MLB roundup: Monday
Dustin May threw a one-hit shutout on Monday to help the St. Louis Cardinals earn a 3-0 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres.
May (5-6) threw six perfect innings before Fernando Tatis Jr. walked in the seventh. The St. Louis starter struck out nine and walked one in the first complete game of his career. May also improved to 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three starts in June.
Jimmy Crooks had two RBIs for the Cardinals, who had dropped three of their previous four games.
Tatis began the seventh with a walk for the Padres’ first baserunner of the game. After Jackson Merrill grounded out, Manny Machado singled for San Diego’s only hit to break up the no-hitter and place runners on the corners with two outs. One pitch later, May got Gavin Sheets to ground into a double play to end the inning.
Cubs 5, Rockies 4
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle and host Chicago overcame a late two-run deficit to earn a walk-off win over Colorado in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Shaw’s bases-loaded walk gave Chicago the victory after Pedro Ramirez leveled the score one batter earlier.
Crow-Armstrong completed his cycle in reverse, hitting a leadoff homer in the first, tripling in the third, doubling in the fifth and singling in the seventh. His cycle was the first in the majors this season as well as the 13th in Cubs history and the first at Wrigley Field since Mark Grace achieved the feat in a 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on May 9, 1993.
Rockies’ Juan Mejia (1-6) walked leadoff batter Seiya Suzuki in the ninth and then overthrew second base while trying to force Suzuki on Ian Happ’s comebacker as Suzuki went to third. Mejia then walked Nico Hoerner before Seth Halvorsen entered and gave up the game-tying RBI single to Ramirez.
Tigers 9, Astros 3
Colt Keith produced his first career three-homer game as Detroit slugged five home runs en route to a blowout win in Houston.
Keith finished 3-for-4 with two two-run homers, a solo shot and a career-high six RBIs. Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson also homered for the Tigers, who improved to 8-4 this month.
Astros right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (3-6) surrendered three homers to the Tigers while compiling an unusual pitching line. Battling control issues from the start, Teng allowed five runs on six hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings, but posted a career-high nine strikeouts. Teng and four Astros relievers combined to record 18 strikeouts.
Phillies 7, Marlins 0
Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six strong innings and Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit his first career home run to highlight Philadelphia’s victory over visiting Miami.
After getting shut out twice in Milwaukee over the weekend, the Phillies turned the tables on Miami behind Wheeler (6-1) and a trio of relievers. J.T. Realmuto also homered for the Phillies, while Justin Crawford notched three hits and drove in a run.
Liam Hicks had two of the five hits for the Marlins. Miami starter Ryan Gusto (0-2) allowed five runs and eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Nationals 7, Royals 3
Dylan Crews’ three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and Washington beat visiting Kansas City in the first game of a three-game series.
Nasim Nunez had two hits and scored two runs for the Nationals, who have won three straight while scoring 25 runs. Crews has hit two home runs and driven in seven runs during a five-game hitting streak.
Brad Lord (5-0) allowed two runs on two hits in three innings of relief after starter Andrew Alvarez gave up one run on five hits over four innings. Mitch Spence (0-1), recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, allowed six runs on seven hits in over four-plus innings in the loss.
Reds 12, Mets 0
Eugenio Suarez belted a two-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam an inning later, driving in a career-high six runs to lead Cincinnati rout of visiting New York.
Suarez has recorded three two-hit performances over his last six games, while hitting three of his seven home runs. The 12 runs scored were the most by Cincinnati since a 15-1 victory over Washington on May 14. Chase Burns earned his team-leading eighth win, holding the Mets to four hits over five scoreless frames, striking out seven and walking three.
New York sent right-hander Tobias Myers (0-2) to the mound as an emergency starter after Christian Scott landed on the injured list with hip inflammation. Myers was in trouble immediately and was tagged for seven runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out one.
Twins 4, Rangers 2
Josh Bell blasted a three-run homer in the first inning and Minnesota held on to top host Texas in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington.
Byron Buxton, the reigning American League Player of the Week, also homered for the Twins, who have won three of their past four games. Minnesota starter Mike Paredes went 4 2/3 innings in his second major league start and fourth appearance. He allowed two runs on four hits, struck out two and didn’t walk a batter.
Twins relievers Taylor Rogers (3-3), Andrew Morris and Eric Orze combined to retire nine of 10 batters before Yoendrys Gomez set down all four batters he faced for his seventh save.
Diamondbacks 4, Angels 3
Pavin Smith had two hits, including a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, to help lead Arizona past Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.
Geraldo Perdomo had an RBI double, walked twice and also scored a run for Arizona, which won for the third time in four games. Ryne Nelson (3-5) picked up his first win since May 24, allowing two runs on nine hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out five.
Mike Trout went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs and Jo Adell doubled, singled and had an RBI for Los Angeles, which lost its second straight game. Rookie Walbert Urena (4-5) permitted four runs, three earned, on seven hits over a career-high seven innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Athletics 11, Pirates 2
Nick Kurtz smacked two homers and knocked in five runs while Jeff McNeil had one blast and drove in four to help the Athletics roll past Pittsburgh in West Sacramento, Calif.
Kurtz and McNeil each had three hits as the Athletics won for the sixth time in the past eight games. The 15-hit attack continues an assault that saw the A’s score 47 runs during a six-game span in Las Vegas last week.
Athletics starter J.T. Ginn (5-3) gave up one run, which was unearned, and six hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked two while winning his third straight decision. Jared Jones (1-1) allowed five runs and eight hits over four innings to take the loss. He fanned four and walked one.
Dodgers 4, Rays 3
Pinch hitter Miguel Rojas delivered a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning as Los Angeles opened a three-game series against visiting Tampa Bay with a come-from-behind win.
Kyle Tucker hit a three-run home run and threw out a runner at the plate as the Dodgers won a duel between teams with the second-best records in their respective leagues. Starter Eric Lauer gave up three runs over six innings for Los Angeles, which overcame a 3-0 deficit.
Kyle Hurt (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the Dodgers, who improved to 10-2 at home since May 13. Tanner Scott tossed a scoreless ninth for his eighth save. Reliever Steven Matz (4-4) gave up Rojas’ homer as Tampa Bay took its third loss in four games.
