Major League Baseball roundup
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Standings
All Times PDT
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 13 2 .867 —
Toronto 9 5 .643 3½
New York 8 7 .533 5
Baltimore 5 11 .313 8½
Tampa Bay 4 12 .250 9½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 7 4 .636 —
Cleveland 8 6 .571 ½
Chicago 4 9 .308 4
Detroit 4 9 .308 4
Kansas City 3 10 .231 5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 13 3 .813 —
Seattle 9 5 .643 3
Houston 10 7 .588 3½
Oakland 7 10 .412 6½
Texas 6 12 .333 8
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Monday’s Games
Baltimore at Boston, ppd.
Kansas City at Toronto, ppd.
N.Y. Yankees 12, Miami 1
Tampa Bay 8, Texas 4
Oakland 8, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 2, Houston 1
Tuesday’s Games
Kansas City (Duffy 0-2) at Toronto (Happ 2-1), 12:07 p.m., 1st game
Miami (Garcia 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1), 3:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Cashner 1-1) at Detroit (Liriano 1-1), 3:40 p.m.
Kansas City (Skoglund 0-1) at Toronto (Garcia 1-0), 4:07 p.m., 2nd game
Cleveland (Kluber 1-1) vs. Minnesota (Odorizzi 1-0) at San Juan, 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Moore 0-3) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-2) at Oakland (TBD), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Price 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 2-0), 7:07 p.m.
Houston (McCullers 1-1) at Seattle (Miranda 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Texas at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 12:35 p.m.
Kansas City at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Detroit, 3:40 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Minnesota at San Juan, 4:10 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.
Houston at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 12 3 .800 —
Atlanta 9 6 .600 3
Philadelphia 9 6 .600 3
Washington 8 9 .471 5
Miami 4 12 .250 8½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Pittsburgh 11 5 .688 —
St. Louis 9 7 .563 2
Chicago 7 7 .500 3
Milwaukee 8 9 .471 3½
Cincinnati 3 13 .188 8
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 11 4 .733 —
Colorado 10 8 .556 2½
Los Angeles 6 9 .400 5
San Francisco 6 9 .400 5
San Diego 7 11 .389 5½
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Monday’s Games
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, ppd.
N.Y. Yankees 12, Miami 1
Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 2
Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 6
Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1
Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 4
L.A. Dodgers 10, San Diego 3
Tuesday’s Games
Miami (Garcia 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1), 3:35 p.m.
Colorado (Bettis 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Williams 3-0), 4:05 p.m.
Washington (Gonzalez 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pivetta 1-0) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 1-1), 4:35 p.m.
Cincinnati (Romano 0-1) at Milwaukee (Guerra 1-0), 4:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0), 5:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cueto 1-0) at Arizona (Corbin 2-0), 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Wood 0-2) at San Diego (Mitchell 0-2), 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 10:40 a.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.
American League
Mariners 2, Astros 1
SEATTLE — James Paxton delivered six strong innings, Nelson Cruz took Dallas Keuchel deep and Seattle beat Houston to end a six-game skid against the defending World Series champions. Paxton allowed a leadoff homer to George Springer in the first inning but was solid after that, striking out seven over six innings. Dee Gordon’s RBI double off Keuchel made it 2-1 in the sixth, putting Paxton in line for the win. Catcher David Freitas led off the sixth for Seattle with a double. Gordon followed with a soft line drive to right that Springer was slow to after losing his footing and slipping on the grass. Nick Vincent and Juan Nicasio got the ball to closer Edwin Diaz, and he pitched a scoreless ninth for his AL-leading seventh save. Cruz hit his third home run in five games with his tying solo blast off Keuchel with two outs in the fourth. Houston has now scored one or fewer runs in back-to-back losses. That never happened in the Astros’ run to the World Series title last season.
