MLB roundup: Padres belt seven homers, pound Blue Jays 19-4
TORONTO – Austin Hedges connected for a grand slam, and the San Diego Padres hit a franchise-record seven home runs to romp past the Toronto Blue Jays 19-4 Saturday for their fifth straight win.
Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe each hit two home runs and Ian Kinsler and Eric Hosmer also homered. The previous team record was six, set in Cincinnati on July 17, 1998.
Hedges hit his first career slam and drove in five runs. Myers went 2 for 2, drove in four and scored four times, and Renfroe had four hits, scored four and drove in three.
Cal Quantrill (1-2), from nearby Port Hope, Ontario, and the son of former major league pitcher Paul Quantrill, earned his first win in his fourth career start.
Edwin Jackson (0-2) got the loss, allowing seven runs in four innings.
Phillies 7, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE – Jake Arrieta pitched eight effective innings and Andrew McCutchen homered, leading Philadelphia to its third consecutive win.
Cesar Hernandez, Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto also connected for the NL East leaders. Hoskins finished with three hits and two RBIs.
Arrieta (5-4) allowed two runs and five hits, struck out eight and walked one in his first win since April 27.
Mike Moustakas hit his 13th homer for Milwaukee, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Jhoulys Chacin (3-6) allowed four runs in five innings.
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell and Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun were both ejected by plate umpire Mike Estabrook.
Astros 4, Red Sox 3
HOUSTON – Carlos Correa hit an RBI single in the ninth inning, lifting Houston over Boston.
After the Red Sox tied it in the top of the inning, Aledmys Diaz led off the bottom with a double to left off Matt Barnes (2-1). Following walks to Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley, Correa hit a blooper down the right field line over a five-man infield.
After Roberto Osuna (3-0) loaded the bases, Christian Vazquez hit two-run single for Boston to tie it at three. Osuna recovered to strike out Steve Pearce and got Andrew Benintendi on a popup and a Mitch Moreland groundout to end the inning. The blown save ended a streak of 28 straight converted saves for Osuna.
Josh Reddick and Tyler White hit RBI singles in the sixth for Houston, and Benintendi cut the lead to 2-1 with RBI single in the seventh.
The Astros answered with Yuli Gurriel’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
Rays 6, Indians 2
CLEVELAND – Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 and Ji-Man Choi and Tommy Pham homered, helping Tampa Bay beat Cleveland in a game delayed for nearly three hours because of an incorrect weather forecast.
Morton (5-0) extended his unbeaten streak to a career-best 18 starts dating to August, allowing one run in six innings. The right-hander has an 8-0 record with a 3.10 ERA in that stretch.
Choi hit a tiebreaking two-run shot in the fifth, and Pham made it 6-1 with another two-run drive in the seventh. Brandon Lowe also connected for a solo homer in the sixth off Carlos Carrasco (4-5).
The first pitch was postponed from 4:10 until 6:58 because of expected thunderstorms that never materialized. The conditions remained dry and warm throughout the delay, except for a several-minute spell of light rain.
Dodgers 7, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH – Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager both doubled and drove in two runs as Los Angeles Dodgers slugged its way past Pittsburgh.
Max Muncy added two doubles for the Dodgers, who had eight two-base hits in all, the most in the major leagues this season.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-1) saw his scoreless streak ended at 32 innings when he gave up two runs in the second inning but settled down to get through six innings and win his fourth consecutive start for the Dodgers, who have won 8 of 10 overall. Ryu allowed a season-high 10 hits and struck out three. The 32-year-old left-hander’s ERA ticked up to 1.65 after surrendering his first runs since May 1.
Ryu added the eighth double of his six-year career, a shot to the wall in right-center in the third that drove in Chris Taylor and gave Los Angeles the lead for good.
Angels 3, Rangers 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Kole Calhoun drove in the tying run in the ninth inning with an RBI double, then scored the winner on pinch-hitter Jared Walsh’s single to left field as the Los Angeles rallied past Texas.
Rangers left fielder Hunter Pence wasn’t able to make the play on Walsh’s hit off Shawn Kelley (3-1) and the ball dropped, allowing Calhoun to score and give the Angels a wild victory in which they led most of the way and snapped a five-game losing streak.
Calhoun, who finished 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, also homered in the third inning, giving Los Angeles a 1-0 lead it held until the ninth.
