Bieber tops Reds with record day
CINCINNATI — Shane Bieber kept up his record strikeout run, fanning 13 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday.
Bieber (2-1), allowed three runs and six hits with two walks and became the first pitcher in big league history to begin the season with four straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts.
The AL Cy Young Award winner has 48 strikeouts this year, matching Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan for the most through the first four start of a season. Bieber has fanned at least eight in 16 straight starts, one short of Randy Johnson’s major league mark.
“I felt a little slow, a little sluggish at the beginning of the game but was able to get through it and kind of get on a roll there at the end,” Bieber said.
RAYS 4, YANKEES 2: The last-place New York Yankees lost their fifth straight game as Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double off Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a three-game sweep at New York.
PHILLIES 2, CARDINALS 0: Aaron Nola struck out 10 and threw a two-hitter for his first nine-inning shutout in the majors, leading host Philadelphia over St. Louis.
WHITE SOX SWEEP RED SOX: Tim Anderson homered on the game’s first pitch, Dallas Keuchel pitched five solid innings and Chicago took the opener of a doubleheader 3-2. Yoan Mercedes homered and Nick Madrigal drove in two runs as Chicago took the second game 5-1.
ATHLETICS 3, TIGERS 2: Matt Olson scored from second base on a fielding error by Detroit third baseman Jeimer Candelario with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying host Oakland for its ninth straight win.
PADRES 5, DODGERS 2: Eric Hosmer’s single in the eighth inning drove in two runners to give host San Diego a victory over Los Angeles.
ROYALS 2, BLUE JAYS 0: Salvador Perez hit a tworun home run in the seventh inning to lift host Kansas City over Toronto.
GIANTS 1, MARLINS 0: Alex Wood pitched five innings in his season debut and four relievers completed a three-hitter as San Francisco used an unearned run to win at Miami.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, NATIONALS 2: Madison Bumgarner allowed one run over five innings as Arizona beat Washington after Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg was a late scratch. Strasburg was placed on the 10-day injured list before the first pitch with right shoulder inflammation.
PIRATES 6, BREWERS 5 (10): Colin Moran doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and also hit a three-run homer as Pittsburgh won at Milwaukee.
METS 2, ROCKIES 1: Marcus Stroman pitched eight innings of one-run ball and New York won at Denver.