Houston Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Sprnger rf 3 1 2 1 D.Grdon cf 4 0 1 1
Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 Segura ss 4 0 0 0
Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 0 0 0
Correa ss 2 0 1 0 Cruz dh 3 1 1 1
Y.Grrel 1b 3 0 0 0 K.Sager 3b 3 0 0 0
Gattis dh 3 0 0 0 Haniger rf 3 0 0 0
Reddick ph 1 0 0 0 Heredia lf 3 0 1 0
Ma.Gnza lf 4 0 0 0 Motter 1b 3 0 2 0
Stassi c 3 0 0 0 Freitas c 3 1 1 0
Mrsnick cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 Totals 30 2 6 2
Houston 100 000 000 — 1
Seattle 000 101 00x — 2
LOB—Houston 6, Seattle 5. 2B—D.Gordon (2), Heredia (1), Freitas (3). HR—Springer (4), Cruz (3). SB—Correa (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Keuchel L,0-3 8 6 2 2 1 6
Seattle
Paxton W,1-1 6 3 1 1 3 7
Vincent H,4 1 0 0 0 0 1
Nicasio H,7 1 0 0 0 0 0
Diaz S,7-7 1 0 0 0 1 2
T—2:21. A—12,923 (47,943).
Rays 8, Rangers 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mallex Smith had four hits and Blake Snell struck out nine to help Tampa Bay stop a four-game losing streak.
Texas Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Choo dh 4 1 1 0 M.Duffy 3b 1 0 1 0
Profar ss 1 0 1 0 Wendle pr-2b 3 2 0 1
Rbinson ss 2 1 1 0 Hchvrra ss 5 1 1 0
Mazara rf 4 1 2 3 Gomez rf 5 0 1 1
Beltre 3b 4 0 1 0 Cron 1b 5 1 2 1
Gallo 1b 4 1 1 1 W.Ramos c 5 0 3 2
R.Nunez lf 4 0 1 0 Dan.Rbr 2b-3b 3 1 1 1
R.Chrns c 4 0 0 0 Rfsnydr dh 3 1 0 0
Knr-Flf 2b 4 0 0 0 Field lf 3 1 0 0
Tocci cf 3 0 0 0 M.Smith cf 4 1 4 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 37 8 13 6
Texas 000 100 030 — 4
Tampa Bay 141 200 00x — 8
E—Profar (3), Robinson (3). DP—Texas 1, Tampa Bay 1. LOB—Texas 4, Tampa Bay 9. 2B—W.Ramos (1), M.Smith (2). HR—Mazara (2), Gallo (6), Cron (2), Dan.Robertson (1). SB—M.Duffy (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
Perez L,1-2 4 10 8 7 3 4
Chavez 4 3 0 0 1 4
Tampa Bay
Snell W,2-1 6 1-3 5 1 1 0 9
Hu 2 2-3 3 3 3 1 2
T—2:49. A—9,363 (42,735).
Athletics 8, White Sox 1
OAKLAND, Calif. — Daniel Mengden carried a shutout into the ninth inning in his best start of the season to lead Oakland. Matt Olson homered, Jed Lowrie drove in three runs and Stephen Piscotty had two hits and an RBI for the A’s. Oakland has won consecutive games for the first time this season. It was Chicago’s first game since it won in Minnesota on Thursday. The final three games of that series were postponed by snow. The White Sox committed four errors and have lost seven of eight.
Chicago Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Moncada 2b 3 0 1 0 Joyce lf 3 2 1 0
A.Grcia rf 4 0 0 0 Semien ss 4 1 1 0
J.Abreu 1b 4 1 1 1 Lowrie 2b 4 0 1 3
Dvidson dh 3 0 0 0 K.Davis dh 4 0 1 1
Dlmnico lf 3 0 0 0 M.Olson 1b 4 1 1 1
L.Grcia lf 1 0 0 0 M.Chpmn 3b 3 1 0 0
W.Cstll c 3 0 1 0 Canha cf 3 0 1 0
Narvaez ph 1 0 0 0 Pscotty rf 4 1 2 1
Y.Sanch 3b 3 0 1 0 Lucroy c 3 2 0 0
Ti.Andr ss 3 0 0 0
Engel cf 3 0 2 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 32 8 8 6
Chicago 000 000 001 — 1
Oakland 000 110 33x — 8
E—J.Abreu (2), L.Garcia (1), Ti.Anderson (3), Engel (1). DP—Chicago 1. LOB—Chicago 5, Oakland 8. 2B—Joyce (3), K.Davis (4), Piscotty (2). HR—J.Abreu (4), M.Olson (3). SB—Moncada (1). S—Moncada (1), Joyce (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Lopez L,0-2 6 4 2 2 4 10
Avilan 0 1 3 1 1 0
Farquhar 1 0 0 0 0 1
Volstad 1-3 2 3 3 1 0
Bummer 2-3 1 0 0 1 0
Oakland
Mengden W,2-2 8 6 1 1 1 6
Petit 1 0 0 0 0 2
Avilan pitched to 4 batters in the 7th
Mengden pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
WP—Bummer.
