Recap Roundups
April 28, 2018
Minnesota 3, Cincinnati 1
Minnesota right-hander Jake Odorizzi allowed just a second-inning home run, and he and the bullpen worked out of some big threats posed by the Cincinnati Reds in winning 3-1 Saturday afternoon at Target Field and ending the Twins' eight-game losing streak.
Chi. White Sox 8, Kansas City 0
Rookie Daniel Palka collected four hits and hit his first career homer as the Chicago White Sox rolled to an 8-0 victory over the host Kansas City Royals in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
Chi. Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0
Jose Quintana threw seven scoreless innings and Javier Baez and Tommy La Stella each drove in runs as the Chicago Cubs recorded their third straight win over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Arizona 4, Washington 3
Arizona left fielder David Peralta had three hits and his first multi-homer game and A.J. Pollock walked with the bases loaded to force in the winning run in the 10th inning when the Diamondbacks became the first National League team in 111 years to win their first nine series with 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Saturday.
Tampa Bay 12, Boston 6
Denard Span, Wilson Ramos, Carlos Gomez and Johnny Field all homered Saturday as the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game, plastering the Boston Red Sox 12-6 at Fenway Park in Boston.
LA Dodgers 15, San Francisco 6
Chase Utley and Joc Pederson each had four hits Saturday and rookie Walker Buehler won for the first time as the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader.
Texas 7, Toronto 4
Robinson Chirinos hit two solo home runs, Jurickson Profar hit a two-run blast, 44-year-old Bartolo Colon pitched seven effective innings and the visiting Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Seattle 12, Cleveland 4
The Seattle Mariners scored multiple runs in three of the first four innings Saturday afternoon as they cruised to a 12-4 win over the host Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 1
Mike Foltynewicz pitched six strong innings and Nick Markakis hit his fourth home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Detroit 9, Baltimore 5
Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer and just missed hitting for the cycle as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Saturday night in Baltimore.
Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 2
Francisco Cervelli hit a solo homer and drove in another run Saturday to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 for their fourth win in a row.
Miami 4, Colorado 1
Wei-Yin Chen made a triumphant return to the rotation, and Martin Prado and Derek Dietrich drove in two runs each as the Miami Marlins defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Houston 11, Oakland 0
Lance McCullers carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and the Houston Astros bashed four home runs in their 11-0 win on Saturday over the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park.
Kansas City 5, Chi. White Sox 2
Eric Skoglund recovered from allowing a leadoff homer to Tim Anderson and pitched a career-high seven sharp innings as the Kansas City Royals recorded a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
San Diego 12, NY Mets 2
Catcher Austin Hedges broke out of a season-long slump with a career-high five RBIs, and Christian Villanueva and Franchy Cordero added tape-measure home runs Saturday night as the Padres routed the Mets 12-2 at Petco Park in San Diego.
NY Yankees 11, LA Angels 1
The New York Yankees exploded for 10 runs in the first two innings and cruised to their eighth win in a row, an 11-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels om Saturday night at Angel Stadium.
San Francisco 8, LA Dodgers 3
Austin Jackson hit a go-ahead three-run double in the fifth inning Saturday and Johnny Cueto gave up two runs over six innings as the San Francisco Giants earned a doubleheader split with an 8-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.