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Red Sox stock up, stock down: Kristian Campbell hits the rookie wall
Red Sox stock up, stock down: Kristian Campbell hits the rookie wall originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Not much has gone right for the Boston Red Sox since the calendar flipped to May. They've gone 10-16 this month to fall to 27-31, 9.5 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East. Advertisement The blame pie can be sliced several ways. The offense has been inconsistent, the rotation has struggled behind ace Garrett Crochet, and the team is 6-15 in one-run games. Several key players are in the middle of brutal month-long slumps. So, who needs to turn it around for the Red Sox to get back above .500? Which players have been bright spots during the disappointing stretch? Here's our updated 'Stock Up, Stock Down' with June looming. Stock Up Carlos Narvaez, C The Red Sox acquired Narvaez in an under-the-radar offseason trade with the New York Yankees. The assumption was that he would serve as Connor Wong's backup throughout the 2025 season, but he already has a firm grip on the starting catcher role amid a shockingly impressive start to the campaign. Advertisement In addition to being one of the game's best defensive backstops, Narvaez has been one of Boston's most consistent hitters. The 26-year-old rookie entered Thursday slashing .289/.357/.465 with five homers and 17 RBI. He ranks fourth on the team with a 1.8 fWAR, trailing only Alex Bregman, Garrett Crochet, and Rafael Devers. Rafael Devers, DH Devers refusing to play first base wasn't the best look, but it's easy to look past when he's in the midst of a career year at the plate. The three-time All-Star is hitting .287/.409/.523 with 12 homers and an American League-leading 50 RBI. He recorded the first walk-off homer of his career on May 17 against Atlanta and a grand slam on May 23 against Baltimore. Advertisement Since starting the season 0-for-19 with 15 strikeouts, Devers has hit .315 with a 1.005 OPS. The way Devers has raked as the DH, it's easy to see why the Red Sox have refrained from asking him to move back to third base in the wake of Bregman's injury. Jarren Duran, OF Duran is heating up after a subpar start to the season. The 2024 All-Star Game MVP has hit .377 with two homers and 11 RBI in 13 games since May 16. He leads the majors with six triples. Duran took his game to another level in June of last year and finished eighth in AL MVP voting. While it's unfair to expect him to duplicate that success, it's encouraging that he appears to be on the same trajectory as his All-Star season. Advertisement Brennan Bernardino, RHP Bernardino has been the Red Sox bullpen's unsung hero. The 33-year-old righty is tied for the MLB lead with 14 appearances in May. In those appearances, he has amassed an 0.75 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over 12 innings. He has been a bright spot throughout Boston's abysmal stretch. Stock Down Kristian Campbell, 2B/OF It's been all downhill for Campbell since being named the American League Rookie of the Month for March/April. The 22-year-old is hitting .120 with a .335 OPS through 20 games in May, and he was partly responsible for Boston's demise in Wednesday's series finale vs. Milwaukee with a brutal defensive miscue in the 10th inning: Credit where it's due: Campbell has willingly taken practice reps at first base despite never playing the position in his professional career. But at this stage, it's fair to wonder whether the best course of action is to let him figure things out at Triple-A rather than throw him into the fire at a new position during a brutal slump. Advertisement Campbell ascended quickly through the minor-league ranks, cracking Boston's Opening Day roster one year after playing at High-A. The raw talent is undeniable, but he hasn't looked like a big-league player for the last month. Trevor Story, SS Two weeks ago, we stated that the Red Sox couldn't go on much longer with this version of Trevor Story. It hasn't gotten any better for the veteran shortstop, so it's time for the club to seriously consider cutting ties. Story is slashing .218/.263/.318 in 54 games this season. Since May 6, he's hitting .132 (10-for-76) with a .369 OPS. His fielding hasn't made up for those offensive struggles as he's in the midst of arguably the worst defensive season of his career. Advertisement Now that top prospect Marcelo Mayer is in the mix, Story's days in Boston should be numbered. We've reached the tipping point in his disappointing Red Sox tenure. Connor Wong, C Wong has never shined behind the plate, but he had some solid offensive stretches as the Red Sox' starting catcher in 2024. That has not been the case this season. The 29-year-old, who will forever be remembered as one of the key pieces in the infamous Mookie Betts trade, is hitting .157 with no homers and a .402 OPS in 22 games. It didn't take long for him to lose the starting catching gig to Narvaez. While the Red Sox aren't regretting their offseason deal for Garrett Crochet, they may be kicking themselves for parting ways with top catching prospect Kyle Teel. It's been a disastrous year for Wong, even by a backup's standards. Advertisement Starting pitchers not named Garrett Crochet Crochet has lived up to his ace expectations, but who's the No. 2 in Boston's rotation? Tanner Houck was placed on the injured list after a nightmare start to the season, Walker Buehler has been up-and-down and also spent time on the IL, Brayan Bello hasn't looked the part, and Lucas Giolito isn't anything close to his 2021 self. Hunter Dobbins looked sharp to start his rookie campaign but has come crashing back down to earth over his last few apperances. The Red Sox rotation was expected to take a significant step forward in 2025. Instead, it has remained one of the club's biggest weaknesses.
