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BASEBALL
West W L Pct. GB L1 0
DODGERS 85 44 .659 — 7-3
Arizona 64 64 .500 20^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
San Francisco 63 65 .492 21^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
San Diego 59 67 .468 24^1 ⁄ 2 4-6
Colorado 58 70 .453 26^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
Central W L Pct. GB L1 0
Chicago 69 58 .543 — 6-4
St. Louis 68 58 .540^1 ⁄ 2 7-3
Milwaukee 65 62 .512 4 4-6
Cincinnati 60 66 .476 81 ⁄ 2 4-6
Pittsburgh 52 75 .409 17 4-6
East W L Pct. GB L1 0
Atlanta 77 52 .597 — 8-2
Washington 70 57 .551 6 8-2
New York 67 60 .528 9 6-4
Philadelphia 66 60 .524 91 ⁄ 2 6-4
Miami 45 81 .357 30^1 ⁄ 2 1-9
Thursday’s results
at DODGERS 3, Toronto 2
at Chicago 1, San Francisco 0
at New York 2, Cleveland 0, 8 innings
at Atlanta 3, Miami 2
Washington 7, at Pittsburgh 1
at St. Louis 6, Colorado 5
NL STANDINGS
San Fran. AB R H BI Avg.
Ystrzmski rf 4 0 0 0 .278
Posey c 4 0 1 0 .254
Dckrson lf 4 0 0 0 .346
Lngria 3b 3 0 0 0 .254
Belt 1b 3 0 1 0 .227
Pillar cf 3 0 0 0 .266
Gennett 2b 3 0 0 0 .246
Crawford ss 3 0 1 0 .228
Samardzija p 2 0 1 0 .122
a-Vogt 0 0 0 0 .283
b-Slater 1 0 0 0 .299
Watson p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 30 0 4 0Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Heyward cf 3 1 1 0 .266
Cstllnos rf 3 0 0 0 .378
Bryant 3b 2 0 0 0 .286
Rizzo 1b 3 0 1 1 .290
Baez ss 3 0 0 0 .283
Schwarber lf 3 0 0 0 .227
Wick p 0 0 0 0 ---
Happ 2b-lf 3 0 0 0 .250
Caratini c 3 0 0 0 .248
Hendricks p 2 0 0 0 .171
Kintzler p 0 0 0 0 ---
Ryan p 0 0 0 0 .000
Russell 2b 0 0 0 0 .243
Totals 25 1 2 1
San Francisco 000 000 000 — 0 4 1
Chicago 000 100 00x — 1 2 0
a- for Samardzija in the 8th. b-struck out for Vogt in the 8th.
Walks—Chicago 1: Bryant 1.
Strikeouts—San Francisco 10: Yastrzemski 3, Posey 1, Dickerson
1, Pillar 1, Gennett 3, Slater 1. Chicago 5: Heyward 1, Rizzo 1, Happ 1,
Caratini 2.
E—Crawford (14). LOB—San Francisco 3, Chicago 1. 2B—Belt
(21). 3B—Crawford (2). RBIs—Rizzo (81).
Runners left in scoring position—San Francisco 2 (Gennett,
Slater); Chicago 0. RISP—San Francisco 0 for 3; Chicago 1 for 2.
Runners moved up—Bryant. GIDP—Longoria, Baez, Bryant.
DP—San Francisco 2 (Crawford, Gennett, Belt; Longoria, Gennett,
Belt); Chicago 1 (Bryant, Happ, Rizzo).
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Samardzija, L, 9-10.......7 2 1 1 1 4 95 3.44
Watson .......................1 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.47
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Hendricks, W, 9-9 .........7 3 0 0 0 7 106 3.20
Kintzler, H, 16 ..............^2 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 0 1 12 2.42
Ryan, H, 14 .................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.21
Wick, S, 2-2 ................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.33
Inherited runners-scored—Ryan 1-0.
U—Paul Nauert, Angel Hernandez, Ed Hickox, Carlos Torres.
T—2:29. Tickets sold—36,366 (41,649).West W L Pct. GB L1 0
Houston 82 47 .636 — 4-6
Oakland 74 53 .583 7 8-2
Texas 63 66 .488 19 4-6
ANGELS 63 67 .485 19^1 ⁄ 2 5-5
Seattle 54 74 .422 27^1 ⁄ 2 6-4
Central W L Pct. GB L1 0
Minnesota 77 50 .606 — 6-4
Cleveland 74 54 .578 31 ⁄ 2 3-7
Chicago 58 69 .457 19 6-4
Kansas City 45 83 .352 32^1 ⁄ 2 3-7
Detroit 38 87 .304 38 3-7
East W L Pct. GB L1 0
New York 83 46 .643 — 5-5
Tampa Bay 75 54 .581 8 6-4
Boston 68 61 .527 15 6-4
Toronto 52 78 .400 31^1 ⁄ 2 3-7
Baltimore 41 87 .320 41^1 ⁄ 2 2-8
Thursday’s results
at DODGERS 3, Toronto 2
at Boston 5, Kansas City 4, 10 innings
at N.Y. Mets 2, Cleveland 0, 8 innings
Tampa Bay 5, at Baltimore 2
at Chicago 6, Texas 1
at Houston 6, Detroit 3
at Oakland 5, New York 3
AL STANDINGS
INTERLEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
NY/Paxton (L) 9-6 4.53 7 p.m.
Dodgers/Ryu (L) 12-3 1.64 SNLA
BOS/Rodriguez (L) 14-5 4.10 7 p.m.
