August 10, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Matt Olson hit a grand slam and a two-run shot to score a career-high six runs, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 11-8 on Saturday night in Denver.
Jorge Soler had three hits, including a homer, and Marcel Ozuna also hit deep for Atlanta. Pierce Johnson (5-4) won easily, with Lysel Iglesias recording his 24th save.
The Warriors snapped a six-game losing streak and defeated Colorado for the 14th time in their past 16 games.
Despite a career-best five runs by Sam Hilliard and a home run and two doubles, the Rockies hitter struck out 14 times. Hunter Goodman, Brenton Doyle and Brendan Rodgers each had two hits for Colorado.
Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0
Brent Rooker homered and Osvaldo Bido allowed two hits in six innings as visiting Oakland defeated Toronto.
Beador (3-3) allowed one walk, five strikeouts and one hit. Shay Langelers had four hits for the Athletics, who picked up the wins in the first two games of the three-game series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had the first inning hit for the Blue Jays, extending his hitting streak to 22 games. That matches his career best in 2022. base, five strikeouts.
Yankees 8, Rangers 0 (Game 1)
Aaron Judge had three hits and drove in four and Austin Wells tied a career high with four RBIs as host New York advanced in the first game of a doubleheader. Beat Texas.
The Yankees won for the ninth time in 12 games after falling 10-23 from June 15 to July 26.
The Rangers had won five straight games from July 21 to 25 to stay within .500. This was their 10th loss in 13 games. Texas went blank in the sixth, loaded the bases in the second and stranded two bases each in the third and fourth.
Rangers 9, Yankees 4 (Game 2)
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer to end a five-run sixth inning and visiting Texas capitalized on Gerrit Cole’s departure to beat New York team, saving the second game of the double-header.
Seager’s breakout gave him his third straight 25-homer season and fourth of his 10-year career. It was Seager’s fourth long ball in six games.
Cole allowed one run on six hits in 5 1/3 innings before exiting. The defending American League Cy Young Award winner struck out 10, walked two and allowed 18 of 23 batters to reach base.
Astros 5, Red Sox 4
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs and Spencer Arrighetti struck out a career-high 13 to help visiting Houston beat Boston.
Alleghetti (5-10) limited the Red Sox to two runs on two hits in seven innings. His 13 strikeouts were one more than his previous career high.
Danny Jansen (8th) and Masataka Yoshida (7th) each had solo home runs for Boston, the only hits against Alehti.
Nationals 5, Angels 4 (10 innings)
Jose Turner had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, helping Washington beat visiting Los Angeles in the second game of a three-game series.
James Wood had a double, a homer and two runs for the Nationals, who won the series opener 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday night.
Zach Neto had three hits for the Angels, including his fourth home run this month. Tyler Ward, Joe Adell and Anthony Rendon each had two hits and Brandon Drury drove in two runs.
Brewers 1, Reds 0
Rhys Hoskins hit a two-out home run in the eighth inning to beat Milwaukee past visiting Cincinnati, extending the Brewers’ winning streak to five games.
Joel Payaps (2-5) had two outs in the bottom of the eighth and Devin Williams struck out in the ninth for his first save of the season. Williams, the reigning National League catcher of the year, made his fourth appearance after missing the previous 104 games with a back injury.
Reds starter Nick Martinez, making back-to-back starts for the first time since late April, retired the first 11 batters before Gary Sanchez hit a single to shallow center with two outs in the fourth inning.
Cubs 3, White Sox 1
Miguel Amaya’s two-run double in the eighth inning gave visiting Chicago a four-game winning streak to complete a four-game season series sweep over the crosstown rival White Sox.
Starter Justin Steele struggled through six innings, allowing six hits, walking two but just one unearned run and striking out eight as the Cubs swept the White Sox for the first time since 2013. annual season. The margin fell to .500, the eighth win in the last 10 games.
