Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.
Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a doubleheader Saturday.
The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for-6) punctuated with a three-run home run. The doors were not blown off, though, until all nine Boston batters came to the plate twice in a 13-run eighth.
The second turn through the lineup in the eighth included Devers hitting a grand slam off Orioles’ position player Emmanuel Rivera, who allowed eight runs and eight hits in 13 batters faced. Twelve of Boston’s 20 total hits came in the big inning, which saw six players reach base twice.
Five Orioles had multiple hits, with four of their 14 coming after the Red Sox trotted out their own position player on the mound in Abraham Toro in the ninth. Jackson Holliday went 2-for-5 with two RBI from the leadoff spot.
Dodgers 7, Mets 5 (13 innings)
Teoscar Hernandez led off the 13th inning with an RBI double for visiting Los Angeles, which outlasted New York in the opener of a three-game series.
The Dodgers, who relinquished a three-run lead in the ninth inning of the rematch of last year’s National League Championship Series, have won three straight. The Mets have lost six of eight. The teams squandered numerous chances in extras before Hernandez greeted Huascar Brazoban (3-1) — the Mets’ ninth pitcher — by doubling down the third base line to score automatic runner Will Smith. Luis Garcia (2-0), the Dodgers’ eighth pitcher, tossed 2 1/3 hitless innings.
Brett Baty hit a solo shot in the third for the Mets and Pete Alonso lofted a sacrifice fly in the fourth before New York rallied against Tanner Scott in the ninth, when Jeff McNeil laced a two-run triple and scored on Tyrone Taylor’s single.
Cubs 13, Reds 6
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs, including a grand slam to highlight a six-run seventh inning, and Seiya Suzuki went 3-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBIs as visiting Chicago rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series.
It was the third multi-homer game of the season for Crow-Armstrong, who also doubled and finished with six RBIs. Dansby Swanson also hit a two-run homer, Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored and Kyle Tucker added a two-run single for Chicago.
Spencer Steer went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, Austin Hays tripled and had two hits and TJ Friedl also doubled and added two hits for Cincinnati.
Rays 3, Blue Jays 1
Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead homered for the second straight game and Drew Rasmussen tossed six scoreless innings, lifting host Tampa Bay to a series-opening victory over Toronto.
Lowe, who belted a two-run shot in the third inning, is 8-for-17 with three homers and eight RBIs in four games against the Blue Jays this season. Mead added a solo shot in the fourth inning and Junior Caminero had two hits and scored a run for the Rays, who have won three in a row overall.
Alejandro Kirk had one of Toronto’s four hits and scored a run. The Blue Jays, however, saw their three-game winning streak and run of four straight road victories come to a halt.
Padres 2, Braves 1
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help visiting San Diego end its six-game losing streak with a win over Atlanta in the opener of their three-game series.
Machado blasted a slider from Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (3-4) into the left field seats for his fourth home run.
The loss ruined the return of Atlanta right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who was playing his first game since tearing his left ACL a year ago. Acuna hit the first pitch he saw for a home run. The homer traveled 467 feet — the longest by a Braves player this season.
Twins 3, Royals 1
Ty France ripped a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Minnesota to a win over Kansas City in Minneapolis.
France clenched his fist after the long ball, which marked his fourth home run of the season. Carlos Correa added a solo homer for Minnesota, which won for the 15th time in 17 games. Cole Sands (3-1) earned the victory with one scoreless inning of relief.
Cavan Biggio doubled and drove in the lone run for Kansas City. Freddy Fermin also doubled for the Royals. Lucas Erceg (1-1) took the loss after retiring only one of three batters faced in the ninth inning.
Guardians 3, Tigers 1
Slade Cecconi pitched six strong innings as Cleveland topped host Detroit.
Cecconi (1-1) allowed one run and five hits during his second start of the season. Steven Kwan recorded three hits, a run scored and an RBI for the Guardians, while Jose Ramirez stretched his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI triple.
Spencer Torkelson’s sixth-inning home run accounted for the Tigers’ lone run. Jackson Jobe (4-1) gave up two runs and four hits in five innings.
Angels 7, Marlins 4
Yusei Kikuchi pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Taylor Ward and Jorge Soler each homered and Los Angeles beat Miami in Anaheim, Calif., for its eighth victory in a row.