Hamilton Spectator
3 days ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Astros rally in 7th inning to defeat Athletics
HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh inning to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday. The Athletics led by 1 when rookie Justin Sterner (1-1) took over for Luis Severino to start the seventh. Dezenzo sent his fourth pitch 416 feet to center field for his second homer this season to tie it at 3-all. There were runners on second and third with two outs in the inning when Caratini lined a single to center field to score both. Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. allowed five hits and three runs in a season-long six innings in his fifth start after missing more than two seasons with injuries. Shawn Dubin (2-0) struck out two in a scoreless seventh for the win and Josh Hader converted his 14th save in 14 opportunities with a scoreless ninth. BREWERS 6, RED SOX 5, 10 INNINGS MILWAUKEE (AP) — Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly drove in the winning run for Milwaukee, who earned their first sweep of the season with a victory over Boston. For the second consecutive day, the Brewers won in walk-off fashion in extra innings, a day after Christian Yelich's grand slam in the 10th gave them a 5-1 victory . Durbin's late-game heroics capped off a two-hit, three-RBI day and included a two-run double that gave Milwaukee its first lead of the day. Boston tied the game in the seventh on Wilyer Abreu's 13th home run of the season and pulled ahead in extra innings when Nick Sogard scored against Milwaukee left-hander Tyler Alexander (3-5). GUARDIANS 7, DODGERS 4 CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a three-run, go-ahead homer as Cleveland scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a victory over the L.A. Dodgers. The Dodgers built a 4-1 lead before Lou Trivino gave up an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones tied it in the eighth with a two-run single off Tanner Scott (0-1) and Martínez followed with his 394-foot blast off Alex Vesia. Matt Festa (1-0) pitched the eighth and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save. The Guardians salvaged the third and final game of the interleague series. RAYS 5, TWINS 0 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit fourth-inning home runs, and Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six innings to lead Tampa Bay over Minnesota. Lowe led off the fourth with his 11th home run. Caminero hit his 10th with Jonathan Aranda aboard. Aranda added an RBI single and the Rays' also scored on a balk. Lowe, Aranda and Caminero had two hits each. Chandler Simpson stole two bases for 16 this season. TIGERS 4, GIANTS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a go-ahead single in a four-run fifth inning to help Detroit rally to beat San Francisco . The American League-leading Tigers swept the three-game series and closed their homestand with a four-game winning streak. Detroit generated all of its offense in the fifth with Colt Keith's two-run double and Malloy's two-out, two-run single. WHITE SOX 9, METS 4 NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering Chicago to a win over New York that prevented a three-game sweep. Benintendi laced a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth before hitting his sixth homer in the eighth. Lenyn Sosa also had three hits and Mike Tauchman provided a two-run double for the White Sox, who avoided being swept for the seventh time this season. Brandon Eisert (2-0), the second of five Chicago pitchers, earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. PIRATES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 1 PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes dominated in six-plus scoreless innings, O'Neil Cruz hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh rolled over Arizona. The Pirates rallied from down 6-2 with seven runs in the eighth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 9-6 on Tuesday night. There was no need for a comeback with Skenes (4-5) on the mound. Last year's NL rookie of the year allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked none in 6 2/3 innings. Skenes has not allowed more than six hits in an MLB-record 35 starts to open his career. Pittsburgh took two of three from Arizona for its first road series win and second overall since April 22-24 against the Los Angeles Angels. MARLINS 10, PADRES 8 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Agustín Ramírez had the first four-hit game of his career including a home run and a go-ahead two-run single as Miami beat San Diego. Ramírez went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Eric Wagaman and Otto Lopez added three hits each with Lopez hitting a three-run homer. Javier Sanoja hit two doubles. Ronny Henriquez (3-1) went two innings for the win and Calvin Faucher pitched the ninth for his third save. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara lasted four innings and gave up six runs. He had lost his previous seven starts. The 2022 AL Cy Young winner missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery. Reliever Jason Adam (5-1) took the loss after the Padres blew a five-run lead a day after they rallied from a six-run deficit. CARDINALS 6, ORIOLES 4 BALTIMORE (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer, Masyn Winn had four hits and St. Louis beat Baltimore at soggy Camden Yards. St. Louis trailed 3-0 in the second inning and 4-2 in the fourth before coming back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series. Jordan Walker's two-run single provided the Cardinals with their first two runs and Donovan's drive off Cade Povich in the fifth put St. Louis ahead 5-4. Winn scored for the third time on a double by Iván Herrera in the seventh. ROYALS 3, REDS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh, scattering six singles as Kansas City beat Cincinnati to salvage the final game of the series. Cameron (2-1) allowed a run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Maikel Garcia singled with one out in the fourth, extending his hitting streak to 13 games, then scored from first on Drew Waters' deflected single. In the fifth, John Rave doubled to right, collecting his first major league hit, and scored when Bobby Witt Jr. bounced a two-out double inside the first base bag for a 2-0 lead. Witt added an insurance run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Carlos Estévez struck out two for a four-out save, his 15th. CUBS 2, ROCKIES 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and Chicago edged Colorado for their fourth straight win. Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12. Boyd (5-2) allowed just an unearned run while striking out eight and walking none. Three relievers followed, with Daniel Palencia pitching a perfect ninth for his fourth save. Tyler Freeman had a sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who lost their fifth straight and fell to 9-47 — the worst record in the majors. BLUE JAYS 2, RANGERS 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, five Toronto pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Blue Jays beat Texas. Bichette, who was out of the starting lineup because of lower back soreness, hit an 0-1 fastball from Jacob Webb (2-3) just over the left field wall with two outs. Brendon Little (3-0), the fourth Blue Jays pitcher, struck out the only two batters he faced. Jeff Hoffman then had a strikeout in a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances to close out Toronto's third shutout this season. The Rangers were held scoreless for the seventh time, and their only hit was leadoff hitter Josh Smith's sharp single to left in the first inning. He also walked twice. Paxton Schultz stuck out four and allowed the lone hit while going 2 2/3 innings in his first big league start for Toronto. Eric Lauer struck out four in 3 1/3 innings, and Braydon Fisher had two punchouts in his one inning. NATIONALS 9, MARINERS 0 SEATTLE (AP) — Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as Washington routed Seattle. Luis García Jr. and Josh Bell launched consecutive homers to help back Trevor Williams, who tossed six splendid innings. Bell finished with three hits and Wood drove in three runs. Playing his sixth major league game, Hassell hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-0. The touted rookie began the night batting .118 (2 for 17) with one RBI since making his debut last Thursday. The 23-year-old Hassell was drafted eighth overall by San Diego in 2020 and traded to Washington — along with Wood, CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore — for Juan Soto and Bell in a blockbuster deal at the August 2022 deadline. YANKEES 1, ANGELS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Clarke Schmidt allowed four hits over six sharp innings and New York made a first-inning run stand up in a victory over Los Angeles. Schmidt (2-2) struck out four and walked one in a 99-pitch effort to help the Yankees complete a three-game sweep and win for the ninth time in 10 games. Ian Hamilton threw 1 2/3 innings, Tim Hill got the last out of the eighth and Mark Leiter Jr. struck out two in the ninth for his second save. The Angels, who averaged 7.6 runs during an eight-game winning streak from May 16-23, have scored only five in their last five games — all losses. Yusei Kikuchi (1-5) yielded four hits in five innings, striking out four and walking five. He threw 93 pitches, 51 strikes. _____
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Astros rally in 7th inning to defeat Athletics
HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh inning to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday. The Athletics led by 1 when rookie Justin Sterner (1-1) took over for Luis Severino to start the seventh. Dezenzo sent his fourth pitch 416 feet to center field for his second homer this season to tie it at 3-all. There were runners on second and third with two outs in the inning when Caratini lined a single to center field to score both. Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. allowed five hits and three runs in a season-long six innings in his fifth start after missing more than two seasons with injuries. Shawn Dubin (2-0) struck out two in a scoreless seventh for the win and Josh Hader converted his 14th save in 14 opportunities with a scoreless ninth. BREWERS 6, RED SOX 5, 10 INNINGS MILWAUKEE (AP) — Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly drove in the winning run for Milwaukee, who earned their first sweep of the season with a victory over Boston. For the second consecutive day, the Brewers won in walk-off fashion in extra innings, a day after Christian Yelich's grand slam in the 10th gave them a 5-1 victory. Durbin's late-game heroics capped off a two-hit, three-RBI day and included a two-run double that gave Milwaukee its first lead of the day. Boston tied the game in the seventh on Wilyer Abreu's 13th home run of the season and pulled ahead in extra innings when Nick Sogard scored against Milwaukee left-hander Tyler Alexander (3-5). GUARDIANS 7, DODGERS 4 CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a three-run, go-ahead homer as Cleveland scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a victory over the L.A. Dodgers. The Dodgers built a 4-1 lead before Lou Trivino gave up an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones tied it in the eighth with a two-run single off Tanner Scott (0-1) and Martínez followed with his 394-foot blast off Alex Vesia. Matt Festa (1-0) pitched the eighth and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save. The Guardians salvaged the third and final game of the interleague series. RAYS 5, TWINS 0 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit fourth-inning home runs, and Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six innings to lead Tampa Bay over Minnesota. Lowe led off the fourth with his 11th home run. Caminero hit his 10th with Jonathan Aranda aboard. Aranda added an RBI single and the Rays' also scored on a balk. Lowe, Aranda and Caminero had two hits each. Chandler Simpson stole two bases for 16 this season. TIGERS 4, GIANTS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a go-ahead single in a four-run fifth inning to help Detroit rally to beat San Francisco. The American League-leading Tigers swept the three-game series and closed their homestand with a four-game winning streak. Detroit generated all of its offense in the fifth with Colt Keith's two-run double and Malloy's two-out, two-run single. WHITE SOX 9, METS 4 NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering Chicago to a win over New York that prevented a three-game sweep. Benintendi laced a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth before hitting his sixth homer in the eighth. Lenyn Sosa also had three hits and Mike Tauchman provided a two-run double for the White Sox, who avoided being swept for the seventh time this season. Brandon Eisert (2-0), the second of five Chicago pitchers, earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. PIRATES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 1 PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes dominated in six-plus scoreless innings, O'Neil Cruz hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh rolled over Arizona. The Pirates rallied from down 6-2 with seven runs in the eighth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 9-6 on Tuesday night. There was no need for a comeback with Skenes (4-5) on the mound. Last year's NL rookie of the year allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked none in 6 2/3 innings. Skenes has not allowed more than six hits in an MLB-record 35 starts to open his career. Pittsburgh took two of three from Arizona for its first road series win and second overall since April 22-24 against the Los Angeles Angels. MARLINS 10, PADRES 8 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Agustín Ramírez had the first four-hit game of his career including a home run and a go-ahead two-run single as Miami beat San Diego. Ramírez went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Eric Wagaman and Otto Lopez added three hits each with Lopez hitting a three-run homer. Javier Sanoja hit two doubles. Ronny Henriquez (3-1) went two innings for the win and Calvin Faucher pitched the ninth for his third save. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara lasted four innings and gave up six runs. He had lost his previous seven starts. The 2022 AL Cy Young winner missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery. Reliever Jason Adam (5-1) took the loss after the Padres blew a five-run lead a day after they rallied from a six-run deficit. CARDINALS 6, ORIOLES 4 BALTIMORE (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer, Masyn Winn had four hits and St. Louis beat Baltimore at soggy Camden Yards. St. Louis trailed 3-0 in the second inning and 4-2 in the fourth before coming back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series. Jordan Walker's two-run single provided the Cardinals with their first two runs and Donovan's drive off Cade Povich in the fifth put St. Louis ahead 5-4. Winn scored for the third time on a double by Iván