ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Adrian Beltre led off consecutive innings with home runs and Cole Hamels didn’t give up a hit until the sixth in Texas’ win over Tampa Bay.
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Following the two-run dinger by catcher Russell Martin, Indians starter Trevor Bauer was able to lock in, shutting down the team from Canada for the rest of what became a highlight outing thus far in his career.
For the first eight innings of Friday’s nights game, Toronto Blue Jays fans were nearly able to drown out Cleveland Indians fans despite the game being at Progressive Field. The Nationals trailed 3-1 before setting a season high for runs in an inning and taking a 9-3 lead. And thanks to a lucky bounce off the wall, Naquin’s legs went on autopilot. Upton flung it toward the infield, and Naquin stumbled home and scored with a head-first dive ahead of second baseman Devon Travis’ relay.
Facing an 0-1 from Osuna, Tyler Naquin crushed one that looked like it was going to join its lost brother in the Progressive Field seats, fell jussssst short of the 361 feet.
A 1-2-3 seventh inning was followed with an eighth inning that ended on a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Mike Napoil. Osuna blew his third save in 30 chances.
ASTROS 15, ORIOLES 8 Jose Altuve hit a home run and had five RBI, and Houston beat host Baltimore despite allowing four home runs in the first inning.
Then, the big one: Lonnie Chisenhall turned on a Sanchez fastball, sending it to several rows deep in right field for a game-tying three-run home run, capping a five-run fourth inning.
Phelps (7-6) allowed two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in his fourth start of the season. Jhonny Peralta led off the 11th with a double and Grichuk doubled to the wall in left center off Frank Herrmann (0-1) two batters later.
Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano allowed one unearned run in six innings while striking out seven.
DETROIT – David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. ambushed rookie Michael Fulmer with a pair of two-run home runs in the first inning, Hanley Ramirez added a late pair of two-run doubles and Rick Porcello tamed his former team on four hits over seven innings to make his 17th win a Boston victory over Detroit.
The Cleveland outfielder ran with no regard for his own body and nearly crashed landed as he made his way home for an Indians inside the park homer to defeat the Blue Jays 3-2.
With a ninth-inning homer from Jedd Gyorko, the Cardinals tied the Major League Baseball record for consecutive multi-homer games at nine.
Manager John Gibbons said Donaldson might return to the lineup Sunday.
Salazar came off the disabled list Thursday and lasted one inning against Chicago in what can only be called a mistake instead of a start.
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Josh Tomlin’s poor stretch continued Saturday night, putting the Indians in an early 5-0 hole and eventually giving up the decisive home run.
