Recap Roundups
June 20, 2021
Cleveland 2, Pittsburgh 1
Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and Harold Ramirez homered Sunday as the visiting Cleveland Indians topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Toronto 7, Baltimore 4
Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven strong innings, Reese McGuire had three doubles, a single and two RBIs and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Sunday afternoon.
NY Yankees 2, Oakland 1
Gary Sanchez continued his tear with a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning off a dominating Sean Manaea and the New York Yankees turned a game-ending triple play to hold on for a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Washington 5, NY Mets 2
Kyle Schwarber continued his torrid stretch by belting three home runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Sunday afternoon.
Houston 8, Chi. White Sox 2
Abraham Toro recorded his first career four-hit game while Carlos Correa homered in support of Lance McCullers Jr. as the Houston Astros completed a four-game series sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with an 8-2 victory on Sunday.
Kansas City 7, Boston 3
The Kansas City Royals won a three-game series for the first time this month by scoring three runs in each of the third and sixth innings to beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.
St. Louis 9, Atlanta 1
Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt both homered and Adam Wainwright threw a seven-inning complete game to lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
Chi. Cubs 2, Miami 0
Alec Mills pitched five impressive innings, and his bullpen added four perfect frames, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.
Minnesota 4, Texas 2
Byron Buxton homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins completed a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in Arlington.
Milwaukee 7, Colorado 6
Kolten Wong homered among his three hits, Daniel Vogelbach and Derek Fisher had two hits apiece and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 in Denver on Sunday.
San Francisco 11, Philadelphia 2
Wilmer Flores hit two of San Francisco's four home runs and Sammy Long threw six solid innings in his first major-league start as the Giants powered their way to an 11-2 home win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Detroit 5, LA Angels 3
Daz Cameron's two-run single in the top of the 10th inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., avoiding a sweep by salvaging the final game of the four-game series.
LA Dodgers 9, Arizona 8
Albert Pujols hit the 673rd home run of his major-league career and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to complete a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.
San Diego 3, Cincinnati 2
Wil Myers hit a two-run triple and scored on an error in the third and the San Diego Padres held off the visiting Cincinnati Reds over the final three innings Sunday to score a 3-2 victory and complete their first sweep of a four-game series since August 2011.
Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 2
Shed Long Jr. hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon.
Atlanta 1, St. Louis 0
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit the 100th home run of his four-year career and Drew Smyly carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 to earn a split of their doubleheader on Sunday.