SD/Paddack (R) 7-6 3.44 MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
Angels/Suarez (L) 2-4 6.75 5 p.m.
HOU/Greinke (R) 13-4 3.00 FS West
TB/TBD — — 4 p.m.
BAL/Blach (L) 0-1 12.06
KC/Junis (R) 8-11 4.78 4 p.m.
CLE/Plesac (R) 6-4 3.64
DET/Boyd (L) 6-9 4.24 5 p.m.
MIN/Berrios (R) 10-6 3.37
TEX/Lynn (R) 14-8 3.60 5 p.m.
CHI/Cease (R) 2-6 5.93
TOR/Thornton (R) 4-8 5.30 7 p.m.
SEA/Sheffield (L) 0-0 6.00
NATIONAL LEAGUE >>>
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME
WAS/Sanchez (R) 7-6 3.99 11:15 a.m.
CHI/Lester (L) 10-8 4.23 MLB
CIN/DeSclafani (R) 8-7 4.40 4 p.m.
PIT/Keller (R) 1-2 8.86
PHI/Velasquez (R) 5-7 4.35 4 p.m.
MIA/Noesi (R) 0-3 9.39
ATL/Foltynewicz (R) 4-5 6.09 4 p.m.
NY/deGrom (R) 8-7 2.61 MLB
ARI/Kelly (R) 9-12 4.63 5 p.m.
MIL/Lyles (R) 7-8 4.96
COL/Lambert (R) 2-3 6.55 5:15 p.m.
STL/Flaherty (R) 7-6 3.46
TODAY’S GAMES
RAYS 5
ORIOLES 2
Baltimore set the major league record
for home runs allowed in a season,
giving up drives to Austin Meadows
and Willy Adames in a rain-delayed
loss. About 200 stayed to game’s end.ATHLETICS 5
YANKEES 3
Tanner Roark struck out seven and
didn’t walk a batter over six-plus in-
nings, Yankees starter Masahiro
Tanaka struggled early and Oakland
beat New York for a three-game sweep.CUBS 1
GIANTS 0
Kyle Hendricks pitched seven innings
and Chicago won despite getting only
two hits. The Cubs have won four
games in a row while the Giants lost
their fifth in a row. A day earlier, the
teams combined for 23 runs.NATIONALS 7
PIRATES 1
Max Scherzer pitched four innings in
his return from the injured list, giving
up one run for Washington. Scherzer
allowed four hits, struck out three and
walked one.METS 2
INDIANS 0
Noah Syndergaard retired the first 16
hitters and allowed two hits over six
dominant innings before a heavy storm
interrupted him in a rain-shortened
game for New York’s fifth straight win.BRAVES 3
MARLINS 2
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit an RBI single with
two outs in the ninth inning and Atlanta
won its fifth straight game. The NL
East-leading Braves went 15-4 against
the Marlins this year.CARDINALS 6
ROCKIES 5
Marcell Ozuna, Paul DeJong and
Dexter Fowler each hit two-run homers
for St. Louis. The game was delayed
52 minutes by rain, the second night in
a row the Cards dealt with the weather.ASTROS 6
TIGERS 3
Gerrit Cole struck out 12 over seven
scoreless innings and Alex Bregman
homered in support. Cole pitched
two-hit ball and allowed one walk over
94 pitches in another dominant start.WHITE SOX 6
RANGERS 1
Yoan Moncada lined a two-run homer
in his return from the injured list, Ross
Detwiler struck out a career-high eight
batters and James McCann hit a solo
shot and doubled to lead Chicago.Streak Won 3This month 14-5
Home 51-16Road 34-28
Division 36-18Interleague 15-8
Next: Tonight vs. N.Y. Yankees, Dodger Stadium, 7
TV/Radio: SportsNet LA/570, 1020DODGERS 3
BLUE JAYS 2
Tampa BayAB R H BI Avg.
Sogard 2b 5 0 1 0 .311
Meadows rf 4 2 2 1 .278
Pham lf 4 0 1 0 .265
Choi 1b 3 0 0 0 .252
d’Arnaud c 5 0 0 0 .262
Kiermaier cf 3 0 0 0 .244
Aguilar dh 3 1 0 0 .300
Duffy 3b 4 1 1 0 .244
Adames ss 4 1 3 3 .252
Totals 35 5 8 4Baltimore AB R H BI Avg.
Alberto 3b 5 1 0 0 .313
Mancini 1b 4 1 1 1 .273
Santander lf 3 0 1 0 .276
Nunez dh 3 0 2 0 .243
1-Martin dh 0 0 0 0 .198
Villar ss 4 0 0 0 .276
Severino c 3 0 0 0 .251
a-Ruiz 1 0 0 0 .246
Stewart rf 4 0 1 0 .208
Wilkerson cf 3 0 0 0 .225
Peterson 2b 3 0 0 0 .225
Totals 33 2 5 1
Tampa Bay 001 012 001 — 5 8 2
Baltimore 200 000 000 — 2 5 0
a-popped out for Severino in the 8th. 1-ran for Nunez in the 8th.
Walks—Tampa Bay 5: Meadows 1, Pham 1, Choi 1, Kiermaier 1,
Aguilar 1. Baltimore 2: Santander 1, Nunez 1. Strikeouts—Tampa
Bay 6: Sogard 1, Pham 1, d’Arnaud 2, Kiermaier 1, Duffy 1. Baltimore
8: Mancini 2, Santander 1, Villar 1, Severino 1, Stewart 1, Peterson 2.