Herrera in the seventh. ROYALS 3, REDS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh, scattering six singles as Kansas City beat Cincinnati to salvage the final game of the series. Cameron (2-1) allowed a run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Maikel Garcia singled with one out in the fourth, extending his hitting streak to 13 games, then scored from first on Drew Waters' deflected single. In the fifth, John Rave doubled to right, collecting his first major league hit, and scored when Bobby Witt Jr. bounced a two-out double inside the first base bag for a 2-0 lead. Witt added an insurance run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Carlos Estévez struck out two for a four-out save, his 15th. CUBS 2, ROCKIES 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and Chicago edged Colorado for their fourth straight win. Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12. Boyd (5-2) allowed just an unearned run while striking out eight and walking none. Three relievers followed, with Daniel Palencia pitching a perfect ninth for his fourth save. Tyler Freeman had a sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who lost their fifth straight and fell to 9-47 — the worst record in the majors. BLUE JAYS 2, RANGERS 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, five Toronto pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Blue Jays beat Texas. Bichette, who was out of the starting lineup because of lower back soreness, hit an 0-1 fastball from Jacob Webb (2-3) just over the left field wall with two outs. Brendon Little (3-0), the fourth Blue Jays pitcher, struck out the only two batters he faced. Jeff Hoffman then had a strikeout in a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances to close out Toronto's third shutout this season. The Rangers were held scoreless for the seventh time, and their only hit was leadoff hitter Josh Smith's sharp single to left in the first inning. He also walked twice. Paxton Schultz stuck out four and allowed the lone hit while going 2 2/3 innings in his first big league start for Toronto. Eric Lauer struck out four in 3 1/3 innings, and Braydon Fisher had two punchouts in his one inning. NATIONALS 9, MARINERS 0 SEATTLE (AP) — Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as Washington routed Seattle. Luis García Jr. and Josh Bell launched consecutive homers to help back Trevor Williams, who tossed six splendid innings. Bell finished with three hits and Wood drove in three runs. Playing his sixth major league game, Hassell hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-0. The touted rookie began the night batting .118 (2 for 17) with one RBI since making his debut last Thursday. The 23-year-old Hassell was drafted eighth overall by San Diego in 2020 and traded to Washington — along with Wood, CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore — for Juan Soto and Bell in a blockbuster deal at the August 2022 deadline. YANKEES 1, ANGELS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Clarke Schmidt allowed four hits over six sharp innings and New York made a first-inning run stand up in a victory over Los Angeles. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Schmidt (2-2) struck out four and walked one in a 99-pitch effort to help the Yankees complete a three-game sweep and win for the ninth time in 10 games. Ian Hamilton threw 1 2/3 innings, Tim Hill got the last out of the eighth and Mark Leiter Jr. struck out two in the ninth for his second save. The Angels, who averaged 7.6 runs during an eight-game winning streak from May 16-23, have scored only five in their last five games — all losses. Yusei Kikuchi (1-5) yielded four hits in five innings, striking out four and walking five. He threw 93 pitches, 51 strikes. _____
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Astros rally in 7th inning to defeat Athletics
HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh inning to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday. The Athletics led by 1 when rookie Justin Sterner (1-1) took over for Luis Severino to start the seventh. Dezenzo sent his fourth pitch 416 feet to center field for his second homer this season to tie it at 3-all. There were runners on second and third with two outs in the inning when Caratini lined a single to center field to score both. Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. allowed five hits and three runs in a season-long six innings in his fifth start after missing more than two seasons with injuries. Shawn Dubin (2-0) struck out two in a scoreless seventh for the win and Josh Hader converted his 14th save in 14 opportunities with a scoreless ninth. BREWERS 6, RED SOX 5, 10 INNINGS MILWAUKEE (AP) — Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly drove in the winning run for Milwaukee, who earned their first sweep of the season with a victory over Boston. For the second consecutive day, the Brewers won in walk-off fashion in extra innings, a day after Christian Yelich's grand slam in the 10th gave them a 5-1 victory. Durbin's late-game heroics capped off a two-hit, three-RBI day and included a two-run double that gave Milwaukee its first lead of the day. Boston tied the game in the seventh on Wilyer Abreu's 13th home run of the season and pulled ahead in extra innings when Nick Sogard scored against Milwaukee left-hander Tyler Alexander (3-5). GUARDIANS 7, DODGERS 4 CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a three-run, go-ahead homer as Cleveland scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a victory over the L.A. Dodgers. The Dodgers built a 4-1 lead before Lou Trivino gave up an RBI single to Carlos Santana in the bottom of the seventh. Nolan Jones tied it in the eighth with a two-run single off Tanner Scott (0-1) and Martínez followed with his 394-foot blast off Alex Vesia. Matt Festa (1-0) pitched the eighth and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save. The Guardians salvaged the third and final game of the interleague series. RAYS 5, TWINS 0 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit fourth-inning home runs, and Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six innings to lead Tampa Bay over Minnesota. Lowe led off the fourth with his 11th home run. Caminero hit his 10th with Jonathan Aranda aboard. Aranda added an RBI single and the Rays' also scored on a balk. Lowe, Aranda and Caminero had two hits each. Chandler Simpson stole two bases for 16 this season. TIGERS 4, GIANTS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a go-ahead single in a four-run fifth inning to help Detroit rally to beat San Francisco. The American League-leading Tigers swept the three-game series and closed their homestand with a four-game winning streak. Detroit generated all of its offense in the fifth with Colt Keith's two-run double and Malloy's two-out, two-run single. WHITE SOX 9, METS 4 NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBIs and finished a double shy of the cycle, powering Chicago to a win over New York that prevented a three-game sweep. Benintendi laced a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth before hitting his sixth homer in the eighth. Lenyn Sosa also had three hits and Mike Tauchman provided a two-run double for the White Sox, who avoided being swept for the seventh time this season. Brandon Eisert (2-0), the second of five Chicago pitchers, earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings. PIRATES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 1 PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes dominated in six-plus scoreless innings, O'Neil Cruz hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh rolled over Arizona. The Pirates rallied from down 6-2 with seven runs in the eighth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 9-6 on Tuesday night. There was no need for a comeback with Skenes (4-5) on the mound. Last year's NL rookie of the year allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked none in 6 2/3 innings. Skenes has not allowed more than six hits in an MLB-record 35 starts to open his career. Pittsburgh took two of three from Arizona for its first road series win and second overall since April 22-24 against the Los Angeles Angels. MARLINS 10, PADRES 8 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Agustín Ramírez had the first four-hit game of his career including a home run and a go-ahead two-run single as Miami beat San Diego. Ramírez went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Eric Wagaman and Otto Lopez added three hits each with Lopez hitting a three-run homer. Javier Sanoja hit two doubles. Ronny Henriquez (3-1) went two innings for the win and Calvin Faucher pitched the ninth for his third save. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara lasted four innings and gave up six runs. He had lost his previous seven starts. The 2022 AL Cy Young winner missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery. Reliever Jason Adam (5-1) took the loss after the Padres blew a five-run lead a day after they rallied from a six-run deficit. CARDINALS 6, ORIOLES 4 BALTIMORE (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer, Masyn Winn had four hits and St. Louis beat Baltimore at soggy Camden Yards. St. Louis trailed 3-0 in the second inning and 4-2 in the fourth before coming back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series. Jordan Walker's two-run single provided the Cardinals with their first two runs and Donovan's drive off Cade Povich in the fifth put St. Louis ahead 5-4. Winn scored for the third time on a double by Iván Herrera in the seventh. ROYALS 3, REDS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh, scattering six singles as Kansas City beat Cincinnati to salvage the final game of the series. Cameron (2-1) allowed a run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Maikel Garcia singled with one out in the fourth, extending his hitting streak to 13 games, then scored from first on Drew Waters' deflected single. In the fifth, John Rave doubled to right, collecting his first major league hit, and scored when Bobby Witt Jr. bounced a two-out double inside the first base bag for a 2-0 lead. Witt added an insurance run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Carlos Estévez struck out two for a four-out save, his 15th. CUBS 2, ROCKIES 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and Chicago edged Colorado for their fourth straight win. Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and rookie Matt Shaw had two hits for the NL Central leaders, who have won 10 of 12. Boyd (5-2) allowed just an unearned run while striking out eight and walking none. Three relievers followed, with Daniel Palencia pitching a perfect ninth for his fourth save. Tyler Freeman had a sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who lost their fifth straight and fell to 9-47 — the worst record in the majors. BLUE JAYS 2, RANGERS 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, five Toronto pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Blue Jays beat Texas. Bichette, who was out of the starting lineup because of lower back soreness, hit an 0-1 fastball from Jacob Webb (2-3) just over the left field wall with two outs. Brendon Little (3-0), the fourth Blue Jays pitcher, struck out the only two batters he faced. Jeff Hoffman then had a strikeout in a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances to close out Toronto's third shutout this season. The Rangers were held scoreless for the seventh time, and their only hit was leadoff hitter Josh Smith's sharp single to left in the first inning. He also walked twice. Paxton Schultz stuck out four and allowed the lone hit while going 2 2/3 innings in his first big league start for Toronto. Eric Lauer struck out four in 3 1/3 innings, and Braydon Fisher had two punchouts in his one inning. NATIONALS 9, MARINERS 0 SEATTLE (AP) — Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as Washington routed Seattle. Luis García Jr. and Josh Bell launched consecutive homers to help back Trevor Williams, who tossed six splendid innings. Bell finished with three hits and Wood drove in three runs. Playing his sixth major league game, Hassell hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-0. The touted rookie began the night batting .118 (2 for 17) with one RBI since making his debut last Thursday. The 23-year-old Hassell was drafted eighth overall by San Diego in 2020 and traded to Washington — along with Wood, CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore — for Juan Soto and Bell in a blockbuster deal at the August 2022 deadline. YANKEES 1, ANGELS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Clarke Schmidt allowed four hits over six sharp innings and New York made a first-inning run stand up in a victory over Los Angeles. Schmidt (2-2) struck out four and walked one in a 99-pitch effort to help the Yankees complete a three-game sweep and win for the ninth time in 10 games. Ian Hamilton threw 1 2/3 innings, Tim Hill got the last out of the eighth and Mark Leiter Jr. struck out two in the ninth for his second save. The Angels, who averaged 7.6 runs during an eight-game winning streak from May 16-23, have scored only five in their last five games — all losses. Yusei Kikuchi (1-5) yielded four hits in five innings, striking out four and walking five. He threw 93 pitches, 51 strikes.
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Malloy's go-ahead, 2-run single in 5th lifts AL-leading Tigers to 4-3 sweep-earning win over Giants
DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a go-ahead single in a four-run fifth inning to help the Detroit Tigers rally to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Wednesday. The American League-leading Tigers swept the three-game series and closed their homestand with a four-game winning streak. Detroit generated all of its offense in the fifth with Colt Keith's two-run double and Malloy's two-out, two-run single. Brenan Hanifee (3-2) allowed one hit and struck out one in one inning. Tommy Kahnle picked up his seventh save after stranding two runners that he inherited with no outs in the eighth inning and pitching a perfect ninth. Landen Roupp (3-4) allowed four runs — one earned — on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over four innings. The Giants chased Jackson Jobe with two outs in the fifth inning, leading 3-0, but couldn't take advantage of additional scoring opportunities. LaMonte Wade had an RBI double to right in the second inning and Heliot Ramos hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. San Francisco, which left 10 runners on base, has scored four or fewer runs in 11 straight games for the first time since early in the 2024 season. Key moment San Francisco's Mike Yastrzemski hit an inning-ending groundout in the eighth against Kahnle. Key stat The Tigers were a baseball-best 67-33 from Aug. 11 of last season through their win Tuesday night in the second game of the series against San Francisco. Up next After San Francisco and Detroit have a day off on Thursday, Giants LHP Kyle Harrison (0-1, 3.86) is expected to be on the mound at Miami on Friday night while Tigers RHP Casey Mize (6-1, 2.45) is scheduled to start at Kansas City. ___ AP MLB:
