Phillies’ Hoskins hits 17th homer
PHILADELPHIA — Giancarlo Stanton may be chasing the home run title but Philadelphia’s Rhys Hoskins is the one rewriting history on a nightly basis.
Hoskins continued his record home run pace, connecting on his 17th in just his 33rd major league game during the Phillies’ 8-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
Hoskins, who was called up to the Phillies on Aug. 10, got to 17 career homers faster than any other player in MLB history. The record was 42 games by Wally Berger, an outfielder for the Boston Braves in 1930.
The latest home run came in the fifth inning, when Hoskins hit a fastball from Dan Straily into the left-field bleachers for a two-run homer that gave the Phillies some breathing room.
“I’m confident in the ability that I have,” Hoskins said. “And the work that I’m doing before games is putting me in a situation to be successful once the game starts. I know this is not going to last forever, this is baseball, it’s not going to last forever. I’ve just been lucky enough that I’m able to kind of ride this natural wave for what, almost a month now. I’m just going to try to keep riding it as much as I can.”
DODGERS 4, GIANTS 1: In San Francisco, Cody Bellinger homered, tripled and drove in three runs and Yu Darvish allowed no runs and three hits in seven innings for the Dodgers. DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCKIES 2: In Phoenix, A.J. Pollock homered and drove in four runs to back a strong outing by Patrick Corbin, and Arizona expanded its lead over Colorado in the wildcard race to four games.
CUBS 17, METS 5: In Chicago, Javier Baez homered and had four hits, Albert Almora Jr. also went deep and drove in six runs, and the Cubs routed the Mets.
BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 2: In Washington, Dansby Swanson smacked a bases-loaded, two-run single off Washington ace Max Scherzer in the seventh inning, Matt Kemp hit a grand slam two batters later and Atlanta beat the Nationals. REDS 6, CARDINALS 0: In St. Louis, rookie Tyler Mahle threw five innings, Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and Cincinnati beat the Cardinals. BREWERS 8, PIRATES 2: In Milwaukee, Eric Thames hit his team-high 30th homer, Chase Anderson pitched effectively on three days’ rest and the Brewers beat Pittsburgh.
TWINS 3, PADRES 1 (10): In Minneapolis, Eddie Rosario hit a two-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning as Minnesota maintained its cushion for the second AL wild-card spot.
YANKEES 3, RAYS 2: In New York, a disappointed Jaime Garcia didn’t even look at manager Joe Girardi when the pitcher was removed one out shy of qualifying for his first win with the Yankees, and New York edged Tampa Bay to take two of three games in a series moved from Florida to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma.
ORIOLES 2, BLUE JAYS 1: In Toronto, Adam Jones had two hits and an RBI, Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings and Baltimore snapped a six-game losing streak. ATHLETICS 7, RED SOX 3: In Boston, Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Jed Lowrie drove in two runs and Oakland earned its sixth win in seven games. WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 3: In Kansas City, Mo., Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia drove in runs in the ninth inning as the White Sox beat the Royals. MARINERS 8, RANGERS 1: In Arlington, Texas, Mike Zunino homered twice, Jean Segura also went deep and Seattle jumped over the Rangers in the wildcard chase and handing Martin Perez his first loss in eight starts. ANGELS 9, ASTROS 1: In Anaheim, Calif., the Angels scored five runs in the first inning and then rode left-hander Tyler Skaggs’ finest start of the season to beat Houston. MARLINS-BREWERS: The Marlins’ three-game series starting Friday against the Brewers will be moved from Miami to Milwaukee because of South Florida’s recovery from Hurricane Irma.