MLB roundup: Kyle Stowers’ walk-off slam lifts Marlins

Kyle Stowers turned around a 102-mph fastball for a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning as the Miami Marlins rallied to defeat the Athletics 9-6 on Saturday afternoon.

Stowers’ blast off A’s All-Star closer Mason Miller (0-1) was a 396-foot, opposite-field shot to left center that snapped Miami’s six-game losing streak. Stowers finished with two homers and six RBIs, belting a 422-foot, two-run drive in the third off A’s starter Osvaldo Bido.

Boosting his average to .324 and slugging percentage to .552, Stowers continued his hot week. He swatted two home runs and drove in four runs Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

JJ Bleday, Luis Urias and Brent Rooker all went deep for the Athletics, who got two hits and an RBI from Gio Urshela. Bleday, Miami’s first-round pick in 2019, is 4-for-8 with five runs, two homers, one double, two RBIs and one walk in the series.

Guardians 5, Blue Jays 3

Daniel Schneemann drove in all of Cleveland’s runs with two homers, highlighted by a go-ahead, ninth-inning grand slam, as the visiting Guardians stunned the Toronto Blue Jays.

Trailing 3-0, Schneemann — who doubled his season home run total Saturday — clubbed a solo shot well into the right field seats in the eighth off Chad Green. After Yimi Garcia (0-1) gave up Steven Kwan’s single and two walks in the ninth, Schneemann stepped up with two outs and crushed a 1-1 fastball to give Cleveland the lead.

The loss snapped Toronto’s three-game winning streak and spoiled a stellar start from Kevin Gausman, who yielded only Kwan’s third-inning bloop single, struck out nine, and walked only one batter over six sharp innings.

Twins 4, Red Sox 3

Kody Clemens hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, with his father, former Red Sox star Roger Clemens, in attendance, and visiting Minnesota held on for a win over Boston.

Minnesota was outhit 12-10, with Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers and Harrison Bader each recording two.

Boston left 10 on base — including two in both the sixth and ninth innings — and went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Leadoff hitter Jarren Duran went 2-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI and two runs, while Rafael Devers (two RBIs) and Romy Gonzalez each had three hits.

Giants 6, Rockies 3

Matt Chapman capped a five-run sixth inning with a grand slam and the bullpen threw four innings of shutout relief as San Francisco overcame visiting Colorado.

Giants relievers Camilo Doval, Erik Miller and Ryan Walker retained the three-run margin to the end with an inning apiece of hitless ball. Randy Rodriguez (2-0), the pitcher of record at the time of the five-run uprising, was credited with the win while Walker notched his sixth save. Luis Matos also homered for San Francisco.

Kyle Farmer collected two hits and an RBI for the Rockies, who have lost 10 of their last 12. Jake Bird (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief. Hunter Goodman and Ryan McMahon also had RBI hits.

Rays 3, Yankees 2

Zack Littell tossed seven strong innings and earned the win as visiting Tampa Bay scored twice in the eighth inning and edged New York.

Curtis Mead and Jose Caballero had the RBIs in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 17-3.

New York’s Ryan Yarbrough, who made the emergency start after Clarke Schmidt was scratched due to side soreness, allowed one run on one hit and three walks while striking out two over four innings.

Astros 8, White Sox 3

Jake Meyers tied a franchise record with 13 total bases to lead visiting Houston to a win against Chicago.

Meyers homered twice, tripled, doubled, and drove in a career-high seven runs while hitting in the No. 9 spot. Astros right-hander Hunter Brown (5-1) overcame a rough start to go six innings, allowing three runs and four hits with nine strikeouts and three walks.

Andrew Vaughn had two hits and two RBIs for Chicago, which was aiming to win a season-high three in a row.

Padres 2, Pirates 1

Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled to lead off the ninth, swiped third and scored on a wild pitch to lift San Diego to the comeback win over host Pittsburgh.

