Archives for July 2022

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Houston ends July in fashion, walking it off thanks to Air Yordan! In a low-scoring one that went 10 innings, Yordan Álvarez had the final word for the Astros, who beat the Mariners 3-2 to win the final regular-season game against each other. While Álvarez provided the big hit, Jake Odorizzi was at his best and worked seven scoreless innings … [Read more...] about ALWAYS YORDAN! Astros win final series against Mariners with Álvarez’s walk-off hit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul DeJong homered for the second straight day after ending a minor league demotion, Andre Pallante pitched into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Sunday. Corey Dickerson also homered for the Cardinals, who broke the game open in the fourth inning against starter Josiah Gray (7-7). Washington star Juan Soto was 0 … [Read more...] about Paul DeJong homers again after promotion, Cards top Nats

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Austin Hedges had a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth inning to help the Cleveland Guardians beat All-Star Game starter Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday. Cleveland won its first series against the Rays since August 2017 and ended a long stretch of games on the road with a 6-5 record. “It's big,” Guardians left fielder … [Read more...] about Hedges drives in 2 to break tie, put Guardians over Rays 5-3

The AL-West leading Astros scored two runs in the first inning to take the lead. … [Read more...] about Alvarez hits RBI single in 10th to lift Astros over Mariners 3-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alec Bohm fell a triple shy of the cycle, tying a career-high with four hits in an 8-2 win for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday that completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bohm hit his seventh homer of the season in the sixth, a solo shot that gave him four hits on just five pitches and extended Philadelphia’s lead to seven runs. It was his … [Read more...] about Bohm triple shy of cycle, Phillies beat Bucs 8-2 for sweep

BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez thought about the possibility Sunday could be his final game for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. “I’m not, like blind," “he said. ”I know what’s going on.” Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Christian Vázquez had RBI doubles that helped slumping Boston to a 7-2 win on Sunday over the Milwaukee Brewers. All three could be in their final season with the … [Read more...] about Red Sox double up on Brewers, salvage finale with 7-2 win

CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez homered, Dylan Cease threw six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Sunday. Abreu and Leury García had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who have won 10 of 15 and returned to above .500. Chicago, the preseason favorite to win the AL Central, trailed first-place Minnesota by three games entering … [Read more...] about Jose Abreu, Eloy Jiménez homer; White Sox beat A's 4-1

MIAMI (AP) — Francisco Lindor had three hits and the New York Mets pounded trade deadline target Pablo López, beating the Miami Marlins 9-3 Sunday to sweep their three-game series. Jeff McNeil singled twice and doubled, and Mark Canha also had three hits for the NL East leaders, who won their sixth straight and finished with a season-high 19 hits — 12 of them against López. “We … [Read more...] about Lindor, Mets hammer Marlins' López 9-3 for sweep