Recap Roundups
June 03, 2021
Atlanta 5, Washington 1
Dansby Swanson made his 500th career hit a memorable one, a two-run homer that capped a four-run rally and sent the Atlanta Braves to a 5-1 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.
Tampa Bay 9, NY Yankees 2
Austin Meadows hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning and added a bases-clearing double in the seventh while Ryan Yarbrough pitched a six-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays tagged New York Yankees' ace Gerrit Cole for five runs en route to a 9-2 victory on Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Boston 5, Houston 1
Christian Arroyo smacked a three-run homer and Martin Perez tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings as the Boston Red Sox notched a 5-1 victory over the host Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon to salvage the finale of a four-game series.
Colorado 11, Texas 6
Charlie Blackmon homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs, Garrett Hampson had four hits, and the host Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Texas Rangers 11-6 in Denver on Thursday.
Pittsburgh 5, Miami 3
Jacob Stallings' three-run double in the eighth inning Thursday rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win over the visiting Miami Marlins.
Milwaukee 7, Arizona 4
Jackie Bradley Jr., Christian Yelich, Luis Urias and Avisail Garcia each homered as the Milwaukee Brewers opened their four-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-4 win on Thursday.
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5
Salvador Perez hit two home runs for the second consecutive game as the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in the first game of a four-game series in Kansas City.
Chi. White Sox 4, Detroit 1
Yoan Moncada, Jake Lamb, Yasmani Grandal and Tim Anderson each hit solo home runs, and the Chicago White Sox pulled away for a 4-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2
Jesse Winker hit the decisive two-run homer to power the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the first game of a four-game series.
Seattle 6, LA Angels 2
Justus Sheffield allowed just two runs and Jake Fraley hit a three-run home run to propel the Seattle Mariners to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.
San Francisco 7, Chi. Cubs 2
Brandon Crawford broke a fifth-inning tie with a three-run home run and Anthony DeSclafani bounced back from two subpar efforts with six strong innings Thursday night, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 7-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs in the opener of a four-game series between National League division leaders.
San Diego 4, NY Mets 3
Fernando Tatis Jr. broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run homer and later scored on a Taijuan Walker wild pitch to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series.