MLB Roundup: Rays, Mariners each win, tied for prime spot in AL wild-card race

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer within the first, Christian Bethancourt and Yu Chang went deep back-to-back in the course of the sixth, and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Tuesday evening.

The Rays are an AL-best 22-10 since Aug. 4, and moved inside 4 1/2 video games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Tampa Bay is in a three-way competitors for the primary AL wild card with Seattle and Toronto.

With Tampa Bay scheduled starter Drew Rasmussen scratched and positioned on the paternity listing for the start of son early Tuesday, six pitchers mixed on a six-hitter.

Garrett Cleavinger (1-1) allowed one hit throughout a scoreless third and fourth to get his first win since June 20, 2021.

Triston Casas hit his first main league homer for the Red Sox, who’re 18-38 in opposition to the AL East this yr. Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3, ending his staff record-tying streak of 9 consecutive multi-hit video games. He shares the staff file with Kevin Youkilis (2007), Jim Rice (1978) and Roy Johnson (1934).

Yandy Díaz had a leadoff double within the first and Manuel Margot singled earlier than Arozarena related on his nineteenth homer.

Arozarena is one homer and three stolen bases away from becoming a member of B.J. Upton (2011, 2012) because the second participant in staff historical past with 20 homers and 30 steals in a season. Arozarena had two doubles.

After Casas’ two-run homer in the course of the second off JT Chargois, Harold Ramierz put the Rays up 5-2 on a two-run single within the third.

Tommy Pham minimize the Boston deficit to 8-4 on a two-run homer within the eighth.

Boston’s Rich Hill (6-6) allowed 5 runs and 9 hits over 4 innings. The left-hander couldn’t repeat his success in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on Aug. 27, when he struck out 11 and allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings.

MARINERS 3, WHITE SOX 0

SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert tied his profession excessive with 9 strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and Seattle beat Chicago to maintain the AL wild-card race tight.

Raleigh hit a two-run homer within the eighth inning because the Mariners gained for the eighth time in 9 video games. Seattle and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 video games forward of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 video games on entrance of Baltimore for the ultimate AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops amongst catchers.

Chicago has misplaced two of three and dropped three video games behind first-place Cleveland within the AL Central, additionally trailing Minnesota by 1 1/2 video games.

Gilbert (12-5) allowed 5 hits in six innings, placing out two every within the third, fifth and sixth. Johnny Cueto (7-7) took the loss.

The Mariners and Rays are tied for the highest spot within the American League wild-card race, 1.5 video games up on the Toronto Blue Jays.

ORIOLES 9, BLUE JAYS 6

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman hit a bases-loaded double throughout a five-run third inning and Baltimore beat Toronto in a heated recreation during which each benches briefly emptied in the course of the seventh.

Then tempers flared when Bryan Baker appeared to make a “chirping” sign together with his hand towards the Toronto dugout after placing out Matt Chapman for the third out. Benches and bullpens emptied, and though order was shortly restored, Blue Jays interim supervisor John Schneider was ejected in the course of the backside of the inning and got here out to offer plate umpire Jeff Nelson an earful.

The Orioles pulled inside 3 1/2 video games of Toronto for the final American League wild card. They had been swept by the Blue Jays in a doubleheader Monday.

Baltimore gave the impression to be treating this like a must-win recreation — or near it. Dillon Tate (4-3), Cionel Pérez and Félix Bautista all labored greater than an inning in aid. Four Orioles relievers mixed to throw six innings, with Bautista getting the ultimate six outs for his twelfth save.

Bo Bichette homered once more for Toronto — his fourth previously two video games — however Mitch White (0-4) couldn’t make it out of a wild third inning during which he walked three and hit a batter.

GUARDIANS 4, ROYALS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched eight sharp innings, José Ramírez drove in two runs and AL Central-leading Cleveland beat Kansas City.

Bieber (9-8) allowed a run and 4 hits. He struck out seven and walked one. James Karinchak pitched the ninth for his first save.

The Royals misplaced their 82nd recreation, which means they’ll have a shedding file for the sixth straight season.

Salvador Perez hit his twentieth house run for Kansas City, the sixth yr he’s reached the mark. Kris Bubic (2-11) was the loser.

CUBS 9, REDS 3

CHICAGO (AP) — Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over 5 shutout innings of aid to win his main league debut and Chicago took benefit of 11 walks to beat Cincinnati for its second win in 9 video games.

Wesneski (1-0), a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1 for reliever Scott Effross, struck out eight and walked one.

He relieved Wade Miley, who returned from a shoulder harm to make his first begin since June 10. Wesneski retired 13 of the primary 14 batters round a stroll earlier than Spencer Steer doubled with one out within the ninth and Aristides Aquino singled. Wesneski struck out Jake Fraley and Jose Barrero to finish the sport.

Ian Gibalt (1-1) took the loss.

PHILLIES 3, MARLINS 2 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper acquired a present double within the ninth inning when Miami left fielder Brian Anderson slipped chasing a flyball, then hustled house on Jean Segura’s single to ship Philadelphia over the Marlins.

Edmundo Sosa homered and doubled and Aaron Nola struck out 10 for the playoff-contending Phillies. They rebounded from a poor highway journey during which they misplaced 5 of six to the sub-.500 Diamondbacks and Giants.

Anderson drove in each runs for the Marlins. Miami misplaced its eighth in a row.

Tommy Nance (0-3) deliberately walked J.T. Realmuto, and Segura lined a single to proper. Harper simply beat the throw by Avisaíl García. David Robertson (4-2) was the winner.

CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman broke out of a hunch with a homer and two RBIs to assist St. Louis beat Washington.

José Quintana (5-6) gave up a run on 5 hits and he struck out 5 in 5 innings for first win since Aug. 10. The Cardinals have gained 5 of their final six video games and 19 of their final 22 at Busch Stadium.

Ryan Helsley pitched round a leadoff double within the ninth for his 14th save in 18 alternatives. Brendan Donovan additionally homered for St. Louis.

Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt was held to at least one hit and didn’t drive in a run as he continued his Triple Crown pursuit. Goldschmidt leads the NL with a .329 common and 107 RBIs. He has 34 homers to path Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber (36) and Atlanta’s Austin Riley (35).

Paolo Espino (0-7) took the loss.

PIRATES 8, METS 2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller scattered 5 hits over six shutout innings and Pittsburgh served the all of a sudden listless New York Mets with a loss.

The NL East-leading Mets didn’t get a runner to 3rd base in opposition to Keller (5-10) whereas dropping their third straight in opposition to groups taking part in out the string.

The Mets have misplaced three in a row for simply the third time this season and noticed their lead over Atlanta shrivel to a half-game. The Braves performed in Oakland later Tuesday evening.

Taijuan Walker (10-4) labored by means of 5 innings because the Mets misplaced for the fifth time in his final six begins. Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run house run within the seventh to chop New York’s deficit to 2.

Rodolfo Castro hit his sixth house run of the season, a two-run shot that clanged off the foul pole in proper area within the third inning to stake the Pirates to a 3-0 lead. Rookie shortstop Oneil Cruz had three hits for Pittsburgh, together with a 421-foot house run within the eighth that bounced into the Allegheny River.

ROCKIES 10, BREWERS 7, 10 INNINGS

DENVER (AP) — Christian Yelich led off the sport with a 499-foot homer for Milwaukee, however Randal Grichuk related twice for Colorado, together with a three-run drive within the tenth inning.

Yelich gave Milwaukee an excellent begin, launching a drive into the third deck at Coors Field. It was the third-longest house run since Statcast began monitoring homers in 2015 — Texas’ Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot shot in 2019 and Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hit a 504-footer at Colorado in 2016.

Grichuk hit a solo homer that capped a five-run rally within the eighth that made it 6-all. His second house run, and fifteenth of the season, got here off Taylor Rogers (3-7). Daniel Bard (4-4) pitched two innings for the win.

Willy Adames had three hits for Milwaukee, together with an RBI double within the tenth inning to drive in Yelich for a 7-6 lead.

Yonathan Daza, who had a three-run homer within the eighth, hit an RBI double within the Colorado tenth that tied it. After an intentional stroll and a groundout, Grichuk homered to win it.

RANGERS 4, ASTROS 3

HOUSTON (AP) — Corey Seager scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch within the seventh and Texas snapped a nine-game shedding streak, beating AL West-leading Houston.

Houston’s Framber Valdez (14-5) had his six-game successful streak finish. The left-hander surrendered 4 runs, two earned, on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 11 and walked 4.

Taylor Hearn (6-7) pitched two shutout innings for the win. Jose Leclerc pitched round a stroll within the ninth for his third save.

ANGELS 5, TIGERS 4, 10 INNINGS

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Velazquez scored on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt single within the tenth inning and Los Angeles beat Detroit for its first successful homestand since early May.

Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled house Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run within the prime of the tenth.

Sierra then laid down a bunt alongside the primary final analysis, and Andrew Chafin (1-3) could not area it cleanly earlier than Velazquez slid house to safe the Angels’ eighth victory in 11 video games. Los Angeles had endured six straight shedding homestands.

Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive recreation for the Angels, whereas Mike Ford and Jo Adell hit back-to-back homers earlier than Los Angeles blew that early 3-0 lead. Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 4 after hitting two homers Monday evening.

Baez singled to proper on a two-out, two-strike pitch from former Blue Jay Ryan Tepera (4-2) within the tenth, however he could not make the play within the backside half after he fielded Velazquez’s grounder with the infield pulled in.

PADRES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro hit a two-run, bases-loaded single with two outs within the ninth inning to carry San Diego previous Arizona.

The Padres, who fell behind 5-0 after 5 innings, pulled again into the sport on three house runs in opposition to Merrill Kelly after which gained it in opposition to Ian Kennedy within the ninth.

Kennedy (4-7) loaded the bases on a fielder’s alternative, single and stroll earlier than Alfaro singled to middle area to win it. The catcher, who got here off the injured listing on Monday, was mobbed by his teammates in shallow proper area.

Nick Martinez (4-3) pitched an ideal ninth for the win.

The Diamondbacks appeared in management from the beginning. Josh Rojas homered on Joe Musgrove’s first pitch and Merrill Kelly retired his first 12 batters. Daulton Varsho and Christian Walker additionally homered for the Diamondbacks.

DODGERS 6, GIANTS 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joey Gallo blasted a go-ahead, three-run homer within the second inning, Max Muncy added a pair of solo pictures and Los Angeles beat San Francisco.

The NL West leaders improved to 11-4 in opposition to their rival this season. All of the sport’s runs got here on homers.

Muncy, who got here in hitting .186, went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs.

Tyler Anderson (14-3) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. The left-hander struck out three and walked two. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth to earn his twenty second save.

Muncy doubled main off the second and Justin Turner walked earlier than Gallo’s 408-foot shot to the right-field pavilion off Jarlin Garcia (1-4) put the Dodgers forward, 3-1.