MLB roundup: Rookie’s big night boosts Angels in extras

Rookie Christian Moore hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Moore’s second home run of the game came against Justin Wilson (2-1) with one out and drove in automatic runner Scott Kingery. It was the third home run of the season for Moore, who hit a game-tying solo homer in the eighth. Although he gave up one run and two hits in the 10th, Reid Detmers (3-2) was credited with the win.

Boston’s Marcelo Mayer collected three hits. His RBI single in the 10th inning drove in automatic runner Ceddanne Rafaela and gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet pitched seven scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, walked three and struck out 10. He lowered his ERA to 2.06.

Los Angeles shortstop Zach Neto came out of the game with an apparent injury after he made a fielding error that allowed Romy Gonzalez to reach base in the ninth. Angels starter Tyler Anderson exited with two outs in the fifth. He gave up a run on two hits, walked two and struck out five.

Reds 5, Yankees 4 (11 innings)

Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied the game with a three-run double in the seventh inning and Gavin Lux singled home Elly De La Cruz with the winning run in the 11th as host Cincinnati rallied for a wild walk-off win over New York.

Spencer Steer tied the game with a single in the 11th. Right-hander Connor Phillips (1-0) earned his second career win despite allowing the Yankees to take a 4-3 lead on a wild pitch with one out in the 11th that allowed Aaron Judge to easily score. Mark Leiter Jr. (4-4) pitched a scoreless 10th but surrendered the lead in the 11th to take the loss.

Chase Burns, Cincinnati’s top pitching prospect and the second overall pick of the 2024 draft, opened his career in blazing fashion. Burns struck out the side swinging in the first inning, including Judge to end the inning. The right-hander then became just the third pitcher since 1961 to strike out each of the first five batters he faced while making his debut. Burns allowed three runs on six hits in his five innings, striking out eight and walking none on 81 pitches.

Rangers 6, Orioles 5 (10 innings)

Texas got a sterling performance from starting pitcher Jacob Latz and benefitted from a 10th-inning reversal of a call at the plate after replay review to beat host Baltimore.

Latz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and was charged with two runs on one hit and three walks in 6-plus innings. Luke Jackson was the winning pitcher and Robert Garcia worked around a baserunner reaching third base with one out in the 10th to notch his sixth save. Evan Carter, Corey Seager and Josh Jung all had two hits for the Rangers.

Gary Sanchez, Ramon Urias and Ryan O’Hearn hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning to give the Orioles a short-lived 5-4 lead. Seranthony Dominguez took the loss, and starter Charlie Morton gave up three runs on four hits in five innings.

Tigers 11, Athletics 4

Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a five-run third inning and Tarik Skubal overcame a slow start to win his ninth straight decision as host Detroit rolled past the Athletics.

Skubal (9-2) gave up two-run homers to Brent Rooker and Denzel Clarke in the first two innings. He lasted six innings, scattering six hits and striking outeight. Kerry Carpenter had a two-run homer, Wenceel Perez supplied a two-run double and Riley Greene contributed four hits, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Tigers.

After Skubal issued just his 13th walk this season to Jacob Wilson to start the game, Rooker ambushed a Skubal fastball, blasting it over the left field wall. In the second, Clarke blasted a Skubal offering over the center field fence for his second career homer. A’s starter Luis Severino (2-8) gave up seven runs on seven hits in five innings.

Blue Jays 10, Guardians 6

George Springer belted his eighth career grand slam and Northeast Ohio native Eric Lauer pitched a season-high 5 1/3 innings as visiting Toronto beat Cleveland.

Lauer (4-1) won his third straight decision, allowing one run on a Carlos Santana homer in the sixth, continuing his surprising comeback season at age 30. Kirk had a pair of RBI singles and Jonatan Clase added a two-run single for Toronto.

Lane Thomas belted a three-run homer, Kyle Manzardo hit a solo homer, Nolan Jones had a sacrifice fly and Santana scored twice for the Guardians, who returned home after going 4-5 on an 11-day West Coast trip.

Braves 7, Mets 4

Matt Olson laced a tiebreaking two-run single to cap a five-run sixth inning as visiting Atlanta topped host New York in the second game of a four-game series between the NL East rivals.

The Braves continued tormenting the Mets, improving to 5-0 against them this season and 28-10 since the start of the 2022 season. Winning pitcher Spencer Strider (3-5) didn’t allow a hit until the fourth, when the Mets scored all three runs while sending eight batters to the plate. Raisel Iglesias earned his ninth save.

New York starter Frankie Montas threw five scoreless innings in his Mets debut before Atlanta rallied in the sixth, sending 11 batters to the plate against a trio of pitchers. The Mets have lost 10 of 11 overall — their worst 11-game stretch since they also went 1-10 from Sept. 13-26, 2021.

Diamondbacks 4, White Sox 1

Alek Thomas hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, Ketel Marte homered and six pitchers combined on a three-hitter to lift Arizona past host Chicago.

In the second game of a three-game set, the Diamondbacks secured a series victory while winning for the fifth time in six games. The White Sox have lost 11 of 13.

