Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Blackburn in top form; A’s blank Tigers
Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer and an RBI single to back Paul Blackburn, who pitched six shutout innings, as Oakland earned its second win this season by beating host Detroit 4-0 on Saturday.
Zack Gelof walked three times, stole a base and scored three runs as the Athletics (2-7) halted a four-game skid.
Blackburn (1-0) yielded three hits and no walks while striking out four. The right-hander has given up six hits and one walk in 13 scoreless innings this season.
“Anytime you can put zeros on the board and walk away, you know it is a good outing,” Blackburn said. “I probably threw more changeups today than I’ve ever thrown in a game. That wasn’t the plan, but it was working to lefties, and they’ve got a lot of good ones over there.”
Kenta Maeda (0-1) allowed three runs on two hits and four walks in 5⅓ innings for the Tigers (62), who got only two runners to second base in the first seven innings.
A’s relievers Austin Adams and Mason Miller combined to strike out five over the final three innings.
Carson Kelly doubled off Miller with one out in the eighth, and Spencer Torkelson drew a two-out walk — marking the first time Detroit had two runners on base. But Kerry Carpenter grounded out to end the threat.
■ Yankees 9, Blue Jays 8: At New York, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered in the first off Kevin Gausman (0-1), who yielded five earned runs in 1⅔ innings. Toronto trailed 9-2 in the sixth.
■ Phillies 5, Nationals 2: At Washington, J.T. Realmuto followed an intentional walk to Bryce Harper in the third by hitting a three-run homer on an 0-and-2 pitch from Jake Irvin (0-1).
■ Royals 3, White Sox 0: At Kansas City, Mo., M.J. Melendez hit a two-run homer in the seventh to back Michael Wacha (1-0), who allowed two hits in seven shutout innings.
■ Dodgers 4, Cubs 1: At Chicago, Max Muncy hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1) pitched five shutout innings in his first major league win.
■ Padres 4, Giants 0: At San Francisco, Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam in the first to back Michael King (2-0), who allowed four hits in seven shutout innings.
■ Pirates 5, Orioles 4: At Pittsburgh, Joey Bart hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat for Pittsburgh, and Oneil Cruz hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th.
■ Mariners 5, Brewers 3: At Milwaukee, Jorge Polanco and Luis Urias homered for Seattle to back Bryce Miller (1-1), who pitched seven shutout innings.
■ Braves 9, Diamondbacks 8: At Atlanta, Austin Riley’s three hits included a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth for Atlanta, which trailed 6-0 in the first.
■ Rays 8, Rockies 6: At Denver, Yandy Diaz hit a go-ahead two-run single to cap Tampa Bay’s five-run eighth, which Isaac Paredes opened with a homer.
■ Cardinals 3, Marlins 1: At St. Louis, Steven Matz (2-0) shut out Miami over five innings, leaving the Marlins (0-9) as the majors’ lone winless team.
■ Guardians 3, Twins 1: At Minneapolis, David Fry hit a three-run homer in the second, and seven Cleveland pitchers combined on a two-hitter.
■ Reds 9, Mets 6: At Cincinnati, Spencer Steer stole home in the sixth and hit a go-ahead three-run homer in Cincinnati’s five-run eighth.
■ Rangers 7, Astros 2: At Arlington, Texas, Corey Seager made up for his two-run error with one of Texas’ five straight hits in its four-run eighth. PCL
■ Space Cowboys 5, Aviators 3: At Sugar Land, Texas, Trey Cabbage, Jesus Bastidas and Joey Loperfido homered for Sugar Land (5-3), which was outhit 11-8. Esteury Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double and a steal for the Aviators (1-6), who never led.