Carrasco wins pitchers’ duel as Indians top O’s
Reds rally for first win under Riggleman
BALTIMORE — Carlos Carrasco outpitched Kevin Gausman in a tight duel, and a two-run homer by Yonder Alonso carried the Cleveland Indians past the struggling Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Monday night.
Carrasco (4-0) allowed one run and six hits over 7⅓ innings to win his 10th straight decision since Aug. 27. He struck out seven and walked two.
Gausman (1-2) gave up two runs and four hits over eight innings, striking out seven.
REDS 10, BRAVES 4: In Cincinnati, Jesse Winker’s bases-loaded single provided Cincinnati’s first lead in six games, and the Reds — off to the worst start in their history — rallied for their first victory under interim manager Jim Riggleman.
The Reds are 4-18, the worst start in the majors since Baltimore opened with an identical mark in 2010. They fired manager Bryan Price on Thursday and got swept in a three-game series at St. Louis.
The smallest crowd at Great American Ball Park in nine years — 9,463 — saw the Reds get only their second win at home and match their season high in runs.
ANGELS 2, ASTROS 0: In Houston, Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving Los Angeles a win over Houston that ended the Astros’ six-game winning streak.
Third base umpire Cory Blaser signaled safe. Blaser also called Colorado’s Nolan Arenado safe at home plate Sunday trying to advance on a ball in the dirt. That call was then reversed on replay for the final out in the Chicago Cubs’ 9-7 win. YANKEES 14, TWINS 1: In New York, rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled to extend his barrage of extrabase hits, Didi Gregorius had a grand slam and New York hammered Minnesota for its first three-game winning streak under new manager Aaron Boone.
Slumping slugger Giancarlo Stanton homered in going 4 for 4 and Gleyber Torres singled for his first major league hit.
Andujar delivered an extrabase hit in his seventh straight game. Andujar is 15 for 29 (.517) during that span with eight doubles, a triple and three home runs.
DODGERS 2, MARLINS 1: In Los Angeles, Cody Bellinger drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, prized prospect Walker Buehler tossed five scoreless innings in his first major league start and Los Angeles defeated Miami.
Buehler topped out at 99 mph while allowing four hits in an 89-pitch outing. The 23-yearold right-hander struck out five and walked three in helping the Dodgers (11-10) move above .500 for the first time this season with their third straight win.
PADRES 13, ROCKIES 5: In Denver, Carlos Asuaje homered and had a career-high four RBIs, Franchy Cordero went deep during a nine-run seventh inning and San Diego romped past Colorado.
Asuaje hit a three-run shot in a four-run first and Cordero added a two-run drive during a 45-minute seventh for San Diego. GIANTS 4, NATIONALS 2: In San Francisco, Mac Williamson hit a two-run homer in the sixth to lead the Giants past Washington.
Chris Stratton (2-1) struck out five over 6⅔ innings, allowing two runs and four hits. WHITE SOX 10, MARINERS 4: In Chicago, Jose Abreu had four hits, including two home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and Chicago beat Seattle to stop a seven-game losing streak.
The White Sox became the first big league team to open a game with seven straight hits since Colorado against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 17, 2014. ATHLETICS 9, RANGERS 4: In Arlington, Texas, Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning and Oakland defeated Texas for its third straight victory.
The Athletics (12-11) have won seven of eight, and have a winning record for the first time since they won their season opener before a three-game losing streak.