Recap Roundups
April 18, 2017
Chi. White Sox 4, NY Yankees 1
Miguel Gonzalez came tantalizingly close to finishing off an impressive and efficient outing against the hottest team in the majors.
Boston 8, Toronto 7
Brian Johnson admitted there were days he thought he would never see a second career major league start.
Cincinnati 9, Baltimore 3
Bronson Arroyo gets winded earlier as his body adjusts after more than two years away from a major league mound. He can't throw as hard, and 80 pitches often feels like 100. But, even at 40 years old, Arroyo remains a crafty veteran who is able to figure out how to get more from less.
Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1
The Rays' Tim Beckham had only one RBI all season entering Tuesday night's game against Detroit, but he hit a go-ahead two-run homer, and singled and scored later to help Tampa Bay to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers at Tropicana Field.
Philadelphia 6, NY Mets 2
In their own ways, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin and shortstop Freddy Galvis allowed fatalism to seep into their thoughts and actions as Galvis' popup rose high above Citi Field with two outs in the eighth inning Tuesday night.
Washington 3, Atlanta 1
With Max Scherzer's pitch count already over 100, Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker was prepared to remove his right-hander from the Tuesday game after six innings.
Chi. Cubs 9, Milwaukee 7
The Chicago Cubs played more like the reigning World Series champions on Tuesday.
LA Angels 5, Houston 2
Home runs for Albert Pujols at Minute Maid Park are so routine that the shock is far greater when he doesn't deliver in the clutch against the Astros as opposed to when he does what he did in the fifth inning Tuesday night.
Cleveland 11, Minnesota 4
The Cleveland Indians are starting to resemble the team that took the American League by storm last year and advanced to Game 7 of the World Series.
San Francisco 2, Kansas City 1
The San Francisco Giants pushed the Panik button.
St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Like most of his St. Louis Cardinals teammates, closer Seung Hwan Oh hasn't been at his best in the first two-plus weeks of the season.
Oakland 4, Texas 2
The Texas Rangers had their ace, and for five innings Yu Darvish pitched exactly as everyone, including his manager, knew he could. The problem for the Rangers is they were facing X-factor, Andrew Triggs, who nobody suspected would win this pitchers' duel.
Colorado 4, LA Dodgers 3
and a mild scare -- from their stellar bullpen to beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Los Angeles.
Miami 5, Seattle 0
Miami Marlins starter Wei-Yin Chen snaked through seven innings of no-hit ball Tuesday before being pulled when he hit the century mark on the pitch counter.
Arizona 11, San Diego 2
Not that they needed it, the Arizona Diamondbacks got an outstanding pitching performance from right-handed starter Shelby Miller on Tuesday night at Petco Park.