Pablo Lopez struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed four hits as the Minnesota Twins swept the Kansas City Royals 5-0 in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. It was the first full-court lore in his career.
Lopez (5-5) needed only 100 pitches, 76 of which were strikes, to finish this gem. He struck out both the fifth and sixth innings, leaving him with 15 batters out in a row. He didn’t walk a batter and allowed two outside hits — two doubles in the first and eighth innings.
Ryan Jeffers homered and had two hits, and Edward Julian also hit deep for Minnesota, which improved to 9-1 against the Royals on the season. It was Minnesota’s second three-game series sweep of the season and its first three-game sweep of Kansas City since the start of the season.
Alec Marsh (0-2) allowed 3 runs and 2 earned runs in five innings for the Royals, their 31st loss in 43 road games.
Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1
Francisco Alvarez hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth, Mark Canha hit a triple late in the game, and New York rallied in Phoenix with a stunning win over Arizona.
Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Chafin (2-2) knocked out the top two hitters in the ninth before Alvarez threw a full sinker over center Right over the fence to tie the score.
Brett Baty followed with a single, then Canha came up and hit long to center, and Alek Thomas couldn’t run down and hit Baty. pedicle. New York rookie Kodai Senga (7-5) tied his career-best 12 strikeouts while throwing a career-high eight innings. He allowed one run on four hits and one walk.
Orioles 6, Yankees 3
Colton Cowser hit an RBI single in his major league debut, and Felix Bautista made four saves to help Baltimore win the first two of a losing four-game series. beat host New York after a game.
Cowser was out and out on his first two at-bats before hitting base in the first of Baltimore’s four sixth-inning games against Nick Ramirez (0-1) and Michael King.
Baltimore starter Dean Kremer (9-4) struck out a career-high 10 runs and went for two runs in seven innings. The game was delayed more than 15 minutes after Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit the YES Network camera operator in the head with a fifth-inning error. As the photographer was rushed to the hospital, he was vigilant.
Priest 5, Angel 3
Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits and San Diego walked 11 to tie the game while sweeping visiting Los Angeles, the Padres’ first three-game sweep of the season.
The Angels, who were swept by the Padres for the first time since 1999, have lost seven of their past eight games. With the sweep, the Padres tied their longest three-game winning streak of the season.
Tatis doubled Angels reliever Jacob Webb (1-1) with a one-out in the seventh inning and ended up on Xander Bogaerts’ pitch Roll the ball to score and win. Relief pitcher Nick Martinez (4-3) got the win despite giving up the lead early in the seventh.
Marlins 10, Cardinals 9
A throwing error by St. Louis reliever Jordan Hicks allowed him to score two runs in the bottom half of the ninth as hosts Miami beat the Cardinals with a walkaway.
The Cardinals went up 9-8 with one out in the ninth, and the Marlins had runners on first and second. Hicks (1-5) caught a soft grounder from Joey Wendell and had enough time to make an impact at first, but he double caught when Garrett Hampson and Yuli Gurriel scored And throw it over Paul Goldschmidt’s head.
Jordan Walker hit a two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 9-8 lead as St. Louis went into the final hit in the top of the ninth. AJ Puk (4-2) took the win despite giving up two runs in the ninth.
Giants 2, Mariners 0
Alex Cobb pitched six gameless innings as San Francisco took advantage of a fly ball from All-Star center fielder Julio Rodriguez to score a run over visiting Seattle.
Tyler Rodgers, Tyler Rodgers and Camillo Dorval joined Cobb on seven hits (6-2) to help the Giants avoid a three-game sweep while snapping a four-game losing streak.
Cutting the minors before the game and making his second start of the season, Mariners left Tommy Milone (0-1) gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings, One point of self-blame. Seattle’s four-game winning streak was ended.
Dodgers 6, Corsairs 4
JD Martinez and David Peralta homered in three pitches, and Los Angeles ended up with a win over visiting Pittsburgh.