E—Adames 2 (17). LOB—Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 8. 2B—Duffy (5),
Meadows (21), Mancini (29), Stewart (2). HR—Meadows (22), off
Wojciechowski; Adames (16), off Wojciechowski. RBIs—Meadows
(63), Adames 3 (40), Mancini (74).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Yarbrough ..................4^1 ⁄ 3 3 2 1 0 5 68 3.29
Drake, W, 2-1 ............1^2 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 1 2 34 3.53
Poche, H, 12 ...............^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.74
Roe, H, 19 ..................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.80
Alvarado, H, 8..............^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 4.55
Anderson, H, 3.............^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
Pagan, S, 14-21 ...........1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.30
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wojciechowski ..............5 4 2 2 3 2 96 4.67
Castro, L, 1-2...............1 2 2 2 2 1 40 4.79
Fry .............................2 1 0 0 0 2 26 4.78
Ynoa ...........................1 1 1 1 0 1 22 6.14
Inherited runners-scored—Drake 1-0, Roe 2-0, Anderson 2-0.
HBP—Wojciechowski (Choi), Poche 2 (Wilkerson, Peterson).
WP—Ynoa.
U—John Bacon, Ted Barrett, John Tumpane, Lance Barksdale.
T—3:29. Tickets sold—8,153 (45,971).New York AB R H BI Avg.
LeMahieu 3b 4 0 0 0 .334
Judge rf 3 0 2 0 .260
Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0 .269
Urshela dh 4 0 0 0 .340
Sanchez c 4 0 1 0 .234
Gardner cf 4 0 0 0 .254
Torres 2b 4 3 4 2 .281
Tauchman lf 4 0 1 1 .300
Ford 1b 3 0 0 0 .200
Totals 34 3 8 3Oakland AB R H BI Avg.
Semien ss 4 1 1 0 .273
Grssmn lf 3 2 2 0 .250
M.Chpn 3b 3 1 1 1 .257
Olson 1b 4 1 1 1 .262
Canha cf 4 0 2 2 .266
Piscotty rf 3 0 2 1 .250
Pinder rf 1 0 0 0 .246
Davis dh 4 0 0 0 .220
Joseph 2b 3 0 0 0 .217
Phegley c 3 0 1 0 .243
Totals 32 5 10 5
New York 000 010 101 — 3 8 0
Oakland 302 000 00x — 5 10 0
Walks—New York 1: Judge 1. Oakland 2: Grossman 1, M.Chapman
1.
Strikeouts—New York 10: LeMahieu 1, Gregorius 1, Urshela 4,
Gardner 2, Tauchman 2. Oakland 6: Semien 1, Grossman 1, Canha 1,
Davis 2, Phegley 1.
LOB—New York 5, Oakland 5. 2B—Judge (12), Torres (20),
Semien (33), Piscotty (16). 3B—Grossman (1). HR—Torres (29), off
Roark; Torres (29), off Soria. RBIs—Tauchman (44), Torres 2 (73),
Olson (62), Canha 2 (41), M.Chapman (70), Piscotty (43).
Runners left in scoring position—New York 3 (Urshela,
Tauchman, LeMahieu); Oakland 2 (Phegley, Davis). RISP_New York 1
for 6; Oakland 2 for 10.
Runners moved up—Ford, Joseph, Pinder. GIDP—Gardner,
M.Chapman, Davis.
DP—New York 2 (Torres, Ford; Gregorius, Torres, Ford); Oakland 1
(Olson, Semien, Olson).
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Tanaka, L, 9-6 ..............6 8 5 5 2 5 109 4.56
Cessa .........................2 2 0 0 0 1 27 4.36
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Roark, W, 1-1.............6^1 ⁄ 3 7 2 2 0 7 95 2.55
Diekman, H, 4 .............^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86
Trivino, H, 14................1 0 0 0 1 1 14 4.75
Soria, S, 0-4 ................1 1 1 1 0 2 16 4.87
WP—Tanaka, Roark.
U—Rob Drake, Kerwin Danley, Roberto Ortiz, Mike Muchlinski.
T—2:51. Tickets sold—24,758 (46,765).Wash. AB R H BI Avg.
Turner ss 5 1 2 0 .296
Eaton rf 4 1 1 0 .291
Rendon 3b 5 1 2 1 .324
Soto lf 3 1 0 0 .286
Kndrck 1b 5 1 3 3 .323
Suzuki c 5 0 1 0 .270
Dozier 2b 3 0 0 0 .234
b-Parra 1 1 1 0 .278
c-Adams 1 0 0 0 .245
Robles cf 5 1 2 1 .250
Scherzer p 2 0 1 0 .178
A.Cbra 2b 2 0 1 1 .333
Totals 41 7 14 6Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg.
Frazier 2b 4 1 1 1 .264
Reynolds lf 4 0 1 0 .324
Marte cf 4 0 1 0 .288
Bell 1b 3 0 0 0 .278
Moran 3b 4 0 1 0 .282
M.Cabrera rf 4 0 1 0 .276
Newman ss 4 0 2 0 .298
Diaz c 4 0 0 0 .243
Brault p 2 0 0 0 .310
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Osuna 1 0 0 0 .300
Stratton p 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 1 7 1
Washington 200 000 041 — 7 14 0
Pittsburgh 001 000 000 — 1 7 1
a-flied out for Rodriguez in the 7th. b-doubled for Strickland in the
8th. c-struck out for Rodney in the 9th.
Walks—Washington 3: Eaton 1, Soto 2. Pittsburgh 1: Bell 1.
