Rays complete – Tampa Bay scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 and complete a sweep. Richie Palacios delivered the go-ahead single, Hunter Feduccia hit a 421-foot homer, and Jonathan Aranda tied it 3-3 with a two-run double before Tampa took
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — The Baltimore Orioles were still within reach when the eighth inning began to tilt. By the time it ended, Tampa Bay had put the sweep in the bag with a 5-3 win Wednesday.
Richie Palacios came through with a go-ahead single, and Hunter Feduccia earlier set the tone with the game’s first run on a 421-foot homer to centre field in the second inning. It was Feduccia’s first career home run in 182 plate appearances.
Jonathan Aranda tied the game 3-3 in the eighth with a two-run double to centre field. Palacios followed with his single to take the lead, then stole second. Ryan Vilade came in after, stealing home to cap the scoring.
For Tampa Bay. Jesse Scholtens improved the moment into a win. pitching four innings and allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts. The Orioles had struck back earlier: they tied the game in the third on a Pete Alonso RBI single. then Alonso added his ninth home run of the year in the sixth.
Samuel Basallo made it Baltimore ahead 3-1 with a homer of his own. But in the end. it was Anthony Nunez who couldn’t hold the line again—taking his first loss of the year after blowing his second save. Nunez pitched 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on three hits, while Ian Seymour recorded his second save of the season.
MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings. and Minnesota turned it into a win over Houston. Ryan retired his last 16 batters after an RBI single by his former catcher Christian Vázquez in the second—only the hard-hit ball the Astros produced against the All-Star right-hander. The other three hits Ryan allowed were a leadoff blooper by Jeremy Peña and two infield singles. He walked nobody, throwing 71 of 99 pitches for strikes.
Minnesota’s bullpen finished it off the way teams want late: rookie Andrew Morris pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first career save. The Twins have won three of their last four series.
Victor Caratini hit a solo homer in the second for Minnesota, with Caratini now stepping into everyday duty after Ryan Jeffers was ruled out for the next six to eight weeks with a broken wrist. Caratini signed a two-year, $14 million contract after the last two seasons with the Astros.
PHILADELPHIA — Nathaniel Lowe doubled twice and drove in three runs as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia. Lowe’s biggest moment came in the seventh inning when he ripped a two-run double off reliever Orion Kerkering, driving a 2-1 fastball off the wall in centre field.
Cincinnati won two of three in Philadelphia, handing the Phillies their first series loss since Don Mattingly took over as interim manager. Mattingly’s record since replacing Rob Thomson fell to 16-6.
Spencer Steer extended a hitting streak to 11 games with two hits, and Sal Stewart hit his 12th homer for the Reds. Andrew Abbott improved to 4-2, allowing two runs—one earned—over 5 1/3 innings.
For Philadelphia, Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa homered. Kyle Schwarber sat out for a third straight game because of a stomach ailment. Aaron Nola (2-4) gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings.
PHOENIX — Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer. Geraldo Perdomo drove in three runs. and Arizona completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco. Merrill Kelly (4-3) struck out four and allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings for his third straight quality start. Kelly also threw the first complete game of his career in his previous start against the Rockies.
Arizona has won four straight and five of six, with Paul Sewald working the ninth for his 11th save.
The Giants broke through first when Casey Schmitt homered in the first inning to give them a 1-0 lead—his ninth of the season. But the D-backs pushed ahead 3-2 in the third when Marte went deep for the second straight game. lining a two-run shot over the right-centre fence. Marte added a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday’s form. and Wednesday’s line was big as well: he scored three runs and reached base four times. finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Jose Fernandez and Ryan Waldschmidt—both rookies—added two singles each.
DENVER — Josh Jung hit a go-ahead single in the ninth, Texas added late damage with back-to-back home runs, and the Rangers rallied past Colorado.
Joc Pederson reached on catcher’s interference with one out in the ninth. Consecutive singles loaded the bases, and Pederson scored the tying run on Brett Sullivan’s passed ball. Jung then singled off Juan Mejia to make it 5-4.
Texas struck earlier too. Jung scored on Duran’s two-run shot in the fourth, and Jake Burger followed with another homer that put the Rangers ahead 3-1.
Jacob Latz (1-1) earned the win, pitching two scoreless innings while allowing one hit and striking out four. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) gave up two hits in the ninth and was charged with a pair of unearned runs.
Texas took two of three games in the series at Coors Field.
SEATTLE — Jhonny Pereda hit his first MLB homer, Randy Arozarena went deep and scored three runs, and Seattle beat Chicago.
Pereda was recalled from triple-A Tacoma last week when AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh went on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. In his moment. Pereda turned a hanging breaking ball from White Sox lefty Sean Newcomb (0-1) into a 392-foot homer into Seattle’s bullpen in the seventh. The backup catcher went 136 at-bats before hitting his first big league homer.
He also made a standout defensive play in the sixth, tagging Chase Meidroth in a rundown after Meidroth took too big a lead off third. Pereda made a strong throw to third base while Cooper Criswell (2-1) pitched.
Arozarena put Seattle in front for good with a two-run homer in the seventh off Jordan Hicks. It was Arozarena’s fifth homer of the season and gave the Mariners a three-run lead.
