Recap Roundups
May 23, 2017
Kansas City 6, NY Yankees 2
Five nights ago, Danny Duffy enjoyed tremendous success with his slider against the New York Yankees and spent most of the game working with a lead.
Minnesota 2, Baltimore 0
Simply put, Minnesota right-hander Ervin Santana shut down a powerful Baltimore lineup Tuesday night.
Washington 10, Seattle 1
Anthony Rendon did some homework before facing Seattle Mariners right-hander Christian Bergman.
Colorado 8, Philadelphia 2
Less than two months into the season, Colorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon is making a case that he is the best leadoff hitter in baseball.
Colorado 8, Philadelphia 2
Less than two months into the season, Colorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon is making a case that he is the best leadoff hitter in baseball.
Chi. Cubs 4, San Francisco 1
Jon Lester started strong Tuesday night, and with the exception of one inning, kept getting better in a complete game.
Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 7
Indians manager Terry Francona considered resting Edwin Encarnacion and playing Carlos Santana at first base during Cleveland's two games against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
LA Angels 4, Tampa Bay 0
Los Angeles Angels starter Matt Shoemaker ended last season with three consecutive wins, allowing a combined four earned runs in 20 innings.
LA Angels 4, Tampa Bay 0
Matt Shoemaker pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Angels opened the game with back-to-back home runs in an eventual 4-0 win against the slumping Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.
NY Mets 9, San Diego 3
A stirring run to the World Series in 2015 didn't end with a championship for the New York Mets, who took solace in the belief they had found two vital foundation pieces -- a homegrown middle-of-the-order hitter and a homegrown staff ace -- during the postseason.
Boston 11, Texas 6
The Boston Red Sox brass held a meeting Monday after the team returned from the West Coast, covering anything connected with a club still looking for some positive direction a quarter into the season.
Boston 11, Texas 6
Xander Bogaerts drove in a season-high three runs, had three hits and scored four times to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-6 victory over the sloppy Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.
Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 5
Three games into his stint with the Braves, Matt Adams is rapidly endearing himself to Atlanta fans.
Toronto 4, Milwaukee 3
With many of their top players on the disabled list, the Toronto Blue Jays have had to use a piecemeal approach to winning games the first two months of the season.
Houston 6, Detroit 2
Right-hander Lance McCullers and catcher Juan Centeno made for an unusual battery for the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. But with the red-hot McCullers on the mound and in control, the results weren't unexpected.
Arizona 5, Chi. White Sox 4
The Arizona Diamondbacks like their home cooking this year.
Miami 11, Oakland 9
By the time the top of the third inning ended Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum, the Marlins owned a six-run lead against the Oakland Athletics and every batter in the Miami lineup had at least one hit.
LA Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1
Despite striking out in his initial four at-bats while playing his first game in more than a month, Logan Forsythe persevered.