There was a hit batsman, a replay challenge, an ejection, a wild pickoff throw and a balk with a runner at third base.
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James Loney and Logan Forsythe each had a two-run single for the Rays, who had dropped 11 of 13 while falling out of first place in the AL East. They salvaged the finale of a frustrating series at Yankee Stadium that included walk-off defeats in the first two games.
There were also two pitching changes for Cincinnati (36-43) in the inning. Walks by Lucroy and Lind wrapped around a single by Braun against Carlos Contreras loaded the bases for Gomez, who drove a pitch out to left for his first homer since May 29 and first career grand slam.
Gomez had to come out of the game and is day-to-day with a contusion on the wrist.
Ryan Hanigan and Pablo Sandoval each had three hits as the Red Sox won their third straight series.
The rookie made his major league debut on April 29 at home against Milwaukee and surrendered three runs and eight hits in five innings of an 8-3 loss.
The teams traded solo home runs by Marlon Byrd and Adam Lind to tie the game at one early, but the Brewers broke things open in the fifth, sending 12 batters to the plate in the process. He’s also driven in at least one run in eight straight games. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the teams have been in talks already this summer, with the Angels showing interest in Adam Lind and Gerardo Parra. “When we get five or six guys extremely hot, we know we can make some runs”.
Nothing is stopping the Reds from mashing, though: with 90 home runs, good for second in the National League, and a slugging percentage good for fourth, the Reds are taking care of offense. Yankees hitters entered 2-for-27 (.074) against the right-hander this year and didn’t fare much better.
Ivan De Jesus, who had entered the game during a double-switch in the top of the inning, homered to right field to make it a 7-2 game in the bottom of the fifth.
Aramis Ramirez gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead and extended his hitting streak to eight games with a two-out RBI single in the first inning – the sixth time the Brewers scored in the first inning on the seven-game road trip.
Michael Blazek got out of the jam in the sixth and wound up working one inning. There would have been two outs and nobody on.
Segura was 3-for-4 to spearhead the Berwers’ 11-hit attack. 356 and averaged 7.5 runs during their longest win streak since a nine-game run in April 2014.
Cincinnati starter Mike Leake (5-5) lost for the first time since May 27.
Taylor Jungmann pitched 8 innings of four-hit ball, allowing a single run in picking up the win.
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METS 8, DODGERS 0 Steven Matz (2-0) scattered 2 hits over 6 scoreless innings, Wilmer Flores went 4 for 5, and visiting New York beat Los Angeles to take two of three from the NL West leaders.