T—2:56. A—7,479 (46,765).
National League
Rockies 6, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH — Trevor Story drilled a three-run home run and German Marquez pitched six effective innings to lead Colorado. Charlie Blackmon added his team-leading seventh home run of the season for the Rockies.
Colorado Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
LMahieu 2b 3 1 0 0 A.Frzer 2b 4 0 0 0
Innetta c 4 1 1 1 Polanco rf 3 1 0 0
Blckmon cf 4 1 2 2 S.Marte cf 3 0 1 1
Desmond 1b 3 1 0 0 J.Bell 1b 4 0 0 0
C.Gnzal rf 4 1 1 0 Dckrson lf 4 0 1 0
Story ss 3 1 2 3 Crvelli c 3 1 1 0
Valaika 3b 3 0 0 0 Moran 3b 2 0 0 1
Parra lf 4 0 0 0 Mercer ss 3 0 1 0
Marquez p 2 0 1 0 Brault p 1 0 0 0
Tuchman ph 1 0 0 0 Moroff ph 1 0 0 0
Rusin p 0 0 0 0 Glasnow p 0 0 0 0
McMahon ph 1 0 0 0 Freese ph 1 0 0 0
Ottvino p 0 0 0 0 Crick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6 Totals 29 2 4 2
Colorado 200 300 010 — 6
Pittsburgh 000 011 000 — 2
E—Iannetta (2). DP—Colorado 1, Pittsburgh 2. LOB—Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 3. 2B—Iannetta (3). 3B—S.Marte (3), Cervelli (2). HR—Blackmon (7), Story (4). SB—Story (3), Parra (1), S.Marte (5). SF—Moran (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Marquez W,1-1 6 2 2 2 2 6
Rusin H,1 2 2 0 0 0 2
Ottavino 1 0 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh
Brault L,2-1 6 5 5 5 2 1
Glasnow 2 1 1 1 1 1
Crick 1 1 0 0 1 1
WP—Brault, Glasnow.
T—2:35. A—8,958 (38,362).
Braves 2, Phillies 1
ATLANTA — Julio Teheran outpitched Aaron Nola and Atlanta snapped Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak. Teheran allowed one run, five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Philadelphia Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kingery 2b 4 0 0 0 Incarte cf 4 1 1 0
C.Sntna 1b 4 0 0 0 Albies 2b 3 1 2 0
O.Hrrra cf 4 1 2 1 F.Frman 1b 2 0 0 0
Hoskins lf 1 0 1 0 Mrkakis rf 3 0 0 0
Altherr rf 3 0 0 0 Minter p 0 0 0 0
J.Crwfr ss 3 0 2 0 Vzcaino p 0 0 0 0
Flrimon ph-ss 1 0 0 0 K.Szuki c 2 0 0 1
Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 Tucker lf 3 0 0 0
Alfaro c 3 0 0 0 Bourjos lf 0 0 0 0
Knapp ph 1 0 0 0 Swanson ss 3 0 0 0
Nola p 2 0 0 0 R.Flhrt 3b 3 0 1 0
C.Hrnan ph 1 0 0 0 Teheran p 1 0 0 0
Arano p 0 0 0 0 Carle p 0 0 0 0
N.Wllms ph 1 0 1 0 L.Adams rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 25 2 4 1
Philadelphia 100 000 000 — 1
Atlanta 100 100 00x — 2
DP—Philadelphia 1. LOB—Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 2. 2B—Hoskins (6). HR—O.Herrera (1). SB—Inciarte (5). SF—K.Suzuki (1). S—Teheran (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia
Nola L,1-1 6 4 2 2 1 2
Arano 2 0 0 0 0 1
Atlanta
Teheran W,1-1 6 5 1 1 3 9
Carle H,2 2-3 0 0 0 1 0
Minter H,2 1 1-3 0 0 0 2 1
Vizcaino S,1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1
T??2:40. A—17,812 (41,149).
Nationals 8, Mets 6
NEW YORK — Bryce Harper hit a broken-bat homer, then grounded a key single during a six-run surge in the eighth inning to lift Washington. Trailing 6-1, Washington combined five hits, three walks and a hit batter to take the lead.
