Recap Roundups
April 15, 2018
Boston 3, Baltimore 1
Andrew Benintendi collected three hits, including the game-tying triple in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Boston Red Sox continued the best start in team history with a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
NY Mets 3, Milwaukee 2
Wilmer Flores homered with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon to give the New York Mets a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field.
Philadelphia 10, Tampa Bay 4
Philadelphia second baseman Scott Kingery had two hits and three RBIs and Aaron Altherr hit a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Phillies completed a three-game series sweep with a 10-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Sunday.
Pittsburgh 7, Miami 3
Starling Marte had a home run among his career-best five hits Sunday, and Josh Bell drove in three runs, as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2
Carlos Martinez fired seven shutout innings Sunday while Harrison Bader supplied a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals polished off a four-game sweep of the reeling Cincinnati Reds with a 3-2 win at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Colorado 6, Washington 5
Ian Desmond hit a solo homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon in Washington.
LA Dodgers 7, Arizona 2
Clayton Kershaw struck out 12 batters over seven innings Sunday and the Los Angeles Dodgers' offense came to life in a 7-2 home victory that ended their 11-game regular-season losing streak to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Oakland 2, Seattle 1
Oakland second baseman Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer as the third batter of the game and left-hander Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings as the A's avoided a three-game series sweep in a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on Sunday.
San Diego 10, San Francisco 1
Padres left-hander Joey Lucchesi out-pitched fellow rookie starter Tyler Beede, and Christian Villanueva and Jose Pirela drove in three runs apiece as San Diego defeated the Giants 10-1 at Petco Park on Sunday.
Texas 3, Houston 1
Bartolo Colon made a stunning bid for a perfect game Sunday night before it was broken up in the eighth inning.