Contreras, Cubs rally to beat Brewers
Plunked again by Milwaukee, Chicago catcher strikes back
Willson Contreras struck back after getting plunked again by the Brewers, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning and enjoying his trip around the bases as the Chicago Cubs rallied past Milwaukee 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Contreras, who has already been hit by a pitch from the Brewers three times this season, got his revenge when he hit a towering drive to leftcenter off Brent Suter (0-1). The long drive delighted the large contingent of Cubs fans at Milwaukee’s American Family Field.
After leaving the batter’s box, Contreras turned himself around and flipped his bat back toward the Cubs dugout before beginning his trot.
Contreras put his finger to his lips several times as he rounded the bases, as if to hush Milwaukee fans. He walked the last couple of steps to the plate.
Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff hit Contreras in the fourth inning. Contreras also was hit by pitches from Milwaukee’s Devin Williams and Brad Boxberger during the Cubs-brewers series at Wrigley Field.
Mariners 4-6, Orioles 3-7:
Ramon Urias hit a game-ending single with two outs in the seventh inning and Baltimore defeated miscue-prone Seattle to earn a doubleheader split. Cesar Valdez (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for Baltimore, which had lost four in a row and six of seven. Seattle’s three-game winning streak was halted. Kyle Seager’s RBI double in
Willson Contreras of the Chicago Cubs celebrates a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday in Milwaukee. The Cubs won 3-2. the eighth inning helped the Mariners earn a 4-3 victory in the opener, a makeup of Monday’s rainout.
Athletics 7, D’backs 5: Jed Lowrie hit a tying, three-run homer in the seventh inning, Seth Brown had a solo shot in the next frame and Oakland rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Arizona.
Marlins 14, Braves 8: Adam Duvall drove in seven runs against his former Atlanta teammates with four hits, including two home runs, and Miami beat Max Fried and the Braves.
Pirates 8, Padres 4: Jacob Stallings had three hits and three RBIS, and Pittsburgh chased Blake Snell in the first inning.
Cardinals 14, Nationals 3: Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter all homered off Stephen Strasburg and St. Louis hammered
Washington.
Royals 3, Angels 2: Royals catcher Salvador Perez picked David Fletcher off third with the bases loaded for the final out in the ninth inning, helping Kansas City beat Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles.
Rangers 8, Rays 3: Nick Solak and Charlie Culberson drove in three runs apiece to back the pitching of Kyle Gibson and help Texas beat Tampa Bay to end a season-high four-game losing streak.
Notes: Mariners left-hander James Paxton will undergo season-ending surgery, manager Scott Servais said Tuesday. Paxton left his April 6 start — his first since returning to Seattle on a 1-year, $8.5 million deal — with left elbow discomfort. Paxton received a second opinion Monday, when the need for surgery was confirmed . ... Indians manager Terry Francona called racist social media messages sent to first baseman Yu Chang “stupid and ignorant” and said they have no place in baseball or “anywhere.” On Tuesday, Chang shared some anti-asian postings he received on Twitter after he made a costly error in the ninth inning of Monday night’s game in Chicago. The throwing error allowed the White Sox to score the winning run. Chang, who is Taiwanese, posted some of the tweets on his account while asking for tolerance. One of the messages referred to the shape of his eyes and another referred to the coronavirus.