MLB roundup: Yanks bomb Cubs on Cody Bellinger's 3 HRs
Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs, Carlos Rodon allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings, and the host New York Yankees ran their winning streak to five games with an 11-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
Acquired by the Yankees from the Cubs in the offseason, Bellinger produced the 40th three-homer game in Yankees' regular-season history. He also became the 29th Yankee to achieve the feat.
Bellinger connected in the third off Chicago starter Chris Flexen (5-1), then again in the fifth off reliever Caleb Thielbar before going deep in the eighth off Jordan Wicks. All came with a man aboard.
Rodon (10-6) became the first Yankee to complete eight innings since Gerrit Cole pitched a two-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins in April 2023.
Mariners 12, Tigers 3
Cal Raleigh blasted his major league-leading 37th and 38th home runs, including a grand slam, and the visiting Mariners handed Detroit ace Tarik Skubal his first loss since April 2.
Julio Rodriguez had a two-run homer, while winning pitcher Luis Castillo (6-5) gave up three runs in five-plus innings.
Skubal (10-3), who recorded his 800th career strikeout, allowed four runs in five innings. Riley Greene supplied two hits, including an RBI triple.
Giants 8, Dodgers 7
Willy Adames drove in three runs with a triple and a home run, Dominic Smith added a solo homer, and host San Francisco continued Los Angeles' misery in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.
Jung Hoo Lee also had three RBIs for the Giants, who have won seven of nine. Shohei Ohtani launched a home run into the San Francisco Bay, his 32nd of the season, and Michael Conforto also homered for the Dodgers, who lost their seventh straight.
Dodgers starter Dustin May (5-6) was charged with seven runs on five hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four. Giants All-Star Logan Webb (9-6) allowed six runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Brewers 8, Nationals 3
Christian Yelich swatted a two-run home run in a six-run third inning as Milwaukee extended its winning streak to five with a win at home over Washington.
Milwaukee's DL Hall tossed three solid innings as an opener for Quinn Priester (7-2), who allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings.
Sal Frelick, William Contreras and Jackson Chourio drove in four runs with three straight hits in the third before Yelich capped off the offensive outburst with the Brewers' sixth straight hit to open the inning, a two-run shot to right.
Blue Jays 7, Athletics 6Alejandro Kirk and Nathan Lukes each drove in two runs during a six-run fifth inning and Max Scherzer picked up his first win of the season as Toronto held on for a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.Kirk, Lukes, Bo Bichette, Will Wagner and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits as Toronto won for the 11th time in its past 12 games to remain two games ahead of the New York Yankees in the American League East. Guerrero's first hit was the 1,000th of his career. Scherzer (1-0) allowed three runs, five hits and one walk and struck out a season-best eight in his fifth start of the season.Nick Kurtz, Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy homered for the Athletics. Luis Severino (2-11) gave up five runs - though just one earned -- and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two while dropping to 0-9 in 12 home starts.
Guardians 4, White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Carlos Santana belted a go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning and Daniel Schneemann and Angel Martinez also homered as Cleveland defeated host Chicago in the opener of a doubleheader.
Guardians starter Logan Allen (6-7) limited the White Sox to two runs and one hit in six innings with two walks and five strikeouts. Relievers Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis and Emmanuel Clase retired nine of the 11 hitters they faced.
Luis Robert Jr. tied the game for the White Sox, reaching Allen for a two-run blast after Schneemann and Martinez went back-to-back off Chicago starter Shane Smith.
White Sox 5, Guardians 4 (Game 2 / 11 inn.)
Mike Tauchman delivered a game-ending infield single in the 11th inning and Lenyn Sosa homered twice to help Chicago earn a split with Cleveland.
Chicago right-hander Mike Vasil (4-3) scattered three walks and two strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief. Vasil walked two Guardians with two outs in the 10th to load the bases but escaped trouble by retiring Brayan Rocchio on a groundout to second.
Nolan Jones had two hits for the Guardians, whose winning streak ended at four.
Angels 6, Diamondbacks 5Pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud singled in Logan O'Hoppe from second with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give Los Angeles a walk-off victory over Arizona in the opener of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.d'Arnaud lined a 2-2 sweeper from reliever Kyle Backhus (0-1) down the left field line to drive in O'Hoppe, who had been hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a single by Luis Rengifo. It was the sixth walk-off hit of d'Arnaud's career.Randal Grichuk went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and three RBIs for Arizona, which lost for the seventh time in 10 games. It was the 13th multi-homer game of Grichuk's career. Arizona starter Ryne Nelson was touched for four runs on five hits in the first inning.