Strikeouts—Washington 9: Turner 2, Eaton 1, Rendon 2, Soto 1,
Dozier 1, Adams 1, Robles 1. Pittsburgh 7: Reynolds 1, Marte 1, Bell 1,
Moran 1, Diaz 1, Brault 2. E—Bell (11). LOB—Washington 10,
Pittsburgh 7. 2B—Turner 2 (26), Rendon (35), Kendrick (19), Parra
(9), Moran (22). HR—Kendrick (14), off Stratton; Rendon (28), off
Stratton; Frazier (7), off Scherzer. RBIs—Kendrick 3 (53), Robles
(54), A.Cabrera (14), Rendon (101), Frazier (33). SB—Marte 2 (24),
Newman (11), Robles (20). RISP—Washington 4 for 13; Pittsburgh 1
for 7. Runners moved up—Kendrick, Osuna.
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Scherzer ......................4 4 1 1 1 3 71 2.41
Suero .........................1 1 0 0 0 2 19 4.88
Strickland, W, 2-0 .........2 1 0 0 0 0 24 1.00
Rodney .......................1 0 0 0 0 2 17 3.06
Guerra ........................1 1 0 0 0 0 21 4.97
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Brault, L, 3-3 ...............6 7 2 2 1 4 98 3.98
Rodriguez ....................1 0 0 0 0 2 16 3.53
Stratton.......................2 7 5 5 2 3 60 3.60
PB—Suzuki (6).
U—Tom Woodring, Marvin Hudson, Adrian Johnson, Gary
Cederstrom. T—3:19. Tickets sold—10,587 (38,362).Cleveland AB R H BI Avg.
Lindor ss 3 0 1 0 .297
Allen cf 3 0 0 0 .234
Santana 1b 3 0 0 0 .290
Puig rf 3 0 0 0 .290
Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 .254
Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 .253
Plawecki c 3 0 0 0 .205
Naquin lf 3 0 1 0 .285
Civale p 2 0 0 0 .000
Clippard p 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Freeman 1 0 0 0 .273
Wood p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 26 0 2 0New York AB R H BI Avg.
Rosario ss 4 0 1 0 .292
Panik 2b 3 1 1 0 .342
Alonso 1b 2 0 0 0 .267
Conforto rf 3 1 2 0 .259
Ramos c 3 0 1 2 .279
J.Davis lf 3 0 0 0 .307
Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 .231
Lagares cf 3 0 0 0 .216
Syndergrd p 2 0 0 0 .113
Familia p 0 0 0 0 ---
Sewald p 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Guillorme 0 0 0 0 .209
Totals 26 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 000 00 — 0 2 2
New York 000 200 00 — 2 5 0
No outs when winning run scored. a-struck out for Clippard in the
8th. b-walked for Sewald in the 8th.
Walks—Cleveland 1: Ramirez 1. New York 1: Guillorme 1.
Strikeouts—Cleveland 7: Lindor 1, Allen 1, Kipnis 1, Plawecki 1,
Naquin 1, Civale 1, Freeman 1. New York 3: Rosario 1, Panik 1,
Syndergaard 1. E—Clippard (1), Puig (2). LOB—Cleveland 3, New
York 3. 2B—Conforto (21), Ramos (11). RBIs—Ramos 2 (63).
SB—Conforto (7).
Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 1 (Allen); New York 2
(Frazier, Ramos). RISP—Cleveland 0 for 1; New York 1 for 5.
LIDP—Lagares.
DP—Cleveland 1 (Naquin, Plawecki, Naquin).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Civale, L, 1-3 .............5^2 ⁄ 3 4 2 2 0 3 83 1.82
Clippard ....................1^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.57
Wood ..........................0 1 0 0 1 0 7 3.86
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Syndergaard, W, 9-6......6 2 0 0 0 5 73 3.71
Familia, H, 11 ..............1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.93
Sewald, S, 1-1 .............1 0 0 0 0 2 16 3.00
Wood pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Inherited runners-scored—Clippard 1-0. HBP—Civale (Alonso).
U—Chris Guccione, Ryan Blakney, Mike Everitt, Lance Barrett.
T—2:08. Tickets sold—30,998 (41,922).Miami AB R H BI Avg.
Berti ss 4 0 1 0 .267
Diaz 2b 4 0 0 0 .153
Anderson rf 4 1 1 0 .261
Walker 1b 4 1 2 0 .264
Castro 3b 4 0 2 2 .262
Ramirez lf 4 0 0 0 .268
Brinson cf 3 0 0 0 .182
Holaday c 3 0 0 0 .291
Alcantara p 2 0 0 0 .119
b-Grndrsn 1 0 0 0 .187
Stanek p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 33 2 6 2Atlanta AB R H BI Avg.
Acuna Jr. cf 4 0 1 1 .296
Albies 2b 4 0 0 0 .289
Freeman 1b 4 1 1 1 .304
Dnldsn 3b 4 1 0 0 .264
Joyce rf 3 0 1 0 .272
Hchvria ss 4 1 2 1 .389
Ortega lf 4 0 0 0 .188
Flowers c 3 0 1 0 .224
Soroka p 2 0 0 0 .091
a-Duvall 0 0 0 0 .247
L.Jackson p 0 0 0 0 ---
Melancon p 0 0 0 0 ---
c-Culberson 1 0 0 0 .283
Totals 33 3 6 3
Miami 000 000 200 — 2 6 2
Atlanta 010 000 011 — 3 6 0
Two outs when winning run scored. a-hit by pitch for Soroka in the
7th. b-struck out for Alcantara in the 8th. c-flied out for Melancon in
the 9th.
Walks—Atlanta 3: Acuna Jr. 1, Joyce 1, Flowers 1.
