A’s fluster Astros for eighth straight victory
Giants’ Cueto dazzling in victory over Dodgers
OAKLAND, Calif. — Marcus Semien homered in the first after hitting a walkoff single to end a 13-inning win a night earlier as the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.
Frankie Montas (2-1) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two hits without walking a batter and striking out five for the AL West-leading A’s.
The three-time reigning division champion Astros lost their fourth in a row. The last three defeats have been by a total of four runs.
Semien became the first player in A’s franchise history with a game-ending hit and a leadoff homer on back-to-back days. He delivered some 15 hours after singling home the winning run in the bottom of the 13th of a 3-2 win in Friday night’s series opener.
Matt Chapman homered in the eighth.
GIANTS 5, DODGERS 4: In Los Angeles, Austin Slater had his first multi-homer game and Johnny Cueto took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as San Francisco beat Los Angeles.
Slater hit solo shots over the wall in center in the third and fifth innings off Clayton Kershaw and became only the seventh player to hit two homers in the same game off the Dodgers’ ace.
INDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 1: In Chicago, Zach Plesac tossed six strong innings and Cleveland snapped a scoring drought with a six-run fourth in a victory over Chicago.
The Indians had been blanked for 13 innings before Franmil Reyes and Jordan Luplow each hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Luplow was 0 for 21 with a walk this season before homering.
YANKEES 8-3, RAYS 4-5: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Austin Meadows hit a two-run single and Tampa Bay held off New York for a split of seven-inning games in a doubleheader.
The Yankees won the opener 8-4 as ace Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win.
Cole, who had won his first three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract in the offseason, took a 5-0 lead into the fifth inning but gave up three runs with two outs and was pulled because of a high pitch count.
In the nightcap, the Rays used six pitchers during a bullpen day.
PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 0: In Philadelphia, Jake Arrieta tossed six shutout innings for his first win in more than a year and Jay Bruce and J.T. Realmuto each homered to lead Philadelphia past Atlanta.
Arrieta (1-1) tossed three-hit ball and struck out six for his first win since June 30, 2019.
TIGERS 11, PIRATES 5: In Pittsburgh, Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario all hit home runs in the first inning against Pittsburgh’s Derek Holland as Detroit drilled the Pirates.
Detroit sent four of Holland’s first 11 pitches over the fence at PNC Park to lift the Tigers.
ORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 3: In Washington, Pat Valaika, Pedro Severino and Anthony Santander homered during a five-run rally in the eighth inning as Baltimore roughed up Washington’s relievers to prevail.
Nationals starter Austin Voth pitched five sharp innings, and the Orioles went into eighth with two hits and trailing 3-0.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, PADRES 2: In San Diego, Starling Marté and Stephen Vogt homered off Chris Paddack in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday night.
ROCKIES 5, MARINERS 0: In Seattle, Charlie Blackmon added three more hits to his major league-leading total and drove in three runs, and four Colorado Rockies pitchers combined to one-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 win on Saturday night.
BLUE JAYS 2, RED SOX 1: In Boston, five Toronto pitchers combined on a fourhitter and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning on a ground-out, lifting the Blue Jays over Boston.
ROYALS 9, TWINS 6: In Kansas City, Mo., Jorge Soler homered in back-to-back innings, the second blast coming in a goahead six-run fourth in which Kansas City went deep three times as the Royals beat Minnesota.
METS 8, MARLINS 4: In New York, J.D. Davis homered and drove in a career-high four runs, and Pete Alonso and Michael Conforto also connected as New York defeated Miami.
REDS 4, BREWERS 1: In Milwaukee, Anthony DeSclafani allowed two singles over six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer to lift Cincinnati over Milwaukee.
RANGERS 2, ANGELS 0: In Arlington, Texas, Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer and six Texas pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Rangers earned consecutive wins for the first time this season after beating Los Angeles.