For the first few innings, the final starter in the Oakland Athletics’ improvised eight-man rotation did just fine. Then Alvarez hit a two-run double to the right-center-field alley, scoring Davis and Trumbo.
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Mark Trumbo drove in four runs with one swing of the bat Thursday, and the Orioles rode his third career grand slam to a 9-6 victory against the A’s in the series finale at the Oakland Coliseum.
After being gifted 13-1/3 innings of one-run ball from spot starters in the previous two games, Triggs (L, 0-1, 5.50 ERA) was unable to match the work of his predecessors. Unlike Neal, who is due to start Sunday against the Mariners, Triggs is likely to head back to the bullpen or catch another flight to Triple-A Nashville so that the 51-64 A’s can get a fresh arm into the bullpen for a three-game weekend series against Seattle.
“Out of necessity”, A’s manager Bob Melvin said. Baltimore leads the Major Leagues in homers; this kind of everybody-hits game is in their DNA.
The All-Star slugger hit an RBI single in a three-run fourth, then connected the next inning for his third career grand slam.
Rookie Ryon Healy launched his fourth home run of the season for the A’s, a two-run blast in the fifth inning.
Home runs by Chris Carter, Scooter Gennett and Hernan Perez lifted Milwaukee to an 11-win over the Atlanta Braves, earning the Brewers a split of their four-game series at Miller Park.
The AL West-leading Rangers had won five in a row.
George Springer had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Chris Devenski pitched five shutout innings to help Houston complete a doubleheader sweep. He is Baltimore’s first 15-game victor since Bud Norris and Wei-Yin Chen in 2014.
A’s right-hander Andrew Triggs (0-1) made his second start of the season and gave up three runs on five hits over four innings.
Rodriguez is set to play his final game for NY on Friday night at Yankee Stadium against Tampa Bay.
Trumbo came into the game on an 0-for-13 skid. The Orioles have yet to decide whether to put him on the 15-day disabled list.
Duffy pitched his first complete-game, limiting the White Sox to seven hits. However, after an A’s challenge that call was overturned. Cuthbert then scored the go-ahead run on Eric Hosmer’s single off Carson Fulmer (0-2).
Carlos Correa homered as Houston got a season-high 19 hits and won for just the fifth time in 16 games. He leads the majors with a.365 batting average and has reached base in 41 straight road games. He is tied for second in the major-leagues in victories with Boston’s Rick Porcello and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg, one behind Toronto’s J.A. Happ.
INDIANS 14, ANGELS 4 (at Cleveland) – Mike Napoli was 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBI, Lonnie Chisenhall drove in four and the Cleveland routed Los Angeles.
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Carlos Santana and Jose Ramirez also homered for the Indians, who scored in each of the first five innings of the game. Corey Kluber (12-8) allowed three runs in six innings.