Strikeouts—Miami 9: Berti 1, Anderson 1, Castro 1, Ramirez 1,
Brinson 2, Alcantara 2, Granderson 1. Atlanta 9: Acuna Jr. 1,
Freeman 1, Donaldson 2, Ortega 2, Flowers 1, Soroka 2.
E—Berti (1), Diaz (6). LOB—Miami 4, Atlanta 8. 2B—Castro (20),
Hechavarria (3). HR—Freeman (34), off Stanek. RBIs—Castro 2
(60), Hechavarria (4), Freeman (103), Acuna Jr. (88).
Runners left in scoring position—Miami 1 (Holaday); Atlanta 4
(Flowers, Freeman). RISP—Miami 1 for 4; Atlanta 2 for 8.
Runners moved up—Culberson. LIDP—Ortega.
DP—Miami 1 (Walker).
Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Alcantara.....................7 3 1 0 2 7 98 4.15
Stnk, L, 0-1, BS, 0-2 ...1^2 ⁄ 3 3 2 2 1 2 35 9.95
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Soroka ........................7 5 2 2 0 5 101 2.41
L.Jackson ....................1 0 0 0 0 2 13 3.51
Melancon, W, 1-0 .........1 1 0 0 0 2 13 6.48
HBP—Alcantara (Duvall).
U—Sean Barber, Stu Scheuwater, Alan Porter, Mark Wegner.
T—2:40. Tickets sold—23,967 (41,149).Colorado AB R H BI Avg.
Blackmon rf 5 1 1 0 .330
Story ss 4 0 0 0 .296
Arenado 3b 4 1 1 3 .302
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 0 .286
Tapia cf 4 1 1 0 .290
McMhn 2b 4 0 2 1 .266
Desmond lf 3 0 0 0 .259
Wolters c 2 0 0 1 .281
Marquez p 2 1 1 0 .217
a-Daza 1 0 0 0 .180
Almonte p 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson p 0 0 0 0 ---
d-Alonso 1 0 0 0 .318
Totals 34 5 8 5St. Louis AB R H BI Avg.
Fowler rf 4 1 1 2 .251
Wong 2b 4 0 1 0 .274
Gldsmdt 1b 4 1 2 0 .258
Ozuna lf 3 2 1 2 .262
DeJong ss 4 1 1 2 .247
Molina c 2 0 0 0 .253
Edman 3b 4 0 2 0 .270
Bader cf 3 0 0 0 .194
Mikolas p 2 0 0 0 .149
Leone p 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Carpenter 0 1 0 0 .212
Gallegos p 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller p 0 0 0 0 ---
c-Thomas 1 0 0 0 .333
Martinez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 31 6 8 6
Colorado 020 030 000 — 5 8 1
St. Louis 000 202 20x — 6 8 2
a-flied out for Marquez in the 7th. b-walked for Leone in the 7th.
c-grounded out for Miller in 8th. d-struck out for Johnson in 9th.
Walks—Colorado 2: Desmond 1, Wolters 1. St. Louis 5: Ozuna 1,
Molina 2, Bader 1, Carpenter 1. Strikeouts—Colorado 6: Tapia 1,
McMahon 2, Desmond 2, Alonso 1. St. Louis 7: Fowler 1, Wong 1,
Ozuna 1, DeJong 1, Edman 1, Bader 1, Mikolas 1. E—Story (7), Bader
(2), Wong (8). LOB—Colorado 5, St. Louis 6. 2B—Marquez (3),
Edman (8). HR—Arenado (31), off Mikolas; Ozuna (23), off Marquez;
DeJong (23), off Marquez; Fowler (15), off Almonte. RBIs—McMahon
(64), Wolters (32), Arenado 3 (96), Ozuna 2 (69), DeJong 2 (59),
Fowler 2 (52). SF—Wolters. Runners left in scoring
position—Colorado 2 (Marquez, Blackmon); St. Louis 1 (DeJong).
RISP—Colorado 3 for 10; St. Louis 0 for 3. LIDP—Arenado.
DP—Colorado 2 (Arenado, McMahon, Murphy; Story, McMahon,
Murphy); St. Louis 1 (DeJong, Wong, DeJong).
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Marquez ......................6 6 4 4 2 4 94 4.71
Almonte, L, 0-0, BS, 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 2 22 4.00
Johnson ......................1 1 0 0 2 1 26 8.53
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Mikolas .......................6 8 5 5 0 3 92 4.43
Leone, W, 1-0 ..............1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.90
Gallegos, H, 13 ............^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.99
Miller, H, 20 ................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.59
Martinez, S, 15-18 ........1 0 0 0 2 2 22 3.74
U—Bruce Dreckman, Mike Estabrook, Paul Emmel, Chad
Fairchild. T—2:52. Tickets sold—36,465 (45,538).Texas AB R H BI Avg.
DeShields cf 3 0 0 0 .258
Calhoun lf 4 0 0 0 .289
Andrus ss 4 1 1 1 .282
Pence rf 3 0 0 0 .297
Odor 2b 3 0 0 0 .201
Solak dh 3 0 1 0 .357
Forsythe 3b 3 0 0 0 .232
Hneman 1b 3 0 1 0 .167
Trevino c 2 0 0 0 .194
a-Choo 1 0 0 0 .268
Totals 29 1 3 1Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Garcia lf 2 1 1 0 .283
Andrsn ss 4 1 1 1 .332
Abreu 1b 3 0 1 1 .277
Mncda 3b 4 1 2 2 .303
McCann c 4 2 2 1 .289
Jay rf 3 0 1 0 .265
Skole dh 3 0 0 1 .214
Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0 .252
Engel cf 3 1 1 0 .213
Totals 29 6 10 6Texas 000 100 000 — 1 3 0
Chicago 014 000 10x — 6 10 0
a-flied out for Trevino in the 9th.