Chicago never led but twice tied the score on RBI singles off Mariners starter Emerson Hancock, whose run of starts with at least five innings reached 10 games. Andrew Benintendi delivered a two-out RBI single in the third, and Munetaka Murakami added another in the fifth.
WASHINGTON — CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer in the first, Jacob Young added a two-run shot in the eighth, and Washington returned to .500 for the second time since the season’s first week with a win over New York.
Andrew Alvarez earned the Nationals’ first four-inning save since they relocated from Montreal in 2005. Washington improved to 25-25 after reaching 23-23 on Saturday before consecutive losses.
Juan Soto powered the Mets with two homers. It was Soto’s 29th multi-homer game. He also came up with the Nationals and has 12 home runs and 26 RBIs in 35 career games against Washington, including five homers in his last seven games overall.
Washington jumped early against left-hander Zach Thornton, who made his major league debut for New York. After Curtis Mead singled with one out and Andrés Chaparro walked. Abrams ripped a cutter just over the wall in right-centre for his 10th home run. Keibert Ruiz added an RBI single to beat a drawn-in infield in the second against Thornton (0-1). Thornton allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings and struck out three.
MIAMI — Austin Riley and Dominic Smith hit three-run home runs, Chris Sale allowed just one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and Atlanta beat Miami.
Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II singled twice, and Ronald Acuña Jr added a base hit for the NL-leading Braves.
Sale (7-3) limited the Marlins to four hits and picked up his seventh win after losing his previous two starts. The 2024 Cy Young winner had not beaten Miami in three career starts entering Wednesday, previously going 0-2 with a 5.30 ERA.
Sale settled after a leadoff walk to Xavier Edwards—who scored for a 1-0 lead on Heriberto Hernández’s sacrifice fly. The left-hander did not allow a hit in his final three innings.
Riley gave Atlanta a 3-1 lead with a 415-foot drive off Janson Junk’s first-pitch sweeper. It was the third baseman’s first hit after starting the series 0 for 8. Junk (2-5) retired 11 straight after that. but the damage returned in the sixth when Acuña’s leadoff single was followed by consecutive hits by Harris. Matt Olson and Albies. pushing the lead to 5-1.
Smith then ended it with a 389-foot shot to centre that came after a 12-pitch at-bat. Junk was lifted after allowing eight hits and striking out three over five innings.
GUARDIANS 3, TIGERS 2 (10 INNINGS) — Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double, and Cleveland beat Detroit.
Cleveland tied it at 1 in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey’s groundout. Schneemann opened the inning with a single off Will Vest, then advanced on Travis Bazzana’s single and Steven Kwan’s sacrifice bunt.
Detroit, which has lost five straight games and 13 of 15, had a chance in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and no outs. Erik Sabrowski and Colin Holderman (2-0) combined to hold the Tigers scoreless with three consecutive strikeouts.
Martínez led off the 10th with a triple against Tyler Holton (0-4) that scored automatic runner Brayan Rocchio, making it 2-1. Ramírez lined a double to centre field to bring home Martínez.
The Tigers pulled to 3-2 when automatic runner Wenceel Pérez scored from second on Zach McKinstry’s single, but Cade Smith retired the final three batters for his 16th save.
Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee allowed four hits and struck out five in eight innings. The Guardians had dropped nine consecutive games he started.
CHICAGO — Kyle Harrison struck out 11 in seven dominant innings and Milwaukee beat sloppy Chicago to sweep the first series this season between the NL Central rivals.
David Hamilton had three hits and scored two runs as division-leading Milwaukee improved to 14-4 in its last 18 games. Jake Bauers extended his hitting to a career-high 11 games with an RBI single in the third.
Harrison (5-1) allowed two hits and walked one in his fourth career game with double-digit strikeouts. He is 4-0 with a 0.96 ERA in his last five starts, striking out 41 batters in 28 innings.
Harrison and Hamilton were acquired by Milwaukee in a February trade with Boston that sent third baseman Caleb Durbin to the Red Sox.
Chicago committed three errors during its ninth loss in 11 games. Struggling reliever Phil Maton threw a wild pitch in the seventh that brought home Milwaukee’s final run.
Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera (3-2) exited after three-plus innings because of a blister on his right middle finger. He was charged with four runs, one earned, and four hits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jarren Duran’s opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh rallied Boston to a win over Kansas City and completed a series sweep of the faltering Royals.
With one on and one out in the seventh, Duran sent reliever Steven Cruz’s fastball 366 feet into the bullpen in left for his sixth homer. Boston’s three-game winning streak matched its season high.
Connelly Early (4-2) allowed three runs on two swings: Salvador Perez’s solo homer in the first and Elias Díaz’s two-run shot in the fifth. The 24-year-old left-hander allowed six hits and struck out five in 6 1/3 innings.
Willson Contreras had three of Boston’s 11 hits, including his second triple in four years. In the second inning, Contreras tripled into the right field corner before scoring on Nick Sogard’s single.
Aroldis Chapman recorded his 12th save and converted his 26th consecutive save chance.
Perez had three hits, including his 135th career home run at Kauffman Stadium. He is one shy of the record held by George Brett.
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