Padres use six-run rally to get past the Brewers
Jackson Merrill went 3 for 5 and singled home two runs during a six-run rally in the fifth inning as the San Diego Padres defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Monday night.
The game featuring two heralded 20-year-old rookies with the first name of Jackson — San Diego's Merrill and Milwaukee's Chourio — included big performances from both.
Chourio went 2 for 4, homered and scored twice. The outfielder's tworun shot in the second inning gave the Brewers an early 3-0 lead.
The Padres trailed 3-1 before their unusual outburst in the fifth. The rally featured no extra-base hits, but did include six singles, a walk, a passed ball, catcher's interference and a pitch-clock violation.
GUARDIANS 6, RED SOX 0 >> Will Brennan hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Cleveland beat Boston 6-0 in Boston's traditional Patriots' Day game. José Ramirez and Gabriel Arias each added an RBI double for Cleveland, which has started 8-2 on the road.
ORIOLES 7, TWINS 4 >> Cedric Mullins saved a run with an exceptional diving catch in deep left-center, then homered and drove in three runs for Baltimore in a victory over Minnesota. Jordan Westburg drove in two runs during his third career threehit day, which came two days after his second.
RANGERS 1, TIGERS 0 >> Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as Texas topped Detroit. Lorenzen gave up three hits and walked five while notching four strikeouts against his former team. Lorenzen represented the Tigers at the All-Star Game last season before he was traded to Philadelphia.
GIANTS 4, MARLINS 3 >> Jung Hoo Lee had two hits, including a tying single in the seventh inning, and San Francisco overcame an early three-run deficit to beat Miami. Kyle Harrison (2-1) allowed three runs in six innings. The rookie lefthander gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out two.
BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 1 >> Chris Bassitt pitched into the seventh inning to win his second straight start, Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and Toronto beat New York. Bassitt (2-2) allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings.
METS 6, PIRATES 3 >> Harrison Bader drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the second day in a row, hitting a two-run double off an angry Aroldis Chapman that lifted
New York Mets Pittsburgh. New York overcame a 3-0, sixth-inning deficit and reached .500 for the first time this season. The Mets have won eight of 11 following an 0-5 start under first-year manager Carlos Mendoza.
Chapman (0-1) was ejected by plate umpire Edwin Moscoso for arguing balls and strikes after Bader's double. The Mets stole three bases in the eighth against the Pirates, who have allowed 13 steals this season without throwing out a runner.
PHILLIES 2, ROCKIES 1, 10 INNINGS >> Cristian Pache hit a walk-off single with one out in the 10th inning after Bryce Harper made a leaping, run-saving catch in the top of the frame to lift Philadelphia to the win over Colorado.
ROYALS 2, WHITE SOX 0 >> Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Kansas City beat Chicago.
BRAVES 6, ASTROS 1 >> Austin Riley had three hits, including an RBI single in a four-run ninth inning, as Atlanta pulled away for the victory over Houston.
CARDINALS 3, ATHLETICS 1 >> Sonny Gray struck out six and didn't walk a batter over six scoreless innings to beat his former club, and Willson Contreras doubled twice and drove in a run for St. Louis in the win over Oakland.
MARINERS 9, REDS 3 >> Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger homered, and Seattle's slumping offense produced a season high in runs as the Mariners beat Cincinnati The Mariners had their highest scoring game since August 26, 2023.