Walks—Texas 1: DeShields 1. Chicago 1: Garcia 1.
Strikeouts—Texas 10: DeShields 1, Pence 2, Odor 1, Solak 2,
Forsythe 1, Heineman 1, Trevino 2. Chicago 2: Moncada 1, McCann 1.
LOB—Texas 2, Chicago 4. 2B—Heineman (2), McCann (22),
Engel (5), Moncada (22). 3B—Garcia (3). HR—Andrus (10), off
Detwiler; Moncada (21), off Jurado; McCann (15), off Jurado.
RBIs—Andrus (59), Skole (5), Anderson (45), Moncada 2 (61),
McCann (50), Abreu (97). SB—Garcia (15). CS—Heineman (1).
SF—Skole, Abreu. S—Jay, Garcia.
Runners left in scoring position—Texas 1 (Andrus); Chicago 2
(Anderson, Jay). RISP—Texas 0 for 1; Chicago 1 for 5. GIDP—Engel.
DP—Texas 1 (Andrus, Heineman).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jurado, L, 6-10.............8 10 6 6 1 2 112 5.48
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Detwiler, W, 2-3 ............6 3 1 1 0 8 90 5.51
Cordero .......................2 0 0 0 0 2 23 3.71
Herrera .......................1 0 0 0 1 0 23 7.78
WP—Jurado.
U—Manny Gonzalez, Sam Holbrook, Jim Wolf, Ramon De Jesus.
T—2:29. Tickets sold—18,563 (40,615).Detroit AB R H BI Avg.
Reyes lf 4 0 1 0 .273
Castro cf 4 1 1 0 .280
Cabrera dh 3 0 0 0 .280
c-Hicks dh 1 1 1 2 .202
Goodrum ss 4 1 1 1 .249
Dixon 1b 4 0 0 0 .256
Demeritte rf 2 0 0 0 .275
Rdrigz 2b 3 0 1 0 .222
Lugo 3b 4 0 0 0 .207
Rogers c 3 0 0 0 .140
Totals 32 3 5 3Houston AB R H BI Avg.
Springer cf 3 1 1 0 .295
a-Mrsnck cf 1 0 0 0 .242
Altuve 2b 3 1 0 0 .299
b-Straw 2b 1 0 0 0 .235
Brantley lf 4 2 3 2 .334
Bregman ss 4 1 2 2 .277
Alvarez dh 3 0 1 1 .327
Gurriel 1b 3 0 1 1 .304
Toro 3b 4 0 0 0 .000
Mldndo c 3 0 0 0 .167
Reddick rf 4 1 1 0 .260
Totals 33 6 9 6
Detroit 000 000 003 — 3 5 0
Houston 000 201 30x — 6 9 0
a-struck out for Springer in the 8th. b-grounded out for Altuve in
the 8th. c-homered for Cabrera in the 9th.
Walks—Detroit 3: Demeritte 2, Rodriguez 1. Houston 5: Springer
1, Altuve 1, Alvarez 1, Gurriel 1, Maldonado 1. Strikeouts—Detroit 14:
Reyes 3, Castro 3, Goodrum 2, Dixon 1, Lugo 2, Rogers 3. Houston 5:
Springer 2, Marisnick 1, Altuve 1, Maldonado 1. LOB—Detroit 5,
Houston 8. 2B—Springer (17), Brantley (38), Alvarez (16).
HR—Hicks (9), off Biagini; Goodrum (11), off Biagini; Bregman (30),
off Zimmermann. RBIs—Hicks 2 (21), Goodrum (44), Bregman 2
(83), Alvarez (56), Brantley 2 (76), Gurriel (88). Detroit IP H R ER BB SOSB—Demeritte (3).NP ERA
Zimmermann, L, 1-8......5 3 2 2 1 4 81 6.66
Soto ...........................1 3 1 1 1 0 26 6.35
McKay.........................0 1 3 3 2 0 20 1.80
Ramirez.......................2 2 0 0 1 1 32 4.82
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cole, W, 14-5...............7 2 0 0 1 12 94 2.87
Smith .........................1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.38
Biagini ........................^2 ⁄ 3 3 3 3 1 1 25 2.57
Osuna, S, 29-34 ..........^1 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.81
McKay pitched to 3 batters in the 7th
Inherited runners-scored—Ramirez 3-3, Osuna 1-0. IBB—off
Soto (Gurriel).
U—Jeremie Rehak, Alfonso Marquez, Dave Rackley, Quinn
Wolcott. T—2:50. Tickets sold—27,220 (41,168).Toronto AB R H BI Avg.
Bichette ss 4 0 0 0 .320
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0 .206
Grrero Jr. 3b 4 1 3 1 .282
Tellez 1b 4 0 0 0 .223
Grichuk cf-rf 4 1 1 0 .238
McKinney rf 2 0 1 0 .223
a-T.Hrndz cf 1 0 0 0 .219
D.Jansen c 3 0 0 0 .211
Fisher lf 3 0 0 1 .159
Wguspck p 1 0 0 0 .000
b-Drury 1 0 0 0 .226
Adam p 0 0 0 0 ---
Law p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 31 2 5 2Dodgers AB R H BI Avg.
