
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Austin Meadows, Manuel Margot and Mike Brosseau drew consecutive bases-loaded walks with two outs in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for their 10th straight win, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Sunday.
The Rays trailed 4-2 going into the ninth, but took advantage of five walks by relievers Tyler Chatwood (0-1) and Travis Bergen to send Toronto to its fifth straight loss.
After a leadoff walk and a single, Brett Phillips hit an RBI single with one out that made it 4-3. Chatwood retired Randy Arozarena on a fly ball before walking Yandy Díaz to load the bases.
Bergen entered and Meadows worked a nine-pitch walk after fouling off three 3-2 pitches. Margot walked on five pitches to put Tampa Bay ahead and Brosseau walked on four pitches.
Josh Fleming (4-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings out of the bullpen. Recently acquired J.P. Feyereisen worked the ninth to get his first save.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Fleming that gave Toronto 4-2 lead.
YANKEES 5, WHITE SOX 4: Aaron Judge walked against Liam Hendriks with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to overcome Aroldis Chapman’s first blown save, and New York extended its winning streak to six by beating Chicago in New York.
Jameson Taillon completed a historic scoreless turn through the New York rotation. But pinch hitter Andrew Vaughn sprinted around the bases after tying it at 4 with his one-out opposite-field home run to right in the ninth.
It was the first blown save by Chapman (4-0) in 12 chances this year and the first earned run allowed by the closer.
Clint Frazier singled off Aaron Bummer (0-3) leading off the bottom half for his first three-hit game this year, then stole second as Brett Gardner struck out. DJ LeMahieu was intentionally walked and Tyler Wade reached with an infield hit on a slow roller to second.
TWINS 8, INDIANS 5: Kyle Garlick hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning off James Karinchak, and Minnesota won in Cleveland.
Garlick entered the game in right field in the seventh as a replacement for Max Kepler, who hit his 13th career home run at Progressive Field in the fourth, also a three-run shot.
Cleveland tied the game in the ninth when Jordan Luplow, replacing injured Franmil Reyes in the cleanup spot, brought home the tying run with a squeeze bunt.
The Twins responded quickly against Karinchak (2-1). Luis Arraez was the automatic runner at second base, and Josh Donaldson walked. Garlick homered to center field on a 3-2 pitch.
ROYALS 3, TIGERS 2: Carlos Santana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Kansas City a victory over Detroit in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City was held to three hits until the ninth, when Whit Merrifield led off with an infield single before Santana connected against Michael Fulmer (3-3).
Kyle Zimmer (3-0) struck out three in two hitless innings for the win.
Royals Manager Mike Matheny was ejected for the second time this season for arguing in the sixth.
RANGERS 3, ASTROS 2: Adolis García’s infield single scored automatic runner Nick Solak in the 10th inning, giving the Rangers a victory over Houston and a sweep of their Texas rivals in Arlington, Texas.
It was the second game-ending hit in the 10th in the series for García after a three-run homer in the opener. He also went deep twice during Saturday’s 8-4 victory.
The series was a strong response by the Rangers to a 1-9 stretch that included a four-game sweep by the Astros last weekend in Houston.
Solak took third on Nate Lowe’s groundout and scored on García’s hard grounder up the middle with the infield in. Jose Altuve made a diving stop, but the second baseman’s desperation throw didn’t get near home plate.
ANGELS 6, ATHLETIC 5: Justin Upton hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and Los Angeles avoided a sweep by topping Oakland in Anaheim, California.
Los Angeles won for just the second time in seven games since three-time AL MVP Mike Trout went on the injured list because of a calf strain. The Angels trailed 4-1 after five innings.
Jared Walsh homered for the Angels, and Shohei Ohtani tied the game with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the seventh. Raisel Iglesias (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win.
Matt Olson and Seth Brown homered for AL West-leading Oakland, which had won four of six. Sean Murphy had a run-scoring infield single in the eighth.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MARLINS 5, METS 1: Rookie Cody Poteet pitched seven scoreless innings, retired the last 14 batters he faced and collected his first major league hit and RBI in a five-run second inning to help Miami win at home.
