Texas rookie (and new father) delivers Father’s Day winner
Astros’ win streak reaches 11 games
ARLINGTON, Texas — Father’s Day was the crowning touch on rookie catcher Jose Trevino’s wild week.
Trevino blooped a two-run single to left-center field, capping a fourrun rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Texas Rangers over the Colorado Rockies 13-12 on Sunday.
He has been a father for only a week, and a major leaguer for three days.
“It has been one of the craziest weeks of my life,” a teary-eyed Trevino said in a television interview. “I can’t wait to tell (my son) about it.”
Rockies closer Wade Davis (0-2) retired only one batter while walking four and allowing singles to Rougned Odor and Trevino, who entered his third major league game in the top of the ninth after starting catcher Robinson Chirinos was hit on a foot by a foul ball.
Trevino is 2-for-8 for Texas, including a game-tying single in Saturday’s 5-2 victory.
It was the fourth blown save in 24 opportunities for Davis, who threw 23 balls and 15 strikes while tying his season-high 38 pitches. As a result, Colorado lost for a National League-high 21st time after holding a lead.
“It looks as though his release point was way off,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We’ll address that.” Trevino took advantage. “It’s everything a kid dreams about, except for there was one out instead of two,” he said.
Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the Colorado ninth against Jesse Chavez (3-1). Story,
a former Albuquerque Isotope and the National League leader with 54 RBIs, drove in two runs with his 15th homer.
Colorado lefty reliever and Farmington native Mike Dunn (rhomboid strain) and RHP Scott Oberg threw bullpen sessions before the game. “Both successful,” Black said. “No timetable on their returns. I suspect that they’ll throw another bullpen during the next couple days.”
ASTROS 7, ROYALS 4: In Kansas City, Mo., Carlos Correa and Houston won their 11th straight game, finishing off a 10-0 trip by rallying past the Royals. The Astros trailed 4-3 in the eighth inning before Correa led off with a tying homer. Evan Gattis, who had three hits, then put them during a three-run burst.
CARDINALS 5, CUBS 0: In St. Louis, Jack Flaherty and four relievers combined on a fourhitter, Matt Carpenter homered and St. Louis beat Chicago.
Flaherty allowed just two hits while striking out seven in five innings.
John Brebbia (1-1) worked around two hits in a scoreless sixth inning to earn his first major league win.
RAYS 3, YANKEES 1: In New York, Wilmer Font held the high-scoring Yankees in check in the latest Tampa Bay game “started” by a reliever, and the Rays held off New York to avoid a sweep. Chaz Roe (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. Sergio Romo, who has also drawn five starts this season, closed for his third save. METS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3: In Phoenix, Brandon Nimmo and Asdrubal Cabrera homered off Brad Boxberger in a fourrun ninth inning and New York rallied to beat Arizona. RED SOX 9, MARINERS
3: In Seattle, Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Xander Bogaerts homered to help Boston rout Seattle. PHILLIES 10, BREWERS 9: In Milwaukee, Maikel Franco homered and drove in four runs and Philadelphia held off Milwaukee’s
ninth-inning rally. BLUE JAYS 8, NATIONALS 6: In Toronto, Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning, and Toronto completed a three-game sweep. Slumping Nationals slugger Bryce Harper went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts, dropping his average to .218.
GIANTS 4, DODGERS 1: In Los Angeles, Nick Hundley and Brandon Belt hit two-run home runs and Chris Stratton pitched six solid innings to help San Francisco avoid a three-game sweep.
The Dodgers saw their modest five-game win streak come to an end, but they are still 11-3 in June. They went 7-2 on their just-completed homestand and now head to Chicago for a National League Championship Series rematch with the Cubs. ANGELS 6, ATHLETICS 5 (11
INN.): In Oakland, Calif., Jonathan Lucroy hit an RBI single off the center-field wall in the 11th inning in Oakland’s comeback victory over Los Angeles.
TIGERS 3, WHITE SOX 1: In Chicago, Nicholas Castellanos homered and Blaine Hardy pitched one-run ball into the sixth, leading Detroit past Chicago for its fifth straight win.
BRAVES 4, PADRES 1: In Atlanta, Julio Teheran pitched six no-hit innings before being pulled from his first start since coming off the disabled list, and Braves relievers gave up six hits in the win over San Diego.
INDIANS 4, TWINS 1: In Cleveland, Shane Bieber pitched onerun ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, helping Cleveland beat Minnesota.
ORIOLES 10, MARLINS 4: In Baltimore, Jace Peterson and Mark Trumbo homered, and Baltimore beat Miami to snap a nine-game losing streak.
REDS 8, PIRATES 6: In Pittsburgh, Eugenio Suarez homered in the second straight game and Joey Votto celebrated his 1,500th major league contest by going 2 for 4 with two RBIs in Cincinnati’s victory.