Washington New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
T.Trner ss 5 1 2 0 Nimmo rf 5 1 1 0
Kndrick 2b 4 2 1 1 A.Cbrra 2b 5 2 4 2
Harper rf 4 2 2 3 Cnforto lf 4 1 1 0
Zmmrman 1b 5 0 0 0 T.Frzer 3b 4 0 2 2
M.Adams lf 3 0 1 0 A.Gnzal 1b 3 0 0 0
P.Svrno c 2 1 1 0 Familia p 0 0 0 0
Wieters c 3 0 0 0 Jo.Ryes ss 0 0 0 0
A.Cole p 0 0 0 0 Lagares cf 3 1 1 0
Rynolds ph 0 1 0 1 Lobaton c 2 1 0 0
Kntzler p 0 0 0 0 Cespdes ph 1 0 0 0
Madson p 0 0 0 0 Nido c 0 0 0 0
Difo 3b 4 0 2 2 deGrom p 2 0 1 1
Hllcksn p 2 0 0 0 S.Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Kelley p 0 0 0 0 Blevins p 0 0 0 0
Grace p 0 0 0 0 A.Ramos p 0 0 0 0
Mo.Srra lf 1 1 1 0 Flores 1b 1 0 0 0
M.Tylor cf 3 0 0 1 A.Rsrio ss 3 0 0 1
Bruce ph 1 0 0 0
H.Rbles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 34 6 10 6
Washington 100 000 061 — 8
New York 101 002 200 — 6
E—Kendrick (4), Grace (1). DP—New York 1. LOB—Washington 6, New York 6. 2B—A.Cabrera (5), Conforto (3), T.Frazier (5). 3B—Nimmo (2). HR—Kendrick (2), Harper (8), A.Cabrera (4). SB—T.Turner (7), Difo (2), Lagares 2 (2). CS—A.Rosario (2). S—deGrom (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
Hellickson 4 2-3 7 2 2 1 3
Kelley 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Grace 1 0 2 1 2 0
Cole W,1-1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Kintzler H,2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Madson S,2-2 1 1 0 0 0 1
New York
deGrom 7 1-3 6 3 3 1 12
Lugo 0 0 1 1 1 0
Blevins 0 1 1 1 0 0
Ramos L,0-1 H,5 1-3 1 2 2 1 1
Familia BS,1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
Robles 1 1 1 1 0 0
S.Lugo pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Blevins pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
HBP—by Familia (Sierra).
T—3:25. A—22,829 (41,922).
Dodgers 10, Padres 3
SAN DIEGO — Yasmani Grandal hit a grand slam, Matt Kemp had a three-run homer and Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out nine in six strong innings to lift Los Angeles.
Los Angeles San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi
C.Tylor cf 5 1 0 0 Pirela lf 4 0 0 0
C.Sager ss 5 2 1 0 Galvis ss 4 0 0 0
K.Hrnan 2b 5 1 1 1 Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0
Bllnger 1b 3 3 1 0 Renfroe rf 3 2 2 0
M.Kemp lf 2 1 2 3 Vllneva 3b 4 1 3 2
Pderson ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Cordero cf 4 0 1 1
Grandal c 4 1 2 5 Asuaje 2b 4 0 0 0
Puig rf 4 0 0 0 Hedges c 3 0 0 0
K.Frmer 3b 3 0 1 0 Erlin p 0 0 0 0
Ryu p 3 0 0 0 Szczur ph 1 0 0 0
Cngrani p 0 0 0 0 Cimber p 1 0 0 0
Valera ph 1 0 0 0 McGrath p 0 0 0 0
Fields p 0 0 0 0 Maton p 0 0 0 0
Alxnder p 0 0 0 0 Headley ph 0 0 0 0
Makita p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 8 9 Totals 32 3 6 3
Los Angeles 015 000 004 — 10
San Diego 020 000 001 — 3
E—Pirela (1), Renfroe (1), Villanueva (3). DP—Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1. LOB—Los Angeles 6, San Diego 4. 2B—C.Seager (1), Grandal (3), Renfroe 2 (4). HR—M.Kemp (2), Grandal (3), Villanueva (6).