Miami took the rubber game of the three-game series to close to within two games of the NL East-leading Mets (21-19), who have been riddled by injuries and finished 3-6 on a three-city Southern swing.
Poteet (2-0) allowed three hits, walked none and lowered his ERA to 1.06 in three career starts. The right-hander from UCLA, a fourth-round draft pick by Miami in 2015, posted a 19-39 record in the minors before reaching the majors this month at age 26.
BRAVES 7, PIRATES 1: Austin Riley drove in five runs while hitting two of Atlanta three homers and the Braves capped their impressive power display in the series by beating Pittsburgh in Atlanta.
Dansby Swanson added a two-run homer. The Braves hit 15 homers, adding to their major league lead, while winning three of four games against the Pirates.
Max Fried (2-2) allowed one run on four hits and three walks in seven innings. It was his fourth consecutive start allowing only one run. After finishing April with an 11.45 ERA, the left-hander has lowered it to 4.63.
BREWERS 9, REDS 4: Christian Yelich hit his first homer of the season and Kolten Wong had three hits, helping Milwaukee win at Cincinnati.
Yelich, who has been hampered by back trouble for much of the season, hit a solo drive in the ninth against Brad Brach. The 2018 NL MVP finished with two hits and two RBI.
Wong, who returned to the lineup after he was hit on the right elbow by a pitch in the seventh inning on Friday, hit a two-run triple in the sixth. He grounded to second in the eighth, falling a home run shy of the Brewers’ first cycle since Yelich in 2018 against the Reds.
ROCKIES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Trevor Story hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Colorado over slumping Arizona in Denver.
Story hit a 1-1 curveball from Stefan Crichton (0-3) to complete a sweep of the Diamondbacks. It was his fifth homer of the season.
Josh Fuentes had two doubles and Daniel Bard (2-3) pitched the ninth to get the win.
DODGERS 11, GIANTS 5: Gavin Lux hit a grand slam, Julio Urías drove in three runs to help back his gem on the mound, and Los Angeles pounded rival San Francisco for its eighth straight win and a weekend sweep.
Urías didn’t allow a base runner until Mike Tauchman’s one-out infield single in the sixth, then Austin Slater hit a two-run homer one out later as the Giants made things a little interesting after falling behind 11-0.
Urías (7-1) struck out 10 over six stellar innings to beat San Francisco for the first time in 10 career starts and 16 appearances after three no-decisions in 2020. He hit a two-run double in the second and an RBI single in the Dodgers’ seven-run third that chased starter Anthony DeSclafani (4-2) after 54 pitches.
CUBS 2, CARDINALS 1: Jávier Báez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to break a scoreless tie and propel Chicago to a win at St. Louis.
Craig Kimbrel (1-2) recorded the final four outs to improve Chicago’s record to 4-4 in extra inning contests.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright did not earn a decision despite allowing just one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts in eight innings.
INTERLEAGUE
NATIONALS 6, ORIOLES 5: Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning and Washington immediately erased an early three-run deficit, beating Baltimore to complete a three-game sweep in Washington.
Trea Turner had two hits for the Nationals, and his fourth-inning sacrifice fly broke a 4-all tie. Alex Avila doubled twice and scored the go-ahead run.
Patrick Corbin (3-3) labored through 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing four runs and 11 hits. The left-hander gave up three runs in the first and then watched as Washington (20-23) scored four in the bottom half, including a two-run shot by Schwarber.
Brad Hand worked the ninth for his seventh save in nine chances.
PADRES 9, MARINERS 2: Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice, including a 447-foot grand slam, and drove in six runs for San Diego, which beat Seattle to sweep a nine-game homestand.
The 22-year-old superstar sent Petco Park into a frenzy on a sunny afternoon when he drove a 1-0 pitch from Robert Dugger to the base of the batter’s eye in straightaway center field with one out in the seventh.
Knowing it was gone, Tatis took a few steps and, holding his bat by the barrel, flipped it aside before starting his trot.
It was his 13th homer this season and his second career grand slam. The first, last Aug. 17 at Texas, launched “Slam Diego,” a streak of four grand slams by the Padres in four straight games – a first in baseball history.
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