Padres 4, Phillies 2
Manny Machado homered and San Diego bullpen tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to beat visiting Philadelphia.
Yuki Matsui retired Bryce Harper on a grounder to first with the bases filled to end the Phillies' fifth inning. Four more San Diego relievers took care of business after that, with Jeremiah Estrada (3-4) getting the win and Robert Suarez pitching the ninth for his MLB-high 28th save.
Ranger Suarez (7-3) absorbed his first loss in five career starts against the Padres. He lasted 6 2/3 innings, permitting six hits and three runs (one earned) while walking three and striking out five.
Mets 8, Royals 3Mark Vientos laced a go-ahead, three-run double in the eighth inning, Francisco Lindor added a three-run insurance homer in the ninth as visiting New York cooled off Kansas City.Kodai Senga grinded out four scoreless innings, allowing four hits, two walks and fanning four in his return from missing roughly a month with a hamstring issue. New York batters struck out 12 times, but drew eight walks.Bobby Witt Jr. was one of four players with two hits for the Royals, who had won four straight and six of seven. Michael Wacha allowed a run, two hits and three walks over five innings.
Braves 6, Cardinals 5
Sean Murphy hit two homers and drove in three runs as Atlanta rode its bullpen to defeat host St. Louis.
Braves starter Grant Holmes allowed five runs on nine hits in three innings. Five Atlanta relievers combined to blank the Cardinals for the last six innings. Enyel De Los Santos (3-2) earned the victory and Raisel Iglesias earned his 10th save.
Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run before departing the game in the fourth inning due to lower abdominal tightness. Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado exited after six innings due to a sprained right index finger.
Orioles 5, Marlins 2
Dean Kremer held Miami to three singles across seven shutout innings as host Baltimore triumphed to give Kremer his eighth win -- tying his total from last year.
Jordan Westburg and Ramon Laureano both rapped three hits, and Ryan O'Hearn added two hits. The trio accounted for all of Baltimore's runs batted in.
Marlins starter Edward Cabrera gave up four runs on eight hits in four innings. He struck out six without a walk. Otto Lopez hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Andrew Kittredge.
Rockies 3, Reds 2
Hunter Goodman scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as host Cincinnati edged Colorado.The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Rockies, who are 22-72 and on pace to break the modern record for most losses in a season set last year by the Chicago White Sox.Ryan McMahon hit a two-run homer in the fourth for Colorado, which improved to 3-7 this month and 15-39 under interim manager Warren Schaeffer.
Red Sox 5, Rays 4
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as host Boston defeated Tampa Bay.
The Red Sox had been shut out and limited to just two hits over the four innings preceding the game-winner, but after Roman Anthony drew a pinch-hit walk, Rafaela crushed a one-out homer to deep left field off Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks (4-3).
Jonathan Aranda and Jake Mangum both had two hits and scored a run for Tampa Bay, which scored three unearned runs in the third inning and held a lead until the final pitch.
Twins 2, Pirates 1
Trevor Larnach belted a two-run home run in the fourth inning and host Minnesota held on for a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh in Minneapolis.
Larnach's blast marked the only extra-base hit for Minnesota, but that proved to be enough as the Twins took the series opener. Byron Buxton finished 2-for-4 and scored a run. Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (9-4) allowed one run on five hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five. Twins closer Jhoan Duran collected his 15th save.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubled in a run and Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz went 2-for-4 to lead Pittsburgh. Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes (4-8) sustained another hard-luck loss after giving up two runs on five hits in five innings. He walked none and struck out six.
Rangers 7, Astros 3
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford clubbed home runs while Jack Leiter pitched effectively into the sixth inning as visiting Texas banged out a victory over suddenly reeling Houston.
The Rangers pounced on Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. (2-4), who allowed five runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts over three innings. Garcia hit a 425-foot homer off McCullers in the third, while Langford socked a two-run homer off reliever Ryan Gusto in the seventh.
Leiter (5-6) allowed a run-scoring groundout to Christian Walker in the bottom of the first and a two-run homer to Victor Caratini in the fourth. Leiter allowed three runs on five hits and four walks with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.
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