Guardians rally for win
Gimenez’s sacrifice fly caps three-run 10th vs. Yankees
Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly capped Cleveland’s wild, three-run rally in the 10th inning as the Guardians salvaged the finale of a threegame series with a stunning 8-7 win versus the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday.
Down 7-5, the Guardians scored three in the 10th off Caleb Ferguson (0-2) on a forceout, fielder’s choice and sacrifice fly.
“We’re not going to quit,” first-year Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “And that’s one of the things I heard the boys yelling on the way back up to the clubhouse. We don’t quit and that’s what this group’s about.”
The Yankees, who were 10-0 when scoring at least four runs, had taken a 7-6 lead in the 10th on Anthony Rizzo’s two-run single off Tyler Beede (1-0).
But the Guardians, who were one out away from winning when the Yankees rallied in the ninth, came up with big at-bats to pull off a stunning win to close a homestand that began with total solar eclipse.
In the 10th, Josh Naylor’s grounder scored brother Bo Naylor, who began the inning at second and moved up on a single. David Fry followed with a double, and Will Brennan then hit a grounder that handcuffed Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, who bobbled the ball and was late throwing home as Josh Naylor scored to make it 7- 7. Giménez then lifted his fly to right, giving Cleveland its second walk-off win this week.
The Yankees dropped to 12-4, still one of the best starts in their storied history. New York had been 6-0 in one-run games.
Other games Red Sox 5, Angels 4:
Masataka Yoshida hit his first homer of the season, one of three home runs by Boston, and the Red Sox beat visiting Los Angeles to win the series. The designated hitter Yoshida hit his off reliever José Suarez in the sixth inning and scored a runner.
Orioles 6, Brewers 4:
Jackson Holliday delivered his first big league hit in the seventh inning, then scored the tiebreaking run to help host Baltimore avoid a sweep with a victory versus Milwaukee. Holliday, baseball’s topranked prospect, struck out in his first two at-bats and was 0 for 13 with nine Ks since his call-up before he came up with the Orioles down 4-3 in the seventh. With a man on first and no outs, Holliday pulled a 99 mph offering from Abner Uribe (1-1) into right field for a single. Then the rookie infielder flashed his speed, barely making it from first to third on Gunnar Henderson’s RBI single.
Blue Jays 5, Rockies 0: José Berríos and two relievers combined on a two- hitter, Justin Turner had three hits and three RBIs and Toronto beat visiting Colorado for their second shutout victory of the season. Turner opened the scoring with a two-out single in the first, doubled home a run in the third and added another two-out RBI single in the fifth, all against Rockies lefthander Kyle Freeland.
Braves 9, Marlins 7: Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer off Tanner Scott with two outs in the ninth inning, and visiting Atlanta beat Miami to take two of three from the Marlins. Atlanta wasted a 5-1 lead and fell behind 7-5 in the sixth when Jesús Sánchez hit a tying RBI single with two outs against Charlie Morton and scored on Nick Gordon’s two-run homer off Dylan Lee.
Mets 2, Royals 1: Harrison Bader broke a scoreless tie with an infield single in the eighth inning and Edwin Díaz earned his first save at Citi Field since October 2022 as New York edged Kansas City to take the series.
Tigers 4, Twins 3: Mark Canha’s two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning for host Detroit as it rallied to beat Minnesota to split the series. The Tigers trailed 3-0 after seven innings, but took the lead against Caleb Thielbar and Griffin Jax.
Rays 9, Giants 4: Blake Snell had a rough return to Tropicana Field with the San Francisco Giants. The twotime Cy Young Award winner allowed seven runs over four innings against host Tampa Bay, including a pair of home runs. Amed Rosario hit a tworun homer in a three-run first and light-hitting catcher René Pinto connected on a threerun drive in the fourth.
Reds 11, White Sox 4: Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied a career high with four RBIs, and visiting Cincinnati routed Chicago for a threegame sweep. Chicago dropped to 2-13, the worst 15-game start in the franchise’s 124-year history. The White Sox had 14 hits in the series and has scored a major league-low 34 runs.
Astros 8, Rangers 5: Jose Altuve homered off Nathan Eovaldi in his first two at-bats and Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings to lead host Houston to a win over Texas. After dropping the series opener 12-8, the Astros have won back-to-back games following a 4-11 start that left them seven games under .500 for the first time since 2016. They improved to 4-3 against AL West rival Texas this season.
Athletics 7, Nationals 6: Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a six-run sixth inning, and host Oakland rallied from five runs down to beat Washington to win three straight series for the first time since 2021.
Cubs 3, Mariners 2: Michael Busch homered for the fourth straight game, Javier Assad struck out six and visiting Chicago beat Seattle after reliever Adbert Alzolay picked off pinch-runner Julio Rodríguez to end the game after double plays ended two rallies.
Diamondbacks 5, Cardinals 0: Zac Gallen pitched six sharp innings and Corbin Carroll hit a two-run single in a five-run fifth to lead host Arizona versus St. Louis.
6, Dodgers 3: Jurickson Profar had three RBIs, Manny Machado had two hits, including a solo home- run, as visiting San Diego stole the last game of the series against Los Angeles with a win.
Padres Notes
The New York Mets retired Dwight Gooden’s No. 16. The 59- year- old played for the Mets from 1984-94, winning the 1984 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1985 NL Cy Young Award. He went 194112 with a 3.51 ERA and 2,293 strikeouts in 16 big league seasons.