Recap Roundups
September 08, 2021
Seattle 8, Houston 5
The Seattle Mariners scored four runs with two outs in the ninth inning to break open a tie game and defeat the host Houston Astros 8-5 Wednesday afternoon.
San Francisco 7, Colorado 4
Brandon Crawford hit a home run, Brandon Belt had three hits and the San Francisco Giants rallied to defeat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 in Denver on Wednesday to become the first team to win 90 games.
Texas 8, Arizona 5
Jose Trevino drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers completed a two-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-5 victory on Wednesday in Phoenix.
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0
Rookie Joe Ryan recorded his first career win after allowing one hit in seven innings to propel the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 1
Miguel Cabrera had four hits and three RBIs while Robbie Grossman had four hits with a solo homer Wednesday as the visiting Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Miami 2, NY Mets 1
Sandy Alcantara struck out a career-high 14 batters over nine innings, and Bryan De La Cruz smashed a two-out, walk-off single off the wall in center field in the 10th, leading the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Mets on Wednesday night.
Baltimore 9, Kansas City 8
A Kansas City outfield blunder allowed the go-ahead runs to score for Baltimore in a nine-run eighth inning capped by a Ryan Mountcastle two-run home run, as the Orioles rallied, then held on, for a 9-8 victory over the visiting Royals on Wednesday night.
Toronto 6, NY Yankees 3
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in the ninth inning after Teoscar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh as the Toronto Blue Jays ran their winning streak to seven games Wednesday night with a 6-3 victory over the host New York Yankees.
Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1
Hunter Renfroe hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox earn a 2-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday and avoid a three-game sweep.
Washington 4, Atlanta 2
Washington's Juan Soto hit a 462-foot home run in the seventh inning to spark the visiting Nationals to a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 3
Eduardo Escobar hit a go-ahead, sixth-inning solo homer to lead the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
Chi. Cubs 4, Cincinnati 1
Jason Heyward drilled a game-ending, three-run home run in the 10th inning to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
St. Louis 5, LA Dodgers 4
Yadier Molina smacked a two-run home run, reached base three times and scored twice to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Wednesday.
San Diego 8, LA Angels 5
Adam Frazier had three RBIs in an eight-run second inning and the San Diego Padres held on for an 8-5 win against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday to earn a split of the two-game series.
Oakland 5, Chi. White Sox 1
Frankie Montas pitched seven strong innings and Matt Chapman homered Wednesday night as the host Oakland Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.