A’s get help en route to 11th straight win
Rockies top skidding Astros in frosty Denver
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to 11, rallying from a two-run deficit and beating the Twins 13-12 on Wednesday when Luis Arraez threw away Ramón Laureano’s grounder for Minnesota’s second error of the 10th inning.
Nelson Cruz had two home runs and four RBIs for the Twins, and Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer against Lou Trivino for a 12-10 lead in the 10th.
Alex Colomé (1-2) got the first two outs in the bottom half with the automatic runner on second, then walked Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus, loading the bases.
Mark Canha hit what should have been a game-ending grounder to second baseman Travis Blankehorn, who entered as a pinch runner for Josh Donaldson in the 10th, but Blankenhorn allowed the ball to bounce off his glove for a run-scoring error.
PHILLIES 6, GIANTS 5: In Philadelphia, Andrew Knapp hit the winning single in the ninth inning, Bryce Harper had a tying solo homer in the seventh and Philadelphia beat San Francisco. Mickey Moniak hit his first career home run for the Phillies five years after they made him the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft.
NATIONALS 1, CARDINALS 0: In WAshington, Max Scherzer struck out nine in six innings to move up to No. 21 on the career list, and Alex Avila drove in the lone run with one of his two doubles, helping the Nats edge St. Louis.
ROCKIES 6, ASTROS 3: In Denver, Austin Gomber got his first victory for Colorado, allowing two hits over six innings on a wintry afternoon to send Houston to its ninth loss in 10 games. It was 34 degrees at first pitch and light snow fell throughout the game, gaining in intensity.
Gomber (1-2) allowed Yuli Gurriel’s tworun homer in the second but just one hit and a walk after. Houston starter José Urquidy (0-2) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings,.
Gurriel drove in all three runs for the Astros. Houston also was 7-10 last year before winning eight in a row.
Yonathan Daza hit his first major league home run in his 58th big league game for Colorado.
RANGERS 7, ANGELS 4: In Anaheim, Calif., Adolis García hit a go-ahead, threerun homer in the eighth inning in Texas’ victory over Los Angeles. The Rangers have won six of nine after jumping on Los Angeles’ bullpen for six late runs to take two of three at Angel Stadium.
BREWERS 4, PADRES 2: In San Diego, Omar Narvaez hit a two-run homer, Jace Peterson added a solo shot and Milwaukee beat San Diego to complete a three-game sweep. San Diego right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness.
PIRATES 3-2, TIGERS 2-5: In Detroit, Tyler Anderson pitched five solid innings and Pittsburgh beat Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader.
Detroit rallied to win the second game, with Jonathan Schoop hitting a go-ahead home run in a three-run fifth inning.
CUBS 16, METS 4: In Chicago, Javier Báez hit a grand slam and Chicago took advantage of a season-high four errors by New York in a romp on a chilly night at Wrigley Field. Báez, who struck out four times Tuesday, scored three runs in this one and hit his sixth career slam off reliever Trevor Hildenberger in the sixth inning.
DIAMONDBACKS 5-8, REDS 4-5: In Cincinnati, Josh VanMeter hit a tying three-run homer in the ninth against his former team and Arizona beat Cincinnati for the second time Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, in the conclusion of Tuesday’s night’s suspended game, Arizona held on for the victory.
The D’Backs trailed 3-0 heading to the ninth in the regularly scheduled contest. But Amir Garrett issued two walks before VanMeter drove a 2-2 pitch deep to right for his first homer of the season. Arizona broke it open with five runs in the 10th.
WHITE SOX-INDIANS, ppd: In Cleveland, snow, cold weather and a soggy field led to the Indians postponing Wednesday’s game vs. Chicago.
BLUE JAYS 6, RED SOX 3: In Boston, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single in the first inning and Toronto scored three more runs in the second in its victory over Boston. Trent Thornton started and went two innings in a bullpen game for the Blue Jays.
BRAVES 4, YANKEES 1: In New York, Ian Anderson took a shutout into the seventh inning, Austin Riley homered and Atlanta scraped by with just four hits to beat punchless Yankees. Corey Kluber (0-2) kept New York in it with his best start yet in pinstripes, but the Yankees lost for the sixth time in seven games due to a star-studded lineup that has almost entirely spaced out.
ROYALS 9, RAYS 8: In Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Perez hit a game-ending RBI single and Kansas City beat Tampa Bay to avoided a series sweep.
ON THURSDAY: Los Angeles ace Walker Buehler (1-0, 2.00 ERA) starts the opener of a four-game series against the NL rival San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, and will be followed by LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-1, 2.19) and RHP Trevor Bauer (2-0, 2.42), with Dustin May (1-1, 2.93) scheduled for Sunday’s series finale. The Dodgers won two of three last weekend in San Diego. … Alex Cobb (1-0, 4.63 ERA) makes his third start for his new team Thursday when the Los Angeles Angels open a four-game series at slumping Houston.