Recap Roundups
May 26, 2018
Boston 8, Atlanta 6
Mitch Moreland hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, Andrew Benintendi finished a double shy of a cycle with three RBIs and the host Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Saturday in the second of a three-game series.
Texas 4, Kansas City 3
Shin-Soo Choo drilled a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to lift the Texas Rangers past the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Oakland 3, Arizona 0
Oakland's Matt Joyce, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder hit base-empty homers and right-hander Daniel Mengden threw his second career shutout when the A's beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 1
Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings Saturday as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals broke a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 1
Pinch hitter Nick Williams led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a home run to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 2-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 1
Anthony Banda did not start the game but pitched a career-high 6 1/3 effective innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday at Tropicana Field.
Milwaukee 17, NY Mets 6
Six players had multiple hits Saturday afternoon for the Milwaukee Brewers, who scored multiple runs in five innings as they routed the New York Mets, 17-6, at Miller Park.
Washington 4, Miami 1
Mark Reynolds hit a tie-breaking, solo homer in the top of the ninth as the Washington Nationals rallied to defeat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Marlins Park.
Chi. White Sox 8, Detroit 4
Tim Anderson smacked two of Chicago's four homers and drove in a career-high four runs as the White Sox slugged past the host Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Saturday at Comerica Park.
Cleveland 8, Houston 6
Edwin Encarnacion reached base in all four plate appearances and slugged one of four home runs hit by the Cleveland Indians in their 8-6 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday at Progressive Field.
LA Angels 11, NY Yankees 4
Mike Trout went 5-for-5, his first career five-hit game, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.
San Francisco 5, Chi. Cubs 4
Brandon Crawford hit a two-run home run and Brandon Belt drove in the tiebreaking and eventual game-winning run Saturday night as the San Francisco Giants edged the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Cincinnati 6, Colorado 5
Scooter Gennett had five hits, including a home run, Tony Cruz also homered and the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Saturday night.
San Diego 7, LA Dodgers 5
Christian Villanueva hit two of the four home runs for the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday while leading the charge to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seattle 4, Minnesota 3
Mike Zunino homered with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Saturday night at Safeco Field.