Leody Taveras’ grand slam highlighted a five-run 12th inning, after Samuel Basallo forced extras with a two-out RBI single in the ninth, and the Baltimore Orioles handed the host Kansas City Royals an eighth straight loss, 7-5 on Monday.
In the 12th, Basallo broke a 2-2 tie with his second RBI single of the night. Then with the bags full, Taveras sent a pitch from Alex Lange (0-2) over the center field wall for his first grand slam, which helped the Orioles win for just the second time in seven contests.
Anthony Nunez (1-0) allowed an unearned run over two innings for the victory.
Jac Caglianone hit a solo homer for the Royals, who got seven shutout innings of one-hit ball from Seth Lugo. Nick Loftin produced a three-run double in the 12th, and Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez each had three hits.
Red Sox 8, Tigers 6
Ceddanne Rafaela’s pinch-hit, two-run single in the seventh inning lifted host Boston over Detroit in its annual Patriots’ Day game.
The Red Sox exploded for six runs across their final three at-bats and finished with 12 hits, including two apiece by Masataka Yoshida, Caleb Durbin and Carlos Narvaez. Red Sox starter Sonny Gray (right hamstring tightness) exited after 2 2/3 innings, forcing seven relievers into work.
Hao-Yu Lee, Kevin McGonigle and Riley Greene had multi-hit games for the Tigers. Greene had a two-run double to key the Tigers’ three-run ninth.
Cubs 5, Phillies 1
Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer, Colin Rea threw 6 2/3 quality innings and Chicago posted a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Rea (3-0) continued an impressive start to the season, allowing just one run on six hits. Alex Bregman had two hits for the Cubs, who won their sixth in a row.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-2) gave up five runs on six hits across 4 1/3 innings. Justin Crawford drove in a run for Philadelphia, which dropped its sixth straight game.
Dodgers 12, Rockies 3
Max Muncy homered twice and finished with four hits, Dalton Rushing also went deep twice, and Los Angeles beat Colorado in Denver.
Miguel Rojas homered and singled twice to reach 1,000 career hits, and Shohei Ohtani had a hit and two walks to extend his on-base streak to 52 games, one behind Shawn Green for second on the club’s all-time list since the move to Los Angeles. Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski (3-0) allowed one run on eight hits in seven innings.
TJ Rumfield homered, Jordan Beck had three hits and Willi Castro and Brett Sullivan each singled twice for Colorado. The teams split the four-game series. The Rockies haven’t won a series against the Dodgers since June 2022.
Marlins 5, Cardinals 3
Otto Lopez stroked a go-ahead double in the sixth inning as host Miami ended St. Louis’ five-game win streak.
Pete Fairbanks pitched a one-run ninth to earn his fourth save. He was part of a Marlins bullpen that combined to pitch 3 2/3 innings, allowing just that one run. Miami starter Max Meyer got a no-decision, allowing three hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak to 15 games, two games short of the career-best streak he had as a rookie in 2023. Masyn Winn had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base.
Astros 9, Guardians 2
Isaac Paredes hit his first two home runs of the season to help Houston run away with a win over host Cleveland.
Christian Walker also homered, and he, Parades and Carlos Correa each finished with three hits and two RBIs for the Astros, who had lost four straight. Spencer Arrighetti (2-0) worked five innings, allowing two runs on five hits.
Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-3 with a double for the Guardians, who had won three of four. Slade Cecconi (0-3) lasted five innings but surrendered seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits.
Reds 6, Rays 1
Sal Stewart slugged a two-run homer as National League Central-leading Cincinnati won for the fourth straight time, topping Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Reds improved to 4-0 on a six-game road trip, logging their sixth win in seven games. Stewart added a double, scored twice, stole a base and made two fine defensive plays in the ninth. Cincinnati’s Rece Hinds doubled in two runs.
Tampa Bay’s Chandler Simpson was 2-for-5 with a run, but the Rays managed just six hits as they took their third loss in four games.
Braves 9, Nationals 4
Matt Olson hit a two-run home run, Bryce Elder pitched into the seventh inning and Atlanta beat host Washington for its sixth straight win.
Drake Baldwin had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Braves. Elder (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits.
Daylen Lile homered for the Nationals, who were held to three hits and fell to 2-8 at home. Jake Irvin (1-3) allowed four runs (three earned) in five-plus innings.
Blue Jays 5, Angels 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs and Dylan Cease struck out 12 batters as Toronto defeated Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Guerrero extended his hitting streak to 11 games and Nathan Lukes drove in two runs as the Blue Jays won their second straight game. Cease (1-0) allowed two runs on five hits over five innings. Jeff Hoffman struck out three in the ninth to pick up his third save.
Nolan Schanuel had a double, a run and an RBI for the Angels, who struck out 18 times while taking their third straight defeat. Reid Detmers (1-2) gave up four runs on five hits over six-plus innings.
Athletics 6, Mariners 4
Carlos Cortes, Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers hit solo homers as the Athletics rallied from an early deficit by scoring six consecutive runs in a victory at Seattle.
A’s starter J.T. Ginn allowed three runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. Reliever Hogan Harris (2-0) pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings, and Joel Kuhnel worked a one-run ninth for his fourth save of the season.
Cal Raleigh and Dominic Canzone supplied solo shots for the Mariners, who had a two-game winning streak snapped in the opener of a three-game series. Emerson Hancock went five-plus innings and gave up three runs on seven hits.
–Field Level Media
