Recap Roundups
June 18, 2021
Oakland 5, NY Yankees 3
Tony Kemp hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to seven games with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
Baltimore 7, Toronto 1
Cedric Mullins capped a five-run eighth inning with his second home run of the night and the Baltimore Orioles snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Pittsburgh 11, Cleveland 10
Gregory Polanco and Bryan Reynolds homered Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates built a 10-run lead and held on to end a 10-game losing streak with a wild 11-10 decision over the visiting Cleveland Indians.
Washington 1, NY Mets 0
Yan Gomes' RBI single in the ninth inning Friday night lifted the host Washington Nationals to a 1-0 win over the New York Mets.
Atlanta 9, St. Louis 1
Ozzie Albies drove in three runs to support a strong starting effort from Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday night.
Minnesota 7, Texas 5
Luis Arraez led off the 10th inning with an RBI triple and later scored what proved to be the winning run on a bases-loaded walk to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night in Arlington.
Miami 10, Chi. Cubs 2
Adam Duvall slugged his fifth career grand slam and added a two-run homer, leading the Miami Marlins to a 10-2 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
Houston 2, Chi. White Sox 1
Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off double to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Kansas City 5, Boston 3
Adalberto Mondesi homered for the second straight game as the host Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5
C.J. Cron hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the host Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Friday in Denver for their fifth consecutive win.
LA Angels 11, Detroit 3
Shohei Ohtani slugged his 20th and 21st homers of the season Friday, the fourth multi-homer game of his career, as the Los Angeles Angels blew out the Detroit Tigers 11-3 in Anaheim, Calif.
LA Dodgers 3, Arizona 0
Steven Souza Jr. hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 3-0 win against Arizona on Friday in Phoenix, sending the Diamondbacks to their 15th loss in a row.
San Francisco 5, Philadelphia 3
LaMonte Wade Jr. tripled, doubled and drove in two runs, Brandon Belt homered and the host San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Friday.
Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 1
Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven strong innings Friday night as the Seattle Mariners sent the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to their fourth consecutive defeat, 5-1.
San Diego 8, Cincinnati 2
Wil Myers hit two solo homers and a double and Tommy Pham opened the game with a home run Friday night as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 8-2.