Lopez toss five scoreless innings as Marlins end hiatus with shutout win
Pirates turn to Williams hoping to cool scorching Twins
BALTIMORE: Starter Pablo Lopez tossed five scoreless innings, Francisco Cervelli and Jesus Aguilar homered, and the Miami Marlins returned from an eight-day hiatus with a 4-0 shutout of the host Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The game was Miami’s first since July 26 after 18 players tested positive for COVID-19 following a three-game series in Philadelphia to open the season. Lopez (10) allowed just two hits, didn’t issue a walk and matched his career high with seven strikeouts in his season debut. Relievers James Hoyt, Richard Bleier, Brad Boxberger and Brandon Kintzler tossed an inning each for the Marlins, who fanned a seasonhigh 11. Baltimore’s John Means (0-1) pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed one run on two hits. He struck out four without a walk.
INDIANS 4, REDS 2 Franmil Reyes hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth inning as visiting Cleveland beat Cincinnati. Reyes’ first home run of the season went deep into center field and helped the Indians snap a fourgame losing streak. The Reds’ three-game winning streak ended. Bieber (3-0) yielded solo homers to Nick Castellanos and Eugenio Suarez among five hits while striking out eight and 7 2/3 innings. Bieber, who pitched 14 scoreless innings and struck out 27 while winning his first two starts of the year, walked two on Tuesday.
ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 2 German Marquez pitched into the eighth inning, Nolan Arenado homered for the second straight game, and Colorado won in Denver. Charlie Blackmon had two hits, drove in two and scored a run, and Yency Almonte got the last five outs for his first major league save. The Rockies have won eight of their past nine after dropping the opening game of the season. Marquez (2-1) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings against the Giants, who have dropped three in a row. Colorado native Kevin Gausman (0-1) gave up four runs on five hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one.
TWINS 7, PIRATES 3 Nelson Cruz went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, and Jose Berrios picked up his first victory of the season as Minnesota topped Pittsburgh in Minneapolis for its fifth straight win. Eddie Rosario
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had two hits and two RBIs, and Max Kepler walked a career-high four times and scored twice for the Twins, who finished their eight-game homestand with a 7-1 mark. Berrios (1-1) allowed one run on four hits and three walks over six innings while striking out six. Trevor May got the final two outs for his first save. Joe Musgrove (0-3) allowed five runs on six hits and five walks in 3 1/3 innings. Erik Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a double and a run, and Phillip Evans had three hits and an RBI for the Pirates, who lost their sixth consecutive game.
RAYS 5, RED SOX 1
Hunter Renfroe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the fourth inning, Joey Wendle added three hits and Tampa Bay ended a five-game losing streak with a win over Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla. Austin Meadows went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his season debut as the Rays won the opener of a two-game set. Charlie Morton (1-1) gave up a run on five hits and striking out five over 5 2/3 innings. Mitch Moreland homered for the Red Sox, who lost their fourth straight. J.D. Martinez had two hits. Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk in five innings, striking out six.
BRAVES 10, BLUE JAYS 1 Atlanta belted three home runs, and Max Fried was locked in on the mound in a win over visiting Toronto. Matt Adams, Tyler Flowers and Austin Riley each went deep as the Braves won for the sixth time in the past seven games. Fried (2-0) worked six innings and allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three. The Blue Jays played for the first time since Thursday. The club was stranded in Washington after the league postponed its series in Philadelphia because of COVID-19 concerns. Matt Shoemaker (0-1) took the loss after giving up six runs, six hits, three walks with two strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. He allowed all three home runs.
DODGERS 5, PADRES 2
AJ Pollock broke a tie with a two-out double in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and added a solo homer in the ninth to lead Los Angeles to a win at San Diego. The Dodgers, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit, were no-hit into the sixth inning by Dinelson Lamet. The right-hander wound up charged with two runs (one earned) on two hits in 5 2/3 innings. Timely two-out hitting by Corey Seager and Pollock, combined with a pair of costly errors by the Padres, gave Dodgers starter Dustin May the victory. May (1-0) struck out eight while throwing six innings of two-run ball. Kenley Jansen picked up his third save by throwing a scoreless ninth.
Howie Kendrick homered and collected four hits as Washington built an early lead and held to beat visiting New York. Kendrick finished 4-for-4 — his 24th career four-hit game — and hit his homer in the first inning as the Nationals raced out to a 5-0 lead against Mets starter Steven Matz (0-2). Washington lefty Patrick Corbin (1-0) allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. — Reuters