Martinez hit a three-run homer in the fifth, and Peralta hit a single after a hitter to help the Dodgers come back from an early 4-0 deficit.
Los Angeles rookie Bobby Miller (5-1) allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Brian Reynolds and Jake Suwinski homered for the Buccaneers, who were scoreless in the seventh and ninth innings despite getting on base each time with a walk-out.
Phillies 8, Rays 4
Nick Castellanos and Trea Turner homered and Taijuan Walker went seven innings for Philadelphia in St. Petersburg, Fla. over Tampa Bay.
Bryson Stott had four of Philadelphia’s 17 hits, while JT Realmuto and Alec Bohm had three each. Walker (10-3) gave up four runs in the first three innings but held Tampa Bay scoreless in the next four.
The Rays opened with Zach Little, who allowed two runs in two innings. Relief pitcher Yonny Chirinos (4-4) allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 2 2/3 innings in the loss.
Astros 6, Rockies 4
Yana Diaz hit a pair of home runs and hit a three as Houston beat visiting Colorado for its fourth straight win while completing a two-game series sweep.
Diaz set the tone in the second inning when he singled out Chase Anderson to left field (0-4). Diaz and Jose Abreu hit two-run homers in the fourth.
CJ Cron and Randal Grichuk drove deep for the Rockies to make it 5-4 in the seventh, but failed to complete the comeback.
Athletics 12, Tigers 3
Jordan Diaz had three hits, including a homer and three runs, to help Oakland beat host Detroit for the Athletics’ fourth win in five games.
A’s starter Austin Pruitt retired all nine batters he faced. Ken Waldichuk (2-5) allowed two runs and two hits in 4 1/3 innings of relief.
Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5) allowed five runs and six hits in four innings. Rodriguez, who started for the first time since May 28, was activated from the injured list after recovering from a finger injury.
Red Sox 4, Rangers 2
Breyan Bello pitched seven innings to help Boston beat Texas State, snapping a four-game losing streak at home.
Bello (6-5) limited the Rangers to two runs on eight hits. Justin Turner had two hits and two runs for Boston, which lost 6-2 to Texas on Tuesday.
Adoris Garcia hit a two-run homer for the Rangers. Corey Seager hits base in 24 straight games and Texas has three hits.
Cubs 4, Brewers 3
Mike Tauchman hit a two-run game-tying double in the ninth, then took the lead on a throwing error by third baseman Brian Anderson, giving Chicago a win over host Milwaukee.
Trailing 3-1 entering the ninth, Chicago faced All-Star Devin Williams (4-2). The Cubs are on a two-game winning streak for the first time since a four-game winning streak from June 19-24.
Willy Adames hit Steele’s game-winning home run in the sixth, and Anderson hit a single late in the game to give Milwaukee a 3-1 lead. Christian Yelich and Andrew Monasterio each had two hits.
Warriors 8, Guardians 1
Sean Murphy hit a homer, hit two runs and scored a three to highlight his four-hit performance in Atlanta’s win over Cleveland.
Austin Riley hit a home run in the seventh, and Matt Olson hit the same in the ninth for three hits for the Braves. The team racked up 19 hits for its 18th win in 20 games.
Guardians starter Cal Quantrill (2-6) scored five runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings, suffering their fourth straight loss. Steven Kwan and Will Brennan had two hits each for Cleveland.
Reds 9, Nationals 2
Elie Dela Cruz hit a homer and two doubles, Graham Ashcraft pitched a strong six innings, and visiting Cincinnati beat Washington for a four-game winning streak.
Joey Votto had a home run and two singles for the Reds. Cincinnati is 13-2 in its past 15 road games and will look for a four-game sweep on Thursday. The Reds have hit a 19-game home run streak, the second-longest streak in franchise history behind only the 1956 club, which hit 21 in a row.
Lane Thomas and Corey Dickerson each had two hits for the Nationals, who have won just one of their last 14 home games. Washington starter Josiah Gray (6-7) allowed five runs and three earned runs in five innings.
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