Nats end losing streak, beat Cards
Washington lineup gains strength after players return from COVID-19 delay
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Washington debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Monday night.
Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were in the starting lineup after being sidelined for Washington’s first six games by a coronavirus outbreak that prompted the postponement of the team’s season-opening series and left the club short-handed. The Nats ended a five-game skid, while the Cardinals have lost three straight.
BREWERS 6, CUBS 3: In Milwaukee, pinch-hitter Luis Urías drove in three runs with a go-ahead double, part of a six-run sixth inning for the Brewers.
Freddy Peralta (2-0) struck out 10 over six innings of two-hit ball for the victory. Josh Hader got two outs for his first save of the season.
Milwaukee has won five of six, while Chicago lost for the fifth time in six games.
Kris Bryant homered for the Cubs in the fourth, and Javier Báez added a two-run double in the ninth. Adbert Alzolay (0-2) allowed three runs in 5
1/3 innings.
The Cubs announced before the game that bullpen coach Chris Young had tested positive for COVID-19. First base coach Craig Driver was already away from the team following his positive test.
Relievers Brandon Workman, Jason Adam and Dan Winkler were placed on the COVID-19-related injured list. There was no word on whether their designation was the result of a positive test or contact tracing.
TIGERS 6, ASTROS 2: In Houston, Casey Mize tossed seven scoreless innings for his first career win and fellow rookie Akil Baddoo homered again, leading Detroit to the victory in manager A.J. Hinch’s first trip to Houston since he was fired for the team’s sign-stealing scheme.
Renato Núñez and Grayson Greiner also homered as the Tigers jumped on Zack Greinke (1-1) for six runs to snap a fourgame skid.
Hinch received a standing ovation when he was introduced before the game and the team played a tribute video to him on the big screen. As the last frame of the video displayed the words: “Thank you A.J.,” he stepped onto the field and tipped his cap to the crowd, which roared with approval.
Mize (1-0), the top overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft, permitted four hits, struck out five and walked two.
RAYS 1, RANGERS 0: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 14 in 7⅔ innings and Willy Adames homered in the seventh, lifting Tampa Bay to the victory.
Glasnow (1-0) allowed two hits and walked one. Diego Castillo worked the ninth for his third save.
Adames homered off Taylor Hearn (0-1) with two outs in the seventh.
Texas was shut out for the third time in four games.
PADRES 6, PIRATES 2: In Pittsburgh, Yu Darvish pitched seven dominant innings, Wil Myers drove in five runs and San Diego earned its fourth straight win.
Darvish (1-0) permitted one run and three hits in a crisp performance. Myers hit a two-run homer off Luis Oviedo (0-1) in the sixth, putting San Diego in front to stay.
Phillip Evans had an RBI double for the Pirates and Trevor Cahill worked five effective innings but Pittsburgh’s modest two-game winning streak ended.
YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 1: In Dunedin, Fla., Kyle Higashioka homered twice to support Gerrit Cole, leading the Yankees to the win.
Cole (2-0) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth for his first save, finishing a five-hitter.
MARLINS 5, BRAVES 3 (10 innings): In Atlanta, Garrett Cooper hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and finished with three RBIs, leading Miami to the road win.
Brian Anderson tacked on an RBI double in the 10th. Yimi García (1-1) got four outs for the win.
The teams were facing each other for the first time since Atlanta swept Miami in their NL Division Series last year.
Adam Duvall homered for the Marlins.
Ozzie Albies drove in two runs for Atlanta, and Ronald Acuña Jr. tripled and scored two runs. Jacob Webb (0-1) got the loss.
WHITE SOX 4, INDIANS 3: In Chicago, first baseman Yu Chang hit Yasmani Grandal with a throw trying to force him at second base as Nick Madrigal raced home with the winning run for the White Sox in the ninth inning.
Adam Eaton homered in his second straight game and rookie Yermín Mercedes got the winning rally started with one out in the ninth when he singled to shortstop against Emmanuel Clase (1-1).
ANGELS 10, ROYALS 3: In Kansas City, Mo., Shohei Ohtani Ohtani had three hits and three RBIs, including a double that left the bat at 119 mph and helped the Angels beat Kansas City.
Ohtani’s two-run double in the seventh off the Royals’ Scott Barlow gave Los Angeles a 6-3 lead. That 119 mph drive was fifth-hardest-hit ball since 2015, according to Statcast.
REDS 8, GIANTS 0: In San Francisco, Joey Votto splashed a home run into McCovey Cove beyond the right-field arcade, Jesse Winker hit a two-run homer, and Cincinnati beat the Giants.
.Cincinnati bounced back after losing two straight — outscored 15-3 — at Arizona following a sixgame winning streak.