Chicago brought the tying run to the plate in the eighth, but Arizona reliever Juan Morillo induced an inning-ending double-play grounder off the bat of Miguel Vargas.

Rays 5, Royals 1

Taj Bradley retired the first 16 batters he faced and yielded two hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Danny Jansen clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs as Tampa Bay Rays kept Kansas City winless at home in June.

Bradley (5-5), who exited after giving up a two-out single in the seventh, had allowed 19 runs (13 earned) in his previous three starts. Jansen provided the punch, and Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda each had three hits for the Rays, who are amid a 23-9 stretch.

Kansas City’s Kris Bubic (6-5) allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits and didn’t yield a walk while striking out eight through six innings. Vinnie Pasquantino hit an RBI single in the ninth.

Brewers 9, Pirates 3

Joey Ortiz hit two home runs and drove in four runs and Caleb Durbin added a home run, three RBIs and two runs to lead Milwaukee past visiting Pittsburgh.

Brice Turang extended his hit streak to nine games with a pair of hits and also scored a run, and Sal Frelick also had two hits and an RBI for the Brewers, who won for the fifth time in their last six games. Freddy Peralta picked up the win, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out eight over five-plus innings.

Nick Gonzales, coming off the first five-hit game of his career in Monday night’s series opener, hit a three-run homer for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds doubled among his two hits for Pittsburgh, which had a two-game win streak snapped. Andrew Heaney (3-7) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on seven hits over four-plus innings.

Mariners 6, Twins 5

Julio Rodriguez drove in a pair of runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, and Seattle edged Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Donovan Solano also drove in two runs for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI but did not homer for the first time in five games. Right-hander Andres Munoz (3-0) earned the win with one scoreless inning of relief. Right-hander Matt Brash pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save of the season.

Twins right-hander Jhoan Duran (4-3) gave up one run on one hit in one inning. Ryan Jeffers doubled and had two RBIs to lead Minnesota at the plate. Kody Clemens homered for the Twins, who lost for the 11th time in their past 12 games.

Astros 1, Phillies 0

Cooper Hummel slugged an opposite-field home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and host Houston claimed a victory over Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

Hummel drilled a 3-2 cutter 390 feet into the home bullpen in right-center field to break the scoreless tie. Closer Josh Hader recorded his 20th save in the ninth. Bryan Abreu (2-3) earned the win with a perfect eighth. Starter Framber Valdez allowed four hits and four walks with three strikeouts over seven scoreless innings.

Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (6-2), who was tossing a gem until the Hummel homer, allowed the game’s lone run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings.

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and a two-run double to power St. Louis past visiting Chicago.

Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer and Nolan Gorman added a solo shot for the Cardinals, who won for the seventh time in eight games while closing within 2 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, Steven Matz earned the victory and Ryan Helsley closed out the ninth for his 15th save.

Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer, Nico Hoerner hit a two-run blast and Kyle Tucker drove in two for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time in their last six games. Starter Jameson Taillon allowed eight runs on eight hits and two walks in four innings.

Dodgers 9, Rockies 7

Michael Conforto homered and doubled, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Los Angeles beat scuffling Colorado in Denver.

Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernandez, Will Smith and Andy Pages also had two hits apiece for the Dodgers. Winning pitcher Justin Wrobleski (3-2) tossed five solid innings and Tanner Scott earned his 16th save.

Michael Toglia hit a career-high three doubles and Jordan Beck also had three hits for the Rockies, who matched Los Angeles with 14 hits. Starter German Marquez (3-9) allowed six runs (none earned) and fanned six in four innings before leaving. Marquez rolled his ankle in the fourth but stayed in to get the final out.

Padres 4, Nationals 3

Martin Maldonado homered and San Diego’s bullpen pitched six scoreless innings in a comeback win over visiting Washington.

Jason Adam (6-3) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work and Robert Suarez tied Kansas City’s Carlos Estevez for the MLB lead with his 22nd save by pitching a scoreless ninth. Starter Ryan Bergert left in the fourth after getting hit on his pitching elbow with a 103 mph line drive off the bat of Jacob Young.

Trevor Williams (3-9) absorbed the loss for Washington, yielding four runs on seven hits over five innings with two walks and three strikeouts. The walks contributed to San Diego’s go-ahead run in the sixth. James Wood had a pair of RBIs for the Nationals.

Marlins 4, Giants 2

Eric Wagaman doubled in a run and later scored in a two-run second inning that gave Miami the lead for good as the visiting Marlins extended Justin Verlander’s season-opening winless streak to 12 games with a triumph over host San Francisco.

Cal Quantrill combined with four relievers on a five-hitter. Miami’s third pitcher, Cade Gibson (2-3), was credited with the win after retiring all four batters he faced in the sixth and seventh innings.

Returning from a stint on the injured list due to a strained right pectoral, Verlander (0-5) left with the Giants behind 3-2, having allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out five. Christian Koss hit a two-run homer in the fifth to account for San Francisco’s offense.

–Field Level Media