Recap Roundups
May 21, 2018
Washington 10, San Diego 2
Nineteen-year-old Juan Soto, the youngest player in the major leagues since the 2012 season, hit a three-run homer in the first at-bat of his first big league start Monday night to trigger the Washington Nationals to a 10-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0
Nick Pivetta pitched seven shutout innings, Aaron Altherr and Nick Williams each homered and the Philadelphia Phillies opened an important three-game series with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.
NY Mets 2, Miami 0
Jason Vargas finally earned his first win as a member of the New York Mets on Monday night, when he twirled five solid innings and combined with five relievers on a five-hit shutout of the visiting Miami Marlins, 2-0, at Citi Field.
Milwaukee 4, Arizona 2
Travis Shaw, Domingo Santana and Lorenzo Cain homered and Brewers right-hander Chase Anderson won in his return from the disabled list when Milwaukee extended the Arizona Diamondbacks' slide with a 4-2 victory at Miller Park on Monday.
NY Yankees 10, Texas 5
Rookie Gleyber Torres recorded his first career multi-homer game as the New York Yankees posted a 10-5 victory over the host Texas Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Park.
Baltimore 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Manny Machado, Mark Trumbo and Adam Jones hit home runs Monday night and left fielder Trey Mancini helped protect a narrow lead by throwing out two baserunners in the same inning, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a four-game series in Chicago.
Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Jose Berrios pitched eight strong innings, Logan Morrison drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in the go-ahead run, and the host Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Target Field on Monday night.
St. Louis 6, Kansas City 0
Tyler O'Neill homered for the third straight game and Miles Mikolas hurled his first career shutout Monday night as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the hapless Kansas City Royals 6-0 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Colorado 2, LA Dodgers 1
Carlos Gonzalez's infield single in the eighth inning brought home the go-ahead run Monday as the visiting Colorado Rockies edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to move into sole possession of first place in the National League West.