Recap Roundups
July 23, 2018
Boston 5, Baltimore 3
Mitch Moreland homered, Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run double, and Rick Porcello threw six shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Monday night at Oriole Park.
LA Dodgers 7, Philadelphia 6
Max Muncy, Yasmani Grandal, Chris Taylor and Joc Pederson homered, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Minnesota 8, Toronto 3
Logan Morrison hit a home run and had three RBIs, Max Kepler added a two-run blast, Adalberto Mejía pitched into the sixth inning and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 Monday night.
Atlanta 12, Miami 1
Freddie Freeman slugged a two-run homer, Dansby Swanson blasted a solo shot, and Charlie Culbertson had a career-high four hits as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Miami Marlins 12-1 on Monday night.
Tampa Bay 7, NY Yankees 6
Jake Bauers had two hits including a three-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays pounded New York ace Luis Severino and held on for a 7-6 win over the visiting Yankees in the first of a three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 0
Josh Harrison finished 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, and the Pittsburgh Pirates increased their winning streak to 10 games with a rain-shortened 7-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night at Progressive Field.
San Diego 3, NY Mets 2
Freddy Galvis and Manuel Margot had RBI hits in consecutive at-bats Monday night for the San Diego Padres, who took advantage of shoddy fielding by the Mets to defeat host New York and ace right-hander Jacob deGrom, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game series at Citi Field.
Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1
On a night dominated by seven no-hit innings from St. Louis right-hander Daniel Poncedeleon in his major league debut, the Cincinnati Reds rallied with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to upend the visiting Cardinals 2-1 on Monday at Great American Ball Park.
Oakland 15, Texas 3
Jonathan Lucroy's fourth career grand slam ignited an 18-hit assault on Cole Hamels and four Texas Rangers relievers Monday night, and the surging Oakland Athletics opened a seven-game trip with a 15-3 romp in Arlington, Texas.
Arizona 7, Chi. Cubs 1
Patrick Corbin pitched seven strong innings and Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Chicago Cubs 7-1 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee 6, Washington 1
Jhoulys Chacin struck out a season-best nine in 5 2/3 innings and also contributed an RBI single as the Milwaukee Brewers recorded a 6-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
James McCann drove in two runs, including a go-ahead double during a three-run ninth, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
Chi. White Sox 5, LA Angels 3
Jose Abreu hit a home run and a run-scoring single to back the solid pitching of Lucas Giolito as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Monday at Anaheim, Calif., in the opener of a four-game series.