Cards vs. Brewers postponed again
Major League Baseball’s sputtering effort to play in a pandemic took another discouraging turn on Saturday when one St. Louis Cardinals player and three team staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the postponement of their game in Milwaukee for the second day in a row.
The test results and the postponement were confirmed by two people with direct knowledge who were not authorized to comment because MLB had not made an official announcement.
The Cardinals, who also had two players receive positive tests on Friday, now have six positives in their traveling party and have become the second team, with the Miami Marlins, to experience an outbreak less than two weeks into the truncated MLB season. The Marlins have had 20 people, including 18 players, test positive since last Sunday.
With another Cardinals-Brewers postponement, six teams — comprising 20 percent of the league — have been shut down this weekend for reasons related to the virus.
Meanwhile Milwaukee outfielder Lorenzo Cain and Miami second baseman Isan Diaz decided not to play the remainder of the season.
TWINS 3, INDIANS 0: Miguel Sano hit a pair of homers and Kenta Maeda pitched six scoreless innings in his home debut for Minnesota.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 2: Gio Urshela hit his first big league grand slam, Aaron Judge homered for a career-high fourth straight game and New York extended their winning streak to five with a win at home.
Nick Nelson (1-0) pitched three hitless innings to win his major league debut.
DODGERS 11, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Chris Taylor hit a three-run homer, A.J. Pollock and Edwin Rios added tworun shots and Los Angeles rolled to a win at Phoenix.
GIANTS 7, RANGERS 3: Donovan Solano hit a two-run single and host San Francisco overcame an injury to starting pitcher Drew Smyly to beat Texas Rangers.
BRAVES 7, METS 1: Ronald Acuna Jr. shook off a slow start by driving in two runs with two hits, including his first homer, and host Atlanta posted its fourth straight win.
CUBS 4, PIRATES 3: Tyler Chatwood matched a career high with 11 strikeouts and host Chicago got home runs from Javier Baez, Kyle Schwarber and Ian Happ for its fifth win in six games.
WHITE SOX 11, ROYALS 5: Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high four hits, and rookie Luis Robert had four hits while finishing a triple shy of the cycle, leading visiting Chicago’s barrage of 21 hits.
ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2 (10): Pinch-hitter Robbie Grossman lined an RBI double to score Tony Kemp in the top of the 10th, and Oakland rallied for a win at Seattle.
ORIOLES 5, RAYS 4 (11): Pinch-hitter Pat Valaika singled in the winning run in the 11th inning as host Baltimore extended Tampa Bay’s losing streak to four games.
ROCKIES 6, PADRES 1: Kyle Freeland pitched six innings of two-hit ball as Colorado won at home.