Ronald Guzman doubled to deep center field to score pinch-runner Danny Santana, tying it with one out. Rougned Odor, given a rare night off, then had a pinch-single to right field off Hansel Robles (2-0), driving in Guzman with the go-ahead run.
It was the first time Robles allowed a run at Angel Stadium this season.
Calhoun tied it back up in the bottom of the inning, driving in Luis Rengifo, then scored the winner, ending Texas’ five-game win streak
Twins 8, White Sox 1
MINNEAPOLIS – Kyle Gibson struck out nine in seven innings, and the Twins beat Chicago for their 10th win in 11 games.
Gibson (5-2) gave up five hits and walked none. His only blemish was Jose Abreu’s leadoff homer in the fourth inning.
C.J. Cron and Ehire Adrianza each drove in four runs for Minnesota.
White Sox starter Manny Banuelos (2-4) returned after missing his last turn in the rotation with a sore shoulder. He allowed five runs in four innings.
Yankees 7-6, Royals 3-5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Austin Romine and Cameron Maybin each drove in two in New York’s five-run second inning, and the Yankees held on to beat Kansas City, completing a sweep of a doubleheader for their seventh straight win.
Romine finished with three hits and Maybin also had an RBI single in the third as won both games after severe thunderstorms postponed Friday night’s contest.
Luke Voit hit a go-ahead home in the seventh inning and Thairo Estrada added a two-run double in the eighth inning of the opener, powering the Yankees to a 7-3 victory.
Chance Adams threw four innings to earn his first major league victory in the second game after Chad Green threw one inning as the Yankees’ opener.
Cubs 8, Reds 6
CHICAGO – Addison Russell homered at Wrigley Field for the first time since he was suspended for violating baseball’s domestic violence policy, leading the Cubs to a wild victory.
With the wind blowing out on a warm day at the iconic neighborhood ballpark, Albert Almora Jr. and Jason Heyward also connected to help the NL Central-leading Cubs rebound from their disappointing loss in the series opener Friday. Tyler Chatwood gave Chicago’s weary bullpen a lift, working the ninth for his first save since 2017.
Tucker Barnhart, Yasiel Puig and Derek Dietrich homered for the last-place Reds.
Dietrich’s 13th homer tied it at 6 in the eighth. But the Cubs went ahead to stay on David Bote’s RBI double against Jared Hughes (2-2) in the bottom half.
Dillon Maples (1-0) got two outs for the win.
Cardinals 6, Braves 3
ST. LOUIS – Pinch hitter Jedd Gyorko connected for a three-run homer during St. Louis’ four-run eighth inning as the Cardinals topped Atlanta.
Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter each had three hits as St. Louis improved to 7-15 in May. The Cardinals (26-25) were in danger of falling below the .500 mark for the first time since April 7.
Andrew Miller (2-2) worked a scoreless eighth for the win, and Jordan Hicks got three outs for his 10th save.
Mets 5, Tigers 4 (13)
NEW YORK – Tomas Nido homered against Buck Farmer leading off the 13th inning, Wilson Ramos homered twice and the Mets beat the Tigers for another comeback victory during a wild homestand.
Nido drove a 2-0 pitch from Farmer (3-4) narrowly over the wall in right-center, ending a game full of wasted chances for both teams.
New York has won five of six at Citi Field this week despite trailing in all but one of those games. That comes after the front office spoke up Monday to defend embattled manager Mickey Callaway. The Mets (25-26) can climb back to .500 with a win Sunday.
Hector Santiago (1-0) pitched two innings for the win.
Detroit was 1 for 13 with runners with runners in scoring position and stranded 14. New York left seven on base.
Diamondbacks 10, Giants 4
SAN FRANCISCO – Ketel Marte homered for the second consecutive day, powering Arizona to the win.
Ildemaro Vargas drove in two runs and scored twice for Arizona. Kevin Cron added a double and two RBIs in his major league debut.
Taylor Clarke (1-1) pitched into the seventh and allowed three runs for his first career win.
Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and scored a run in his major league debut with the Giants.
Marte tripled and scored leading off the game before homering off Andrew Suarez (0-2) leading off the third.
Nationals 5, Marlins 0
WASHINGTON – Patrick Corbin pitched a four-hitter for his second career shutout, helping Washington to the victory.
Corbin (5-2) struck out five and walked one. Yan Gomes’ three-run double to right field capped a five-run fourth inning for the Nationals.
Harold Ramirez had two of Miami’s four hits. Sandy Alcantara (2-5) surrendered five runs – four earned – and six hits in five innings.