gave up two runs on seven hits over six innings, while left-hander Andrew Nardi (2-1) pitched a scoreless seventh and Calvin Faucher pitched the ninth for his first save. Tyler Glasnow gave up two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, while Alex Call and Dalton Rushing drove in runs for Los Angeles, which has won just one of its past four series and is 5-7 since April 18.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 4
Andre Pallante (3-2) allowed a run and five hits over six innings, Alec Burleson homered and St. Louis held on for a win at Pittsburgh.
Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for the Cardinals, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Riley O’Brien earned his eighth save when left fielder Nathan Church leaped at the wall to snare Nick Gonzales’ long drive with a runner on for the final out.
Spencer Horwitz homered for the Pirates, who lost their fourth straight. Bubba Chandler (1-3) gave up three runs on three hits in five innings.
Mariners 5, Twins 3
Cole Young hit a two-run single in the ninth inning as Seattle rallied past Minnesota and took two of three in the series at Minneapolis.
The game-winning hit capped a 2-for-4, three RBI game for the Mariners’ second baseman. J.P. Crawford hit his second home run of the season for the Mariners as part of a 2-for-3 game with two walks and Dominic Canzone went 2-for-4. Andres Munoz struck out two in the ninth to earn his sixth save of the season.
Ryan Jeffers, Brooks Lee, Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens had two hits each for the Twins, who had 12.
Guardians 3, Rays 1
Gavin Williams tossed 7 2/3 stellar innings and Chase DeLauter drove in a pair of runs to help Cleveland beat Tampa.
Williams (5-1) earned his fourth straight win, allowing one unearned run on five hits, striking out nine and walking none. Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-4 and Daniel Schneemann had two hits for Cleveland, which snapped a four-game losing streak.
Cade Smith worked around Yandy Diaz’s leadoff single in the ninth to secure his seventh save in nine tries.
Drew Rasmussen (2-1) threw five innings of three-run (two earned) ball for Tampa, which saw its six-game winning streak come to an end.
Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1
Ernie Clement hit a two-run homer and host Toronto beat Boston in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three singles and a walk for the Blue Jays, who completed a 4-2 homestand. Brandon Valenzuela contributed two hits with a homer and a walk.
Willson Contreras had two hits, including a homer, for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu added two hits and a walk. Second-year infielder Marcelo Mayer singled as a pinch hitter in the seventh to extend his hit streak to a career-best eight games.
Rockies 13, Reds 2
Hunter Goodman went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBIs and four runs as Colorado cooled off host Cincinnati, which had won eight of its previous 10 games.
Brett Sullivan doubled twice among his three hits and had three RBIs for the Rockies, who out-hit the Reds 15-10. Brenton Doyle, TJ Rumfield and Willi Castro each had two hits and Ezequiel Tovar singled in two runs to help Colorado win for the fourth time in its past five games. Starter Tomoyuki Sugano (3-1) allowed four hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings.
Will Benson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for Cincinnati. Starter Brandon Williamson (2-3) allowed four runs on four hits over three innings.
Cubs 5, Padres 4
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in three runs for the second time in as many games, fueling Chicago to a victory at San Diego.
Matt Shaw belted a solo homer among his three hits for the Cubs, who won the final two contests of the three-game series to improve to 12-3 in their past 15 games. Jameson Taillon (2-1) allowed three runs in seven innings, and Hoby Milner got the last out for his first save.
Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos went deep for the Padres. Reliever Adrian Morejon (2-1) yielded one run in two-thirds of an inning.
Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 2
Nolan Arenado had a three-run homer and Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-opening hitting streak to 22 games as Arizona evened the series with a victory over Milwaukee.
Arizona erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the fourth off starter Brandon Sproat (0-2) on a solo homer by Adrian Del Castillo and Arenado’s three-run shot.
The Diamondbacks added two in the ninth on back-to-back solo homers by Ketel Marte, his fifth, and Corbin Carroll, his fourth. Kevin Ginkel (1-1) got the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Juan Morillo, Taylor Clarke and Paul Sewald finished with a scoreless inning apiece.
Athletics 5, Royals 2
Lawrence Butler slugged a three-run homer and Luis Severino (2-2) tossed seven innings of one-run ball to lead the Athletics to a victory over Kansas City in West Sacramento, Calif.
Jacob Wilson had two hits and scored twice and Jeff McNeil and Carlos Cortes also had two hits as the Athletics evened the three-game series at a game apiece. Mark Leiter Jr. got the final out for his third save.
Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and scored twice for the Royals, who had just two official at-bats with runners in scoring position. Michael Wacha (2-2) gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings.
–Field Level Media
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