White Sox starter Chris Friesen lasted just four innings, allowing four walks and three hits but no runs. The Cubs stranded six runners in the first three innings against the right-hander, who threw 78 total pitches. Korey Lee had two hits and struck out 13 for the White Sox, who are 0-3 since snapping an AL-record 21-game losing streak and losing 12 straight games at home. defeat.
Dodge 4, Pirate 1
Teoscar Hernandez homered and Gavin Lux tripled as Los Angeles defeated visiting Pittsburgh for its fifth win in seven games.
In just his fourth career start, Dodgers right-hander River Ryan left the game with right forearm tightness after 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Right-hander Michael Kopech (3-8) pitched 1 1/3 innings in the win.
Pirates rookie right-hander Paul Skenes gave up a career-high four runs on six hits in six innings. Skenes (6-2) struck out eight, drove in one and allowed two or more runs in three of his 15 starts, including two against the Dodgers.
Guardian 2, Twins 1
Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each hit solo home runs and Cleveland ended a seven-game losing streak with a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Josh Naylor went 2-for-3 for Cleveland. Matt Wallner had a single for the Twins, who were allowed four hits. Willi Castro’s double gave Minnesota its only extra-base hit. Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams (2-4) earned his second win in his past three games. He limited the Twins to one run on four hits in six innings, walking no walks and striking out three.
Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (3-3) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on four hits in seven innings. He gave no walks and struck out seven.
Mariners 4, Metropolis 0
Logan Gilbert pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle beat visiting New York, the Mariners leading the majors for the 13th time this season.
Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner, both acquired at the trade deadline, went 2-for-3 for the Mariners with a double apiece, The Mariners won their third straight game and are tied with Houston atop the AL West. Arozarena scored twice and Turner had two RBIs.
The Mets lost for the second straight night at T-Mobile Park and fell a half-game behind Atlanta in the race for the National League’s third and final wild-card playoff spot.
Royal 8, Cardinals 3
Salvador Perez’s two-run homer capped Kansas City’s four-run victory over visiting St. Louis to win the two-game series.
The Royals had nine hits and six runs against three Cardinals relievers. Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (9-6) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two walks and striking out six to earn his 11th quality start.
Cardinals starter Andre Pallante struck out four and allowed two runs (earned) on four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Orioles 7, Rays 5
Ramon Urias hit a two-run leadoff homer in the eighth inning and Jackson Holliday also homered to lead Baltimore’s 15-hit offense over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida.
It was Holliday’s fourth home run in six games. Adley Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run and an RBI, and Ryan Mountcastle had three hits and three RBIs. Colton Cowser and Gunnar Henderson also had three hits each for Baltimore, which improved to 6-0 on the season at Tropicana Field. Birch Smith (4-0) earned the win in relief and Cerantoni Dominguez earned his second save by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Jose Caballero homered, had two hits, two runs and stole a base for Tampa Bay, which lost for the fourth time in its last five games. Colin Poche (1-2) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Padres 9, Marlins 8 (10 innings)
Luis Arraez hit an RBI grounder to take the lead in the top of the 10th inning, Tanner Scott made a save in the second half, and red-hot San Diego beat host Miami .
Alas and Scott were both traded from the Marlins to the Padres this year. Arez was 2-for-6 with three RBIs. Scott pitched a scoreless inning, striking out Jake Berger on two runs to end the game for his first save with San Diego and his 19th of the season. The Padres won their seventh straight game, the longest winning streak in the majors.
Miami got on the board in the fourth when Vidal Brujan hit a 415-foot home run to center. Roberto Suarez (7-1) won for the Padres, while Miami’s John McMillon (0-1) had the loss.
Giants 3, Tigers 1
Logan Webb made his third consecutive start, new closer Ryan Walker recorded his first save of the season, and San Francisco beat visiting Detroit for the second time in a row.
Brett Wisely scored two runs and scored the third in the fifth inning for the Giants, who won for the 12th time in their last 15 games. Weber (10-8), who won at least 10 games for the fourth straight season, limited the Tigers to one run on four hits in seven innings.
Parker Meadows had two hits for the Tigers, who fell to 6-5 and suffered their 12th loss in their past 17 games.
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