INDIANS 1, TWINS 0: Jason Kipnis’ 10th-inning single scored Chris Gimenez as Cleveland handed Minnesota its 11th straight loss.
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RED SOX 9, RAYS 4: Rick Porcello became the majors’ first 18-game victor and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings in Boston’s victory over Tampa Bay. “I didn’t think it had anything to do with necessarily where we’re hitting him in the order”, Mattingly said. So did Jose Bautista. The Marlins have now lost two games in a row to the Mets and trail several teams for the second Wild Card slot. James Shields allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Also ignore the fact that Jayson Werth, who was a member of your last World Series winning team, hit a homer against your guys.
Red Sox 9, Rays 4: Rick Porcello wins his 18th game.
Asdrubal Cabrera extended his recent tear at the plate, hitting a two-run homer in his return to the lineup after missing one start due to a sore left knee.
“He crushed it. It was one of those, the minute he got it off, you knew it was gone”, Smoker said.
Matz, who had been pitching with a bone spur in his elbow, said he believes he will return to the mound this season.
The Marlins threatened by again putting two on with one out in the fifth, but Montero escaped the jam by coaxing an inning-ending double-play grounder from Marcell Ozuna.
Curtis Granderson homered twice after starting the game on the bench and Jose Reyes had four hits as the Mets defeated the Marlins, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Citi Field for their eighth win in 10 games. NY got five shutout innings from Rafael Montero to help balance out Jose Fernandez’s six scoreless frames for Miami.
Oh, and Jose Fernandez started for the other team. Reliever Tyler Thornburg (5-5) threw to third base for a force out, but Jonathan Villar’s throw to first was wild, allowing Piscotty to score.
“Put pressure on them”.
Lugo (2-2) allowed both runs on three hits in the first inning, when Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer, but allowed just four baserunners – via two hits, a walk and a hit batsman – the rest of the way. Fouled off. Then a four-seam fastball. He’s 17-for-38 in this stretch and has been hitting rockets all over the field. This was a five hour game that went after midnight on the heels of the Cubs not getting back to Chicago until the wee hours Monday morning due to a delayed flight from Los Angeles.
ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 0 Jose Altuve homered, Joe Musgrove (2-2) and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as host Houston shut out Oakland. “Joe Musgrove” would also be an excellent name for a backup quarterback. “If you don’t have your good players, your best players, and they don’t play good, it’s tough to replace them, and that’s what it all comes down to”. It’s a nice fall day for crying out loud, enjoy the game if you want to, but maybe spend some time outside before and after and gain some perspective. Granderson, who remained in the game in right field, hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Montero, a 25-year-old called up from Double A to make a spot start in place of a struggling Jacob deGrom, walked six batters in five scoreless innings. They then held on as the Yankees rallied for four in the eighth. September is shaping up to be a month where the Mets can gain some serious ground in the wild-card race and even the National League East.
CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 5: Stephen Piscotty scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning after Carlos Martinez struck out a career-high 13, leading the St. Louis past Milwaukee. Fernandez wasn’t his sharp self, but he did what he needed to get himself out of trouble and keep the division-rival Mets off the board.
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It’s hard to tell from this video, but you might notice a man in an animal costume right near where the home run landed.
