Recap Roundups
August 16, 2018
Tampa Bay 3, NY Yankees 1
Blake Snell pitched five scoreless innings, and Adam Kolarek worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his first career save as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon to clinch their first series win in Yankee Stadium in over four years.
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NY Mets 24, Philadelphia 4
Jose Bautista tied a major league record by collecting seven RBIs off the bench for the New York Mets, who set a bunch of franchise records Thursday afternoon in handing the Phillies a historic 24-4 rout in the opener of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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Chi. Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0
Left-hander Jon Lester was nearly flawless over six innings and Ian Happ hit a solo homer Thursday as the Chicago Cubs slipped past the host Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0.
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Washington 5, St. Louis 4
Bryce Harper finished with three hits and three RBIs, and starter Tanner Roark helped with both pitching and hitting as the Washington Nationals defeated the host St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Thursday night at Busch Stadium.
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Philadelphia 9, NY Mets 6
Zach Eflin recovered from a rocky beginning to last 6 2/3 solid innings and earn the win Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the finale of an eventful doubleheader by beating the visiting New York Mets 9-6 at Citizens Bank Park.
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Colorado 5, Atlanta 3
David Dahl drove in three runs, two of them in a three-run, ninth-inning outburst, to help the visiting Colorado Rockies earn a 5-3 win over Atlanta on Thursday, snapping the Braves' five-game winning streak.
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Texas 8, LA Angels 6
The Texas Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to complete a comeback from a five-run deficit and beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.
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Minnesota 15, Detroit 8
Logan Forsythe went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs, and Jorge Polanco homered and drove in four runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 15-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.
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Kansas City 6, Toronto 2
Lucas Duda homered, Rosell Herrera had three hits including an RBI double and the Kansas City Royals defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Thursday night to gain a split in the four-game series.
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Arizona 5, San Diego 1
Clay Buchholz allowed just one run on five hits in the 10th complete game of his career, and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks scored five runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday.
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