Pollock cf 3 0 0 0 .265
Sadler p 0 0 0 0 .000
Muncy 1b 3 1 0 0 .258
Turner 3b 4 0 0 0 .294
Bellinger rf 4 1 1 0 .316
Seager ss 4 1 1 2 .272
K.Hrndz 2b 3 0 1 1 .238
Pederson lf 3 0 0 0 .232
Martin c 3 0 0 0 .207
Maeda p 2 0 1 0 .262
Ferguson p 0 0 0 0 1.00
Garcia p 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Beaty lf 0 0 0 0 .298
Totals 29 3 4 3
Toronto 010 001 000 — 2 5 0
Dodgers 000 000 003 — 3 4 0
One out when winning run scored. a-struck out for McKinney in
the 7th. b-struck out for Waguespack in the 8th. c-walked for Garcia
in the 8th.
Walks—Toronto 1: Waguespack 1. Dodgers 3: Pollock 1, Muncy 1,
Beaty 1. Strikeouts—Toronto 15: Bichette 2, Biggio 2, Guerrero Jr. 1,
Tellez 2, Grichuk 2, McKinney 1, T.Hernandez 1, Fisher 2,
Waguespack 1, Drury 1. Dodgers 6: Pollock 1, Muncy 2, Turner 1,
K.Hernandez 1, Pederson 1. LOB—Toronto 3, Dodgers 5.
2B—Bellinger (27), Seager (36). HR—Guerrero Jr. (15), off Maeda.
RBIs—Fisher (8), Guerrero Jr. (55), Seager 2 (57), K.Hernandez
(53). Runners left in scoring position—Toronto 1 (Waguespack);
Dodgers 1 (Turner). RISP—Toronto 0 for 3; Dodgers 2 for 4.
DP—Dodgers 1 (Turner, Seager, Muncy).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Waguespack ................7 1 0 0 1 5 95 3.63
Adam, H, 1 .................^2 ⁄ 3 0 0 0 1 1 18 1.04
Law, L, 0-2, BS, 3-4 ......^2 ⁄ 3 3 3 3 1 0 15 5.13
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Maeda ........................6 4 2 2 1 9 85 4.13
Ferguson .....................1 0 0 0 0 2 16 5.64
Garcia.........................1 0 0 0 0 3 15 3.73
Sadler, W, 3-0 ..............1 1 0 0 0 1 8 0.68
Inherited runners-scored—Law 1-0. HBP—Waguespack
(K.Hernandez).
U—Pat Hoberg, Greg Gibson, John Libka, Brian Knight. T—2:46.
Tickets sold—49,796 (56,000).RED SOX 5
ROYALS 4
Brock Holt hit an RBI single with one
out in the 10th inning to complete the
weather-suspended game. It took only
12 minutes for the Red Sox to win the
game that had started 15 days prior.
Kan. City ABR H BI Avg.
Merrifield lf 5 0 2 1 .299
Arteaga ss 5 0 1 0 .181
Dozier rf 5 1 2 0 .286
Soler dh 4 1 1 0 .255
Cthbrt 3b 3 1 1 0 .253
Lopez 2b 5 0 2 1 .230
Viloria c 4 0 2 2 .215
Dini c 1 0 0 0 .133
O’Hearn 1b 5 0 0 0 .169
Hamilton cf 4 1 2 0 .211
Starling cf 1 0 0 0 .202
Totals 42 4 13 4Boston AB R H BI Avg.
Betts rf 4 1 2 0 .283
Devers 3b 4 1 0 0 .329
Bogaerts ss5 1 3 2 .306
Martinez dh 5 1 2 2 .308
Bnntndi lf 5 0 1 0 .283
Vazquez c 5 0 1 0 .285
Owings 0 1 0 0 .077
Mrlnd 1b 4 0 1 0 .244
Travis 0 0 0 0 .262
Holt 2b 3 0 2 1 .319
Bradley cf 4 0 0 0 .224
Totals 39 5 12 5
Kansas City 002 001 100 0 — 4 13 0
Boston 000 220 000 1 — 5 12 0
One out when winning run scored. a- for Viloria in the 10th. b- for
Hamilton in the 10th. c-intentionally walked for Moreland in the 10th.
1-ran for Vazquez in the 10th.
Walks—Kansas City 3: Soler 1, Cuthbert 2. Boston 5: Betts 1,
Devers 1, Travis 1, Holt 2.*——-**
Strikeouts—Kansas City 10: Arteaga 1, Dozier 1, Soler 2, Viloria 2,
O’Hearn 3, Hamilton 1. Boston 12: Betts 1, Devers 3, Martinez 1,
Benintendi 3, Moreland 1, Bradley Jr. 3.
LOB—Kansas City 11, Boston 11. 2B—Hamilton (12), Lopez (15),
Bogaerts (43), Vazquez (22). HR—Martinez (28), off Sparkman.
RBIs—Viloria 2 (9), Merrifield (65), Lopez (20), Martinez 2 (75),
Bogaerts 2 (94), Holt (23). SB—Hamilton (18), Dozier (2).
Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 5 (Lopez 2,
O’Hearn, Viloria); Boston 1 (Vazquez). RISP—Kansas City 4 for 11;
Boston 3 for 5.
Runners moved up—Cuthbert. LIDP—Vazquez.
