Recap Roundups
July 28, 2018
Kansas City 10, NY Yankees 5
Lucas Duda hit a towering two-run homer off Luis Severino as the Kansas City Royals recorded a 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
St. Louis 6, Chi. Cubs 2
Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
JaCoby Jones hit a two-run home run and four Detroit pitchers held the visiting Cleveland Indians to a combined five singles as the Tigers won 2-1 at Comerica Park on Saturday.
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 2
Joey Votto drove in two runs with a pair of late singles and the Cincinnati Reds bullpen pitched four shutout innings on Saturday night in a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Cincinnati.
Baltimore 11, Tampa Bay 2
Joey Rickard homered and drove in five runs and Trey Mancini also hit a homer as the host Baltimore Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday night at Camden Yards.
Pittsburgh 5, NY Mets 0
Trevor Williams combined with three Pittsburgh relievers on a six-hit shutout Saturday as the Pirates won their second straight game, 5-0, against the visiting New York Mets.
NY Yankees 5, Kansas City 4
Aaron Hicks lofted the tiebreaking sacrifice fly to cap an eighth-inning comeback Saturday night for the New York Yankees, who salvaged a split of a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals by earning a 5-4 win in the second game at Yankee Stadium.
LA Dodgers 5, Atlanta 1
Los Angeles left-hander Alex Wood earned his sixth straight victory and Yasiel Puig returned from the disabled list to hit a homer and drive in three, helping the Dodgers to a 5-1 win over the host Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on Saturday night.
Boston 10, Minnesota 4
J.D. Martinez hit his major-league-leading 32nd home run of the season and Eduardo Nunez tripled, doubled and drove in two runs to lead a 14-hit attack as the host Boston Red Sox cruised to a 10-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Chi. White Sox 9, Toronto 5
Pinch hitter Daniel Palka hit a two-run, go-ahead single in a six-run bottom of the eighth, and the Chicago White Sox came back to defeat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday night.
Miami 2, Washington 1
J.T. Realmuto hit a walk-off single down the right field line in the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Texas 7, Houston 3
Rougned Odor recorded his ninth career multi-homer game while Ariel Jurado delivered a surprisingly effective start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed a 7-3 win over the scuffling Houston Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
Colorado 4, Oakland 1
Nolan Arenado homered for the second straight game, Pat Valaika also went deep and the Colorado Rockies beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.
Arizona 9, San Diego 4
Jon Jay pulled a tiebreaking, two-run double into right in the eighth inning Saturday night to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-4 victory over the Padres in San Diego.
Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 1
Jhoulys Chacin continued his brilliant month of July with seven innings of three-hit pitching Saturday night, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a third straight win over the Giants, 7-1, in San Francisco.
LA Angels 11, Seattle 5
Francisco Arcia doubled twice, homered and drove in six runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.