MLB Roundup: Whitlock shuts down Yankees, Devers and Hernandez go deep as Red Sox win

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Published 09.06.2023

MLB Roundup: Whitlock shuts down Yankees, Devers and Hernandez go deep as Red Sox win

NEW YORK — Garrett Whitlock acquired his second win since changing Corey Kluber within the Red Sox rotation, Rafael Devers and Kike Hernandez homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on Friday evening within the first assembly this yr of a rivalry reduce to 13 video games by the brand new balanced schedule.

Gerrit Cole (7-1) misplaced for the primary time this season after going unbeaten in his first 13 begins.

Whitlock (3-2) allowed two runs — one earned — and 7 hits in 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and one stroll. The right-hander, who turns 27 on Sunday, was put within the rotation in late May after Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, began 2-6 with a 6.26 ERA in his first 9 outings.

Kenley Jansen gave up two-out singles to Billy McKinney and Gleyber Torres within the ninth earlier than retiring Anthony Volpe on popout for his 14th save in 17 possibilities.

After dropping eight of its earlier 11, Boston (32-32) acquired again to .500 in an AL East during which not one of the 5 groups has a dropping report.

ORIOLES 3, ROYALS 2

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BALTIMORE — Austin Hays homered on the primary pitch thrown by Kansas City starter Daniel Lynch, Tyler Wells took a three-hitter into the seventh inning and Baltimore beat the struggling Royals 3-2.

Gunnar Henderson had three hits, stole two bases and scored a run for the Orioles, who’ve gained two straight for the primary time since May 24-25. Coming off a victory at Milwaukee, Baltimore by no means relinquished the lead after Hays’ leadoff shot contained in the left-field foul pole.

Wells (5-2) allowed two runs and 5 hits over 6 2/3 innings, hanging out 4 and strolling one. The 6-foot-8 righty was lifted with the bases loaded and two outs within the seventh with the rating 3-1.

Mike Baumann threw a wild pitch to let in a run earlier than hanging out Nicky Lopez.

Baltimore then turned to its potent 1-2 punch out of the bullpen to seal the victory. Yennier Cano labored a scoreless eighth to decrease his ERA to 1.06 and Felix Bautista acquired three straight outs within the ninth for his seventeenth save. It was the seventh loss in eight video games for the Royals, whose 18-45 report is second-worst within the majors subsequent to Oakland.

Seeking his first win in 14 begins since final Aug. 1, Lynch (0-2) gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings.

RAYS 8, RANGERS 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Isaac Paredes homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, Tyler Glasnow acquired his first win in two years, and Tampa Bay beat Texas.

Paredes had an RBI double with two outs within the first inning and made it 4-1 with a three-run homer within the third off Andrew Heaney (4-4). His second house run, a two-run shot off Spencer Howard, got here in a four-run sixth that put Tampa Bay forward 8-1.

Glasnow (1-0) gave up one run, one hit and struck out six over six innings in his third begin this yr. It was the 6-foot-8 right-hander’s first win since June 8, 2021. He missed most of final season after Tommy John surgical procedure and began 2023 on the injured checklist with a left indirect pressure.

Kevin Kelly and Luis Patino accomplished a three-hitter as Tampa Bay gained its seventh straight.

Leody Taveras had his first profession multihomer recreation and Josh Jung additionally went deep for the high-scoring Rangers,

DIAMONDBACKS 11, TIGERS 6

DETROIT — Arizona rookie Corbin Carroll hit his first grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning for his second homer of the evening and Arizona handed Detroit its seventh straight loss.

Carroll additionally doubled within the ninth. On Wednesday evening in a 6-2 victory in Washington in NL West-leading Arizona’s earlier recreation, the speedy outfielder was 4 for five with a homer and two RBIs. He’s hitting .307.

Merrill Kelly (8-3) improved to 7-0 in his final six begins, permitting three runs on seven hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out 5.

Jake Rogers homered twice for Detroit, and Javier Baez homered within the ninth.

The recreation was tied a 2 after six innings, with Carroll’s grand slam capping the seven-run seventh.

Christian Walker and Emmanuel Rivera led off the seventh with doubles, giving Arizona a 3-2 lead. After a sacrifice bunt, Jake McCarthy punched a single over the drawn-in infield to place make it 4-2. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases with two out, and Will Vest walked Ketel Marte to pressure within the fifth run. Carroll then hit a 2-2 fastball down the left-field line for his thirteenth homer to provide Arizona a 9-2 lead.

Michael Lorenzen (2-3) gave up six runs and 7 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three.

PIRATES 14, METS 7

PITTSBURGH — Ke’Bryan Hayes tied profession highs with 5 hits and 4 RBIs and Pittsburgh routed mistake-prone New York.

The Pirates jumped on Tylor Megill (5-4) early to ship the reeling Mets to their seventh straight loss.

Hayes had a two-run single within the third in opposition to Megill and adopted with a two-run double within the fifth off reliever Zach Muckenhirn whereas extending his hitting streak to eight video games. The Pittsburgh third baseman is hitting .558 (19 of 34) with 11 RBIs in the course of the streak, which started when he was briefly dropped to seventh within the order along with his batting common languishing at .221.

Jack Suwinski went 3 for 4 along with his twelfth house run of the season. Carlos Santana had two hits, together with his fourth house run.

Rich Hill (6-5) labored seven innings for his second straight victory. The 43-year-old Hill gave up two runs on seven hits with two walks and 6 strikeouts in his longest outing of the season.

Francisco Lindor hit his twelfth house run of the season for New York. Starling Marte singled twice in opposition to the workforce he spent the primary eight years of his profession. New York’s seven-game slide is its longest because it dropped seven straight in June 2019.

PHILLIES 5, DODGERS 4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking homer run with two outs within the ninth inning and Philadelphia acquired its season-high sixth straight win.

Nick Castellanos, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner additionally drove in runs for the defending NL champion Phillies, who pulled inside a recreation of .500.

Schwarber drove an 87-mph cutter on a 1-1 pitch from Caleb Ferguson (3-2) into the seats in proper area to finish the sport. It was his seventeenth house run of the season — fourth in eight video games this month.

Gregory Soto (2-4) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, retiring Mookie Betts and hanging out Freddie Freeman for the ultimate two outs.

Betts and Freeman every went deep for the Dodgers, who’ve dropped 5 of six.

BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 2

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia broke an eighth-inning tie with an infield single and Atlanta beat Washington in yet one more comeback victory.

Trailing 2-1, the Braves rallied in opposition to Kyle Finnegan (3-3) for 2 runs for his or her sixth consecutive win. The victory got here after the Braves overcame deficits of a minimum of three runs in every recreation of a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

Sean Murphy led off the eighth with a single that hit Finnegan’s leg. Pinch-runner Sam Hilliard moved to 3rd on Eddie Rosario’s single, and Rosario moved to second on a fielding error by proper fielder Lane Thomas. Marcell Ozuna drove in Hilliard with a grounder to first base which Dominic Smith bobbled briefly as he seemed to throw to the plate. Arcia’s grounder was bobbled by shortstop CJ Abrams and dominated successful as Rosario scored the go-ahead run.

The Nationals have misplaced 5 straight and eight of 10.

Kirby Yates (2-0) pitched an ideal eighth and Raisel Iglesias completed for his ninth save.