DP—Kansas City 1 (O’Hearn); Boston 1 (Bradley Jr., Devers,
Bradley Jr.).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Sparkman .................4^1 ⁄ 3 7 4 4 3 5 91 5.40
Hill ...........................1^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 0 1 21 4.37
McCarthy...................1^1 ⁄ 3 1 0 0 0 3 16 5.14
Barlow ........................1 0 0 0 1 1 18 5.05
Newberry.....................1 1 0 0 0 1 14 3.21
Lovelady L,0-3 .............^1 ⁄ 3 2 1 1 1 1 9 7.65
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Rodriguez ....................5 7 2 2 3 1 101 4.10
Hernandez H,2 .............1 2 1 1 0 2 15 3.63
Eovaldi BS,0-1 .............2 3 1 1 0 5 36 6.69
Workman .....................1 1 0 0 0 1 15 2.05
Taylor W,1-1 .................1 0 0 0 0 1 13 2.92
Inherited runners-scored—Hill 2-0, McCarthy 1-0.IBB—off
Lovelady (Travis). WP—Eovaldi.
U—Jordan Baker, Vic Carapazza, Dan Iassogna, Hunter
Wendelstedt. T—3:48. Tickets sold—32,453 (37,731).
Texas Rangers.
The Angels will consider bol-
stering their depth at catcher in
the offseason, but they don’t mind
sacrificing offense. When it comes
to prioritizing a catcher’s contrib-
ution, defense tops the list.
“Dating back to a few decades
ago, [catcher has] been a field-and-
throw first type position,” Eppler
said. “We put a premium on those
tools. Clearly anything you get on
the offensive side helps to contrib-
ute on the run production side. But
honoring those primary tools is
where our mind-set is focused.”
Stassi’s pitch-receiving ability
is considered one of the best in the
game among backups. The num-
bers, albeit from a small sample,
support the claim: Stassi gets
called strikes on nonswings 54.3%
of the time; only Cleveland’s Kevin
Plawecki has a better strike rate,
according to Baseball Savant.
Stassi is far from the only offen-
sively challenged catcherin MLB.
Yes, the Dodgers are enjoying star-
tling production from rookie
catcher Will Smith, who has 12
home runs, 31 RBIs and a .318 bat-
ting average in 30 major league
games entering Thursday. But
Smith is an outlier.
Among the Angels’ American
League West opponents, the last-
place Seattle Mariners’ duo of
Omar Narvaez (17 home runs, .283
average) and Tom Murphy (16,
.293) is by far the most productive
offensively.
Robinson Chirinos and Maldo-
nado of the Astros have combined
for 22 homers and a .228 average.
Josh Phegley (10, .243) of the Oak-
land Athletics is sputtering in his
first season as the starter and 36-
year-old Jeff Mathis of the Rangers
has two homers and a .167 average.
His backup, Jose Trevino, is bat-
ting .206 with one homer.
Production from Angels catch-
ers could hardly be worse. Stassi is
batting .144 with four home runs
and a .388 on-base-plus-slugging
percentage for the season. His
backup, Anthony Bemboom, is
batting .167 with one home run. In-
jured backup Kevan Smith has two
homers and a .246 average.
“A little bit harder thing to rec-
ognize in the public domain is the
impact that catcher’s can have on
every single pitch that a pitcher
throws,” Eppler said. “That’s
something that might not be as as
recognizable, but is no less impor-
tant than anything he contributes
in the batter’s box.
“No other position has direct re-sponsibility for the performance of
another player like the catching
position does.”
Whether Stassi will become
strong enough defensively for the
Angels to absorb his weak bat re-
mains to be seen. Maldonado, a ca-
reer backup when the Angels ac-
quired him in December 2016, be-
came a Gold Glove winner in 2017.
He was traded the following July to
the Astros for promising pitching
prospect Patrick Sandoval.
The Angels don’t have much in
the way of catching prospects.
There is Jack Kruger, a 2016 draft
pick from Westlake Village Oaks
Christian High whose defense has
improved in his second season at
double-A Mobile. And there is
Franklin Torres, a second base-
man who was converted to catcher
in spring training.
Both have posted positive re-
ceiving numbers, according to the
Angels’ internal database.
The likelihood either will turn
into a slugger is slim. Kruger, 24,
has struggled to tap into his power.
He is batting .235 with a slugging
percentage of .307 in 88 games. Tor-res, 22, is batting .257at Class-A In-
land Empire and has struck out 102
times in 346 at-bats.
Eppler sounds like he’s fine with
feeble hitting as long as the catch-
ers do a great job handling pitch-
ers. Which, of course, brings the
front office back to their primary
concern this offseason — improv-
ing the pitching staff.
The Angels decided Thursday
to shut down Canning, their prom-
ising rookie starter, after an MRI
exam revealed mild inflammation
in his right elbow joint.
Canning, 23, already endured a
stint on the injury list this month
for the same ailment. The structur-
al integrity of his elbow was not in
jeopardy then. The team does not
believe it is in jeopardy now.
Rather than push Canning’s de-
velopment to the brink, the Angels
decided to exercise caution and
“allow the inflammation to sub-
side,” Eppler said in a news release.
Although he went through
rough patches, Canning mostly
lived up to the hype and had a 4.58
earned-run average in 90^1 ⁄ 3 innings
over 18 outings.Catchers struggling at plate
MAX STASSIof the Angels, with reliever Hansel Robles, is
valued for his defensive skills regardless of how he hits.Steven SenneAssociated Press[A ngels,from D1]Tough comparison
Although Angels catchers have struggled offensively, rookie Will
Smith has been a strong presence in the middle of the Dodgers’ order.
He has matched his Angels counterparts with 12 home runs in less
than one-fifth the at-bats. Their numbers this season:
Hitters AB R H HR RBI AVG. OBP. SLG.
Will Smith 88 21 28 12 31 .318 .392 .818
Angels catchers 448 54 101 12 52 .225 .304 .350