Recap Roundups
April 18, 2018
Pittsburgh 10, Colorado 2
The Pittsburgh Pirates' offense awoke from a brief slumber with 13 hits Wednesday in a 10-2 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies.
Tampa Bay 4, Texas 2
Tampa Bay first baseman C.J. Cron extended his hitting streak to eight games with a tie-breaking single in a three-run sixth inning and the Rays won their first home series of the season with a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Detroit 6, Baltimore 5
Dixon Machado hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing the Detroit Tigers to pull out a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
Milwaukee 2, Cincinnati 0
Eric Thames hit another homer against the Cincinnati Reds and Zach Davies worked around three errors leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 victory Wednesday afternoon at Miller Park.
Oakland 12, Chi. White Sox 11
Matt Olson singled over the head of left fielder Nick Delmonico with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th inning Wednesday afternoon, delivering the Oakland Athletics a 12-11 victory over the Chicago White Sox and a three-game sweep of their series in Oakland, Calif.
Toronto 15, Kansas City 5
Teoscar Hernandez had four hits, including a home run and a triple, and four RBIs, Curtis Granderson hit his ninth career grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 15-5 on Wednesday to complete a three-game series sweep.
Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
Ryan LaMarre lined a single to center field to score Eddie Rosario with no outs in the bottom of the 16th inning Wednesday night, giving the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians and a split in their two-game series in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
NY Mets 11, Washington 5
Yoenis Cespedes' grand slam capped a nine-run eighth inning Wednesday night for the New York Mets, who stormed back for an 11-5 win over the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 3
Third baseman Ryan Flaherty hit a three-run homer against his former team to spark the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
San Francisco 4, Arizona 3
San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt hit a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and Evan Longoria also homered as the Giants broke a four-game losing streak in a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday.
Boston 9, LA Angels 0
Rafael Devers hit a grand slam and Rick Porcello pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to their second straight rout of the Los Angeles Angels in a 9-0 win Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.
Houston 7, Seattle 1
Gerrit Cole didn't have his dominating stuff, but he was more than good enough.
LA Dodgers 13, San Diego 4
The Los Angeles Dodgers exploded for nine runs in the first three innings off Padres starter Luis Perdomo and coasted to a 13-4 victory Wednesday night and a sweep of the three-game series at Petco Park in San Diego.