MLB Roundup: Athletics defeat Pirates for second straight victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Oakland Athletics gained back-to-back video games for simply the third time this season as Ryan Noda homered and reached base 4 instances in a 9-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Oakland’s first seven batters reached in opposition to Roansy Contreras (3-5). All seven scored to provide Oakland its second highway victory in two days following a 15-game slide away from dwelling.

Seth Brown had three hits to assist the A’s match their season excessive with 17. Jace Peterson adopted up a five-hit evening with two extra hits, together with a two-run double that helped break issues open within the first.

Hogan Harris (1-0) labored 5 innings to choose up his first main league victory after making a handful of appearances in reduction. The 26-year-old allowed three runs on 4 hits with three walks and two strikeouts as an Oakland starter gained for simply the fourth time this season. Trevor May obtained two outs for his first save this season.

Rodolfo Castro homered and drove in three runs for Pittsburgh, which adopted up a three-game sweep of NL Central rival St. Louis by turning into simply the third crew this season to lose a collection to the most important league-worst A’s, who at 14-50 are on tempo to complete 35-127.

PADRES 10, MARINERS 3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto had a career-high 5 hits with 4 RBIs, Gary Sánchez hit his fourth dwelling in 9 video games since becoming a member of San Diego to assist the Padres rout Seattle.

Soto had 4 singles and a double, elevating his common to .265 with 10 homers and 31 RBIs because the Padres tied their season excessive with 17 hits. Soto had an RBI single within the fourth, a two-run single within the three-run fifth and an RBI double that boosted the result in 10-0 within the seventh. Every San Diego starter besides Trint Grisham had a success.

Matt Carpenter put San Diego forward with a run-scoring single within the second, giving him 26 RBIs, and Sánchez hit a three-run homer within the third off George Kirby (5-5).

Michael Wacha (6-2) allowed two hits in six scoreless innings.