Manny Machado started the rally with a solo homer in the seventh as the Padres earned their fourth straight win and eighth in a row over Pittsburgh. Randy Vasquez gave up one run on six hits over five innings, then the bullpen shut the door, with Robert Suarez earning his MLB-leading 13th save.

Oneil Cruz walked four times and drove in Pittsburgh’s only run with a second-inning single. Pirates starter Bailey Falter allowed one run on two hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out six.

Cubs 6, Brewers 2

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and Jameson Taillon threw six quality innings, propelling visiting Chicago to a victory over Milwaukee.

Taillon (2-1) allowed two earned runs on three hits as the Cubs clinched the weekend series. They also won their fourth game in their last five tries.

Dansby Swanson and Kyle Tucker also homered for Chicago.

Jose Quintana (4-1) surrendered six runs on seven hits across five innings, absorbing his first loss as a member of the Brewers.

Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 2

J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer and Aaron Nola earned his first win of the season as host Philadelphia topped Arizona.

Max Kepler added a two-run home run for the Phillies, who improved to 6-1 in their last seven games. Nola (1-5) allowed four hits and one walk over six scoreless innings, matching his season high with eight strikeouts. Tanner Banks worked a flawless eighth before Joe Ross took care of things in the ninth.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of their last 10 games. Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt (5-2), who had won his previous five starts, was charged with seven runs (six earned) and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Nationals 11, Reds 6

Amed Rosario had three hits, including a tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth, to help Washington claim an 11-6 win over host Cincinnati.

James Wood had four hits and scored twice, Nathaniel Lowe delivered three hits, two RBIs and a run and CJ Abrams had two hits and scored three times for the Nationals, who had lost four of five. Right-hander Trevor Williams (2-3) allowed four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Santiago Espinal had three hits, Spencer Steer had two hits and two RBIs and Jake Fraley homered and scored twice for Cincinnati, which had won two in a row. Reds lefty Nick Lodolo (3-3) allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Royals 4, Orioles 0

Kris Bubic threw five shutout innings and three relievers completed the six-hitter in Kansas City’s victory against host Baltimore.

Cavan Biggio, Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino all hit solo home runs as the Royals won for the 10th time in 12 games. Maikel Garcia went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Daniel Lynch IV, Lucas Erceg and John Schreiber worked in relief of Bubic (3-2), who gave up four singles, one walk and struck out three.

Gunnar Henderson had half of Baltimore’s hits. The Orioles, who dropped to 8-8 in home games, were without an extra-base hit. Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano (3-2) took the loss, charged with two runs in six innings.

Mariners 2, Rangers 1

Rowdy Tellez’s pinch-hit run-scoring single in the ninth inning lifted Seattle over slumping Texas in the second of a three-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.

The Mariners have won six straight and nine of their last 10 and clinched their eighth straight series win and second against Texas this season. Tellez’s one-out RBI came off Chris Martin (0-4). The last-at-bat uprising made a winner out of Seattle’s Gabe Speier (1-0), who allowed a walk but nothing else in the eighth inning.

Andres Munoz, the AL relief pitcher of the month for March/April, allowed a one-out walk in the ninth before striking out Adolis Garcia with two outs and a runner on second to earn his 12th save. Texas has lost four straight, seven of its past eight and dropped its fifth consecutive series.

Angels 5, Tigers 2

Kyle Hendricks allowed only one run and four hits in 7 2/3 innings and host Los Angeles beat Detroit to snap a seven-game skid.

Nolan Schanuel was 3-for-4 with a run scored and Travis d’Arnaud 2-for 3 with two runs scored and a walk for the Angels. Hendricks (1-3), who didn’t walk a batter and struck out three, retired 16 of the first 17 hitters, facing the regulation number of 15 batters through five innings.

Spencer Torkelson homered for the Tigers, who had won three in a row. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (1-4) yielded five runs (four earned) on eight hits, walking one and striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings.

–Field Level Media