Betts now has five home runs and 13 RBIs this week.
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Baltimore ended up batting around and tying the game at 3. The Orioles started the day atop the division by.001 over Toronto, which is in first after defeating the Yankees. Manager John Farrell selected to make the move for Fernando Abad out of the ‘pen against the lefty Chris Davis, but walked him on four pitches.
Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy (6-4) ran into trouble for the first time since his first start. He is certainly making a strong case for American League MVP.
Before the game was called for rain after six innings, the Orioles found themselves in a bit of a hole. “I like it here, just Baltimore and the park and what not”. The right-fielder also hit three home runs on Sunday, joining Ted Williams as the only Red Sox players to have multiple games with three home runs.
NOTE: Kim started for the second time this season against a left-hander and was 0-for-2.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Brad Miller hit two of the Tampa Bay’s five home runs in a win over San Diego.
In the seventh, Utley hit a grand slam off Michael Mariot, and fans again cheered him back out of the dugout. On the first pitch, Betts easily stole second base for his 19th steal of the season. Sometimes it’s the guys who are quiet and don’t try and hit for a massive amount of power that hit it in the upper deck, guys who stay through it and let the bat do the work. He’s 10-for-21 (.476) with a 1.476 slugging percentage on Eutaw Street, and 20-for-47 (.426) with a 1.000 slugging percentage in 11 games against the Orioles overall this season. Hardy, who would retire Pedroia at first.
Mike Montgomery followed with two innings, Hector Rondon worked the eighth and Joe Smith walked two in the ninth before Aroldis Chapman got two outs to close the three-hitter. Odor was hit in the shoulder on the next pitch.
In the top of the sixth inning, relief pitcher Tyler Wilson was hit hard, giving up three more runs to give the Red Sox an 8-1 lead. Yonder Alonso had an RBI double and scored on Ryon Healy’s single for the A’s.
Bundy (6-4) entered the contest having won four of his previous five contests, including three straight.
Bradley Jr., broke the tie in the third inning when he connected for a two-run blast to center field that scored Mookie Betts (walk). Game time is set for just after 7 PM. Nolan Arenado and David Dahl each had two RBIs, and Chris Rusin (3-4) threw three innings in relief of starter Chad Bettis.
In the night game, Jason Hammel threw seven commanding innings and Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall to make a remarkable catch of a foul ball.
Minnesota’s Ervin Santana pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Twins past Atlanta 4-2.
He was able to play nine innings of first base on Tuesday, which is obviously a good sign. With one man on base, Betts destroyed the second pitch, a 94-mph fastball from reliever Brad Bach, sending it to left field bleachers for a 5-3 lead.
HOUSTON – Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko each homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-5 on Tuesday night.
Kluber struck out seven, allowing his only run on a solo homer in the sixth.
PHOENIX – Noah Syndergaard earned his first victory in seven starts, helping himself with a two-run homer, and NY ended a string of four consecutive losses to Arizona in the past week.
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Jeurys Familia pitched a ideal ninth for his major league-leading 40th save. Boston’s combined no-hit bid was broken up in the seventh inning.