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Ryu W,2-0 6 3 2 2 0 9
Cingrani 1 0 0 0 0 2
Fields 1 0 0 0 1 1
Alexander 1 3 1 1 0 0
San Diego
Erlin L,0-2 3 6 6 4 2 4
Cimber 3 0 0 0 1 3
McGrath 1 0 0 0 0 1
Maton 1 0 0 0 2 1
Makita 1 2 4 4 2 2
HBP—by Ryu (Renfroe).
T—2:50. A—23,082 (42,445).
Reds 10, Brewers 4
MILWAUKEE — Billy Hamilton drove in three runs and Cincinnati ended an eight-game losing streak. The Reds won for just the third time in 16 games this season. Cincinnati is tied with Kansas City for the fewest wins in the majors.
Cincinnati Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Hmilton cf 4 2 2 3 Villar 2b 5 0 1 1
Peraza ss 5 1 1 2 Cain cf 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 5 0 2 1 Do.Sntn rf 4 0 0 0
Duvall lf 5 1 3 1 T.Shaw 3b 4 0 1 0
Gennett 2b 4 0 1 1 Aguilar 1b 4 1 1 0
Ervin rf 5 2 2 0 H.Perez lf 3 0 0 0
Brnhart c 5 1 1 1 Arcia ss 4 1 2 0
Gsselin 3b 4 2 1 0 Bandy c 2 0 0 0
L.Cstll p 2 1 1 1 Nttnghm c 0 1 0 0
C.Reed p 0 0 0 0 Suter p 0 0 0 0
Qcknbsh p 0 0 0 0 Sogard ph 1 0 0 0
Winker ph 0 0 0 0 Drake p 0 0 0 0
W.Prlta p 0 0 0 0 Jor.Lpz p 1 1 1 2
R.Iglss p 0 0 0 0 Braun ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 14 10 Totals 33 4 7 3
Cincinnati 030 006 010 — 10
Milwaukee 000 000 400 — 4
DP—Cincinnati 1, Milwaukee 1. LOB—Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Peraza (5), Votto (1), Duvall 2 (4), Gennett (5), Ervin (1), Jor.Lopez (1). S—L.Castillo (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Castillo W,1-2 6 2-3 5 4 4 3 8
Reed 0 1 0 0 0 0
Quackenbush 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 1
Iglesias 1 0 0 0 1 1
Milwaukee
Suter L,1-2 5 6 3 3 0 4
Drake 1 6 6 6 1 1
Lopez 3 2 1 1 3 2
C.Reed pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
WP—Drake, Reed.
T—2:51. A—28,677 (41,900).
Interleague
Yankees 12, Marlins 1
NEW YORK — Didi Gregorius homered twice for the second time this season and Gary Sanchez had three hits and three RBIs to lead New York in a blowout win.
Miami New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Detrich lf 5 0 0 0 Gardner lf 5 2 2 0
Rojas ss 4 0 2 0 Judge rf 4 2 2 2
S.Cstro 2b 3 0 0 0 Pterson rf 1 0 0 0
Y.Rvera 2b 0 0 0 0 Stanton dh 3 1 0 0
Bour 1b 3 0 1 1 Grgrius ss 4 3 2 3
B.Andrs 3b 3 0 0 0 Wade 2b 0 0 0 0
Telis dh 4 0 1 0 G.Sanch c 4 1 3 3
Maybin cf 3 0 0 0 Au.Rmne c 0 0 0 0
Shuck rf 4 0 0 0 A.Hicks cf 4 0 1 2
Holaday c 4 1 1 0 Austin 1b 4 1 2 1
Andujar 3b 4 1 2 1
Trreyes 2b-ss 5 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 38 12 15 12
Miami 000 000 010 — 1
New York 212 240 10x — 12
E—Andujar (2). DP—Miami 1. LOB—Miami 9, New York 11. 2B—Rojas (3), A.Hicks (1), Austin 2 (4), Andujar 2 (3). HR—Judge (4), Gregorius 2 (5).
IP H R ER BB SO
Miami
Smith L,0-2 2 1-3 5 5 5 5 3
Cloyd 3 1-3 8 6 6 2 4
O’Grady 1 1-3 2 1 1 1 2
Tazawa 1 0 0 0 0 2
New York
Severino W,3-1 6 1 0 0 1 8
Warren 1 2 0 0 1 2
Shreve 1 1 1 0 2 1
Betances 1 1 0 0 0 2
HBP—by Cloyd (Stanton). WP—Warren.
T—3:38. A—32,525 (54,251).