It is the Angels’ longest winning streak since a 10-game stretch from Sept. 4-13, 2014. Kikuchi (1-4) was winless in his first 10 starts before getting his first victory in the opener of a three-game set. He gave up seven hits on a season-high 110 pitches, and got help from the offense and just enough from the bullpen.
Eric Wagaman led the Marlins offensively with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Kyle Stowers added three hits and an RBI.
White Sox 4, Rangers 1
Luis Robert Jr. drove in a run and scored another and Sean Burke allowed just one run in six innings as Chicago defeated slumping Texas in the opener of a three-game set.
Burke (3-5) scattered three hits, walked three and struck out six as the White Sox won for only the second time in their past eight games. The White Sox outhit Texas 8-3, with Chase Meidroth and Lenyn Sosa collecting two hits each.
The Rangers’ Tyler Mahle (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings and had his team-record streak of starts allowing two runs or less to begin a season snapped at 10 games.
Giants 4, Nationals 0
Landen Roupp pitched six-plus innings and visiting San Francisco ended Washington’s five-game winning streak.
Roupp (3-3) allowed five hits and left after the first two Nationals reached in the seventh. Jung Hoo Lee reached base three times on two hits and a walk and scored twice for the Giants.
Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore left with no outs and a runner on first in the seventh inning. He grimaced after throwing a pitch to Matt Chapman. Manager Dave Martinez and the trainer came out, and after a brief discussion, Gore left the game. Gore (2-5) was charged with a run on two hits.
Pirates 6, Brewers 5 (10 innings)
Oneil Cruz hit two home runs and Adam Frazier scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting host Pittsburgh to a comeback win over Milwaukee. Cruz’s ninth home run in the third opened the game’s scoring and his 10th home run in the ninth off Abner Uribe (2-1) tied the game at 4-4. After trailing 3-2, the Pirates tied the game three times from the seventh inning on and won for the third time in their past four games.
Isaac Collins’ RBI single in the top of the 10th off Ryan Borucki (1-1) gave the Brewers a 5-4 lead. Alexander Canario set up the Pirates’ decisive comeback with an RBI double to lead off the bottom of the inning, which scored automatic runner Spencer Horwitz to make it 5-5.
Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 3
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run triple as St. Louis edged visiting Arizona.
Starter Miles Mikolas (4-2) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. JoJo Romero and Kyle Leahy pitched scoreless innings, then Ryan Helsley survived a late Arizona rally for his 10th save.
Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run homer and Ketel Marte hit a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who lost for the fourth time in six games. Starter Zac Gallen (3-6) allowed four runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Rockies 3, Yankees 2
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning to back six strong innings from Tanner Gordon, and Colorado beat New York in Denver.
Ezequiel Tovar, Jordan Beck and Kyle Farmer had two hits apiece and Zach Agnos picked up his third save for Colorado, which snapped a five-game skid. Aaron Judge homered among his two hits for New York, which had won four straight.
Gordon (1-1) allowed just two runs on five hits in his six innings. Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt (1-2) allowed three runs on six hits and struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings.
Phillies 4, Athletics 3
Trea Turner homered among three hits and Zack Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to help streaking Philadelphia post a victory over the struggling Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Johan Rojas made a run-saving catch in the eighth to preserve a 1-0 lead and added a run-scoring single in the ninth as the Phillies extended their season-best winning streak to eight. Wheeler (6-1) excelled by allowing just three hits and didn’t allow a run for the third straight start while winning his fourth consecutive outing.
Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer and Lawrence Butler had two hits for the Athletics, who saw their season-worst losing streak reach 10. Jacob Lopez (0-2) struck out a career-best eight in seven innings for the Athletics and gave up one run and three hits.
Mariners 5, Astros 3
Cal Raleigh slugged a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift visiting Seattle to a comeback victory over Houston.
Raleigh became the third Mariners hitter to homer on the first pitch of an at-bat when he drilled a slider from Astros reliever Bryan Abreu (1-2) off the right field foul pole with Julio Rodriguez on second base. Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock (2-2) benefited from the comeback. He scattered nine hits over six innings and allowed three runs.
The Astros stranded 10 baserunners and finished 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position.
–Field Level Media