History
THIS DATE IN BASEBALL
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April 17
1892 — In the first Sunday game in National League history, Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 5-1.
1924 — Baby Doll Jacobson of the St. Louis Browns hit for the cycle in a 6-3 loss at the Chicago White Sox.
1932 — New York first baseman Bill Terry tied an NL record with 21 putouts, and the Giants beat Boston 5-0 behind Hal Schumacher’s two-hitter.
1951 — In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 in the New York Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
1953 — Mickey Mantle cleared the bleachers at Griffith Stadium with a 565-foot home run off Chuck Stobbs. The shot came in the fifth inning of a 7-3 win over the Senators.
Leaders
Through Monday’s Games
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—Mauer, Minnesota, .412; Betts, Boston, .353; Judge, New York, .351; Lowrie, Oakland, .343; Cano, Seattle, .341; Ramirez, Boston, .333; Andrus, Texas, .327; Moustakas, Kansas City, .327; Gregorius, New York, .327; Altuve, Houston, .323.
RUNS—Gardner, New York, 17; Betts, Boston, 16; Judge, New York, 15; Trout, Los Angeles, 15; Chapman, Oakland, 14; Gregorius, New York, 14; Simmons, Los Angeles, 13; 5 tied at 12.
RBI—Lowrie, Oakland, 17; Gregorius, New York, 16; Haniger, Seattle, 15; Ramirez, Boston, 15; Gallo, Texas, 14; KDavis, Oakland, 13; Martinez, Boston, 13; GSanchez, New York, 13; Trout, Los Angeles, 13; 2 tied at 12.
HITS—Lowrie, Oakland, 24; Altuve, Houston, 21; Simmons, Los Angeles, 21; Chapman, Oakland, 20; Judge, New York, 20; MMachado, Baltimore, 20; Pujols, Los Angeles, 20; 4 tied at 19.
HOME RUNS—Gallo, Texas, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6; Chapman, Oakland, 5; Davidson, Chicago, 5; KDavis, Oakland, 5; Gregorius, New York, 5; 8 tied at 4.
PITCHING—Carrasco, Cleveland, 3-0; Porcello, Boston, 3-0; Severino, New York, 3-1; 19 tied at 2.
STRIKEOUTS—Cole, Houston, 36; Verlander, Houston, 34; Bundy, Baltimore, 31; Sale, Boston, 31; Hamels, Texas, 30; Paxton, Seattle, 28; Severino, New York, 28; Kluber, Cleveland, 27; Snell, Tampa Bay, 26; Morton, Houston, 25.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—Flaherty, Atlanta, .364; Martinez, St. Louis, .364; Grandal, Los Angeles, .359; Cabrera, New York, .356; Bryant, Chicago, .352; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, .351; Hoskins, Philadelphia, .341; Peralta, Arizona, .340; Herrera, Philadelphia, .340; Swanson, Atlanta, .339.
RUNS—Harper, Washington, 17; Albies, Atlanta, 16; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 15; Pham, St. Louis, 15; Cabrera, New York, 14; Blackmon, Colorado, 13; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 13; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 13; 5 tied at 12.
RBI—Harper, Washington, 17; Franco, Philadelphia, 15; Martinez, St. Louis, 15; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 15; Baez, Chicago, 14; Blackmon, Colorado, 13; 8 tied at 12.
HITS—Pirela, San Diego, 24; Albies, Atlanta, 22; Cabrera, New York, 21; LeMahieu, Colorado, 21; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, 20; Gennett, Cincinnati, 20; Martinez, St. Louis, 20; Swanson, Atlanta, 20; 6 tied at 19.
HOME RUNS—Harper, Washington, 8; Blackmon, Colorado, 7; Albies, Atlanta, 5; LeMahieu, Colorado, 5; Molina, St. Louis, 5; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 5; Thames, Milwaukee, 5; Villanueva, San Diego, 5; 7 tied at 4.
PITCHING—Ottavino, Colorado, 3-0; Scherzer, Washington, 3-1; Williams, Pittsburgh, 3-0; 22 tied at 2.
STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 38; Syndergaard, New York, 33; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 31; Martinez, St. Louis, 30; deGrom, New York, 30; Corbin, Arizona, 29; Strasburg, Washington, 26; Lucchesi, San Diego, 25; Gray, Colorado, 23; Ray, Arizona, 23.